Evening star., 1941-11-26
.Coo|ing-0ffTime
Provided in New
Anti-Strike Bills
Hatch Droft Also
Includes Compulsory
Arbitration if Needed
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
A tentative draft of legislation to
require cooling-off periods before
strikes could be carried out in de-
fenSe industries. including pro-
vision for compulsory arbitration,
was studied by the House Labor
Committee today.
Acting Chairman Ramspeck drew
the legislation by direction Of the
committee after attending an ex-
traordinary conference by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans of the House
with President Roosevelt and Fed
eral labor officials.
Under the measure, during the
So-called cooling of periods, con-
Citation. mediation, and, as last
resort, compulsory arbitration or
dered by the President, would be
attempted
James B. Carey, C. I. o. secretary,
was reported to have urged the
committee, meeting behind closed
doors, not to recommend any re-
strictive legislation. He suggested
that management and labor meet
with the President to discuss a set
of mutually accepted principles to
govern labor relations during the
emergency.
Murray Asks Such a Conference.
Philip Murray, president of the
c. I. O., announced a proposal that
President Roosevelt Immediately
call a national conference of labor.
industry and Government looking
toward the voluntary acceptance of
plan which will assure the peace
full solution of industrial disputes
and guarantee maximum .oduc-
ton for our national defense pro-
gram" He wrote all c. I. o. affiliates
of the plan and said compulsory
anti-labor legislation at this time
endangers' the defense program.
William Green. president of the
American Federation of Labor, call
ed at the White House with Mat
thew Woll, vice president, and said
later he had told President Roose-
welt that the A. F. L. would be
resolutely and uncompromisingly
opposed to anti-labor legislation of
any sort.
We resent being penalized by
legislation for the acts of some ir-
responsible leaders" Mr.. Green said
The A. F. L. has cooperated fully
with the Government We have
adopted no-strike policy. some
thing no other labor organization
mas done. We have never ordered
$4,000 men on strike in a key in
dustry.
I'VE have never refused to respond
to any request or appeal the Presi-
dent of the United States has ever
sent to U.S..
Want Greater Responsibilities.
The federation executive said that
he and Mr.. Woll had recommended
to the President that organized
labor be given greater responsibility
in administrator of the national
defense program and in policy
making matters.
The two labor officials presented
to the Chief Executive recommen-
dations to this effect adopted by
the National Defense Committee of
the A. F. Of L., of which Mr. Woll IS
chairman. The committee recently
met here. with its decisions based
upon general policy for the fedora
ton as determined as the A. F. of
l.. convention in Seattle. Wash. this
fall.
Mr.. Ramspeck said that his bill
would deprive employees of their
privileges under the National Labor
Relations and Norris-La Guardia
Acts if they rejected a finding of an
arbitration board, while such rejec-
tions by employers would pave the
way for Government seizure of their
plants. After the committee meet
ing Mr.. Ramspeck said Mr.. Carey,
replying to questions, said that
voluntary arbitration. with both
sides committed in advance to ac-
cept the findings, was acceptable
to the C. I. o.
Mr.. Ramspeck revealed the pro-
visions were in line with recon-
mendationS of President Roosevelt.
Bills to Get Precedence.
Speaker Rayburn has announced
II 1nbor legislation will be given
pfv ence as soon as the price
control bill is disposed of-probably
by next week.
Senator Glass. Democrat, of Vir-