Evening star., 1941-11-24
White House Farley
Called for Tonight on
Anti-Strike Measures
Secretary Perkins,
House Leaders ond
Mrs. Norton Included

President Roosevelt today sum-
moned Secretary of Labor Perkins
and 10 congressional leaders TO a
special White House conference 20
discuss labor legislation at $50
O'Clock tonight
They included Speaker Rayburn.
Secretary Perkins. House Majority
Leader Mccormack and Chairman
Norton of the House LABOR Ccm-
mittee.
A bipartisan angle was provided
by the inclusion of House Minority
Leader Martin and Representative
WEIGH. Republican. OF California, a
member of the Labor Committee.
The others called were Daniel w.
Tracy of the Labor Department and
Representatives. Cox OF Georgia.
Ramspeck of Georgia. Vinson OF
/ Georgia. Smith of Virginia and Cav
agan of New York, all Democrats.
There was no indication from the
White House whether Mr.. Roosevelt
had some specific measure in mind
or merely wished to obtain the views
of the congressional delegation and
the Labor Department on measures
already pending.
Committee Hears legislators.
Earlier. after meeting OF the
House Labor Committee. Chairman
Norton said that the only two wit
nesses heard were Representatives
Smith and Vinson, authors Of two
| bills to control defense strikes.
She said that Philip Murray, c.,
7. O. president. had asked to be
heard and that the committee would
give him time and would invite Will
liam Green. A. F. l.. president.
In addition, an invitation also
will be extended TO Walter Full,
president of the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers
I'VE still want to get a bill out
this week-we are very anxious to
do it," Mrs. Norton said.
/ Speaker Rayburn announced at
his press conference that labor leg
islation would be taken up by the
House as soon as it completed the
pending price control bill. Neither
he nor Representative Mccormack
would discuss what kind of legisla-
ton they might indorse.
Speaker Rayburn and Mr.. McCor-
mack had just returned from a con-
ference with President Roosevelt
/ when the Speaker announced: La
Dor legislation will follow this price
fixing bill. We hope to get through
with the price bill this week"
Chairman Norton earlier offered
hint as to Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude
MY impression" she said, rs
that the President favors legisla-
ton to prevent a repetition OF
what has happened last week. We
had hoped that labor would do
something itself"
BY last week Mrs. Norton ap-
parently referred to the captive
coal strike.
Meanwhile. on the Senate side q
Judiciary subcommittee was called
together for another session this
afternoon on the proposal of Sena-
tor Connally. Democrat. of Texas to
authorize seizure of plants where
production is impeded by strikes.
Authority for Mediation Board.
Apparently with tentative admin.
istration approval. Mrs. Norton ha,
placed before the Labor Committee
a bill which would give statutory
authority to the Defense Mediation
Board, which now has only an ad-
visary capacity. so it could enforce
future decisions.
The bill also would require 4
mandatory 30-day cooling of period
before strike could begin and the
work stoppage then could occur
only after it was approved by ma
jority Of workers balloting in secret
under Government supervision.
Representative Smith. Democrat
Of Virginia, is sponsoring a bill
which would require the secret bal.
lot and cooling of period and alst
would freeze existing open ane
closed shop arrangements, OUTLAW
jurisdictional. boycott and sympathy
strikes and prohibit mass picketinR