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power the president already has used
many times: e.g. in the Kearney ship
yard case and at the present time in
the mine dispute; (2) determines that
the same terms and conditions of en-
ployment which were in effect at the
time the plant is taken over shall be
frozen. This would frequently freeze
the very reasons for disturbances; it
could also easily be utilized to halt
developing successful union organiza-
ton at plant; 90 sets new and
heavy penalties for anyone who may
"coerce, instigate, or induce" anyone
70 strike or delay production while the
government has possession. This loose
"catch-all" phrase could easily be used
against militant union organizers en-
gagged in non-strike, legitimate but Wig
orous union activity, by anti-labor en-
ployers. The Connally bill was passed
| by hysterical senate over the express
objection of the president and Major
| ity Leader Alben w. Barley 3D., KY
| Spokesman opposing the bill we're
firm in their defense of labor; Senator
| Wagner d., N. " declared, Labor
and industry have co-operated so eff
| fectively that the time lost in war
industries through work stoppages has
averaged 6/100 of III of the total time
work; that is, only one hour has been
lost for every 600 hours worked in
war industries"
Clearly, the Connally bill is not a
bill to expedite war production. 1t is
an insulting rebuff to the overwhelm
ing majority of Woodworking Ameri
can workers. 1t helps to destroy pub
lie confidence in the really great con-
tribution of organized labor to the war
effort It may be the forerunner of
dozens of dangerous and destructive
anti-labor, anti-war production bills.
At the very least, it is trend which
must be stopped Immediately if essen
tial national unity is not to be de-
stroyed.
Present Status-S. 796 has now been
referred to the house military affairs
committee By rights it should go to
the house labor committee, but the
same anti-labor bloc which fosters re-
pressive anti-war unity legislation ex
ercises its control over routing of bills
IN. Y Times reported May 7, sit con-
ceivably could have been referred to
the house labor committee, where its
chances probably would be slim")
Rep. Andrew T. May 3D., Ky), house
military affairs committee chairman,
says no hearings will be held, and he |
expects prompt approval of the meas
ure. He explains, at covers subjects |
allied with those we have been in
vestigating already for several weeks:
ism, and the like, and | see no reason
for hearings" Reason for referral to
affairs committee is given as
due to the fact that, technically, S.
796 amends the original selective serv-
ice act of 1940 that act, as Represen-
tative May pointed out, already gives
the president power to take over war
This statement is an adj
mission that S. 1876 is essentially an
antilabor, anti-production measure
ACTION: l. Wire Rep. Andrew T.
May, chairman, military affairs COM
mittee, house office building, Wash
ington, d. c. your opposition to the
Connally bill, S. 796, and urge that
hearings be held on the bill. Request
permission for representative of
your organization to appear and testi-
fly (if this is not feasible, ask permits
sion to send in your organization's
statement to be entered in the record
Of the hearings on the bilD.
g Wire and write your representa-
tive; also House Majority Leader John
w. Mccormack and House Minority
Leader Joseph w. Martin, Jr., urging
them to vote against and rally support
against S. 796-and all similar bills.