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are going on they'll make enough
to last two or three years.
Senator Clark suggested a 30-day
suspension.
They could make enough records
of popular tunes in that time to last
year" Mr.. Petrillo argued.
These statements by the musi-
clans chieftain came at the height
of an acrimonious session in which
the stocky, bespectacled Mr.. Pc
trillo pounded the desk with his
fist and shouted in defense of his
union:
We're not burglars. We're not
racketeers. BY God, men. the musi-
clans are workingmen. They study
the violin for 20 years, and are not to
be pushed around"
Senator Mcfarland, Democrat, of
Arizona complained the musicians
had selected time in the middle
Of the war when manpower was
short to attempt to bring about a
situation in which You want to
do the same work with more men"
He apparently alluded to past de-
mands of the musicians for stand
by" union orchestras when others
played.
Don't you think factory work is
more important than music?" Sen
ator Mcfarland demanded. We're
short of manpower and you are
trying to make it shorter"
mo, no, that is not So" Mr..
Petrillo interjected excitedly. He
said many unemployed musicians
were going into factory work, but
contended there ought to be a place
in the war effort for music.
Anytime we're needed" he as
serted, well all throw the fiddles
away and the trumpets."
Mr.. Petrillo offered to lift the
unions prohibition against record
ing Of music if its musicians could
receive royalties ION all records
sold"
If you could pass some laws
whereby some kind of revenue
would be given our musicians on
every recording that was sold and
played we'd be in a position to act,"
he told the subcommittee.
Under questioning by Senator
Tunnel, Democrat, of Delaware, Mr..
Petrillo reiterated yesterdays COM
plant that existing laws prevented
his presenting proposition to the
broadcasting chains and recording
companies for fear of prosecution
| under the antitrust laws.
He said he wanted an agreement
similar to that governing relations
between the radio chains and the
Association of Composers, Authors
and Publishers covering the play
ing of songs produced by Ascap
members.
I'VE are in position now where
we can't make demands" Mr..
Petrillo testified. That is the rea-
son why we can't answer when you
ask what we want
Had One Agreement.
"We did have an agreement with
the radio and recording people in
1887, but they told us if we renewed
it Thurman Arnold assistant At
torney General in charge Of the
antitrust division) would prosecute
us for a secondary boycott"
The union ban, effective August
/, prohibits any of the unions 138,-
600 members from playing for rec
ords or electrical transcriptions.
| Senator Clark said the ban had
the effect of stopping all recorded
music as of that date. threatening
the war communications system by
forcing many small radio stations to
close for lack of new recording to
broadcast.
What do you want?" Senator
Clark repeatedly asked.
More work." Mr.. Petrillo replied.
Prom whom?" the chairman
pressed.
Prom the whole crowd" the wit
ness answered. From the broad
casters, record makers, all Of them" +"
He made it clear also that the
four leading national radio chains
would be asked to employ more live
musicians.
If we can get q guarantee from
the four chains not to discharge our
people, we'd be getting some place" !"
he declared.
Mr.. Petrillo complained that "a
lot of people don't understand our
situation" adding that the National
Association Of Broadcasters had