Evening star., 1943-06-26
Anti-Strike Bill
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noon. The Senators overrode it by
a 56-to-25 vote, 20 Democrats join
ing q Republicans to override, and
10 Democrats, Republicans and l
Progressive voting to uphold the
Executive. Among those voting to
override was Acting Majority Leader
Hill.
The Senate's action was reported
to the House while it was in the
middle of heated debate on an
anti-subsidy bill. Cries of vote"
Immediately went up.
Delaying tactics by few men,
bers were futile.
With a margin of nine votes, COM
pared with the Senate edge of only
two "a two-third vote being required
in each case), the House, 244 to 108,
overrode the veto as quickly as the
roll could be called. voting against
the President were ia Democrats
and 130 Republicans, while 81 Demo-
Gratis, 81 Republicans and minor
party members upheld him
AS the vote was being taken, CIO
representatives were circulating an
open letter to members of Congress
from CIO President Philip Murray,
who declared that the veto had made
possible "a more careful considera-
ton of the devastating implications
of the measure passed by Congress
in haste"
In his veto message, the President
said he was "unaIterably opposed to
strikes in wartime" but expressed
the view the bill contained provi-
sion which in fact would foment
slow downs and strikes"
His major objection was directed
at a section legalizing strikes in war
industries not operated by the Gov
ernment, provided a secret ballot Of
workers was taken and 30 days no.
tice given before strike was called.
He passed off as irrelevant a pro-
hibition against political contribu-
tions by unions
The President said he approved
sections of the measure giving him
statutory power to seize war facili-
ties, providing for maintenance of
existing terms and conditions of en-
ployment except as directed by the
WLB, levying fines of S5 900 and i'm
posing one-year prison sentences on
persons instigating, directing or
financing strike in Government
operated industry and giving statu-
tory standing to the War Labor
Board.
Says Labor Kept Pledge.
While the criminal provisions
might make possible the arrest of
few leaders who would give bond
for their appearance at trial" and
might have some deterrent effect
the President said it would not
assure continuance of war pro-
duction. in the most critical emer-
gencies."
Except in the ease of the leaders
of the United Mine Workers." the
President said, labor's "no-strike"
pledge has been we'll kept"
Authority to induct men up to
IS years of age into noncombat
military service, the President told
Congress, would provide a direct
approach" necessary to insure the
continuity of war work"
Earlier in the day the President
told his press conference he would
not recognize the UMW's October
81 deadline for continued coal pro-
duction.
Fourth Term Assertions.
The whirlwind enactment of the
bill over Mr.. RooSevelt's veto
prompted Republican assertions that
there would be no fourth term and
countercontentions that the action
should not be considered a reflection
on the Executive.
Senator Wherry, Republican, of
Nebraska told reporters this is the
first concrete evidence that there
will be no fourth term"
The veto also provoked sharp
criticism from members of his own
party, with Senator Byrd, Democrat,
OF Virginia asserting that the action
was laden with politics.
On the other hand, Senator Pep
per, Democrat, of Florida, who voted
to override the veto, said he be-
lieved Congress action expressed
only a bipartisan determination to
prevent further strikes in war indus
tries such as the coal walkouts.
Chairman Van Nuys of the con-
ference committee which whipped
the bill into final form, expressed
the opinion that the passage over
the presidential veto demonstrated
reassertion of the independence of
the legislative department of the
Government"
Decisive" Says ConnalIy.
In New York, where he stopped
en- route to meeting of the Parlia-
mentary Association in Ottawa, Sen
ator Connally, Democrat, of Texas,
a co-author, said.
THE vote In the two houses was
decisive. 1t will help the war effort