Evening star., 1946-08-18
rI0 Publishes Record
0fCongressMembers
Votes on Z Issues
BY the Associoied Press

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The CIO published yesterday
as "a weapon in the coming bat
tie OF ballots" the voting records
OF all members of Congress "on
IL issues of major Importance to
the American people"
Calling the compilation a guide
for citizens in determining how
they will cast their ballots, the GIG
and It's Political Action Committee
said in their joint publication thai
they were not setting up a black
list or list of indorsed candidates
= The publication continued:
:: This is the time to learn the
.issues-and even more important
10 get your future Congressman
firmly committed to supporting
labor's demands.
Failure to Act Cited,
This is record of the 10Th Con-
gress that failed to act on many OF
the most important issues affecting
the welfare Of the people. Congress
mangled price control. It looked
the other way on housing. 1t buried
health and minimum wage legisla-
tion. 1t refused even to debate the
question of an extended Fair EN-
ployment Practices Committee to
abolish racial discrimination. 1t
failed to act on the anti-poll tax
bill. 1t watered down the full en-
ployment bill. -"
Labor, farmers, consumers, small
businessmen, professional people
all must turn to political action TO
make sure that the next session of
Congress will heed their plight and
act in their behalf"
Only 30 of the 96 Senators voted
more often for than against the
way the CIO would have liked them
to vote on the dozen issues selected.
In the House only 142 of the total
of 435 members had more pluses
than minuses after their names in
the CIO list.
Two Senators-Mead, Democrat,
of New York and Guffey, Democrat,
OF Pennsylvania voted exactly the
way the CIO thought they should
on all dozen issues. Another sena-
torial pair-Johnston, Democrat. of
South Carolina and Stewart. Dem
ocrat, of Tennessee-voted contrary
to CLOS position on every issue
named.
Plays 10 Grandstand Mentioned.
In the House seven Democrats
voted against CLOS position on all
the dozen issues polled. They were
from four Southern States-Gath-
tngs of Arkansas: Abernethy, Ran
kin and Whitten of Mississippi;
Murray Of Tennessee and Lanham
and Pickett of Texas.
The CIO publication. a supple
nent to the organization regular
newspaper, said Congress member
cannot always be judged by his vot-
ing record because frequently they
play for the record in the same way
that a ball player plays for the
erandstand. PAC Endorsement
of candidate Is based on many
factors"
Senators were listed with plus
and minus marks according to the
CIO view on their votes on the
Case strike-control bill, the Truman
striker draft bill, on FEPC, housing
and minimum wage legislation, on
limiting debate on the unsuccessful
poll tax removal bill and on four
separate phases of the price con-
troll renewal issue, plus a CIO-
opposed amendment to the British
loan measure which would have
given the United States an option
on British bases.
Other Issues Picked in House.
In the House the dozen issues
included four separate roll calls on
OPA, an appropriation opposed by
the CIO for the House Committee
on Un-American Activities, four roll
calls on legislation aimed directly
at labor unions, including the Case
bill, legislation to impose price
ceilings on existing homes, recon-
initial of the atomic energy bill,
which the CIO wanted to see passed,
and q move which would have re-
turned the employment service to
States by last June.
The publication carried pictures
OF the late President Roosevelt, of
CIO President Philip Murray and
the late CIO-PAC chief, Sidney
Hillman, but there was no picture
of President Truman.
Pages also were illustrated by
shirt-sleeved worker, hands on hip,
telling the reader:
I'm for enterprise-but I want
protection for my family, too. That
next Congress needs to be told to
get on the bali and do something
for me once in while"
The American people" the CIO
concluded, Jared less we'll at the
hands OF the lawmakers than did
the powerful NAM tNational Asso-
citation of Manufacturers. Con-
eress adopted ii bills which NAM
supported Congress defeated 10
bills which the NAM opposed. Be-
tween now and November the people
must rally their forces"