Evening star., 1946-05-26
Strike Control
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day night limiting debate, which
had tied up the permanent labor
bill for two weeks. The small group
of New Deal Democrats and their
few Republican allies who had
pleaded with the Senate for days
against passing the original Case
bill, were hopelessly outnumbered
when the roll was called.
The fight to put back into the
Case bill the teeth which had been
removed in the Senate Labor Com
mittee was led by Senators Byrd,
Democrat. of Virginia, Taft and
Ball, Republicans, of Minnesota.
The leaders of the opposition were
Senators Pepper of Florida, Murray
of Montana, Democrats, and Morse,
Republican, of Oregon.
The House action in passing the
emergency labor bill was almost
fantastic in its speed. Mimeographed
copies of the bill were distributed
to the members on the floor. Few
of them had seen it before or knew
its exact contents.
Moves to Suspend Rules.
Majority Leader Mccormack arose
when the House resumed its session
after listening to the Presidents
address and said:
Il move to suspend the rules and
| pass the bill I send to the desk" he
said. A two-third vote is required
to pass bill under suspension of the
rules. and forty minutes debate only
is allowed No provision was made
| for Offering amendments. The
House had to take the bill as it was,
or leave it.
| The debate was opened by Rep
resentative Randolph, Democrat. of
West Virginia, who declared his in
| tention of supporting the President.
! The President" he said, spoke
/ to Congress not as Democrat or as
Republican, but as President of the
/ United States when he asked for this
emergency legislation. He wore a
grim expression on his face. he did
not smile. when he made this de-
mand. and pointed out that the sit
uation in the Nation had gone far
| beyond a struggle between labor and
management. and had become a
contest between certain labor leaders
and the United States Government
He spoke as sincere and proven
friend of labor. He expects Congress
! to back him up in this crisis
De Lacy Opposes Bill.
Representative De Lacy, Democrat
of Washington announced his op-
position to the bill, which he said
overrides the Norris Guardia Act
and the Wagner Labor Relations
Act, and provides for the induction
of strikers into the Army.
The President got an agreement
with the railroad brotherhoods with
out these special powers. Does he
need them now? I do not think so
There is a provision in the Consti-
tuition against involuntary servitude
such as this bill provides. I appeal
Minority Leader Martin told the
House he regretted the President
had not spoken earlier.
But We do face crisis here" he
said. The President has said the
country is on the brink of an eco
nomic collapse, that thousands are
starving in Europe because of the
transportation tieup, and that the
Government needs these powers
COP Pledges Support.
THE Republican party gave sup
port to the administration during
the war unstintingly. 1t will give
this power now to meet the present
situation. I had thought the Presi-
dent. under existing laws, had
power to settle these strikes. but
he says he needs more. rut my
country first and will vote for this
resolution.
Representative Fulton, Repub-
lican of Pennsylvania, also an
neunced his support of the bill, al
though he declared he did not like
its drastic provisions.
Il noticed" he said. that when
viz 1SoidChO " tflS
Congress that the railroad strike
had been settled on terms proposec
by the President of the United
States that Secretary of State
Byrnes looked across the aisle ano
gave Secretary of Labor Schwel.
lenback a big wink. That action
looked very significant to me-"
When Mr.. Fulton criticised the
provision of the bill authorizing the
draft of strikers against the Gov.
ernment held properties into the
) Army, there were few "boos' from
the gallery-instantly checked by
the Speaker.
Il served in the Navy for num-
ber of years." said Mr. Fulton-I die
it voluntarily. I don't want to see
the services made a catch-all fol
such people"
| Representative Eaton, Republican
of New Jersey. said: THE time has
come to act for all the pople, 1 stooc
by the President during the war
and I propose to do so in this civi
war"
! Representative Brown. Republican