Evening star., 1946-06-11
Strike Control
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preVent-labor disputes. Many OF
its provisions were clear violation
of civil and property rights guar
anteed by the Constitution"
Majority Leader Barkley told re-
porters there is every probability
the Senate would sustain the veto
if the question comes to. a vote.
He refused to forecast the result
if the House attaches the Case bill
to the Presidents emergency legis-
lation and sends both to conference.
Senator Hatch. Democrat, of New
Mexico. who had urged Mr.. Truman
to sign the bill. said the veto did
not change his view that the legis-
lation should be enacted.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
Florida, Immensely pleased" at the
development in fight which he led
on the Senate floor, said fatty that
he did not believe the Presidents
decision could be overturned in the
Senate.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, OF Vir-
ginia author of section of the bill
which would have prohibited en-
ployer contributions to union well
fare funds unless they were admin
istered equally by management and
labor. called the Presidents action
inconsistent
Called National Tragedy"
Coming at the time it does. the
veto of the Case bill by the President
is little short of national tragedy"
Senator Byrd said
The President recommended vast
ly more drastic emergency legisla-
ton than that embodies in the Case
bill. His action is inconsistent to
say the least"
/ Senator Ball. Republican, of Min
nesota asserted that the President
employed tortured reasoning in
his attempt to justify his veto" and
/ added:
The President -discloses his lack
of understanding of the basic causes
of the recurrent labor relations
crises to which our Nation has been
subjected since VI Day and makes
it apparent that he has chosen to
cast his lot with the CIO and PAC
leadership, regardless of what their
irresponsible misuse of power does
to the public welfare"
CIO President Philip Murray
withheld comment pending an op-
portunity to study the President.
message. He fought the bill anc
urged the veto.
4 Joseph Curran, head of the CIC
National Maritime Union, which i.
threatening a strike Friday night
hailed the veto as victory fol-
democracy" and said ''the Presi.
dent has averted what might vel
have been a national catastrophe.
He did not elaborate on that remark
William K. Jackson. president Of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. asked Congress in q
statement to override the Presi.
dents veto. Mr. jackson said:
THE United States Chamber OF
Commerce urged enactment of the
Case bill. 1t believes the main pro.
visions of the bill are so much in
the public interest that both houses
OF Congress should now make the
bill law by giving it the necessary
two thirds vote"
First Submitted to House.
Today's message went to the
House first because the bill orig
mated there last January 1t was
written by Representative Case
Republican, of South Dakota, but
underwent numerous changes both
on the House and Senate floors.
Mr.. Truman was under virtually
unprecedented pressure from labor
industry groups and Congress itself
during his consideration of the bill.
Petitions and messages flooded
into the White House.
But the President said he tried
to reach his decision effectively
free from the emotional strains
of the times. and free from every
consideration except the welfare o1
our Nation and of the world which
is so dependent upon our recovery
to fun peacetime economy"
Il have not considered it from
the standpoint of whether it favor'
or harms labor" he asserted, 20
whether it favors or harms manage
ment.'
The House quickly passed tn
emergency bill in the form MI
Truman asked. but the Senate de
leted the section authorizing hin
to draft men into the Army i
they defy presidential back-to-worl
orders.
This change sent the measure bacl
to the House where it is hung W
in the Rules Committee.
Martha Scott Seeks Divorce
LAS VEGAS, NEv., June II LP,.-
Actress Martha Scott was here today
for the announced purpose of filing
divorce suit against Carlton Alsop
movie producer. They were married
five years ago and have son.