Evening star., 1946-02-01
House COP Sp|it
lin Strike Bill
Supporters Of Case
Measure Remain
Confident, However
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Republicans fell out TODAY
over just how tough the House
should make the sweeping new
strike control legislation it
hopes to pass in a matter of
days.
There was cold comfort for the
administration in that, for consider
alton of the bill represented a sharp
setback. The House took it up in
preference to an anemic version of
the fact-flnding measure asked by
President Truman.
Some of the House COP conting-
ent said privately they believe the
pending proposal of Representative
Case, Republican, of South Dakota
should be modified considerably, but
other party members thought it
would go through without much re-
writing.
Republicans lined up almost solid
ly when the House voted, 258 to ia,
yesterday to give the Case measure
immediate right of way. Only Is
Republicans were recorded against
the move, while l06 Democrats voted
for it.
Backers Still Confident.
Later, however several influential
minority members announced they
had supported the Case proposal
only to insure speedy action to curb
and help settle industrial strife.
They told newsmen they consid-
cred the Case measure too string
ent." They objected particularly to
provisions which would permit in
functions against unions, and which
would deny collective bargaining or
unemployment rights to workers re-
sorting to boycotts or violence in
picketing.
Backers of the bill remained con-
fldent of success, however, and
House leaders speaking privately to
newsmen backed them up. The
leaders made it clear that some
notifications are likely, but said
they expected few basic changes in
Tie maj version.
Representative Marcanto
American Labor, of New York said
that 1T looks like the Case support
ers have enough backing to beat
us. He promised a determined
fight, however, and voiced conf
dence that neither the Senate nor
Mr.. Truman would approve the
legislation.
The Case measure would set up
national labor management board
to help settle labor disputes it de-
termined effected the public in
terest.
Dirksen to Offer Amendment.
1t would outlaw violent picketing,
provide for civil suits against vio-
lators of labor contracts and lay
unions open to injunctions. Unions
of supervisory employees, such as
1oremen, would have no status.
Representative Dirksen of Illinois.
one OF the Republicans who consid-
cred the bill too stringent, reported
ne would offer an amendment Mon
day to replace it with legislation ito
permit constructive action by the
House"
Mr.. Dirksen told newsmen his
proposal would be patterned after a
measure introduced last September
by Senator Mcmahon, Democrat, of
Connecticut with backing of Sena-
tors Hayden, Democrat, of Arizona:
Thomas, Democrat, of Utah and
Tunnel, Democrat, of Delaware.
Its general purpose, he said. is "to
strengthen Cancellation and media
ton"
Representative Lands of Indiana.
No. 2 Republican on the House La
Dor Committee, also urged modifi-
cation of the Case proposal. He
termed a suggested ban on strikes
impractical and un- American" He
also said there is too much med
ding by the Government in these
labor disputes
Some Democrats still are hopeful
OF getting Mr.. Trumans fact-finding
formula through as a compromise,
Acting Chairman Randolph of the
Labor Committee called for such
action in House speech. He said
the President is entitled to the ma
chinery he asks to settle labor
strife"
Halleek Supports Case Bill.
Representative Halleck, Republic
can, of Indiana responded, how
ever, that Mr.. Truman told Con-
gress If we don't like his plan to
draw one up ourselves and we have
done So" Mr.. Halleck urged sup
port of the Case bill.
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee, led the opponents of
the Case bill, declaring that sin
stead of giving the President the
aid he asked we give him this
vicious legislation"
Mr.. Marcantonio termed the SUBJ
stitute 'the most vicious antilabor
bill ever before the House." but Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia replied that This is lust
another case of the Clio supporters
crying wolf, wolf when they have
no reason for doing So" He de-
clared the Case proposal is based
on the theory that Congress should
prevent unions from hiding behind
present laws to pursue practices
against the public welfare" He said
Congress never intended to give
organized labor unfair exemptions
not accorded other citizens"
Representative Biemmiller, Demo-
crat, of Wisconsin assailed Mr.,
Cases plan as one sired by malice
and foaled by deceit" He asserted
this measure will make the cor
porations feel they are above the
law . and make goons the order
of the day again"
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