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ance of any demands they see fit. !"
Mr.. Murray had called for a veto
iof the bill with the assertion that it
was designed to "repress labor and
destroy its rights" and would ZEN
courage and increase labor disputes -
The Senators VS.. Murray ex-
change represented only one facet
of mounting division in Washington
over the Case measure in the House
opposing sides were circulating
petitions for and against a veto
The six Senators said Mr.. Murray
did not defend, nor suggest any
other remedy for, the practices the
bill was designed to regulate.
Basic Premises Enumerated.
They said Mr.. Murray's position
is "tenable only If we agree with
certain basic premises upon which
he proceeds:
81. That the right to strike is an
absolute right, the exercise of which
may under no conditions be cur
tailed or restrained, even when it
threatens to deprive the public of
transportation, fuel, light, water and
other essentials or life.
q. That labor organizations
should be immune from laws apply
ing to all others, which prohibit
robbery and extortion in interstate
commerce.
"3. That labor organizations
should be immune from the antitrust
laws, which apply to all others, al
though the purpose and effect may
be the same when done by labor
organizations as when done by any
others.
Union Responsibility.
q. That although all others who
engage in business are responsible
for the acts Of their agents acting
within the scope of their authority
labor unions should not be held re-
sponsible.
IS. That although labor organi-
cation is treated as an entity for
purposes Of exemption from taxa
ton and for purposes of exercising
privileges under the Wagner Act, it
should not be treated as an entity
for purpose of suit for violation of
its contracts.
Is. That although Federal equity
courts may give relief by injunction
against various wrongs when COM
mitted by others, there should be
no such relief against a labor union
no matter what wrongs it may COM
init, and no matter whether or not
the law provides the injured party
with any other adequate remedy"
The Presidents emergency strike
control legislation ended up in the
House Rules Committee yesterday
after Democratic Leader McCor-
mack had moved to send it to a con-
ference committee to adjust differ
ences between Senate and House
This would have required unani-
nous consent, and Representative
Marcantonio, American Labor, New
York, a foe Of the bill, objected,
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Six of eight Democrats on the
committee are from the South and
supported the original bill with its
provision for drafting strikers, when
the House passed on May IS. This
provision was removed in the Senate
which also made other modifica-
tons.
Two Courses Open.
The committee now will consider
the question and may recommend
to the House one of two rules:
1. That the House concur in the
Senate changes. This would send
the bill direct to the President.
2. That the House send the bill
to conference with the Senate. Then
the final version worked out by the
Conference Committee would have
to be adopted by both Senate and
House.
Whichever rule the committee re-
ports, the House will have to de-
bate and vote on it. Committee
members indicated there will be no
immediate action. Some of them
want to wait until the fate Of the
Case bill is known. Those favoring
the Case bill are considering a plan
to tack 1t onto the emergency leg
islation as an amendment II the
President vetoes it, thus placing Mr.
Truman in the position where he
would have to accept 1t with thu