Evening star., 1947-12-03


tile Workers.
Sees "Unbearable" Burden.
Mr.. Murray told reporters the
CIO 'is determined to tighten the
unbearable economic burden which
has been imposed upon the people.
ITO this end" he added, 'the CIC
and it's affiliated unions shall pro-
ceed through the process OF col
lective bargaining to obtain SUBJ
stantial wage increases for the
American workers to restore their
loss in real incomes suffered
through imitation.
| I'm the face of the present level
Of profits for American industry
this objective can be achieved with
out any justifiable increase in
prices"
| Meanwhile, in New York the CIC
Marine Engineers Beneficial Associ-
alton, representing 10000 seamen
asked 48 steamship companies on
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts for
Is per cent basic wage increase.
Other CIO maritime unions. in
Guiding the National Maritime Union
the Marine Cooks and Stewards and
the radio operators of the American
Communications Associations, also
are demanding immediate wage
| increases.
Wage-Price Bills Reached.
AS Mr.. Murray was naking his
announcement, administration Off
cials disclosed the drafting of the
two bills. The measures would pro-
vide for wage and price controls as
well as authority to ration important
living cost items and scarce material
if voluntary action fails, and give
the Government renewed authority
to allocate steel and iron, grains
and transportation facilities.
It was not clear when the admin
istration bills would be submitted
! to Congress. Officials said they still
are being rewritten.
While both measures are due to
stress efforts for voluntary action,
Senator Hawkes., Republican, Of New
Jersey said Congress can't pay any
attention to that angle
Senator Hawkes., member OF the
Banking Committee which will con-
slider the legislation, told a reporter
"If I ever get to the point where
vote for controls in peacetime. 1t
will be with the full knowledge that
they are going to be used"
Buck Opposes Price Control.
Senator Buck, Republican, of Del
aware, another member OF the COM
mittee, said the two proposals in
volve nothing more than restora-
ton OF price control, which I could
never vote for
Senator Capehart, Republican, OF
Indiana said he is opposed to any
controls unless they are tied in with
an increase in production.
II am opposed to controls just
for the sake of controlling things,
he declared. "They must be spe-
cific in their purpose of increasing
production. I am opposed to con-
trols whose purpose is that OF div1d-
ing up scarcities."
On the other side of the political
fence, Senator Sparkman, Democrat
of Alabama said the two admin
istration bills are right in line
with some of the recommendations
made in a report by Senate-House
Economic Subcommittee headed by
Senator Flanders, Republican, OF
Vermont.
Senator Sparkman recalled that
COP members had been demanding
that the President submit his ideas
in concrete legislative form.
"If the Republicans don't like the
Presidents program" he added, "let
them give us one Of their own"
Senator Sparkman and Senator
OMahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming
said the CIO wage increase an
nouncement should spur efforts to
control rising living costs.
Points to Imitation Menace.
"This is another indication OF the
supreme necessity for early action
to prevent imitation" Senator OMa-
honey declared. 1--WE have been at
the imitation danger point for some
time. Congress cannot let things
drift"
Somewhat similarly Senator Bald