The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-24
GREEN
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SOILS Will d WILL " iO
work be chosen to administer it,
1.-The new law must not be SAB
otaged," he continued, Congress
will we watching. and SO will the
people. to see that there is no
ham-stringing Of the act through
failures in the executive branch"
Fears Sabotage
Senator Jenner R-Ind) also is
sued a statement asserting that
s.the greatest danger now is that
new deal administrators will sab
otage the law
Senator Taft tR-Ohio), ce-auth2r
of the act. previously had express
ed confidence that Mr.. Truman
will do MS best with it.
CLIO President Phillip Murray
called the clio executive board to
meet here Friday to assess the
situation (which now confronfs
American labor" Murray also
called a meeting of Go legal rep
re~sentatives for Thursday.
Green said the ALL will launch
an immediate campaign for the
prompt repeal" of the act.
Congress has made a tragic
mistake" Green said in a state
ment.
1.-The new law will not promote
industrial peace the consequences
are likely to be heavy and costly
in terms of reduced production.
The chaotic conditions produced
by the Taft-Hartley act will en-
danger our national economy"
Green declared that labor will
never become r%econciled to this
law" j..
1--WE believe that the law will
prove such a boomerang that IT'S
sponsors and supporters will be
voted out of office by the Amer
can people next year" he SAID.
Bunting Comments
Earl Bunting. president Of the
turers, hailed the Senate's acton
and called on management to
in smoothing the way for indus
trial peace.
mo law in itself will guarantee
industrial harmony" Bunting said
in 4 statement. ga fair law such
as we nov have will provide Ter,
tile soil, but industrial peace Will
fourth only if it is n oushbrlydase
| flourish only if it is nourished by
complete sincerity and good Will
on the part of both management
and labor.
.sWhen its employees desire to
bargain collectively, management
must do so in complete good faith.
It must seek no unintended ad-
vantage from technicalities in the
new law"
Bunting voiced hope that labor
leaders, too, "will recognize that
nothing is to be gained by an OBJ
structionist altitude"
Senator Hoey (D-NC) declared
that the Senate's action had "saV-
ed President Truman if he seeks
reelection as expected.
eft the bill had not been passed
over the Presidents veto" Hoey
told reporters, cit would have
practically destroyed his chances
of election next year, for all the
strikes and labor disturbances &C.
curing would nave been charged
by Republicans against Truman
for vetoing the bill"
Truman Chances
If the veto had been sustained,
he said. Mr.. Truman wouldn't
have had a Chinaman's chance in
49,"
Earl O. shreve. president Of the
U. S. Chamber Of Commerce, IS
sued a statement congratulating
Congress for d courageous and
statesmanlike job, particularly in
view of the vo~ciferous opposition
designed 10 appeal to the popular
emotions by raising misleading
o~utcries about the potential de-
suction Of unions.'
A statement of the Progressive
Citizens of America said that "the
failure Of the Democratic party to
defeat the Taft-Hartley bill may
well mark a turning point in the
history of American political
parties"
1.-THE Taft-Hartley slave labor
bill became law today because
President Truman failed not only
to command the necessary one
third vote to sustain his veto but
also failed to command the votes
of more than half the members of
his party j. Congress-" it added.
"President Truman's veto will
be recorded as the most tragic IN
a long list of failures Of the Presi-
dent to carry forward into the
Democratic party the fighting lio-
eral program of his predecessor"
Emil REEVE. president Of the
Go Textile Workers Union of
America, termed the new law a
step toward Fascism, "only one
of many taken by Congress since
the end of a war which was fought
to end Fascism."
In San Francisco, the CLIO coun-
ell in a telegram to Go President
Murray urged a nationwide "a
hour work stoppage to protest the
bill.
Harry Bridges, West coast CIO
Longshore leader, characterized
the labor law as Fascist legisla-
ton borrowed from the Fascist
d~ictators and tailored to fit the
American industrial scene"
He said labor would fight for Its
rights and eff we have to swing
into action, we will show them
action"