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IS 8enAtOK kzienAeA Democrat, q
Louisiana, predicted yesterday that
the labor disputes legislation finally
laid before President Truman win
be almost exactly the same as the
Senate bin and that the Chief Ii
ecItiye will sign II.
III he doesnt. watch his popal-
larity 90 down." Senator Ellender
told q reporter.
& Senator Eilender b 8 member q
the Conference COMMITTEES engaged
in ironing out differences between
the separate bills passed by the
House and Senate.
The House measure contains more
icurbs on unions than the Senate
bill. Some Senators have expressed
the opinion that Mr.. Truman would
veto even the Senate version.
CIO Urges Veto.
Meanwhile the CIO Executive
Board, ending . two-day meeting,
issued a message to the American
people asking them to write the
President urging q veto.
The message called the Senate
and House bills vicious legisla-
ton that would take America far
down the road toward . deep de-
preston and serious economic
crisis"
The board said q concerted effort
is now being made to persuade the
public that the Senate has passed
q mild bill and the House q harsh
one" But 1t said that In fact the
Senate bill is Fundamentally IS
destructive of collective bargaining
as the House version, the chief diff
ference being in "subtlety OF Ian
|guage."
Hartley Ready to Compromise.
In predicting final draft very
close to the Senate bill, Senator
Ellender noted that Representative
Hartley, Republican, OF New Jersey,
head of the House conferees, already
has said he is willing to drop two
major union. curhs voted by the
House lin order to get bill Con-
gress would pass over veto.
These are ban on nearly all
industry-wide bargaining and an
authorization for private employers
to seek injunctions against jurtsdic-
tional strikes and secondary boy
colts.
Senator Ellender said the con-
ferees will be cover the hump" when
they get rid Of these provisions.
They resume discussions tomorrow.
Senator Ellender described the
differences which would remain as
minor. He expects the House to
yield to the Senate on those.
Difficulty Foreseen.
It may be more difficult than that
Mr.. Hartley has indicated that in
exchange for junking the bargain
ing and injunctions items, the House
group expects the Senate to accept
q workers bill of rights"
This House provision Is designed
to protect employees against such
things as excessive union dues and
initiation fees, denial Of the right
to resign from q union, and union
intimidation of workers families.
Senator Ellender is willing to
compromise on this and perhaps
require unions to denounce such
practices in their constitutions. But
Senators Taft, Republican Of Ohio,
and Ball, Republican of Minnesota,
also conferees, are fatty opposed to
the proposed bill of rights on the
ground it would give the Govern
ment too big q hand in the regllA-
ton of union internal affairs.
Fulbright Praises Bill.
Senator Ball predicted that Mr..
Hartley and his colleagues wild
back down" on the provision.
Senator Fulbright, Democrat Of
called the Senate meas
ure a good, sound" bill and said
that If the version which comes
out OF conference is "close to 1t. then
think there is very good chance
the President will sign It,"
Senator Fulbright said in An in
terview that even though the Sen
ate bill covers more than Mr.. Tru-
man recommended on labor legis-
lation In his State of the Union
last January, "the addi-
tional features are not Of pre-
judicial character to labor unions. u