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the agency, between the board it
self and the general counsel" said
Senator O'Mahoney, but the gen.
eral counsel will win because by the
language of the bill he Is to be an
independent officer appointed by
the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate, but will be
clothed with final authority to act
in the name of, but independently
of any direction, control of review
by the board in respect OF the
investigation of charges and the
issuance of complaints.
Senator OyMahoney said sit is an
amazing fact that the Republican
ma ajority, which was elected to oftlce
on the theory that there is too much
Government in Washington. Is
actually by this bill setting up an
Office with more power over the life
and death of American business
than was ever dreamed of by Presl-
dent Roosevelt and the New Deal" !"
He was referring to the general
counsel, and argued that no one
will know the full effects of the bill
until that official has been named
and begins to function.
HickenlOOper Interrupts.
When Senator O'Mahoney men
toned Republican leadership, Sena-
tor Hickenlooper, Republican, OF
Iowa, broke in to ask:
isn't it true a ma jority of the
Democrats in both houses voted
for this bill?"
That is no argument" shouted
the wyoming Democrat. THE lead
ership is Republican. I grant you
that most of my Democratic friends
have been as blind as you have
been"
Included in the provisions Of the
labor bill are bans on the closed shop
jurisdictional strikes and secondary
boycotts, foreman's bargaining
unions and union-controlled health
and welfare funds established since
January /, 1896 The measure also
carries provisions governing ma
tional paralysis" strikes, suits against
unions, union fees and free speech
for employers.
Senator Taft and Senator Pepper,
Democrat, of Florida, closed out the
bitter week end debate with stimuli
taneous broadcasts over different
networks last night.
Senator Pepper, pleading for
enough Democratic votes to uphold
the veto, called the vote "the most
momentous domestic issue OF our
time"
He said the leaders of big bus
mess army" have pretended to be
concerned only with curbing the
leaders of labor while they have
been reaching out to encircle and
destroy the working people them
selves"
Says He Speaks to Democrats.
Taking indirect note of reports
that he might associate himself with
a third party movement next year
the Florida Senator declared:
st speak earnestly as a Demo
crat to those Democrats who are
listening"
Senator Taft said the Senate was
being flooded with lobbyists" ano
that special trains. from New York
were bringing lefty -wingers down te
oyerawe the Senate"
But, of course, in America hi
added, these tactics have the op'
posite effect
The Ohio Senator said If the vete
were not overridden it would con
firm the labor leaders belief, ac'
quired in the last 10 years, thai
they are above the law and above
Government restraint
Representative Hartley, Republic
an, of New Jersey, House sponsor o.
the bill, said Mr.. Truman vetoee
it after only a few days perusal
adding:
1t is not surprising I1at tEe Vets
message contained SO many errors.
Despite this viewpoint 1t seemed
likely that Mr.. Truman's objections
to specific provisions will get care
full study by a l4-member Senate
House watchdog" committee to b.
set up under terms of the measure
Ball to Head Group.
! Republican leaders are said t
have decided on Senator Ball, Re
publican, of Minnesota, memoe
of the Labor Committee who wante
to 60 even further than the Taft
Hartley bill in curbing union &C
tivities as chairman of the grouI
1t will be charged with surveym