Evening star., 1947-05-16
Taft and Ives Believe
|Senaie Labor Bill
Is Safe From Veto
~ ihs As.oeioted Press

Republican Senator's Taft OF
Ohio and Ives Of New York said
today President Truman,s stand
pat position on his own labor
law recommendations still leaves
the door open for White House
approval Of the Senate union
curb bill.
Mr.. Truman told his news con-
ference yesterday he Is sticking with
the four points he outlined to Con-
gress in his state OF the Union
last January.
This was IN reply to q question
whether he thinks there should be
labor legislation beyond the provi-
sions of the antiportal pay bill he
approved earlier this week.
Taft Sees No Inconsistency.
Senator Taft, chairman Of the
Senate's Policy and Labor Commit
tees, told a reporter there Is moth
ing inconsistent In the Senate bill
with the things the President rec
commended" He added:
"Of course, he didn't recommend
as much. But the things In the bill
move in the same direction as hi
recommended.
Senator Ives, also a member o1
the Labor Committee, commented
II do not interpret the Presidents
statement as meaning veto OF the
Senate bill. His position and the
provisions Of the Senate bill are By
no means irreconcilable"
The Senate measure contains
fewer curbs on unions and strikes
than the bill passed by the House
The two versions now are before
conferees striving to iron out diff
ferences. Discussions will be re-
sumed Monday.
Sehwellenbach Assails Bill.
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
without mentioning either bill by
name, lashed out at several provi-
sions In a speech last night includ-
ing at least one common to both
versions "a section outlawing the
closed shop.
Addressing the National Textile
Seminar at Shawnee -on-Delaware
Pa, Mr.. Schwellenbach said not
only the closed shop-under which
only union members can be hired
but other forms Of union security
would be affected.
Coming at the very moment when
other restrictive measures are di-
rected against labor" the Secre-
tary said, "it is plain that such curbs
would open a veritable Pandora's
box of labor troubles. Union secur-
ity is an essential ingredient"
Mr.. Schwellenbach also had as
sailed the antiportal pay bill on ths
contention that it endangered en-
forcement of the Wage-Hour Act
But Mr.. Truman in signing the
measure expressed confidence thai
Congress had no such intent.
The legislative program Mr.. Tru.
man laid down In January called
for:
/. Prevention Of some jurisdic.
tional strikes and secondary boy.
colts.
2. Expansion of the Labor Depart.
ment's mediation and Cancellation
services.
3. Creation Of a commission te
study the entire field of labor.
management relations.
4. Broadening of the social Sc.
curity program to alleviate tht
cause of workers insecurity"
The Senate bill does nothing
about the latter point. It cover.
the others, but not in all cases
the way the President suggested.
For example, Mr.. Truman wants
an expanded conciliation service
within the Labor Department. Tht
Senate bill divorces the service from
the department.
And the bill goes further thar
the Presidents specific recon-.
mendations. Besides forbidding tht
closed shop, for instance, it au'
thorizes the Government to seel
injunctions against national emer.
gency strikes.
The House bill goes even further