Evening star., 1947-06-20
President Calls
Senators, Speaks
On Radio 7 onight
By Joseph A. Fox

the Taft-Hartley labor bill with
q blanket denunciation of its
provisions and the House swiftly
voted to make it law over his
veto.
The house vote was 33l to 83-al
ration of almost to / and 50 votes
more than the necessary two-thirds.
The House action tossed into the
lap of the Senate the question OF
whether or not there will be a new
law making sweeping changes in
industrial relations and the opera
tions of unions. The Senate will
vote tomorrow, or possibly late
today.
Administration forces had con-
ceded that the House would over
ride the President overwhelmingly.
The Senate is expected to follow
the lead of the House, but all sides
admit the vote will be close. Al
switch of seven Senators who voted
for the bill originally would be
necessary to kill the measure.
Senators Called to White House.
After notifying Congress in strong
language that he could not accept
The bill, Mr.. Truman called a group
of Senators to a / pm. luncheon,
presumably to discuss the veto. The
group included Minority Leader
Barley and some Senators who
voted for the bill before it was sent
to the President. Also invited was
Senator Young. Republican, of
North Dakota, who voted for the bill
but is reported unenthusiastic about
it.
The White House announced that
the President will take his argu-
ments against the bill directly to
the people in a broadcast at 10
o'clock tonight over all networks.
Chairman Taft of the Senate
Labor Committee, one of the fnea-
sure's sponsors. arranged to follow
MIR. Truman at 10:45 o'clock with
a speech over MBS. ~---
In his veto message, the Presl-
dent lashed out at score OF the
provisions of the bill, concluding
that it would cause more strikes,
not fewer"
II have concluded that the bill is
a clear threat to the successful
working OF our democratic society, '
Mr.. Truman declared.
HOUSE Cheers Own Vote.
When Speaker Martin announced
the overriding vote, the House broke
into applause and cheers.
A breakdown showed 225 Repub-
licans and 106 Democrats voting toI
override. Voting no were II Re-
publicans, II Democrats and the
one American Laborite.
The Democratic leadership in the
House, including Minority Leader
Rayburn and Democratic Whip Nc
Cormack, stuck by the President.
But many of the most influential
House Democrats voted to override
Mr.. Truman's action.
When the House reading clerk
ended the long veto message with
the Presidents statement that he
mad returned the bill without his ap-
proyal, there was scattering of ap-
plause in the galleries, which imme-
diately brought chorus of "boos
from the floor of the House.
Mr.. Truman tinged the otherwise
vigorous tone of his message only
with the observation that he con
demns" abuses by both labor and
management and believes legisla-
ton dealing with industrial relations
is necessary.
In summation, he repeated his
recommendation in the State of the
Union message last January for an
inquiry into labor management re-
lations which would form the basis
for new labor law And he chal-
lenged Congress to act further with
the assertion that there is still a
genuine opportunity for the enact
ment of appropriate labor legisla-
ton at. this session"
The bill, in its essentials. permits
the Government to enjoin national
calamity strikes, as in coal or steel
during 80 days of mediation, by
court action, bans various kinds of
special strikes and boycotts, and
permits court suits against unions
breaking contracts; denies collective
bargaining rights to any union hav-
ing officers of communistic label or
sympathies; makes mass picketing
an unfair labor practice and forbids
"eNceSsive or discriminatory" union
dues or initiation fees.
Sees Seeds of Discord.
In his overall attack, the Pres
ident summed up:
The bill taken as whole would
reverse the basic direction of our
national labor policy, inject the
Government into private economic
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