The union times., 1947-06-28
State Delegation Made Final Try
 oConviince Him
O'Toole, Kreas, GiIbride Go To Washington
 In Vain
By Nathan Sherman

Organized labor in Connec. ticut this week surveyed the state and national situation as it developed following the en- actment of the Taft-Hartley Bill over President Truman's veto, and found but little com. fort in what they saw.
 With profits and prices at the highest record in American, his tory, and with rent control se- riously endangered, labor found itself with a set of shackles in- posed by a Congress in which Republicans and Democrats joined to restrict the rights of working men and women. There was wide admiration for Presi- dent Truman's veto, and the fight to uphold it made by Republican Senator Morse and Democratic Senators Pepper and Taylor, but there was much feeling that Sem ator Baldwin of Connecticut had finally disavowed any liberalism he might have possessed by lining up with Senator Taft and the poll-tax Democrats and voting against the veto.
 Conversely there was praise for COnnecticut's senior sena- tor, Brien McMahOn, who con. sistently voted with organized labor while the Taft-HartIey Bill was going through the Legislative hopper.
 co TO WASHINGTON
 A last-minute effort was made to persuade Baldwin to remember the old days when he was a follower of Wendell Willkie. A special dele gatiOn left Connecticut for Wash ingtOn at midnight Sunday, and spent a half-hOur talking with Baldwin on Monday before the veto was voted on. The results, as IS we'll known, were unsuccessful.
 The delegation consisted of I. Law | renee O'Toole of Bridgeport, assist ant secretary of the Connecticut Fed eration of Labor, representing the State Federation; Saul Kraus, New Haven, vice-president of the Conn. Building and Construction Trades Council, representing the State Build ing Trades; and Bernard Gilbride, New Haven, secretary of the New Haven Building Trades Council, rep resenting the Elm City building trades.
 SEE McMAHON
 The delegation arrived in Washing ton at 8 A. M. Monday, and immedi- ately went to Baldwin's office, but missed him. They then went to see Senator McMahon, and had a "good conference" with him. They told him that they were satisfied with his eff forts to kill the Taft Hartley Bill.
 By that time an appointment had been arranged with Baldwin, and the delegation met with him for twenty minutes. The labor men again pointed out the dangers of the bill; how it would weaken col lective bargaining, and because of wage cuts, might even lead to a depression. Baldwin disagreed, said he favored trying out the bill, and said he would be the first to pro- pose changes if injustices ap- peared.
 Having travelled all night, and spent half the day chasing around Wash ington, the delegation decided to at tend the session of the Senate at which President Truman's veto would be acted on. They had been given admis- sion cards by Senator McMahon, but when they got to the Senate galleries, they found many thousands of people ahead of them. They took the 3 o'clock train back to Connecticut, where they arrived weary and dis guSted.
 PUBLISH ANALYSIS
 A detailed analysis of the new law, it is expected soon will be is- sued by the American Federation of Labor which, it is expected, will challenge the cOnstitutiOnaIity of the law in the courts. This analysis will be published in The Union Times as soon as it is ready. In the an unofficial analysis will be found on Page l.