Evening star., 1949-04-24
Iah-HartIey Act
Goes on Trial in
House Tuesday
Vote Will Decide
On Decth Sentence
Or Aays r~s,x.>..
D, CHRIS kAesAsen

The Taft-HAFties Acs all 90
on trial IN TIE House Tuesday,
wiia Administration headers de-
mandaag the death penalty
A coalition et Republicans and
Southern Democrats will snaks O
>tFang plea for eienency. however,
insisting all ths lasaT iaw needs
Is a taee- li!tlas and a change
81 name
The HOUSE members wfe wall
so back 10 work toEnorrea after
an Easter vacation. Nill be offered:
The lesi.sskl ball, sponsored
by Representative lxstnAki. D~mc.
,erat. OF Michigan, Chairman cf
the Labor Committee, and ap-
proved by rreSiden, Truman and
organised labor II would repeai
the Taft Hartley Act and re
enact much OF stS predecessor,
the Wagner Act, which governed
lAho, management relations tn
the period oi lsss-sf,
!? The wood bill introduced hv
Representative Weed. Democrat.
OF 0eorgia II also would repeal
the Tait-HaftIss Act but. o, the
same time, would re-eaaci imFns.
diately many OF its provisions
Few To Raek Present fAw,
Relatively few House nasrnheFs
mostly Republicans. are expected
10 stand litm behind the present
Law The Republicans viii hold O
conference behind closed doors To-
morrow afternoon 10 consider
their strategy. On the showdown.
the majority OF their votes ia sx-
pected 10 so 10 the Wood ball
As the House headed toward q
bitter debate. the AfL served no.
tice IL would not be satisfied With
anything ieSs than the Lesinski
bill.
In a radio address, oeorgs
Meany, secretary treasurer of the
federation. declared yesterday.
when this new look Weed
bill ia carefully scrutinised. II be-
CONES apparent that u Ia coming
apart 90 The seams and that tho
old Taft-Hsrtiey slip 10 showing ia
ugly colcrs all over again. In
other words. the Wood bill il q
transparent diaKuiss for Taft
Hartleyism nj It's worst"
The Lesinski bill, Mr.. Msany
said. Ia an honest attempt %
carry out the wishes Of The Amer.
can people as expressed In their
ie4s elections"
senate 10 Study school AID.
While the House wransles over
how 10 handle labor disputes, ths
Senate this week will take up The
Administration bill 10 provide
widespread Federal aid 20 eduea-
ton, Is well as child health
measure.
The Senate has not consldsrsd
labor legislation on the floor. hsis
It's Labor Committee hAa approved
the Thomas bill. II Ia a eotnnsa.
ion TO the LesinSki measure. In.
dorsed by the House Labor
Committee.
AFL. ciO and independent
labor leaders wiIl be In Washing.
ton during the seek 10 apply
pressure. Philip Murray. ciO
president. will take charge Of that
groups strategy. William Green,
ALL head. wiiI meet with his
steering committee.
Meanwhile. Adm ration
leaders are attempting 10 agree on
q position TO which they can fan
back~-short OF the Wood balj--in
the event II becomes certain the
Lesinski measure cannot win pass.
ase In iis present form.
Representative Priest OF Tenn
essee. the Democratic whlp. nosl-
fled all Democratic members of
the House they viii be expected
20 be on the floor when general
debate ends and the Leainaki bill
is thrown open for amendment.
Under House procedure. O fili-
buster IL inprscficai. but there
viii be extended consideration os
the legislation. There vii hs
elsht hours Of general debats.
Then. amendments viii be re-
ceiyed under q rule limiting
speeches 10 five minutes unisss
unanimous consent for further
remarks A obtained.
Ths essmF sasssa "a ~xyN~mamM Ca