Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21
Morse Speech Delays
Showdown in Senate
On Injunction Issue

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Senators sponsortnx sarsosax
plans fer handling national *rner-
gency strikes elaned away a. enc
ano.hefs PROPOSALS. today,
With Senator Morse. Rspahli-
can. Of Oregon. ready TO start Tire
second chapter OF . lengthy
speech he began yesterday. IL wax
uncertain when voting on The coa-
troversiai Issue would begin, II
vas supposed 10 begin yesterday,
Senator Morse has been ham
mering aliks aG the injunction
proposal Of Senator Taft. Repue~
Aean. OF Ohio. and the seizure
proposal Of Senators Douglas
Democrat. Of Illinois and Aiken
Republican. OF Vermont.
In turn. Senator's Taft and
Douglas. In separate interviews.
criticized Senator Mor~x pro-
posal to rely mainly on Congress
to act In each separate strike that
iraperilled the national health or
safety
Cites Fiiihaster Danger.
Senator Tai; said the Morse
plan might sllow n fiibuSter 70
block any congressional voice In
the matter. He said Congress
can't determine working eondi-
tons because IL Is political
arena"
Senator Douglas said Congress
might be unable 10 act With the
speed required In . national ener-
geney, Or. II Congress id act.
1t might act in passion. he S, i'd
The Senate expected to devote
a couple Of hours to miscellane-
Gus small bills before getting back
10 Senator Morse's address, lie
spoke three hours yesterday and
said he had given. only the frat
part OF my speech"
Senator Lucas OF Illinois. the
Democratic leader. who had pre-
dicted that voting on national
emergencies would begin yester-
day. told reporters he didn't
know now whether 1t would be
reached today.
He said he hope" Is not
sure-that the whole labor bill
can be finished by the end of
next week. Whatever bill the
Senate passes TO replace the Taft
Hartley law will be sent to the
House for consideration there.
Would Permit Injunctions.
The Douglas Aiken proposal was
to be voted on first. It would
permit the Government TO seize
and actually operate an industry
up TO 90 days. while an emergency
board and the disputing parties
worked toward a settlement. SEN
ator Douglas and Senator Aiken
say such seizure would permit an
injunction. II necessary. but they
don't think 1t would often be
necessary.
Senator Morse's name appeared
with others on this proposal when
IL was first printed. but he later
rejected 1t and introduced his own
plan.
Yesterday Senator Morse at
tackled the Douglss-Aiken pro-
posal In harsh words. He said II
would turn out to be OF great
disservice to American labor"
He said he Is surprised that
some labor leaders are willing to-
accept 1t. He said IL Is unsound
and mot fair" and "Opens the
way for a long walk back" toward
a 'reactionary" way of doing
things.
Hits Taft Plan.
Senator Morse also assailed the
Taft proposal. which Includes
among other things-explicit
authority for 60-day injunctions.
similar to the injunctions now OBJ
tainable under the Taft-Hartley
Act.
Senator Morse's plan would
permit seizure. but only after n
Today period during which Con-
gress, II 1t wished. could veto the
idea. And 1t would specifically pro-
hibit the Government from getting
an injunction after seizure. unless
Congress made an exception In q /
particular case.
Senator Ives. Republican of New
York, has introduced q proposal
depending even more heavily on
Congress to settle critical disputes.
His plan would authorize neither
seizure nor injunctions. unless
Congress said so in q particular