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of his company that the Fedora.
Government should not impose on
MANAGEMENT mandatory collective
bargaining with unions of super
visors.
Mr.. Gossett praised the efforts
of the Ford company to get along
with it's rank and file union work
ers, but contended that "a wedge
was driven into the management
team while it was attempting to
bargain with the Foreman's AS
sociation between 1912 and 1947.
While Mr.. Brown was testifying.
Senator Smith, Republican, OF
New Jersey told the witness ne
thought much OF the difference OF
opinion over this question may be
due to inability to agree on where
the line should be drawn between
foremen who have no part in de-
termining management policy and
those who do.
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Mr.. Brown told the committee
the Foreman's Association is in
dependent and intends to remain
separate from the rank and file
unions.
With many more witnesses
waiting to be heard before the
hearings end next week, the Re-
publicans have decided to limit
their questioning of each witness
to from Is to 80 minutes.
The afternoon session was en-
livened yesterday by another
sharp exchange between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans over how
Robert N. Denham, general coun-
sci to the NLRB, has carried out
the Taft Hartley saW.
Senator Neely, Democrat. OF
West Virginia, Mr.. Denham's chief
critic, estimated that so per cent
of the hostility to the present law
Is due to Mr.. Denham's admin
tstration of it. (The Taft-Hartley
law made the general counsel in
dependent of the board and gave
him increased powerso
Criticism Not Personal.
Senator Humphrey, Democrat
of Minnesota suggested the COM
mittee should not be too hard on
Mr.. Denham because "even the
Angel Gabriel could become an
autocrat trying to administer the
Taft-Hartley law" Senator Hum
phrey said the power the law
conferred on the counsel is the
mo. l abuse"
Senator Neely broke in to ex-
plain that all of his criticisms OF
the general counsel have been dl-
rected at his official actions and
not at Mr.. Denham personally.
Senator Taft, Republican. OF
Ohio said he was glad to hear
Senator Neely say that, and ADDED
his own belief that the record con-
tains no evidence of bias by the
general counsel.
Other developments yesterday
were:
Paul M. Geary, vice president
of the National Electrical Con-
tractors Association, defended the
closed shop, which the Taft-Hart-
ley Act banned. He indicated his
group preferred to deal with the
union on that basis.
Taft Agrees With ALL Man.
Walter Munro, former Fed
eral conciliation commissioner
urged that the Cancellation Serv
ice be put back under the Laoo
Department. The Taft-Hartle'
law made it an independen
agency. Mr.. Munro said tina
putting the service in the Laoo
Department, as the admnistra
ton bifl provides, is "the broa
straight road that leads to indus
trial peace" He spoke out agains
White House intervention in labo
disputes, saying the White Hous
is .the worst place in the world
to try for a. settlement
Richard Gray, president OF tn
AFL's Building and Constructio
Department.. said Mr.. Denhar
has gone far beyond the inter
of Congress in applying the Taft
Hartley law to the construcJlo
industry. Senator Taft said h
agreed with Mr.. Gray that
never was contemplated that tn
industry was in interstate com
suerce and under the act.