Evening star., 1949-07-03
Labor Launches Fiqht
On Taft Law Backers
Up for Reelection
By the Associotsd Press


voted for the Taft labor proposals
last Neek-and whose terms ex-
pire next year.
CIO President Philip Murray
called on his 100000 claimed
members to start a campaign of
political action now to remove
the obstructionists."
The administrations bill to re-
peal the Taft Hartley Act was
wiped out when the Senate
adopted a series OF amendments
offered by Senator Taft, Republi-
can, of Ohio.
In a letter front-paged by the
CIO News, Mr.. Murray declared
CLOS "scorn, contempt and un-
alterable opposition" to the
cynical and short-sighted men"
in Congress who, he declared, de-
fled what he termed the voters
mandate to repeal the Taft-Hart-
ley Act.
At AFL headquarters, a spokes-
man called attention to a con-
ference opening July 81 of AFL's
political arm, Labor's League for
Political Education. 1t will talk
1850 strategy, he said, adding:
I'VE won't talk about individ-
uals yet. But it should be pretty
clear what our move will be-"
In earlier statements, Mr.. Muir
ray and AFL President William
Green indicated they have yielded
all hope of salvaging President
Truman's labor program this year.
Both said they will take the issue
directly to the voters.
A tally of Senators 'for labor"
and against labor" was carried
by The Machinist, organ of the
International Association of Ma
chinists, independent. Thirteen
of the "againsts" had asterisks by
their names the 13 whose terms
expire next year.
Senator Taft is one of them, the
others are Senators Fulbright,
Democrat Of Arkansas, Millikin,
Republican of Colorado, Bald
win, Republican of Connecticut,
George, Democrat of Georgia.
Capehart, Democrat of Indiana,
Hickenlooper, Republican of Iowa,
Reed. Republican of Kansas, Tyd-
ings, Democrat of Maryland, Don
nell, Republican of Missouri,
Hoey, Democrat of North Caro-
lima, Young, Republican of North
Dakota. and Gurney, Republican
of South Dakota.
Baldwin Leaving Senate.
Senator Baldwin is leaving the
Senate in December, however, to
accept a judicial appointment in
Connecticut.
From this score card you can
tell your friends from your en-
emies," the Machinist told 1AMs
100000 members.
The machinists' politically
minded new president. AL Hayes,
was quoted as follows:
To-day labor is only five votes
short of a majority in the Senate.
OF those who voted against labor
In the Senate, 13 will have to
stand for reelection next year
II they wish to continue in the
Senate.
Next years election gives us
another opportunity. II we can
do as we'll next year as we did
last November. we can have every
confidence that we will win this
fight to repeal the un-American
ft-Hartley Act"
Mr.. Murray told his CIO fol-
lowers that a "reactionary bipart-
isan coalition" has "snatched"
from the people last November S
election victory.
In the present situation there
can be only one answer-a full
exercise by the people OF their
democratic rights at the polls in
November, $780, Mr.. Murray said.
Urges Members to Register.
He called on each member to
register for voting at once, to con-
tribute dollar Immediately to
CLOS Political Action Committee,
and to begin working now for the
1850 goal.
apparently the peoples victory
in 1948 was not decisive enough" r"
he concluded.
1--WE can and we will win in
November, 1850, by that over
whelming majority that will re-
move the obstructionists and will
insure a complete enactment OF
the peoples program"
In an editorial entitled we've
been robbed" the Journal of John
L. Lewis United Mine Workers
heaped scorn on what it called
"vacillating administration lead
ers in the Senate who attempted
in vain to stave off defeat of the
Truman bill by compromises.
. The amendments offered by
Senators Douglas, Democrat, OF
Illinois; Holland, Democrat, of
Florida, and Majority Leader
Lucas were all made, the editorial
said, by Senators who had cam
paigned for election on the Demo-
cratic platform which called for
total repeal Of the Taft-Hartley
law.
In a separate report on the ad-
ministration's failure. the Journal
noted that Mr.. Lewis had urged a
policy of mo appeasement" and
no compromise throughout the
hearings and debate on labor legis-