Evening star., 1949-04-05
The eoirieoi Mn
House Opposition Grows
Aooinst lesinski lobor Bill
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shca s4ll--EwF~s.. tse Tan Harsire a sNg
AaS add restorlhg gtss Wkgnrf Al WBA
certain mgnos amendments cs tss Wood
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majority tets - e1geclec 20 rvpsss c43 .
rule feT the consideration ef tes i<enSxi
ball and 81 TIE ~Arus t8nas gsOpx,szns lrs
Wcoc e.A hs = substitute Neghlng rOaia
be further fron The ~asbes a. ths acusgrg,.
usilon lndeec uhs Adn5us>tsstsNa -
saad eoald prvtsg no vaJe A. a. rv}ssns
on settans the L@s4nsRl hl! tsfe.r the Nes~e
anoet the amended TulsS ot the Ae,sase NssgA
permit a chairman cf = SlAnclrk eosssYm3'tss
Of the HOUSE Ia call .og = vote or taxing
up q measure ALREADY reported eS Vhs corn.
mittee, IL dAvs after resolution has heen
introduced IA The He4S~ cal,gng tos q ruls
for the eiils consideration
Opposition Crews sIrsaK,
There is solid core OF opposition - sns
tesinski repeater bill IN the Heu~ and Il
Is gTo~lng stronger, In the RueS Commit
tee which is composed OF rtfht Democrats
5 in opposition 10 the bill The majority
OF the committee is perfectly Willing 10
report Out . guls foF The leSln>kl bill With
the bill introduced hy Representative wecd.
Democrat. OF Georgia substitute
Under such q rule II would hr IN order "a
substitute the Woo6 bill and then tc make
such amendments 10 the Nocd bill A the
House may desire The burden then would
lie upon the administration forces 10 obtain
amendments nullliying the provisions az the
Taft Hartley Act-Shlch The Weed bill con-
tslns.
The nrst line Of defense Of thr admlnystra-
ton. II such q rule be reported would ne q
neht TO defeat the rule Itself and hring
the l~sinSki bill before the HOUSE In op-
position 10 the rule the administration may
be expected to argue that the supporters
Of the Wood bill would have opportunitv
10 offef the Weed bill As y substitute anyway,
and that the proper procedure Is hru 70
consider the lesinskl bill for amendment
Pressed hard by labor leaders feF early
action on the Taft Hartley repeater bill
the administration - anxious To set sonis
action Ia the House before the To-day recess
which the House wishes To take al Faster
tune, Presumably there is time for action
but only If n rule Is promptly reported nv
the Rules Committee for the bills considefa-
ton.
WeuId Re Blew 10 Party
The passage OF the Wood bill sith amend.
ments II some are supported by q majority
OF the House. In place OF the Lrsnki bill
would be q body blow TO the adminlstrs-
,ion. which has promised the labor leaders
repeal" Of the Taft Hartley Act II II
happened. the probabilities are that all
chances Of the administration repeater
bill-already dim-~would fade In the Senate.
President Truman might md himself con.
fronted with approving or Netoine q new
labor bill passed by q Democratic CongTesS
which would be no more satisfactory 10 the
labor leaders than the Taft Hartley Act
which II would supplant The only tangible
effect would be the elimination ot the Taft.
Hartley name. The abor leaders then would
have TO scouiesee gracefully or IN shout
ss they probably would--that the new Law
was . slave labor law ~=s~.s~s
Under these conditions the President
might decide IL was better 10 veto the new
bill. But II he did. and his veto was sus-
tanned the only effect would be 20 continue
In existence the Taft Hartley Act
A terrific struggle over the Taft Hartley
repeater bill Is going on behind scensa
Members Of the House are importunsd daily
not only by representatives of organized
labor but also by administration agents
Az the same time the opponents Of the ls-
sinski bill In the House are working quietly
10 build up their strength They exprea
confidence that the Lesinski bill even II
the Wood bill should be shslYed, viii he
amended In important particulars before u
10 allowed TO pass the House