Evening star., 1952-09-01

fostered by part of the press. "you
are not my captives. and I am not
yours" Then, employing his
technique of the blunt approach
he added:
II might as we'll make it clear
right now that I intend to dc
exactly what I think right ano
best for all of us-business. labor
agriculture-alike. And I have
no doubt that you, too, will dc
exactly what you think best at
the election"
He told his Labor Day listeners,
which included a television audi
ence, that they and he are free
born Americans. so, IF either OF
us thinks in terms of captivity
lets agree right here and now
on mutual pact of liberation u
This was an obvious answer to
the charge made by some admin
istration critics that the Demo-
cratic Party is the captive of Or
ganized labor.
AS Gov. Stevenson was stump
ing through five Michigan cities
today. President Truman was on
his way to Milwaukee to make an
other major speech for the party
ticket tonight.
No Link to Truman.
Aides of Gov. Stevenson said in
Springfield yesterday, however,
that so far as they knew, there
was no exchange of ideas between
Gov. Stevenson and the President
as to what each would say in their
Labor Day speeches.
After leaving Detroit this after
noon, the Governor will drive 6
miles to Hamtramck for an ap-
pearance at a State fair. He will
then continue in a motorcade to
Pontiac and Flint for speeches in
each city.
At Sundown Gov. Stevenson
will fly back to Springfield from
Flint, and spend the next few
days getting ready for his first
invasion of the Far West, also by
plane.
In saying that he does not re-
gard Taft-Hartley as a slave
labor" law, the Democratic candi-
date was taking issue with some
of the top leaders of labor.
The main objection Gov. Ste
venson raised against the Taft
Hartley law was the use Of the in
junction. In describing his pro-
posed substitute he said at one
point that cit is only common
sense to acknowledge that we
must forbid such practices as
jurisdictional strikes" and strikes
or boycotts attempting to force an
employer to deal with one union
when another has been certified
as the bargaining agent.
The checking of juriSdictional
strikes and secondary boycotts
against concerns not directly in
volved in labor dispute were
major objectives of the Taft
Hartley law.
Revision Seen Aim.
Although the Democratic nomi-
nee talked of scrapping the present
law and starting all over. his
speech, when analyzed, calls ir
reality for revision.
At a press conference on July
80 the Governor recalled that ir
the past his position had beer
that the Taft-Hartley needed sub.
stantial revision. but that he saw
no necessity for repeating it. He
had thought it could be done BY
amendment. He pointed out
however, that the Democratic
Party recommends repeal, ane
that maybe it is better to removs
the political symbolism of thu
name Taft Hartley by repeal" Hi!
basic position a month ago. how
ever, was that the results are more
important than the method b!
which they are achieved.
/ Senator Taft, Republican, o.
- l. l.
law which bears his name coule
stand some revisions. In the 1874!
session of Congress he joinet
other Republicans in listing 2!
proposed notifications in the law
Sanctions Union Shop.
i The Taft-Hartley law prohibit
1.-THE closed shop. but sanctions
union shop agreements. In ,