Evening star., 1952-07-12
Byrd Charges
Truman Pact
With Murray
Secret Agreement
Bars Tuft-HortIey Use
Nirqinion Declares
BY the Associated Press

VH9lnlon OeCIoreS
BY the Associated Pres.
Senator Byrd charged in a
speech at Lynchburg last night
that President Truman apparently
was going back on what was in
EFFECT promise to Congress to in
woke the Taft-Hartley Act in the
lsteel strike.
BY its adoption Of amendments
to the Defense Production Act
sponsored by Senator Byrd and
Representative Smith Of Virginia.
Congress requested the President
to invoke Taft-Hartley, but he
apparently doesn't intend to do so
because Of "a secret agreement be-
tween him and Philip Murray, =
MIR. Byrd said.
Senator Byrd almost ignored
Francis Pickens Miller, his oppo-
Inent for the Democratic Sena-
Itorial nomination in Tuesdays
Virginia primary election. He
concentrated his fire on Mr.. Tru-
man and recalled the Presidents
remark about there being too
many B-y-r-d-s" in Congress.
Mr.. Byrd said the President ap-
parently hasn't changed his mind
"as certainly the adoption of the
Byrd amendment requesting him
to use the Taft Hartley Act could
not have been received by him
with much favor"
New Mr.. Republican,
At the same time, Mr.. Miller
was back at work on his BYRD
is a Republican" theme, declaring
over Washington television station
WNBW that the Senator fully
deserves to be the new Mr.. Repub-
lican."
Referring to Gen. Eisenhower's
nomination as the Republican,
presidential candidate, Mr.. Miller
said that "Mr. Byrd's close friend.
Robert Alphonso Taft, used to be
known as Mr.. Republican. But ia
view OF events in Chicago
we must look for a new title
holder"
In a statement before his
broadcast, Mr.. Miller said SEN
ator Taft's defeat meant Mr..
Byrd mo longer has a political
home in either national party.
Even if he returned to the Senate,
he could accomplish nothing con-
structive for the State or the Ma
ton"
Defends Labor Record.
Senator Byrd's record on labor
matters was defended in a Nor
folk radio o-television forum by
Senator Robertson, Democrat, of
Virginia. who declared:
Il believe the working men of
this area are too enlightened to.
confuse Senator Byrd's stand
against the abuse of monopoly
powers by q few willful leaders OF
big labor unions with any lack of
sympathy fer the man who earns
his living with his hands"
!. In a speech at Yorktown, State
Senator A. s. Harrison, jr., de-
clared that political consistency
and political stability are quail
tiles unknown" to Mr.. Miller and
that "he shifts his position so
often that anything I say about
him tonight may be out Of date
by tomorrow morning."
The Byrd campaign manager
charged that Mr.. Miller is with
out a platform, without political
convictions and, If he has any
record Of public service to Vir-
ginia. he has very carefully con-
cealed it from the people"
Lynch Praises Miller.
On the Miller side, Delegate
Edwin Lynch of Fairfax said in
a statement that by electing Mr..
Miller, "the people of Virginia
will have done more to encourage
freedom of thought within the
political realm Of the State Of
Virginia than any other one act
they could accomplish"
Boiling Lambeth, Mr.. Miller's|
manager, last night dis
closed what he called "docu-
mentary proof positive Of the
work Of the Byrd machine in con-
trolling the election machinery
and the Democratic processes
which belong to the people"
His proof positive" was a letter
dated November 81. 1914. which
he said was written by E. r.
Combs. then clerk of the State
Senate and chairman Of the pow
erffsHal State Compensation Board,
to j. Frank Wysor. treasurer Of
Pulaski County and a member Of
the State Highway Commission.
The letter. Mr.. Lambeth said,
dealt with the possibility of al
convention to pro-
vide a plan "by which the men in
service will be able to vote in the
primary next year (1945)" and the
general election.
Mr.. Lambeth quoted Mr.. Combs
as saying that ''this method Of
procedure would be very compli-
Gated and expensive. and also
would involve hazards which we
might not be able to anticipate in
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