The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-12
DEMOCRATS MAY DRIVE FOR
REPEAL OF TAFT-HARTLEY ACT

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WASHINGTON. Sept. a IN -
g.. Murray gD.Monil said today
. msw drive fer eutrighG repeal
81 ths Tsis.Harsiey Act mag be
&c Demoerats' nnswer % a. ~
eGnhower adminlslration spill ever
h4box policies
Murray. l1p Democrat ON ne Sen
e1e Lebur COMMITTEES. SAID II en-
hieFview he inlends % sponaog q
Bep9aleF In lho neat nansion oi
Cnmareas ard % make the matter
e. Issue n neKt year's consFes.
&enai eampaiGn.
Cen Hill lD.Ala). another Labor
Committee member. said he 70.
CARDS DuFkin's resignation IS IN.
dleallng that the Eisenhower "a.
mlnlatraliom Il "nol song 10 come
W with eng modification e the
1sil,Harslsy Act that wil sailsfy
hnhur."
Durkin. q Democrat, quls the
Cabinet 10 return % his peat as
pKsal6eni 81 ne AL Plumbers
end 6ieamfillers Union, saying
Nhlla House aides lad broken an
ngreement with him % POT he &c.
nllnlslrstloa's support behind -
changes.
Durkin declined % detail the
ehanaas On which he said agree
menl had been reached. However,
~ polnig also we're eontalned In a
promised message 70 congress
never setually sent r. ne Inwmak-
erw hul leaked 10 newamen during
this years session.
Among them were several en-
hodyina concessions demanded By
labor. nneh ~ lifting the present
ban On many secondary boycott
practices. greater leeway for en-
ployers ard Unions In the employ.
ment field - establish pre-hiring
lnboF contracts and union ahop
agreements.
Mamnaemenl spokesmem com.
plainad the suggested changes an.
duly favored he unlnms. The White
House said ne docnmenf vas .
''prellminaFy draft" Of matters
allll undsr consideration.
II Philadelphia yesterday chair
mas Mcconnell ln-Pal of the
House Labor Committee said he
knew o. no basis Tor Durkln's ~.
sertlon that he White House had
promised support fcr 10 changes
Ia the Tmfg.liarsley law.
Mcconnell alao asserted the pro.
gnaad drnls vas mot final" lie
said al but two nf TIE 10 points
had been discussed with white
House representatives Gerald Nor.
ean and Bernard Skanley. Score.
lasg al Commerce Wee the late
Sen Robert A. Tan hlo, Sen.
SmIlh and Durkin.
IIlll said Demoernls On Ire SEN
cts Labor COMMITTEES had noa been
consulted about che proposed
changes Re predicted that. L ne
administrator did nothing about
revlslon. ''iaa inaction undoubtedly
WI be a. issue h next years
eampagn"
Representing anulher Democrat.
IL viewpoint. Sen. FrNar (D.Dell
said he believes Eisenhower was
right n accepting Durkin's resig.
nation Il DuFkln eouldna aaree
win the president On policy. hut
Freaf predicted ne incident would
str 90 agitation In Congreaa for
changes In ne act.n
Sen. Chavez lDNMl said he
thought The resignation "won1
make any difference IN the leala.
lation that Congress passes.
Americans for Democratic Ac.
don . group which describes Il.
self ~ dedicated 10 ne principles
81 FEAnklln ID. Roosevelt, said YES.
terday that Durkin's resignation
demonstrates the obedience If ghe
Eisenhower administration 10 the
anii-labor bias a. these bic husl.
ness interests who uould Ike %
shaekle the American trade union
movement"
ADA Nalional Director Edward
Hollander said IN . statement that
DuFkin did TIE only tang an hon-
est man could DO" re statement
added.
hersaftHR labor viii be
more wary q Republican prom.
Asea and Eisenhower woolng."