Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23
Eisenhower to Study
Union Fund LEGISLATION
Mitchell Due
For PurIey
On Nisuses
BY a Star stan Correspondent

AUGUSTA. Ga, April 23.--
Proposals for legislation to pre-
vent "abuse of labor" by misuse
|of union funds will be discussed
by President Eisenhower ard
Secretary Of Labor Mitchell in
a conference here Thursday.
In announcing plans for the
conference today White House
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Two Women to Testify in Labor Scondol
Probe. Pose AS
Press Secretary James C. Hag-
|erty said it is an outgrowth Of
scandal disclosures by the Select
Senate Committee investigating
labor and management prac-
tees.
Mr.. Mitchell plans to fly here
tomorrow night to meet with the
President at $3.50 am. Thurs
day in Mr.. Eisenhower's vaca-
ton Office at the Augusta Ma
tional Golf Club, Mr.. Hagerty
said.
He announced that the Labor
Secretary will hold a news con-
ference after his meeting with
the President. Presumably Mr..
Mitchell will outline then adj
ministration proposals flor new
legislation in the labor field.
Closer Control Sought
Mr.. Hagerty recalled that for
the last three years the Eisen-
hover administration has urged
Congress to take some action
to protect union health and
welfare funds.
The administration bill would
provide for registration of all
union health and welfare funds,
with public disclosure of their
financial management, how the
funds are invested. the adminis-
trative costs and brokerage fees.
Also recommends that legisla-
lures be urged to pass legislation
which would maintain State
supervision and audit over such
] funds.
| Citing this as an illustration
/ OF what is expected to be dis
Icussed by the President and Mr..
Mitchell Thursday, Mr.. Hagerty
said Il assume there will be other
subjects in this entire field.
Pending the Eisenhower
Mitchell conference. he refused
ito indicate what other proposals
may be offered by the admins
tration. He said he could not say
yet whether they would include
IA move to bring labor unions
under antitrust laws.
Sees Need for Law
At his last Washington news
conference on April II. the
President was asked whether
he thought there was any need
for new Federal legislation grow
ing out of disclosures in the
Senate labor investigation.
1T would appear" Mr.. Eli
senhower said then, that when
funds can be used in a way that
does apparently create scandal
in the country. then there ought
to be some legal means of look
ing at these things in advance so
that that kind of abuse OF labor
cannot take place"
He apparently was referring
to charges that Dave Beck,
Teamster Union president. had
used union funds for personal
purposes.
In response to another ques-
ton asking whether the admin
istration was making any study
as to what legislation was
needed. the President told his
April II news conference that
the Labor Department was
watching this very closely to
see whether we have any re-
sponsibility or anything we
could do reasonably"
MIR. Hagerty said the meeting
with Mr. Mitchell here Thurs.
day was arranged in line with
those news conference state
Iments by the President. He said
Mr.. Mitchell was coming here
to discuss possible actions or
legislation that the administra-
ton could recommend to the
Congress in this field"