Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05


United Auto Workers strike aga
San. Wis.,. one Of the largest /
In the country. The bitter la
Dor dispute Ia now nearing the
enc Of It's fourth year. making
II the longest major economic
battle in American labor his
tory,
The strike and a resulting
nationwide boycott, which re-
spectively cost the union mil
lions Of dollars and the COM
nany an undisclosed portion of
its annual revenue. also add up
to one Of the most expensive
work stoppages in labor annals.
Il IL the United Auto Work.
ers' boycott which has partic-
ularly interested Republican
fpemhers of the committee.
This interest promises to make
sparks ny when the sharp
tongued president Of the JAW,
Walter p. Reuther. comes be-
fore the committee.
II Is an open secret that Sem
stor Goldwater, Republican Of
Arizona. has long been anxious
To grill Mr.. Reuther. Senator
Goldwater was the 1856 head
of the Republican Senatorial
Campaign Committee, and Mr.. |
Reuther was outspoken in his
determination to defeat some
II those In whose interests
Senator Goldwater was operat-
tEas.
First Of February
Though no one on the COM /
mittee is yet prepared to give q !
starting date for the Kohlerl
hearing, 1t appeared unlikely
this week end that they could
start much before the first Of
February.
The. possibility has been
raised that a little dove-tailing
win be necessary in order to
Accommodate both the rackets
committee and the Senate Pre- /
paredness subcommittee in the
ore big hearing room available
On Capitol Hill.
The preparedness subcom-
mittee's program is still indefi- !
mite beyond the end Of next
week. A spokesman for the
Mcclellan committee said 1T
night be a good idea" to try to
schedule hearings so the two
committees are not meeting
ulihliely on the same day. Both .
cDmmittees have been using the
senate Caucus Room.
From an internal point OF
view. the committee has before
u this week . matter at least
6 important as the scheduling
d Kohler hearings. This issue
q q reported rift within the
Committee STAFF. perhaps a re-
fiction Of politicalism. in the
bipartisan membership Of the
Select Committee.
Intramural Strife
Reports Of this intra-murai
strife revolve around the names
d Mr.. Kennedy and his nom-
inal assistant. John McGovern.
7he relationship between the
tgo Is not the normal one be-
tFeen superior and subordl- +
nhnt. and Mr.. McGovern is re- /
phted 70 be chiefly answerable
% the right wing Republican
Senators on the committee
rather than to the staff chief.
These Senators are Goldwater.
Mundt Of South Dakota. and
Curtis Of Nebraska.
1T is reliably reported that
Mr.. McGovern. who was con-
Quoting the Kohler inquiry In
its preliminary stages. has not !
vet communicated his findings
and recommendations to Mr.. /
Kennedy. What the chief coun-
sci will do II his assistant pre-
sents him q case Mr.. Kennedy
regards as insufficient Is q
Question still to be answered.
Because Of Mr.. Reuther's |
close association with the
Democratic Party. Mr.. Ken
neuy-a brother Of the Demo- /
cratic Senator from Massa-
ehusetts--might be placed in |
IN embarrassing position II he
we're 70 try to postpone an in /
vestigation Of the JAW. Re-
publicans already are repre- |
sented as being unhappy over
the fact that the first big in |
curry into labor irregularities
concerned Transfers Dave !