Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-05
LABOR
President Will Ask
Strong Legislation

former president OF the Cali
fornia State Federation Of
Labor, and still belongs to the
Transfers Union. He said he
offered himself as a candidate
to run against Mr.. Hoffa for
the presidency of the Team
sters in 1857.
In discussing the Landrum-
Grimm bill last week, the Presi-
dent said he had been informed
that it comes a long ways
closer to meeting the request
that ! made upon the Congress
last January than any other
that has been seriously
studied"
Three Fields Singled Out
Mr.. Eisenhower said he was
especially pleased with the
Landrum- Griffin bill in three
controversial areas: Secondary
boycotts, organizational picket
ing and mo mans land"
This bill would prohibit Sec
ondary boycotts, by which a
union exerts pressure on an
employer by coercing other
supposedly neutral employers
not to deal with him. The
Landrum Griffin bill also would
go beyond the Elliott bill in re.
stricting the right Of unions to
picket companies whose EN-.
ployes are not eager to be or
ganized.
In the ''no mans land" area,
the Landrurn Griffin bill would
allow State courts and agencies
to handle labor cases rejected
by the National Labor Relations
Board. The Elliott bill would
require the NLRB to assert its
full jurisdiction.
Penalty on Ofiicials
On another issue close to
the Presidents heart, the
Landrum -Grifiin bill would
impose criminal penalties on
union officials who use force
or violence to deny members
rights. The Elliott bill would
enforce its bill of rights"
through civil suits by aggrieved
union members.
Before Mr.. Hagerty's an
nouncement, 20 Republican
members Of the House had dis
cussed the labor issue with
the President at breakfast.
Representative Curtis, Repub-
lican Of Missouri, told reporters
they mad urged Mr.. Eisenhower
to make the radio-TV speech,
but plans apparently were
made before the breakfast.
Mr.. Curtis said the President
is, very much in favor" Of the
Landrum- Griffin bill.
Mr.. Eisenhower has placed
labor reform at or near the
top of his priority list for 1859
legislation.
The Rules Committee prob
ably will allow introduction of
the Landrum Griffin bill as a.
substitute amendment ON the
House floor.
middle Road" Bill Hit
Mr.. Landrum yesterday de-
rided the pending middle
ground measure as 1.-THE alleged
committee bill" He noted that
only five members Of the 30
member Labor Committee back
this bill without reservation.
although the committee form
ally approved it Is to IA. Mr..
Landrum and several other
members voted for the COM
mittee bill only to get some
legislation before the House, in
hopes they could push through
amendments.
Arguing for the stricter bill,
Mr.. Landrum said Congress
will fail to curb racketeering
unless 1t deals effectively with
"the real sore, the cancer, the
lethal weapon" In this cate
CORY he placed secondary boy
colts, hot cargo: agreements
and organizational picketing.
Mr.. Elliott defended the
Labor Committees compromise
bill as effective and moderate.
Despite charges that this bill,
which he sponsors, is too weak,
he maintained it has about
all the teeth we can expect"
The top-ranking Republican
on the Labor Committee, Rep
resentative Kearns of Pennsyl-
vania. testified that II can't
see where the committee bill
does anything for labor, man
agement or the people,"