Senator Ball
Introduces New
Labor Legislation
WASHINGTON, (^) — Senator'
Ball <K.-Minn.>, who has urged
general revision of the labor laws,
introduced legislation today to re
write the national labor relations
act and, among other things, pro
hibit jurisdictional and organiza
tional strikes.
His measure also would make it
lawful lor employers to state their
views to employees on labor mat
ters so long as the statements con
tain no threats.
Under present law, the national
relations board has ruled it an
“unfair labor practice” for an em
Player o seek to influence his em
ployees by stating his opinions on
labor problems.
Ball told reporters the measure
also would:
1. Redefine bargaining units to|
protect minor craft and independ
ent unions. Those have sometimes i
lost out when larger general un
iors w >n collective bargaining
rights lor all employees of a firm.
2. Redefine collective bargain
Relief Of Gold
Mines
Owners of gold mines who had
to close their mines or curtail op
erations as the result of the re
strictions imposed during the war
by the War Production Board’s
Limitation Order L-208 may seek
financial relief if a bill introduced
recently by Congressman Engle of
California is enacted. This measure
is similar to one Mr. Engle submit
ted in October, 1945.
Provision is made for submis
sion of claims for the amount of
loss, including the costs of placing
the mine in its pre-L-208 condi
tion, within six months after the
measure becomes law.
Claims would be considered and
certified by an examiner appoint
ed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and appeal from the examin
er’s decisions would be had
through the United States District
Courts.
ing rights to give unions and em
ployers “equal standing.” Critics
of the present law contend it re
quires bargaining in good faith
from employeers but not from
unions.
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Oppose Navy
Administration
The transfer of the administra-1
tion of the civil governments of
Alaska, Hawaii, the Canal Zone,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is
lands, to the Navy Department is;
sought in a resolution introduced |
on January 14 by Congressman
Sterling Cole of New York.
This change was first sponsored
by Mr. Cole in 1945, at which time
Delegate Bartlett and Delegate
Farrington of Hawaii vigorosly
and successfully protested. As the
result of that protest, Mr. Cole in
troduced an amending resolution
confining the provisions of the
measure to the Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico and any possessions
acquired by the United States as
the result of the war.
Delegate Bartlett will continue
opposing the change in the reso
lution.
Trusty Convict
LeavesPenitentiary
SEATTLE, (JP) — A state-wide
search was under way today for
Everett Frank Lindsay, 50-year
old convicted wife slayer, who
walked away from the Washing
| ton state penitentiary yesterday.
Warden Tom Smith said Lind
say, a trusty employed as a cook
in the warden's household, walked
away from the prison after being
released from his cell to go to work.
Lindsay killed his wife, Mrs. I
Audrey Elizabeth Lindsay, in their I
West Seattle home several years
ago, then fled to Oakland, Calif.,
with a young adopted daughter,
Pearl. He was captured in Los An
geles nearly two years later after
a w-orld-wide search and convicted
of second degree murder.
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of the Territory
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IJ. S. Steel Gives
Counter Proposals
—
PITTSBURGH. I/P)—'The U. S
Steel Corp., submitting counter
proposals to the CIO United Steel
workers in contract negotiations
today, announced it was insisting
on the "employees’ fundamental
right to determine for himself”
whether he should be a member of
the union.
A corporation spokesman said
the management stand was in op
position to both the closed shop
and union shop. The present status
at U. S. Steel plants is a union
shop, in which employees must
join the union after they are hired,
if not already members. In the
closed shop employees must be
union members as a pre-requisite
to getting hired.
The corporation also announced
it is "insisting on retaining” full
management control over hiring,
termination of employment, wage
incentives, maintenance of disci
pline and similar activities.”
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Asks Compulsory
Training Ban
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Rep. Lan
dis 'R.-Indd asked Congress today
to declare itself in favor of an in
ternational ban against compul
sory military training.
He introduced a resolution call
ing upon the President, the secre
tary of state and the U. S. delegate
to the United Nations organization
to ‘‘work unceasingly for an inter
national agreement” for elimina
tion of compulsory training “from
the policies and practices of all
nations.”
The army and navy are urging
Congress to require universal
military training in this country.
Military leaders call it, together
with a powerful airforce and a
strong navy the “basic needs” to
defend the United States from sur
prise attack.
COOKIE SET EXHIBITS
NEW YORK, (/P) — Art lovers
turned out yesterday for Green
wich Village’s latest exhibit — a
display of work by artists ranging
in age from 10 to 13.
The 18 youngsters displaying
their paintings at the two-weeks
exhibit were on hand to explain
their work. Conversation centered
around the refreshment table,
loaded with cider, cookies and
doughnuts.
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