SPREAD OF STRIKES

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 389, 22 March 1937, Page 6

SPREAD OF STRIKES

UNITED STATES WAVE RESLVTMcNT exfrl sed. Keen Debate In Congress.

Press Aisociaticrir-O pyrighv. Ma- h 2fl. A cet he- of the nr ?i_ s’te.vs 200 principe! sit-vo.-.n strii- in s t ven State., a e'cti.,;. r 0.009 per-- ns. Procilstatißn of a crisis is ared at Detroit Resentment tgainst sit-down strikes wsas ex. -essed in both He ises of Congress to-day and tn liu-aicd de bates eriti i.-ms were lev-Hed ■■ Mr J. L. Lewis, preside’ '-’"of the united Mineworkers Federa' >he fh'us trial leaders and President ftooseyelt’s Idbaui polici--The Senate' devoid vl-tu illy its entir° Bestir, to tic discussion, although. tae sebetinted let was the Naval Apnr 'Mattel? Bill.

Senator Ellfo-jw •* ‘-I that if MiLewis w Responsible' - f-ji the 'sitdown movement lie was a traitor to American ideals and a irenaee- -n th,peace and prosp rity of the nation Senator W. E. B-.;ah said Labour was not wholly to blame. Industrial monopoly wa 3e“ chief can. . and until it-was curbed thefn "oonid be no solution. Senator Bailey sii-d he entire’ blame rested with the amb- .ous labour leader?' Sir Le-Ar. -nd he- 'allure of the Supr-me Co -t to rule that the Wagner _\ct was of homper-ng the A’ 'iiirt: ion.’ ■ Dealing with • tbyx'yeaijlem in the

I t House of Representatives Mr Hoff- * ma i said: “President Roosevelt bossLs. Congress, bu takes his labour or- : leis from Mr Lewis and Mr Cox. The I r it-dowp strike was anarchy in the worst for roanj was a disgrace to Hie country.” T he Sc.crc’ary of Labour. Miss Frances Perkins, attempted a series of |i€lephc::c conversations until early morning io effect a compromise in Chry.-ler strike. She talked alternately to Mr Murphy, Governor of ; Michigan, and Air Walter Chrysler. She ’d both promised to “sleep on J her* suggestions.’ She did not talk to Mr Lewis.