rOUH MEDFOrtD MAIL TRIBUNE
Thurtday. Feb. 7. 1948
Letter From Washington
By HARRIS ELLSWORTH
Member at Congteti From Oregon
There is Increasing evidence
alnce the beginning of this ses-
Ion that Republican members
of the house are asserting Re
publican principles and policies
when opposing administration
legislation. Heretofore, our gen
era! attitude seems to have been
to complain and oppose without
very strenuously offering our
own version of a solution to
problems being dealt with. Since
the first of tms year, is odvi-
ous that the honeymoon of Re
Dublican passive reslstence is
over.
Beginning with the first major
bill of the session, the Independ
ent Offices Appropriation bill,
the Republican leadership an
nounced that federal spending
would be opposed, and that we
would fight for economy In gov
ernment. Public approval of
this forthright announcement
was Immediately noted, with the
result, I think, that a substan
tial number of courageous De
mocrats Jointed our Republican
minority in passing amendments
to the appropriation bill, saving
several millions of dollars.
Ordinarily, the Democratic
majority of the house has voted
solidly against any amendment
to reduce appropriations. Quite
obviously, the spending habit is
Imbedded deeply in the adminis
tration forces, but equally obvi
ously, the people of the country
are opposed to further spending.
, NEXT CAME THE adminis
tration version of the fulfilment
- of the war-time agreement to
return the employment service
offices to the states. In Decem
ber, the president vetoed the bill
which carried a provision to re
turn the employment service of
fices to the states In 120 days.
The administration version Just
offered (and defeated) ostensibly
would have returned the offices
to the states June 30, 1947.
Actually, the bill was so worded
that, even on that later date,
nothing more than a gesture of
returning the offices would have
been made. We did not simply
oppose this bill, but under the
new, dynamic, construction Re
publican policy program, a sub
stitute bill was offered by Re
publican Representative Everett
Dlrksen of Illinois.
It was a bill honestly designed
to return the offices, and de
layed the time of returning them
fix months Instead of 120 days.
It was a statesmanlike proposal,
and with the help of nearly a
hundred Democrats, this substi
tute bill was passed by a vote
of two to one. (294 yeas and
125 nays),
' AS THIS LETTER Is written,
there Js before the house re
vised version of the president's
recommendation for the creation
of fact-finding boards for the
purpose of aiding In the settle
ment of labor disputes. In its
present form, this bill is innocu
ous, and, In my opinion, would
be of little constructive value If
passed. Again, rather than pas
sively vote "yes" or "no" on an
Inadequate administration pro
posal, Republicans undoubtedly
will swing In behind a bill intro
duced by Republican Represen
tative Francis Case of South
Dakota, which is offered as a
substitute.
The Case bill has been care
fully written and Is painstak
ingly designed to correct some
of the Inequities In present laws,
and to provide exhaustive means
of negotiation to be gone through
prior to the actual calling of a
strike. Here are two paragraphs
from the first section of the Case
bill, which state Its objectives:
"To aid In the voluntary and
expeditious settlement of labor
disputes affecling the public
Interest, therefore, there are
hereby established additional
facilities and procedures for
the application of collective
bargaining, conciliation, me
diation, and arbitration.
"The desired end of bar
gaining between management
and labor Is a contract. Once
that contract is made, It must
' be equally binding and en
forceable on both parties.
Free collective bargaining and
contracts resulting therefrom
must not be nullified or de
stroyed by resort on either
wiiiuii violence or un
lawful possession, obstruction,
or destruction of property.
Collective bargaining requires
that labor bo on one side of
the table and management on
the other. The separate posi
tions, responsibilities, duties,
powers and rights of labor and
management must be main
tained." IT IS OBVIOUS that the Case
bill will be violently opposed by
labor leaders, but it Is the obll
gation of congress, I think, to
legislate for all of the people and
not just for powerful labor
leaders. In other words, I be-
lleve the best interests of all of
the people, union members in
eluded, will be served by pass
age of legislation embodying 'he
principles set out In the two
paragraphs quoted above. In
support of this opinion, I can
quote from a book written by
one of the greatest Liberals of
all times, the late Mr. Justice
Brandcls, who said:
"This practical immunity of
unions from legal liability Is
deemed by many labor leaders
a great advantage. To me It
appears to be just the reverse.
It tends to make officers and
members reckless and lawless,
and thereby to alienate public
sympathy and bring failure
upon their effort. It creates
on the part of the employers,
also a bitter antagonism, not
so much on account of lawless
acts as from a deep-rooted
sense of injustice, arising from
the feeling that while the em
ployer Is subject to law, the
union holds a position of legal
Irresponsibility. . . ."
Rev. Turney Going
i o Portland For
Dagwell Ceremony
TO DartlclnfltA In thn pnlahra.
tlon of the 10th anniverarv nf
the consecration of BenJ. D. Dag
well as bishop of Oregon, the
Rev. Georie R. Turnev nf S(
Mark's Episcopal church will
leave this week-end for Pnrtlnnrt
A number of sneclal prvip. o rd
planned for the anniversary eel-
cuiauon reo. iu 11 and 12, and
four blshons from 'other wester
areas will be present.
The Rev. Turney announces
that there will be no Friday
morning service or 8 m
Ice at St, Mark's church Sunday
of this week. Sunday morning
Elwood Hedberg will conduct
the service at 11 a. m.. xervlne
as lay reader. The Rev. A. H.
MacDonnell of Ashland will ho
on call, It was also stated.
Mrs. turney will accompany
the rector.
FEAR COAST GUARDS
LOST OFF HOQUIAM
Portland, Ore., Feb. 7 (U,R)
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cabin boat was discovered wash
ed ashore near Ocean City.
Wash.. 10 miles north of Hoaul-
m last night.
Coast guard officials aald the
boat normally carried a crew of
four, none of whom were found
In the boat. The vessel wan tin.
damaged but Interior of the cab
in was in disorder.
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