Show STEEL UNION WILL DECIDE ON WALKOUT Declare Only U. U S S. S Intervention Can Preserve Preserve Preserve Pre Pre- serve Peace G C. 0 O. P. P FIGHTS LABOR BILL Companies Make Plans for Industrial Conflict SAN FRANCISCO June 14 II Waterfront employers today rejected rejected re re- re a a. proposal offered by the International Longshoremen's association association association as as- to end the lon long Ions strike of ot Pacific coast longshoremen and other maritime workers By Associated Press PressA PressA PressA A new antistrike weapon was proposed proposed pro pro- posed to congress today loday as steel workers work- work ers era rs ready to set the hour for their threatened strike met in convention at t Pittsburgh The legislative proposal en an n administration administration admin admin- substitute for Cor the Wagner labor abor b bill ll would give the president authority to establish boards to settle labor abor troubles Orders of the boards would carry the same force as orders of the federal trade commission Other developments today were Gary Ind Steel Steel mills prepared for or a strike one company placing cots inside its plant for workers and announcing announcing announcing an an- operations would not be at at- by a strike New York York The The American Iron and Steel institute said the results of a recent vote among steel workers under under un un- un der the representation plan showed that 85 per cent of oC the workers workers work work- ers did not want a strike San Francisco Francisco-A A new pl plan n W was lS proposed in efforts to end the strike o 0 Ithe Pacific coast marine workers worker Joseph p P. P Ryan president of the International In- In Longshoremen's association association association tion said he believed a settlement was near IWas Steel Union Op Opens ns Momentous Meeting PITTSBURGH June 14 P If A A A convention con con- dominated b by union leaders belligerently demanding recognition tion lon or a nationwide steel strike met metor for or an hour and md ten minutes today and then recessed while the thc credentials of or its delegates were examined The The session reconvened this afternoon The delegates ot off the convention floor voiced belief that only governmental governmental govern govern- mental intervention could forestall a strike Senate Republicans Republicans' Oppose Labor Bill WASHINGTON June 14 Sen If P Sen Senate ate Republicans at a party conference today expressed dissatisfaction with virtually all the provisions of ot the administrations administrations administration's administrations administration's ad ad- ministrations ministration's new labor bill and ap aI appointed appointed pointed a subcommittee to draw up amendments Earlier Hugh S. S Johnson the N IIA R II RA RA A administrator told reporters that Continued on Page Two UNION STUDIES STEEL STRIKE leaders Declare Only U. U S S. S Int Intervention Can Preserve Pre Pre- Preserve serve Peace Continued from Pate PAle Ono One I dont don't sec see anything more I can doin do doin don in n the threatened steel strike Despite Republican opposition the Democratic leaders hoped to get the revised bill through h congress speedily speedily speedily speed speed- ily to use its provision for appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of ot conciliation boards In an effort effort elfort ef el- fort to avert the steel ste-el strike set for lor Saturday Senator McNary the Republican leader said after the executive meeting meeting meet- meet ing ng attended by a score of ot senators that a great many changes were pro pro- posed He said he could not recall their heir number or their content The White House Issued a formal denial that President Roosevelt had I ordered Hugh S S. Johnson N R A administrator administrator administrator ad ad- to withdraw from steel strike negotiations Earlier Johnson himself had denied denied de dc- de- de nied the reports saying he had withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn after steel labor men had declIned declined de de- de- de dined his settlement proposal and he found round he could do nothing more |