Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-15 | Page 22 | Steel Concern Election Eyed

STEEL CONCERN I ELECTION EYED li U S. S Agents Watch Ballot Balot of Plant Plant Involved in N R A Clash WASHINGTON Dec De 15 UP- UP UP Department of f justice a agents ent were sent today ty to plants punt of the Weirton See Steel Stee company to observe b e an em cm- election electon of representatives for collective bargaining The company and the te N R A apparently moved move closer coer to t a showdown in court curt involving involving ing the te validity of the national Industrial industrial idu- idu indus Indus- trial recovery act til Attorney General Homer S. S Cummings Cummings Cum Cum- Cu dispatched agents agent from Pittsburgh PIUs Pitts PUt PUt- b burgh birgh to Weirton plants in i Steuben- Steuben vile ville vie Ohio Oho Clarksburg Clarkburg W. W Va and Weirton W. W Va Va as s the upshot of a heated dispute between Ernest Erest T. T Weir chairman of the steel stel company board bra and ad Recovery Administrator Hugh S. S Johnson Johnon The dispute centered on the te corn corn- cm- cm pony's refusal to permit representatives tives tive pys py's of the te national labor labor- board bord to supervise the election eleton Chairman te Wagner said sid the company had agreed agree to t tilLs this supervision then had hd interfered interfered inter inter- t with wit the choice choie of their representatives in 1 violation of ofte the law te lw i t Johnson Johson wired Weir that he was wa Informed informed in In- formed that tat you ore arc about abut to t commit commit com corn mit a deliberate violation of federal dominated dominated dominated domi domi- laws by holding holdin a company election eleton Before Weir received the te telegram Johnson talked to t him by telephone after ater which Weir issued a 8 s statement saying We both agreed d decide that tt it I was a matter for lor the te courts curt to CummIngs CumIngs refused to speculate on legal proceedings Wagner Wagn r intimated they would take the form of an Injunction injunction in in- te junction suit against the te election