Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-11 | Page 18 | Wagner Starts Bill Hearings

WAGNER STARTS BILL HEARINGS WASHINGTON March 11 IP- IP Senator Wagner D D. D N N. N Y told the senate labor committee today that his labor disputes bill would do much to rou round out a balanced economic system The first witness c to testify at the opening of hearin hearings s on his measure the New Yorker said Our alternatives are arc re clear If It we allow section A 7 of ot the recovery ry act to t languish we shall be confronted con fronted by intermittent p periods of ot peace at the price of ot economic liberty liberty lib lib- erty dangerous industrial warfare and dire dir depressions On the other hand J If we we- clarify that law and bol bolster hr jt it by adequate enforcement agencies gen es we shall do much to round out the program for fora a balanced economic system em founded upon fair dealing and common business bustness bust bust- ness sense The Wagner bill is ic supported by the American Federation of or Labor bor and the national labor relations board but opposed by many indus indus- It would Create a permanent national labor relations board with power to carry its decisions to court for lor enforce enforce- meat ment Make a part of ot the law the majority majority ma rule by which a major majority t of ot in any plant would select the collective bargaining agency for all Outlaw t the h e dominated company r runion union Only a handful of oC spectators were in n the hearing room when the committee com corn 1 started hearin hearings 5 on the meas u ure re Francis Biddle chairman of ot the I labor abor relations board said recently it t was necessary to make the boards board's work e effective