Show j err Labor Unit Orders House Stud Y Of Absenteeism in Industry WASHINGTON March 9 UP RI- RI The house labor committee Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day ordered a a. general investigation tion of absenteeism in industry and called Secretary of ot Labor Perkins as its first witness at hearings to start late this week The house naval affairs committee committee committee com com- already is conducting a a separate investigation into the same subject and that inv investigation investigation sti- sti gation continued Tuesday The labor committees committee's decision to make its ts own study of the problem came at its first meeting of the session It also approved a resolution requesting th the house to authorize it to make a general investigation of the entire labor field The naval committees committee's inquiry centers around a proposal that war contractors be required to report quarterly to the war man manpower manpower manpower power commission the n names mes of all workers absent from their jobs without prior authorization The TheW TheW Thew W M C in turn would pass those names names names' on to local selective service service service ice boards Appearing as a witness before the naval group Tuesday John Green national president of the thee e C CIO I 0 Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America described as asa asa asa a lot of utter nonsense nonsense charges that much absenteeism has been caused by Monday morning sickness sickness sickness sick sick- ness hangovers and elbow bend- bend ing He said h h he b based ed his hi 8 eta fT ment on a personal 1 checkup lion week end at a saloon tit tic ire frequent nU by ship builders Contending that other can I such as bad cau cans l housing and Inadi in quate transportation Were I blame he added that absented absentees absentee has not reached it its high S watt wa mark Green expressed belief belto I would Increase as the drain drain y I youth increased and as Youri men are replaced by women II those in the older iu ai age brac brack unable to stand long hours l He told the I committee that that'S organized campaign on the tel r nS dic I and in the press of abuse Inge aimed at worker Worker K resulted In a general lowering f. morale a |