Show Smith Connally Acts Act's Legality May Be Tested by Chain Firm WASHINGTON Aug 21 UP Ri- Ri The possibility of a court test on the constitutionality of the Smith- Smith Connally act was seen Saturday in an an attack on the labor disputes law by Montgomery Ward Co Inc rejected by the war labor board The board rejecting a company contention that the act went ent beyond beyond beyond be be- I yond what the constitution permits permits permits per per- mits ordered union sec security rity voluntary voluntary voluntary vol vol- vol- vol I I dues off check-off and arbitration arbitration tion of grievances at Montgomery Wards Ward's New York Detroit and Denver retail stores Constitutionality of the law was attacked by the company on the ground that it delegated legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive powers to the board without sufficient standards was Indefinite indefinite indefinite In definite and ambiguous and im impaired paired freedom of contract by byes byes- cs- cs f J. I yi w 1 f comp compulsory r ton tion Wayne L. L Morse public member member mem mem- I ber ben wrote th the boards board's opinion upholding up up- holding the constitutionality of the act asserting that an employer attitude of take it or leave it itIn itIn itin in bargaining with unions is Js fast fut becoming passe The order affects about I workers represented by the United Mail Order Warehouse and Retail union C CIO I 0 Company counsel did not comment com corn ment immediately on the order but the legal questions raised were such as would enter into any effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort to upset the act by court ac ac- ac- ac tion Morse took account of the possibility possibility of a legal te test t in his statement statement state state- ment that the board has accepted and will continue to accept the war labor disputes act as constitutional unless the courts order othe otherwise ise |