Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-06-07 | Page 5 | U. S. to 'Crack' Defies of WLB

u. u 1 S 0 to rack Defies of WASHINGTON June 7 71 1 UP UPS The The govern government ent Thursday ay prep pre p pared red swift ft new m moves vea in its its' its lat latest lat lat- t- t est crackdown on labor unions and d employers for defiance of l. l war Jabor Ja- Ja bor board orders orders' The object w was was s to prevent any weakening of the adm administrations administration's management labor policy which would interfere with aU- aU out all ut production production pro pro- for the defeat of ot Japan Stabilization Director William WilliamH H H. H Davis was ready to recommend governmental seizure of ot additional addition al at properties properties' or r to Impose economic eco eco- economic eco sanctions in more than a score of cases wh where re the parties ret refuse se to obey W L B directives President Truman directed seizures seizures seiz seiz- ures urea of West Virginia and Texas Oil companies Wednesday They were the fourth and fifth com com companies panics taken over in bi 10 days In Inthe Inthe Inthe the same period Davis Dam imposed sanctions on oh two tv clothing firms and arid a bus company Mr Truman has ordered eight seizures seizures' in less than two months I aSan S 'S San Francisco including a n shipyard ship ship- shipyard yard two southern textile mills Chicago truck companies s and Pennsylvania's anthracite mines The rho late Mr Roosevelt directed c e only ony 28 seizures in 40 months t tend to end labor disputes Many of the cases cues before Davis have been pending for some some ome m months He is said ald to feel fed that further delay would end endanger nger the c continued success of th the I governments government's govern govern- menti ment's policy polley for peaceful settle settlement men ment ment- of management labor dis disputes db pubes in wartime The new drive to obtain com co c mp m- m p anco WIth WL WI B directives dev de- de v o d when it appeared that congress con congress eon con gress had abandoned any Intention intent Intention t tion J of en enacting c ng l legislation gisl Uon for for enforcement of ot W LB orders