Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-03-06 | Page 2 | Congressmen Approve High Court Action

CONGRESSMEN APPROVE S HIGH COURT ACTION S k WASHINGTON March 6 UP General UP-General General approval marked ked first congressional reaction Thursday to the supreme col court rt decision upholding contempt contempt- convictions iI in hi the John LLewis mine union case but Se Sen Ball R. R Minn Minu said it d doesn't es t tend end the need heed for new labor abor laws Ball member of the senate labor committee now con COD considering various proposals to curb unions told a a. reporter I III think this removes removes' any need for amending the Norris Norris- LaGuardia LaGuardi ac act But t we still still have got to do something about wide industry-wide bargaining We cant can't leave the country at the mercy of wide industry strikes We still have g got gOt- gOtto t. t to do something something some some- thing too about the closed shop hop Other comment Sen Capehart R. R Ind md It makes it more important than ever that the c commerce committee immediately hold hearings as I as I have suggested to find out why the government government government govern govern- ment hasn't returned the mines and why the owners haven't It wanted them Sen Green D. D R. R I I. I I I think the supreme court court- courtis is probably right Anyway its it's the law I think the decision will have popular approval Sen Bushfield R R. S. S D D. Its certainly good news that the government can control the situation Without this decision our hands would be completely tied The government govern govern- ment simply couldn't do anything