Show ROUND MERRY M ERRY G RoUND 1 John L L. Felt e I Held Hed Lose Court Appeal I By DREW V FE PEARSON W A WASHINGTON John S HIN G T O N John L. L Lewis seemed to have a 0 premonition premonition premonition premo premo- as to what the supreme court had in store for him Shortly before the tho courts court's decision decision deci deci- sion lI on the mine worker boss made madea a significant t talk lk before a hush- hush hush dinner given to various senators and congressmen by KIngman Brewster M Massachusetts Massachusetts hu- hu tax lobbyist Forgetting certain well known tactics by which he put rival unions out of business and how he twice called a strike during the tho war Lewis complained that the government was oppressive and urged his senatorial hearers to get back to free ree enterprise Senator Albert Hawkes of ot New Jersey former president of ot the United States chamber of or commerce replied tartly re reminding reminding reminding re- re minding Lewis that it was up to labor leaders to help save the American free enterprise tem Wheeler Honored Honored Allegedly Allegedly the dinner was given in honor honorof i of Senator ex-Senator Burt Wheeler of ot Montana one of Lewis' Lewis most intimate friends Most of ot those invited did not know Lewis was to attend and frankly were puzzled re regarding arding their hosts host's intentions Staunch Republican host Brewster boasts that his ancestors landed with the pilgrim fathers from tram the Mayflower and prides himself on being a Son of the American Revolution Asked about his dinner Brewster would not even admit that he had held one If a man cant can't have a purely social dinner weve we've come to the end he exploded If you want to pry into my affairs I can tell telI you where to go However it was ascertained that guests guest at the dinner apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap given as a sounding board for Lewis included Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican Senators Cain Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Ecton Montana Cordon Cordon Cordon Cor Cor- don Oregon Butler Nebraska R Rever e v e r c com o m b West Virginia Bridges New Ham Hampshire p s h ire Hawkes New Jersey Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Senators Johnson Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado and Eastland Mississippi R Republican e p pub u b l I i c can a n Representatives I Bradley Michigan Short Missouri Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- South Dakota plus Robert Young president of ot the Chesapeake Ohio railroad and Ed Wheeler son of or the ex- ex senator Urges Free Enterprise John L. L was called on at the end of the dinner and took 15 minutes minutes minutes min min- utes to appeal for a return to free ree enterprise There can be beno beno beno no free enterprise he said if the rights of labor are restricted We have a good government In this country Lewis intoned but if it we want to keep it a halter must not be put around the neck of labor I will testify before congress soon in regard to this not that it will do any good but I want to put myself on record Several Seve-ral others were called on onto onto onto to speak after Lewis had finished finished finished fin fin- in including c 1 u din g Senator Hawkes who delivered a polished polished polished pol pol- reply to the mine leaders leader's comments Mr Lewis you have expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed a desire to see the American system saved saved saved- the New Jersey senator declared Well you and other leaders of ot labor have a major responsibility ity in this You should conduct yourselves is as as Jabor labor leaders in a manner that is compatible with the interests of the people as a whole With their new powers labor leaders have the same responsibility responsibility responsibility as industrial leaders It rests on their shoulders and if they dont don't carry it well we will fail as a nation After this reminder Hawkes added that he fully agreed with Lewis' Lewis call calI for a return to free en enterprise Weve got to get back to voluntary voluntary voluntary vol vol- vol- vol cooperation he said That is the mainspring of American life If we fail to get back we cannot remain a free nation No laws that we pass will solve our problems but certain laws are vitally necessary to re restore restore restore re- re store freedom of action In my opinion However I do not believe believe believe be be- lieve that any legislation passed in vind will help us Freshman Questions Question Senior Senior- Representative Jack Javits New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City Republican is learning learning learning learn learn- ing that freshman congressmen should be seen and not heard heard- or at least that many older congressmen congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen think so Last month Javits arose during during dur dur- ing the house debate on the deficiency deficiency deficiency de de- de- de bill to ask Chairman John Taber of the house appropriations appropriations appropriations committee if it the bill as recommended by his committee I would provide funds for the theOP theo o 0 OP P A A. to continue rent font control through June If the money Is handled wisely Taber replied carelessly there will be enough Javits took him at his word and voted for the bill only to discover later that insufficient funds were provided in the bill whereupon the young congress congress- congressman man took the unusual step of appearing before the senate appropriations appropriations ap committee to ask that it provide the funds for continued continued continued con con- rent control This of course did not endear him to the reactionary Republican can leadership but Javits had the courage to stick sUck by his guns Copyright 1917 1947 1947 Bell Syndicate |