Show Vittorio IU Ill Pneumonia mania monia ends down up-down career Called an d nUt ITU C Congress Baffle CHICAGO Dec 29 P-A P A publishers publishers' pub pub pub- Ushers lishers' representative ve told congressional con con- con con- gr gressional sionI l investigators Monday th that t the week old A F L II International International International In In- Typo Typographical uni union n strike against Chicago's s 's six daily newspapers pers appeared to be a abat- abat 1 bat battle attIe at- at tIe tle between tHe ITU T U and the congress congress congress con con- gress Its itself lf If Testifying before r a a house subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee e hen ed by Rep Owens CR R R.- R. III Ill Robert C. C Bassett of Chicago Chicag g general labor counsel for forthe the Hea Hearst t and a represent representative rep rep- ep resent tWe for the Chicago hi Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Publishers Publishers' said You have been lieen told the issue is is' wages A Ast t of the fi first two days of ot bi taken en by this committee makes one realize that the real issue ss' ss is no not w wages The Thereal Thereal real ue Js is the HartI Taft Hartley y I. I law Itis It is apparently an n effort to amend or destro destroy 1 the act act Points to Issue The issue t of of the e Chicago strike is is V th the publishers here shall shaH have a mutual normal con con- or or shall hall w we connive with the u-ni u union union to defeat def at atthe the provisions of the Hartley the aCt law BaSSett said the he publishers h rs have b been en toI told repeatedly over the conference conference con cony ference table by the union If that the I IT ITU T U U. U despite espite sp specific bans he said were contained in the Taft Taft- Hartley HarUey H law intends rids to o m maintain three e conditions which have nave been in ete effect effect- t for foi years Bassett conditions are th thO right of ight-of of the union to determine it its own own Jurisdiction s n nand and the right the of f the le u lon refuse use to handle struck work Randolph international bf n ot the union Friday If there is If no a union that has f felt lt the impact of ot the Taft Taft Taft- Hartley law as we we e have It ap appears ap ap- ap pears pe been tailored for us s. s In reply Bass Bassett t said faid We feel no reason r ason for forthe theY the I ITU ITU- T U to take the position on that th-t. the closed anU- anU shop HarU provision of the Taft Har Hartley y a act t w will ill destroy their union He Head II ad added l d that the the Ir ITU U is not thet the t tp type of of union at which Ili h the the act act is ts' ts c aimed The The strike r of 1500 printers which started Nov 24 resulted f from om a a deadlock k i iri Sn since the Uie I i with the publishers h rs asso association i ex ex p 1 i r re rea e d ii Oct oat 21 I IThe The UI lO contended t the p publishers pub pub- Ush Ushers lishers rs' rs refusal to put into nt effect imm immediate diat w wage vage ge increases ts voted byi th the union pending ati r of other issues cause the walkout The publishers said the issue w was was' as s' s wages not but the e unions union's Io sl r refusal fus l to negotiate their wage ge and other demands in ina a a lawful contract of reasonable duration |