Show at approve PA union I 1 NOTO many men mem beix 0 of were astounded at tho by secretary og 0 lobo labor thai tle the risen elsen hower AdmInis administration 14 g opposed to ot of a federal lay Is prohibiting I 1 y union membership U janaq had been ohp hp amon members ft congress that tile the lion was planning to follow a policy of neutrality on this issue and not try to influence congress fress one woy way or another 1 if there had been any changes la in this position it had not been communicated to those on capitol who follow developments closely in the labor field mr mitchell Ml created a sen ben cation b by assailing state right to work tows laws in 1654 1054 and was promptly rt rebuffed by the white house president eisenhower Elsen hower quickly let act it be known that the secretary of labor was speaking for I 1 himself and not for the white house A number of years ago union leaders bitterly fought the so called yellow dog contracts under which workmen were reo re quiren to pledge themselves not to join a union equally as objectionable it is contended Is the union shop requirements that workmen must join a union regardless of their personal wishes washes secretary mitchell made another significant statement during the recent press conference at which he said the administration and he personally appos ed a federal righetto right to work law in addition he put himself on oil record publicly in opposition to making unions like ike business subject to the antitrust laws in order to curb their power this question has been under discussion for a long time by the justice commerce and labor departments in an effort to ar rive at an administration position obviously there would be some embarrassment to the administration if tile the attorney general and secretary of commerce should publicly line UP in opposition to the secretary of labor and proclaim their views at every opportunity just what labor legislation will be recommended to congress by the eisenhower Elsen hower administration has not yet been determined consideration of right to work legislation is cetta certain in however since senator goldwater R ariz already has announced that he will introduce a bill to remove from the federal labor laws all language which permits compulsory unionism 11 bills already are pending to apply the antitrust laws to labor unions end unnecessary government spending the recent display of dussias Rus sias scientific progress may have provided economy aavo batca in congress will the stimulant needed to bring about tile the elimination of much non rion essen bial government spending especially it Is tilts this true it if tile eisenhower Elsen hower administration recommends coin mends additional military spending in oil an effort to combat tile the soviet menace that should make economy elsewhere all the more arg urgent nl the Is expressed by some administration officials and amny members of congress that the government should concentrate its efforts on ion d dal tense ah n this clr of emergency and E eliminate every unessential item item of spending in tilts this way wa it Is explained it will be pos possible for bie government to meet all of its 10 financial needs maintain a balanced bal need budget and still provide ifor for essential tax reduction to protect the nations CCO economic future |