Show washington snapshots by james preston tile the old question of whether we are to concentrate upon immediate recovery and getting people back to work or lati long term torm 11 xe ret farma arms come first at the risk of 0 blocking re employment la Is again agitating washington it will unquestionably figure la in the coming Congress congressional low elections on one side of the lineup are those who believe that the first job la Is to get men to work and let wait measures which create uncertainty and therefore are a hindrance to industrial progress in this category falls the wage and hour legislation the welsh healey amendments to bar from government contracts acta any business which Is ia at odds with the labor board and taxation aimed at forcing reform instead of raising revenue on the other side are those who be hove that reforms can best beat lie put through while the patient la 18 sick this group is already pe rearing tho the defeated governmental reorganization bill for the next session it would not be surprising to see a lew drive on the supreme court urged from this quarter ter the walsh act ammend proposal strengthened the smoldering sentiment tor for revision of the national labor relations net act the labor act la Is notoriously lopsided almost all groups in the capitol admit hut but sufficient support has baa not jelled belled Jel led for actual legislative action in that direction the amendment proposed to the walsh caley act will therefore inake the unbalanced labor act more deeply felt by the already hamstrung businessmen those seeking tho the labor act rev revision isloa believe by making compliance with orders compulsory by those who wish to do business with the government ern ment they bel believe leye uio the labor act should be lamented before the walsh nealey healey act announcement baa been mado made that the federal government may make a detailed study of great britaina Brit ains labor law as aa contained in the british trade disputes and trade unions act of 1927 many hope that the purpose of the study is to make the english law the ba als for changes in our own poorly dratted drafted labor law tho the national labor relations act here are a few of the provisions of the british law 1 sympathy strikes which inflict hardships hards Alps upon the comman anity are illegal 2 lockout strikes forcefully keeping non striking workers from their lobs jobs are il illegal lecal 3 9 strikes not connected with disputes over hours wages or other conditions of employment are 11 II legal if calculated to coerce the government for example a national coal strike to obtain a minimum wage law 4 CrI criminal liability la is imposed on all union officials members of otride commit teim and individual pickets wh who otake take part in an illegal strike 5 in the case of illegal striker str ikee the union Is liable tor for damages to employers employ cra or othora 0 persons expelled from a wiloa for riot nol participating in an aa illegal strike may claim damages payable out of union funda 7 the statutory right of trade unions to use their funds funda for political purposed lg Is taken away our own labor law does docs not con tain any of the above provisions for protection of public interests and individual rights OF TUB THI rep kep dudley white of ohio we in washington shod shed crocodile tears acara foro fore everybody in the world except the fillow fellow who has haa to pay the taxes |