Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 March 1939 — Page 2

LEWIS SEEKING ROOSEVELT AID

INCOAL DISPUTE]

Guffey Law Major Factor _In Maneuvering Behind : Wage Parley.

By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, March 21.—Right in the middle of his recovery drive, the President is in danger of being sucked into another national labor dispute. This time it is soft coal and again John L. Lewis is the - gentleman seeking White House ‘support. 5 5 Bituminous wage negotiations in ‘New York have turned dirty. The

union’s demand for shorter hours|’

and 50 cents a day increase, and the

operators’ proposal for a 50-cent |

decrease, were supposed to cancel each other and lead to an easy renewal of the present contract before “the April 1 deadline. : But some of the operators now think a short coal shutdown might be useful in hurting the New Deal in general and its bituminous Coal Commission in particular. Yesterday there was introduced .in the House an amendment to the ‘Guffey Coal Law, which would kill Government regulation and reduce ‘the Commission to a referee over voluntary marketing agreements. this can be used as a propaganda vehicle this session in the hope of passing it next year.

Te Labor Talks Periled

Meanwhile, the “failure” of the Guffey Law and its Commission lo bring order out of coal chaos hangs over the labor negotiations. This explains in part the Lewis proposal for a temporary standstill agreement, if negotiations are deadlocked on March 31, and the operators’ rejection of that apparently reasonable proposition. .. Each side is trying to protect itself if and when the Coal Commission gets around to its price-fixing

job, anticipated by some this sum-|.

mer. It is generally assumed that price-fixing would mean higher prices. If so, the union naturally wants to be in a position to partake of the gravy. And the operators do not want the union to share—they insist they now are losing money. Though the union is pressing its :demands for a basic $6.50 a day, for a reduction of hours from 35 to 30 a week, a guarantee of 200 working days a year, and other improvements in working conditions, it is fighting against long odds there. Admittedly the industry is sick; profits are scarce. . The problem of the union, and of ‘the operators on the opposite side, ‘is so to manipulate the stalemate that the public will blame the other fellow. :

"Operators May Be On ‘Spot’

That is where President Roosevelt gomes in. If Mr. Lewis can induce “the President at the appropriate time to declare that a coal stoppage is @gainst the public interest, the operators will be on the spot. Under those circumstances public opinion would tend to swing against the side which refused to continue ‘mining coal under the old contract, pending a later settlement. ” That would tie the hands of own_ers who would welcome a brief stoppage for the double purpose of weakening the C. I. O. leader and “dramatizing the alleged failure of _the Guffey Law and Commission. There is little danger of a prolonged lockout or strike. Mr. Lewis by superb strategy has put the Appalachian operators’ where a long strike would throw part of their market to other mine owners. The Appalachian contract, now under negotiation, covers about 70 per cent of the output and about one-third of a million miners. Normally it is the model for other contracts. But this time Mr. Lewis outsmarted them. In advance he signed up certain Rocky Mountain, Illinois and Indiana districts, using as bait the promise that any changes in the Appalachian contract would be included automatically in theirs. So soft coal will be mined on: April 1, regardless of what the mighty Appalachian owners decide to do about it

What they will decide to do, and what the union will do, depends largely on outside interests of the two parties.

THREE INJURED IN CITY TRAFFIC

Three persons were injured in overnight accidents, police reported today; - : Mrs. Nora Groves, 58, of Arcadia, was in Methodist Hospital after she had been injured when the car in which she was riding collided with 8 police car at Keystone Ave. and “Millersville Road. Morton :Albright, driver of the car, was arrested and charged with failure to :glve .a police car the right-of-way. Eddie Thrall, 44, of 1059 Udell St, was treated at City Hospital for a broken rib which he told police he received when struck by a hit-and-run driver at Northwestern Ave, and W. 30th St. : John Bender, 50, of the Brevort Hotel, was treated at City Hospital for a head cut after he had been struck by a car, driven by John Swinney, 20, of 939 N. Sherman Dr,, in the 100 block on N. Alabama St., police said.

FULTON BANK CLOSED

Times Special FULTON, March 21.—The Fulton State bank has been closed due to frozen assets, officials announced today. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is to pay each of the 500 depositors in full. No depositor had deposits in the bank totaling more than $5000. Liabilities at time of closing = amounted to officials said. : ees BARGAIN PERMANENTS Shampoo

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not change our traffic laws every time Council meets.”

Sullivan Rejected Project

Mayor Sullivan recently rejected the traffic survey project, explaining the City could not finance its share of the cost. The debate on the matter of banning of trucks from certain streets arose during a public hearing on an ordinance which would remove the ban on certain streets. Action on the ordinance was deferred after the hearing. The resolution approving the Works Board action in permitting Indianapolis Railways, Inc., to extend its trackless trolley lines over Minnesota St, was referred to the Safety Committee. > The truck ordinance hearing was opened with a demand by John Mchane, 5156 College Ave., representifig several North Side civic groups, that trucks of more than two and a half tons capacity be barred from all city streets. Lr Others who spoke on the truck ban included John B. Ponton, 3610 N. Keystone Ave.; Albert N. Neuerburg, 4401 E. 10th: St.; Howard M. Meyer, who said he represented 100 Arlington Ave: property' owners; Robert D. Armstrong, representing certain Pennsylvania St. residents north of 38th St.; Ryan Hall, Indiana Motor Truck Association managing director, and Forest W. Baker, 931 W. 34th St.

Would Make Distinction

Mr. Meyer urged that city delivery trucks be permitted but overland trucks be barred. Mr. Hall contended cities cannot bar certain classes of

trucks, but said the trucking industry would be glad to have a belt line around the city. “Bar all trucks from city streets, or bar none of them,” Mr. Baker urged. : Two opposing delegations appeared to debate the trackless trolley extension plan. Speakers opposing the plan were Louis Rohrer,

620 Lincoln St. and Mrs. Charles

Dongus, 1555 Barth Ave. Speaking Frank Stewart, 1607 Villa Ave., and Dale Colville, 1929 E. Minnesota St. Council ‘received an ordinance which would enable the Red Cab Co. to establish a maximum rate of 55 cents for all trips between two points in the city. Ordinances were adopted establishing a taxicab stand on College Ave. just north of 19th St.; limiting parking on the south side of E. 11th St. \and providing for purchase of materials for the City Asphalt Plant.

350 CHICKS KILLED IN BLAZE AT METEA

Times Special 4 LOGANSPORT, March 21.-—Fires in this vicinity yesterday destroyed 350 week-old chickens, swept 20

of Mr. and Mrs. August Zech. The chickens perished at the

‘George Hubenthal farm near Metea

from a blaze of undetermined origin. The grass fire occurred in Clay Township and was believed to have

the highway. : The blaze at the August Zech home was the largest in the city this year.

in favor of the ‘extension were’

acres of land and burned the home!

started from a match thrown along|

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Elliott Refers to Self as President’s ‘Severest Friendly Critic.” PT. WORTH, March 21 (U. P)— Elliott Roosevelt, second son of tie

said today .that Vice President Garner, as leader of the

| conservative wing of the Democratic

Party, was the most likely candidate at present to head his party ticket in 1940. E : Mr. Roosevelt, who only yesterday

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Hundreds of persons jammed the City Council chambers last night to air their views on pending legislation.

then suddenly subsided as no one aim might be achieved. Senator Harrison refused to specify; the rest did likewise. Two chief obstacles confront the campaign for economy. One is Congress itself, Congress being made up of politicians, most of them under pressure from constituents and special groups who are seeking appropriations for this and that. Many of them, while talking economy, are themselves pushing pet projects, even including Senator Harrison himself, who is sponsoring a bill for Federal appropriations for education, to a total of 872 million dollars, over a period of six years. Roosevelt Backs Spenders The other difficulty confronting economy at this time is the New Deal policy, enunciated by President Roosevelt, against any drastic reduction of Government expenditures, on the ground that this would seriously hamper recovery. It seems certain the President, himself, is not going to initiate any economy program. Economy would be possible only under strong leadership of the President, such leadership as he exercised early in his Administration when, operating under a theory such as ‘espoused now by Senator Byrd (D. Va.), he put through the Economy Bill, which slashed numerous Government expenditures. Economy Difficult

The President won that victory only after persistent pressure, only after using a club over Congress. He sat at his telephone one memore.ble night and, by personal calls he rounded up the necessary support. He did not even overlook the Republican leader, Senator McNary

in vain. Congress seems 'no more disposed now, as a body, toward a real economy program. : Other than the persuasive argu-

(Ore). He called him, too, though |

‘Economy!’ Conservatives Cry—But Where and How:

(Last of a Series)

By THOMAS L. STOKES - Times Special Writer : WASHINGTON, March 21.—The issue chosen by Democratic con-|the future attainments of the conservatives with which to challenge the New Dealers is economy. Thus far it has been a sham battle. : AC Senator Harrison (D. Miss.), Finance committee chairman, raised it|voice an opinion.” . with a great rodr which echoed among his colleagues with a “me, too,”

appeared to say how the economy

ment that a cessation of spending now might produce another setback —and the Democratic majority is very certain that it wants nothing like that in an election year—the economy bloc is up against another very practical and realistic problem. This is that the field of real economies lies in projects which, politically. it is difficult for Congress to invade. ) Congress seems disposed to grant all money necessary for the defense program and veterans’ organizations are putting on pressure for still further -increases in present pensions and compensations for war veterans. For interest on the public debt another -$1,050,000,000 is necessary. No reduction is possible there. For the agricultural program, a total of $694,000,000 is estimated in the budget and pending proposals. For unemployment relief, it is estimated, $2,019,000,000 will be spent next year. Regular Government departments will require 865 million dollars next year, it is estimated. This is a field in which economies might be effected, But any real reductions would have to invade the other categories and Congress hesitates to move into them. 3

. WIDOW, 90, LIVES ALONE

CONNEAUT, O,, March 21 (U.P.). —Ninety-year-old Mrs. Mariecta Annis has lived alone since her husband died in 1921. She keeps her own house, cooks her own meals. “And I like it,” she said. “It gives me time to think.”

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dent’s “severest friendly critic,” said in a broadcast over his Texas network that “John Garner” is in the driver’s seat right now, well in the lead as a likely Democratic candidate for the Presidency in the 1940 elections.” Mr, Garner, he said, was “by all signs and portents” the leader of

the conservative branch of the

party. ; “F. D. R., Garner Split”

“There is little room for doubt that Mr. Garner and the President of the United States have traveled separate roads since the winter of 1937,” he said. : “Reports have it that the Vic President became so incensed over the Administration’s handling of the sit-down strike situation that he quit Washington and returned to Uvalde for a six months’ vacation. Since his return, his opinions have been at variance with the President’s as to the path being taken by the Democratic Party. ; + “As to the results thus far and

servative element as opposed to the New Deal, I do not feel qualified to

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In an interview with the United Press yesterday, Mr. Roosevelt, speaking as a businessman, said: “I'm not a New Dealer, and I'm not an anti-New Dealer. But I do regard myself as the President’s severest friendly critic. It is true that Government has all fingers of each hand in business. And that makes it imperative that business be active in government. I'm interesting in helping guide government to make things better for business.”

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