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A WAGE-HOUR WARNING
Washington pavements are simmering with
the heat these days and the atmosphere of the
national capital is sultry and oppressive,
ROOSEVELT URGED BY HIS AD-
strongly conducive to a disinclination to labor
VISERS TO MOVE SLOWLY.
1
or any activity of a constructive sort. The
weather made the "harmony" excursion to the
Jefferson Island Democratic club in Chesapeake
Several Cabinet Members and Con-
CLARK HITS INDIAN BUREAU,
bay welcome to the Democratic congressmen
gressional Leaders Fear Black-
Connery Bill Is Too
Tax Money Is Being Used to Lobby
who attended.
Drastic.
for Court Bill. Senator Says.
But from the conversation of the picnickers
WASHINGTON BUREAU
on their return it is becoming evident that the
THE KANSAS CITY STAR
trouble in Washington is more fundamental
610 ALBEE BUILDING
WASHINGTON BUREAU
(By a Member of The Star's Staff.)
than the heat of early summer, and that it
THE KANSAS CITY STAR
610 ALBEE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, June 28.-Senator
has not been substantially ameliorated by the
(By a Member of The Star's Staff.)
Bennett C. Clark told the senate to-
get-together affair out in the bay.
WASHINGTON, June 28.-President
day that the Indian affairs bureau,
At the end of nearly six months, and with
Roosevelt has been urged by members
under Secretary Ickes, had been
of his cabinet and congressional lead-
using taxpayers' money to lobby for
virtually nothing accomplished save the ap-
ers to go slowly in forcing a wage
its own interests as well as to create
proval of various appropriation measures, the
sentiment for passage of the Presi-
and hour measure through Congress
present session of Congress presents an in-
dent's court proposal.
at this time.
The use of public money to influ-
teresting study in political transformation. No
It was learned today several cabi-
ense Congress, Senator Clark said, is
session ever began with greater prospects of
net members and congressional lead-
a violation of the criminal code and
harmony and legislative achievement. The ad-
ers told the President over the week-
the guilty person is liable for punish-
ministration had its powerful majorities in both
end at Jefferson island that to force
ment.
houses of Congress and, it seemed, would have
Clark said John Collier, head of
such a drastic measure as the Black-
the Indian bureau, used tax money
its own way in whatever it might desire or
Connery bill would widen the breach
to publish a magazine in which
request.
in the Democratic ranks and fan the
were printed articles favorable to his
Today everything seems to be confusion and
flames of business unrest resulting
administration of the Indian bureau
uncertainty, with a multiplication of cross-
from the wave of strikes initiated by
as well as arguments in behalf of
the John L. Lewis organization.
the court bill.
purposes and with no evident disposition or
One cabinet member who returned
ability to move forward with any outstanding
last week from an extensive trip into
legislative proposal.
the farm belt is reported to have told
In recent days it has become a common say-
Mr. Roosevelt the farmer was becom-
ing uneasy at the manner in which
ing on Capitol Hill that Vice-President Garner
the administration was patronizing
has adjourned and that the members of Con-
labor and neglecting to enact any
gress would prefer to do likewise. The vice-
plan to cushion the farmer against
president is on an extended fishing trip in
another crop surplus and declining
prices.
Texas and is not expected to return at this
HOPES TO MAKE A START.
session.
Yet Mr. Roosevelt has indicated that he will
It was said the President appeared
to be fully aware of the antagonism
press the measures he desires passed, includ-
against labor in certain parts of the
ing the court reorganization program, which
country as a result of the C. I. O.
is to come up in the senate later this week.
controversy but nevertheless hoped to
make a start on a measure that would
And more of the hot Washington summer is
reduce the hours of labor in inter-
ahead.
state commerce and set a minimum
Except for the political soothsayers, whose
wage.
purpose it is to maintain "front," nobody is
The house labor committee will
start tomorrow considering the wage
prepared to say what will happen next, or
and hour bill in executive session.
whether anything will happen. Congress is
Representative W. P. Lambertson of
merely drifting along, stewing in the heat and
Kansas, a member of the committee,
hoping that something more promising and
expressed doubt today that any plan
as far-reaching as the Black-Connery
pleasant even than a week-end trip to Jef-
bill ever would receive a favorable re-
ferson island will turn up in the near future.
port.
Influential party members are deeply dis-
DOUBT BILL'S VALUE.
turbed over the trend of administration policies,
Missouri's two senators, Bennett
all the way from the court plan to the re-
Clark and Harry Truman, are on rec-
organization plan for the executive branch of
ord as favorable to a plan that will be
fair to both labor and capital but
the government, to silence on the sit-down
have said they do not believe the
strikes and to an apparent continued friendli-
pending measure will be of any bene-
ness toward the Lewis or C. I. O. labor element,
fit to the working man or the em-
There is the rift that is fundamental, that
ployer.
Truman has branded the measure
is not readily to be adjusted or smoothed over
"the most vicious piece of legislation
and that either may prolong the session
yet proposed."
throughout the summer or result in some sud-
"The bill, as I understand it," Tru-
man said today, "would freeze the
den development that will terminate it sooner,
minimum wage that this all-powerful
with almost nothing done. What the country's
labor board would set in such a way
choice in the matter might be is anybody's
that it might become the maximum
guess; but at least the present spectacle affords
wage. Such a thing would be unfair
to both labor and capital and I'm
varied possibilities for the future, politically
against it."
speaking.
Senator Truman said he hoped the
administration would see its way clear
to modify the Black-Connery bill, cut
out the wage feature and agree on
something that would be workable.
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