Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1935, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MINERS DEFEND SOFT COAL BILL Effect, However, Could Be| Blocked by Injunction, Counsel Says. Br the Associated Press | ._ The constitutionality of the Guffey- ‘Snyder bill to set up “a little N, R. | A" for the soft coal industry was| defended before a House Ways and Means Subcommittee today by coun- | sel for the United Mine Workers. | Judge Henry Warrum, legal ad- | viser to the Miners’ Union for 25 vears, told the committee there wasn't » subject dealt with in the measure | which did not affect interstate com- | merce directly. | J. V. Norman, counsel for & number of Kentucky producers, told reporters, | however, the effect of the bill could and probably would be blocked by | injunction suits in the Pall Courts in the coal districts, as well as the District of Columbia Supreme | Court, were described as likely to see the legal contest Bill Held Constitutional. Judge Warrum said the bill con- formed to the Supreme Court decision wiping out N. R. A. codes in that it did not delegate legislative power to the executive branch of the Govern- ment Court decisions on the grain futures act. he asserted, show Congress has power to regulate the coal industry. Before Judge Warrum testified Rep- resentative Snyder, Democrat. of Pennsylvania. who introduced the bill in the House, had urged speedy en- | Actment. | The only opposition to the measure, Snvder told a House Ways and Means Subcommittee, comes from “those in- terests that would like to prey, as of old. upon a coal market that repre- sents not onlv starvation wages, but sales below production costs, and op- erators who weclome a return to the old cutthroat struggle for markets." Tn order that Congress may have time to pass the Guffey-Snvder bill, a strike of 450,000 miners set for today has been called off at President Roose- velt's request. “The recovery act and the bitumi- nousscode under it gave the industry a certain measure of relief.” Snyder testified. “Prices were established without any exploiting of the public. Mine workers were organized and they recured collective wage agreements in practically every field. But some 14 months of the code. the old market psychology broke out. price- eutting and chiseling became more and more manifest, and the legal machinerv for enforcement failed It was owing to this price-cutting that all efforts to renew the present wage scale between the operators and miners. which expired April 1 of this vear. have utterly failed, the oper- ators are dropping back into the red Agein, and in any event ciaim they are unwilling to negotiate a scale of fair wages until they know that there is some form of Government control which will stabilize the indus- try against its old cut-throat prac- tices.” Officiais of the United Mine Work- ers and some Gf the operators con- tend price controls provided in the bill would give the industry sufficient income to meet the miners’ wage and hour demands. SEAT PLEASANT PAIR TO SEEK ROAD PAVING Mayor and Merchant Will Ask Help of Commission Chairman for Roosevelt Avenue. Boecial Dispateh o The Star. SEAT FLEASANT. Md., June 17— Mayor Harmon O. Acuff and Fred L Watkins, local merchant. plan to go to Baltimore tomorrow Lo seek the aid of Nathan L. Smith. chairman of the State Roads Commission. to have Roosevelt avenue paved from Chapel road to the District line The avenue, which is the main en- trance to the town. :s in deplorable condition. The county commissioners have alrsady sent a recommendation to the State Roads Commission to have it paved Leisnns in 20 Languugen Lessons in 20 languages are being eonducted in schools of Abkhazia, Rus- #ia. in accordance with the Lenin- Stal'en policy of teaching pupils in their native tongue. EASY T This famous mattress sleep”. energy . after - e oit ok p AR Union representatives of 60,000 Waynesburg, Pa.. with the burying o coal miners celebrated at quaint oid { “Mr. Coal and the Iron Policeman,” whose word used to be law in the coal fields of Pennsylvania and West Virginia years ago. officiated. The statute, outlawing Gov. Social Security __ (Continued Prom First Page.) the pay roll tax and make a direct Federal appropriation of $1,000.000.000 for giving aid to the unemployed. Long's next move would be to sub- stitute another billion dollars in place of the $24,750,000 proposed by the administration for Federal grants for the home care of dependent children The Louisianian proposes to obtain the funds for these vast appropria- tions by a tax upon the wealth or property owned by every individual starting at 1 per cent on wealth owned in excess of $1.000,000 with the rate increasing by steps to a maximum of 99 per cent on the value in excess of $8.000,000. Hastings described the pending bill as an improvement over the original measure and drew a distinction be- tween those features of the program which merely extend the past policy of making Federal grants to match State expenditures, as distinguished from the compulsory old-age annuity and unemployment insurance plans As to the direct grants for social welfare work, Hastings said he would not be disturbed by the amounts authorized in the bill if he knew they would not be enlarged in the future. He said he knew, however, this is only the beginning Fears for Big Fund. Turning to the compulsory old-age annuity sysiem, to be met by taxing emploves and employers in industry, Hastings called it the most complicated and far-reaching legislation ever pro- posed Pointing out that the con- tributions to the reserve fund would accumulate in 43 years to a total of $47.000,000.000, the Delaware Sen- ator expressed fear as to the wisdom of allowing such a huge fund to accu- mulate. He argued the pending plan is not a contract thatswould be free from changes by fuiure Congresses and suggested that when such a buge fund has been built up, demands will be made on it for other purposes. With regard to the direct Federal grants for various weifare activities, Hastings voiced a fear that the ques- tion of increasing or cutting down the amounts will become a political issue O BUY 3 (OXOUXOOF X %%%%%@2&5 gives you “millionaire . .deep, refreshing sleep that brings new .makes you look and feel your best. You'll marvel at its luxurious comfort: The new Beautyrest comes in five lovely Tapestry-Damask covers. Buy It For Only 5¢ a Day Free Parking Lot $39.50 in Rear of Store. FINE PEERLESS FURNITURE 819-21 7th Street N'W. Judge M. A. Musmanno, author of “coal and iron police,” Early on the same day and the miners, called together to discuss a strike which was canceled, 1ejoiced at the mock funeral. “Black Fury,” was signed by —A. P. Photo. | | as time goes on. The only safe rule | to follow in the program of grants he sald, is to do for each State in | the form of grants only as much as it does for itself. Senalor George, Democrat, of Geor- gia is preparing to present in revised form his amendment to allow in- | dustries to operate their own retire- ment systems, in place of the Federal old-age annuity plan, if the Social Security Board spproves of such pri- vate systems. The George amendment lays down the standards that must be embodied in such a plan before it can be approved as a substitute for the Federal system. CONTROL OF MUSIC, BY SOGIETY TOLD Radio . Director Testifies Composer Group Has Cornered Market. | By the Assgeiated Press. | NEW YORK, June 17.—William J. Benning, program and musical di-| | rector for station WIMJ. Milwauk | Wis., testified today in the Govers | ment's action against the American | | Society of Composers, Authors and | Publisbers charged with violation of | the Sherman anti-trust sct. | Benning told Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard tbat it is virtually im- | possible to prepare a musical program | without using A. 8. C. A, P. prodvicts. | In sttempting to answer the public | demand for light entertainment, he; testitfied, he had found only 329 suit- able orchestrations for popular- son by non-A. 8. C. A. P, members, as sgainst 9,092 controlled by the so- | clety. Station WIMJ, Benning said, is contracted to pay 3 per cen: of its | gross recepits up to $125,000 to the | ‘soclely and 5 per cent therealter, with | & guaranteed minimum of $10,000. Nev Tooth Brulhel Seen. ‘Tooth brushes with removable han- dles, to be used as pocket containers, many. Irish lleeovery Seen. “There are definite signs of better times in Northern Ireland,” declared J. 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