Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1940, Page 7

> James Reed, Missouri Ex-Senator, Is Called InN.R.L.B. Quiz May Be Invited by Committee to Discuss Wagner Act Enforcement BACKGROUND— Special House committee, head- ed by Representative Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, has beeh investigating National Labor Re- lations Board since fall, holding ing hearings at intervals. Ma- jority of committee recently in- dorsed bill proposing drastic amendments in Wagner Act, in- cluding abolition of present board. Measure is due to come up in House soon, together with bill by House Labor Committee providing milder amendments. By CARTER BROOKE JONES. James A. Reed of Missouri, a color- ful Democratic member of the Sen- ate for many years, was called to testify today before the House com- mittee investigating the National Labor Relations Board. Edmund M. Toland, committee eounsel, planned (o question Mr. Reed regarding a labor dispute jn which he was directiy concerned— charges filed with the N. L. R. B. against the Nelly Donnelly Garment ©o, of which the former Senator’s | wife is president. Mr. Reed is general | counsel for the company. Appealed Board's Decision. ‘The International Ladies’ Garment | Workers Union, formerly affiliated | with the C. I. O, now independent, accused the concern of unfair labor | practices. The board decided against the compani, and Mr. Reed took the case to th¢# United States Circuit Court of Appeals, where it is pending. | While Mr. Reed was summoned | prisarily to describe how the Labor | Board handled this dispute, it was | considered not improbable that, be- | cause of his long experience as a | Senator, he would be asked to discuss enforcement of Wagner Act in general. The Smith committee received yesterday afternoon a mass of docu- ments relating to Herbert J. Vogt, a field examiner, who was on the wit- | ness stand. | Drew Ire of Senators. | Board files showed that both Towa Senators, Gillette and Herrick, Democrats, had made protests to board Chairman J. Warren Madden against the activities of Mr. Vogt in their State. Senator Gillette objected to an | asserted speech which the board official made at Charles City, Iowa, in which, the Senator had been in- | formed, Mr. Vogt said he “was taking an active part in in the effort to se- cure organization for the C.I. 0.” Mr. Madden replied that Mr. Vogt “states that he did nothing at the meeting except to explain the Na- tional Labor Relations Act.” The chairman added that Mr. Vogt had submitted letters from responsible persons who attended the meeting and reports of all the newspapers which covered it. Senator Herrick wrote Mr. Mad- den he would recall “considerable | correspondence” regarding Examiner | Vogt and *“criticisms concerning his work in Towa.” The Senator added: | “This letter is to protest his re- turn to Iowa. I assumed he had been discharged, as he should be, but in any event, I must insist that some one else be sent into Iowa.” Work Reported Rearranged | Chairman Madden advised Sen- | ator Herrick that Leonard Bajork, | regional director for the board at Chicago, had rearranged the work of | the examiners “in an effort to | eliminate such criticism.” Mr. Bajork had written the chaj man that “in order to create a be ter feeling between industry and | the board” in Iowa he had “com- | pleted arrangements whereby Ex- aminer Vogt will, in the future, | cover only such sections of the State where industry is not hostile to his | participation in industrial disputes.” Robert J. Wiener, regional director | at Minneapolis, wrote Mr. Madden | that “Mr. Vogt has done an excel- | lent job, and has become part and | parcel of the labor movement in | the State of Iowa.” Mr. Vogt, looking over the cor- respondence, denied any bias or ir- regularity in his conduct as a board examiner. Chillurfi Heights Cifizens Ask Sewer Construction The Chillum Heights Citizens’ Association last night urged con- struction of a trunk sewer to con- nect the Brookland area with Chil- lum Heights N.E. after members contended that absence of sewage facilities in this territory has dis- couraged real estate development | in the area. Thomas Joy, former president of | the group, said the sewer lines might be laid from a point near Tenth and Buchanan streets N.E. along South Dakota and Eastern avenues to First street and Con- cord avenue. Two other Northeast civic groups, the Northeast Confer- ence and Burroughs, have advocat- ed the sewer link. ‘The association protested the re- eent installation of stop signs on North Capitol street instead of Con- cord avenue at the intersection of the two thoroughfares and urged that signs be placed at all four corners pending installation of traf- fic lights. A traffic danger to chil- dren attending nearby Keene School was cited. Action was taken opposing the wse of the old Abbott Vocational School as an authorized public school and the School Board com- mended for supporting & new ele- mentary school at Second and In- graham streets N.W. David Gabelein, who presided, announced 17 new members. Y. M. C. A to Present Fifth in Concert Series The Central Young Men’s Christ- fan Association will present six THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 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