Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1940, Page 9

Lewis Demands Labor Voice in U. §. Defense To Profect Gains C. 1. O. Leader Declares Unions Want Social Laws Safeguarded B7 the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 17.—John L. Lewis, president of the C. I. O, declared today that labor would de- mand a voice in any program of na- tional defense and would insist that current social legislation “be pro- tected.” He spoke at a convention of the Tmalgamated Clothing Work- ers of America. Delegates greeted Mr. Lewis—a third-term opponent— with cries of “three cheers for Roosevelt.” Mr. Lewis waited out the bedlam of shouting, unsmiling and apparently unruffied. He was sccompanied by Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated, who has declared for a third term. The convention has not acted on the question. Labor in Accord. “I fio have some concern affecting the rights of labor and civil liberties in our own country, with respect to the present situation,” Mr. Lewis said. It is publicly known that labor is fully in accord with the necessity for national defense. “There are certain aspects, how-' ever, of the national defense pro-, gram that should be clarified, so that the working people of the coun- try can face the present emergency with confidence. Cites Wage-Hour Act. “Such matters are, for instance, first, the social legislation now in effect being protected; meaning the Wages and Hours Act, meaning all the other legislation for which labor has fought. * * * “Second, will the collective bar- gaining rights and (standards of) wages and hours, both in national defense and other industries, be pro- tected? In other words, will the right to organize prevail in those industries being recommended by the Government to assemble the weapons of national defense?” Roosevelt (Continued From First Page.) that is the attitude, he remarked, we | might just as well have no defense | plans. If the Nation can not handle & billion-dollar program in peace times, its security would be danger- ously threatened if faced with the greater demands of time of war, he said. As detailed consideration of the program began both at the Cap- itol and downtown, the President received assurance from Chairman Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee that the problem of financing the billion-dollar plan will not be allowed to “embarrass, affect or retard” positive action by Congress. Visiting the White House, Chair- man Harrison told reporters that his personal preference, if it proves possible, would be to leave the financing issue to the Congress con- vening next January, He said the Treasury %Mmmt already Js » studying the year’s revenues and ex- determine whether could be. launched new tax legislation or an increased Federal debt limit before the first of the year, The Federal debt now is close to $43,000,000,000 and is expected to reach the statutory limit of $45,000,- 000,000 during the next fiscal year. ‘Tax revenues thus far has exceeded estimates, however, and might per- mit initial expenditures for the arms program without crowding the debt limit before next January. Senator Harrison said he expected the President and Secretary of the ‘Treasury Morgenthau to discuss the matter soon and that the proper congressional committees thereupon will receive the figures necessary for a decision on the financing problem. Questioned about the problem of protecting our industrial ma- chinery, Mr. Roosevelt disclosed that thought already has been given to the possibility of locating addi- tional aircraft manufacturing plants iIn the central section of the coun- try. At present virtually all the large aircraft manufacturers are concentrated along the East and West seaboards. In any event, he said, careful thought is being given the protec- tion problem not only as it applies to the airplane industry byt also to oil and other vital progucts. Mr. Roosevelt told his conference he will not leave Washington over the week end and that his con- templated trip to the West Coast in June is probably off. At some time during the summer, he said, he hoped to get down to the Great Bmoky Mountains for dedication of the new National Park on the Ten- hessee-North Carolina line. CALI!‘ORN!R Wiste a u Lon fiw’e .fiun.n Vckm’.. 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