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Ever since the now famous section 7A in the National Industrial Recovery Act, the crisis has been coming. The showdown, however, will not this time be between capital and labor but between political expediency that has guided the NRA politics thus far and another kind of political expediency which may recognize that unemployment increases cannot be tolerated because they add to Uncle Sam's relief bill...
...discourage the employers from standing on the issue. He failed. Now the A. F. of L. is going to fight it out, and judging by the word aching here from the automobile industry, the latter is ready for the flight, too. Other employers are interested in seeing a showdown. There will be some talk of a general strike in other industries...
...White House. There he remained polite and firm. When the President au- thorized the Labor Board to hold its own election Mr. Weir refused to supply a list of employes. Nor would Mr. Weir recognize the officials of the A. F. of L. Steel Union. For a showdown on a question of principle, the Labor Board finally cited him to the Attorney General for failure to permit it to hold an orderly election. Now the case will be settled in court. If Mr. Weir wins it will be a sad setback for Senator Wagner. Budd Manufacturing. Next most vexing case...
...forecast was premature. Last week in the House vote on the conference report on the Post Office bill there was a showdown on Reedsville-a showdown that split party lines and involved more than the question of favoring the business of a few Representatives' constituents. In favor of the Reedsville project were: 1) the argument that the factory's costs would enable the Government to judge more expertly whether private manufacturers were charging too much for post-office equipment; 2) the fact that the humanitarian aims of the Reedsville project are thoroughly in accord with New Deal principles...
...Airmail Showdown...