FORCED ARBITRATION

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20623, 26 November 1941, Page 5

FORCED ARBITRATION

DISPUTE SETTLEMENTS POWER FOR PRESIDENT (Reed. Nov. 26, 10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The United Press of America says President Roosevelt and leaders of the House of Representatives, at a meeting at the White House, reached a general understanding regarding the proposal labour legislation, including authority whereby the President may resolve disputes by compulsory arbitration if negotiations and conciliation fail. It is stated that the bill will be introduced next week. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says that Mr. McCormack, a member of the House of Representatives, after attending the conference at the White House, announced that the members present favoured legislation enforcing a cool-ing-off period between the development of the dispute and the commencement of the strike in the defence industries. He added that the conference generally agreed the President should have power to order arbitration. Mr. Mac Cormack indicated that the cooling-off period would be used for direct negotiation by the disputants and then conciliation and arbitration by the Government. He pointed out that the President seemed to be willing to accept any reasonable legislation from Congress.