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Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare

CONTENTS

S. 2325: Sectional analysis of S. 2325

S. 2714: Sectional analysis of S. 2714.

Testimony of-

Monday, March 24, 1952:

William L. Connolly, Director, Bureau of Labor Standards,

United States Department of Labor, Washington, D. C..

Seward E. Miller, M. D., Chief, Division of Occupational Health,

United States Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency

Washington, D. C...

Forrest H. Shuford, commissioner of labor, State of North Caro-

lina, chairman, legislative committee, International Association

of Governmental Labor Officials, Raleigh, N. C...

Charles Sattler, commissioner, West Virginia Department of

Labor, representing the International Association of Govern-

mental Labor Officials, Charleston, W. Va.--

Tuesday, March 25, 1952:

George D. Riley, member, national legislative committee, Ameri-

can Federation of Labor, Washington, D. C..

Hartman Barber, general representative, Brotherhood of Railway

and Steamship Clerks, AFL, Washington, D. C..

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Harry Read, executive assistant to James B. Carey, secretary-

treasurer, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington,

D. C..

Frank Burke, safety and health director, United Steelworkers of

America, CIO, Washington, D. C..........

Gardner Jackson, International Union of Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers, CIO, Washington, D. C...............

John Bolt Culbertson, lawyer, Greenville, S. C., representing

Textile Workers Union of America, CIO..

Paul Sifton, national legislative representative, UAW-CIO,

Washington, D. C..

Heinz Szeve, assistant director, foundry department, UAW-CIO,

Detroit, Mich..

107

William Troestler, president, UAW-CIO, local 553, Racine, Wis...

Lloyd Utter, director, Industrial Health and Safety Division,

UAW-CIÓ, Detroit, Mich..

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126

Charles William Hancock, Bayonne, N. J.

Wednesday, March 26, 1952:

135

Walter W. Matthews, secretary, Philadelphia chapter, Society of

Safety Engineers, also representing Chamber of Commerce of

Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.-

141

Frank Sluze, director of safety, Ashland Oil & Refining Co.,

Ashland Ky., appearing on behalf of the National Petroleum

Association

154

Alexander Purdon, secretary-treasurer, National Federation of

American Shipping, Inc., Washington, D. C..........

164

Gilbert R. Johnson, lawyer, Cleveland, Ohio, appearing on behalf

of the Lake Carriers' Association_

169

Harry L. Rebrassier, manager, compensation department, Wheel-

ing Steel Corp., Wheeling, W. Va., appearing on behalf of the

Ohio Manufacturers' Association...

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177

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John H. Seeton, secretary, Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Asso-

ciation, Philadelphia, Pa.

Testimony of-Continued

Wednesday, March 26, 1952-Continued

Robert A. Ewens, executive vice president, Wisconsin Manufac-

turers' Association, Milwaukee, Wis., and secretary, Asso-

ciated States' Manufacturers___

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184

Clifford H. Peoples, secretary, Manufacturers' Association of

Delaware County, Pa..

191

Monday, March 31, 1952:

James L. Case, commissioner, Department of Labor of the State of

Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn..

221

C. K. Call, Commissioner of Labor, State of Arkansas, Little

Rock, Ark...

229

Howard M. Starling, manager, Association of Casualty and Surety

Companies, New York, N. Y.

234

W. Michael Aicher, director of employee relations, and chairman of

the safety advisory committee, United States Brewers Founda-

tion, Inc., New York, N. Y.....

241

Thomas D. Morris, assistant to the chairman, New York Shipping

Association, New York, N. Y...

251

James M. Souby, general solicitor, Association of American Rail-

roads, Washington, D. C..---

256

Alphabetical list of witnesses:

Aicher, W. Michael, director of employee relations, and chairman of the

safety advisory committee, United States Brewers Foundation, Inc.,

New York, N. Y..

Barber, Hartman, general representative, Brotherhood of Railway

and Steamship Clerks, AFL, Washington, D. C..

Burke, Frank, safety and health director, United Steelworkers of

America, CIO, Washington, D. C....

Call, C. K., commissioner of labor, State of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark.

Case, James L., commissioner, Department of Labor of the State of

Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn.

Connolly, William L., Director, Bureau of Labor Standards, United

States Department of Labor, Washington, D. C...

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221

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Culbertson, John Bolt, Greenville, S. C., representing Textile Workers

Union of America, ČIO..

Ewens, Robert A., executive vice president, Wisconsin Manufacturers'

Association, Milwaukee, Wis., and secretary, Associated States'

Manufacturers_

Hancock, Charles William, Bayonne, N. J.

184

135

Jackson, Gardner, International Union of Electrical, Radio and

Machine Workers, CIO, Washington, D. C..

82

Johnson, Gilbert R., Cleveland, Ohio, appearing on behalf of the Lake

Carriers' Association___

Matthews, Walter W., secretary, Philadelphia chapter, Society of

Safety Engineers, also representing Chamber of Commerce of

Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa

Miller, Seward E., M. D., Chief, Division of Occupational Health,

United States Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency,

Washington, D. C..........

Morris, Thomas D., assistant to the chairman, New York Shipping

Association, New York, N. Y

169

141

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251

Peoples, Clifford H., secretary, Manufacturers' Association of Delaware

County, Pa..

191

Purdon, Alexander, Secretary-treasurer, National Federation of Amer-

ican Shipping, Inc., Washington, D. C..

164

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Read, Harry, executive assistant to James B. Carey, secretary-

treasurer, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, D. Č.

Rebrassier, Harry L., manager, compensation department, Wheeling

Steel Corp., Wheeling, W. Va., appearing on behalf of the Ohio

Manufacturers' Association__

Riley, George D., member, national legislative committee, American

Federation of Labor, Washington, D. C...

Sattler, Charles, commissioner, West Virginia Department of Labor,

representing the International Association of Governmental Labor

Officials, Charleston, W. Va___.

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Alphabetical list of witnesses--Continued

Seeton, John H., secretary, Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association,

Philadelphia, Pa...

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177

Shuford, Forrest H., commissioner of labor, State of North Carolina,

chairman, legislative committee, International Association of Gov-

ernmental Labor Officials, Raleigh, N. C----

36

Sifton, Paul, national legislative representative, UAW-CIO, Wash-

ington, D. C------

95

Szeve, Heinz, assistant director, foundry department, UAW-CIO,

Washington, D. C...

1

Sluze, Frank, director of safety, Ashland Oil & Refining Co., Ashland,

Ky., appearing on behalf of the National Petroleum Association---

Souby, James M., general solicitor, Association of American Railroads,

Washington, D. C..

Starling, Edward M., manager, Association of Casualty and Surety

Companies, New York, N. Y

154

256

234

107

Troestler, William, president, UAW-CIO, local 553, Racine, Wis--

Utter, Lloyd, director, industrial health and safety division, UAW-

CIÓ, Detroit, Mich..

Ainsworth, Cyril, acting secretary, American Standards Association,

New York, N. Y.: Letter dated March 21, 1952, and bulletin How

American Standards are Developed and Approved.

192

Alexander, H. B., chairman, accident prevention committee, ther

Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., Harrisburg, Pa.:

Letter dated March 22, 1952.

267*

American Mining Congress, the, Washington, D. C.: Statement S.

2714_.

268

Atwell, Ross, president, Venango County CIO Council, Oil City, Pa.:

Letter dated May 1952---

270

Babb, C. W., treasurer, Knox Woolen Co., Camden, Maine: Letter

dated March 20, 1952-

270

Backstrand, C. J., president, Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa.:

Letter dated March 12, 1952.

Barker, Albert G., recording secretary, United Steelworkers of Amer-

ica, CIO, Duquesne Local No. 1256, Duquesne, Pa.: Letter dated

May 23, 1952--

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271

Benington, George A., president, Mutual Chemical Co. of America,

New York, N. Y.: Letter dated March 24, 1952.

272

Benz, Arthur R., secretary, Paxton Chamber of Commerce, Paxton,

Ill.: Letter dated March 24, 1952-

272

Boerner, Bruce, Milwaukee, Wis.: Letter dated March 10, 1952–

Burell, C. W., New Mexico State Labor Commissioner, Santa Fe,

N. Mex.: Telegram dated March 21, 1952____.

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274

Butler, Morgan R., Butler Bin Co., Waukesha, Wis.: Letter dated

March 3, 1952 ---

274

Butler, Thomas, Alton District Manufacturers' Association, Alton,

Ill.: Letter dated April 3, 1952--

Cheney, W. C., chairman, national affairs committee, Lake City

Chamber of Commerce, Lake City, Minn.: Letter dated March 26,

1952__

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274

Chisholm, William H., vice president, Oxford Paper Co., New York,

N. Y.: Letter dated March 18, 1952-

275

Cichon, Joseph, president, Local No. 829, United Auto Workers, CIO,

Grand Rapids, Mich.: Letter dated April 7, 1952.

275

Clautice, Joseph W., secretary, Baltimore Association of Commerce

Baltimore, Md.: Letter dated April 22, 1952.

276

Clements, Earle C., United States Senate, Washington, D. C.: Letter

from Edwin C. Willis dated March 24, 1952___

Convery, John M., Industrial Relations Division, National Association

of Manufacturers, New York, N. Y.: Letter dated March 31, 1952;

statement of Madison County Safety Council, Madison County,

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