Correspondence, 1937

8/16/37-8/31/37; Stephen Early correspondence concerning House appropriations; correspondence relating to the accusation that the NLRB favors the C.I.O., particularly with respect to the National Electric Products Corp. cases VI-C-84 and VI-R-17, includes Benjamin E. Gordon's (Region 6) request that the case be re-opened; the President's refusal of an invitation to the National Federation of Federal Employees convention and his approval of a provision in their constitution prohibiting Federal Employees from bargaining collectively and forbidding them to engage in or support strikes (provision attached); Senator Edward R. Burke's attack on the NLRB includes a press release and the text of his speech before the National Grange; records of Madden's telephone conversations with Hugh Thompson (Regional Director of C.I.O in Buffalo) discussing the Buffalo Packing Case, and with Joe Ozanic (President, Progressive Miners) and A.D. Lewis discussing Mine B Coal Co.; A.F. of L.- C.I.O. conflict resulting in the shutdown of seven Portland, Oregon sawmills of which Jones Lumber Co. and West Oregon Lumber Co. were two, includes: 4 telegrams to Morris Jones (Jones Lumber Co.) from J.F. Cambiano (President, The Cal. State Council of Carpenters), A.V. Walker (Business Agent, Millmens Local 1348, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America), A.W. Hughes (Business Representative, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Local 2708), C.R. Van Winkle (Secretary,Los Angeles County District Council of Carpenters) stating they will boycott products manufactured under C.I.O.; a letter from A.E. McIntosh (President, West Oregon Lumber Co.) to Claude M. Hale (President, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local 3) stating the shutdown is due to fighting between labor factions, not a lockout; correspondence reporting on the Hoffman Beverage Co., and Joint Local Executive Board of the International Union of United Brewery Workers of America, case R-214; economic material relating to the Motion Picture cases XXI-R-149-158; Republic Creosoting Co. case XI-C-122; David Persinger and Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc. cases XXI-C-183, XXI-C-220.