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Sen. Robert Taft and John L. Lewis debate coal mine safety legislation at a Senate Committee hearing

Title: "Lewis-Taft 'Great Debate' at Mine Hearing" Superimposed over hearing / MS Committee / John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers (CIO), sits down / CU Lewis SOT: "But before the Congress can permit the United Mine Workers of America to take that action of protecting its own men the Congress will have to repeal Bob Taft's slave statute" / Committee / people looking on / republican Senator Robert Taft from Ohio SOT: "It seems to me the bringing in of the Taft Hartley law in this particular case is a complete red herring and completely irrelevant to the issues involved in the enactment of the mine safety code." / Taft at desk / reporters / Taft SOT: "I do feel that the only point it seems to me you made is that Labor Unions must be exempt from any suit whatever, a privilege that nobody else in this country enjoys in order." / camera panning over to Lewis who replies SOT: "A definite weakness in your logic there, Senator, it don't seem quite to become you to assume that I said that when I did not say that (Taft cut in and says): "That seems to be a necessary conclusion" / Lewis answers: "Well, nothing is so dangerous as half baked conclusions." / Committee / WS hearing room
Title: "Lewis-Taft 'Great Debate' at Mine Hearing" Superimposed over hearing / MS Committee / John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers (CIO), sits down / CU Lewis SOT: "But before the Congress can permit the United Mine Workers of America to take that action of protecting its own men the Congress will have to repeal Bob Taft's slave statute" / Committee / people looking on / republican Senator Robert Taft from Ohio SOT: "It seems to me the bringing in of the Taft Hartley law in this particular case is a complete red herring and completely irrelevant to the issues involved in the enactment of the mine safety code." / Taft at desk / reporters / Taft SOT: "I do feel that the only point it seems to me you made is that Labor Unions must be exempt from any suit whatever, a privilege that nobody else in this country enjoys in order." / camera panning over to Lewis who replies SOT: "A definite weakness in your logic there, Senator, it don't seem quite to become you to assume that I said that when I did not say that (Taft cut in and says): "That seems to be a necessary conclusion" / Lewis answers: "Well, nothing is so dangerous as half baked conclusions." / Committee / WS hearing room
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
1426590186
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 30, 1952
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Rights-ready
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Clip length:
00:01:33:16
Location:
Washington DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr005272_01_05