MINIMUM WAGES IN CERTAIN TERRITORIES, POSSES- 4.S. Congress. House. HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE 4 JUN 23 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON Bills relating to minimum wages in certain Territories, possessions, and oversea areas of the United States HEARINGS HELD AT BALBOA HEIGHTS, C. Z., MARCH 16, 17; 54-41010 PART TWO Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR GRAHAM A. BARDEN, North Carolina, Chairman AUGUSTINE B. KELLEY, Pennsylvania LEE METCALF, Montana EARL CHUDOFF, Pennsylvania JAMES ROOSEVELT, California SAMUEL K. MCCONNELL, JR., Pennsylvania CARROLL D. KEARNS, Pennsylvania HAROLD H. VELDE, Illinois CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan ALBERT H. BOSCH, New York JOE HOLT, California JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona STUYVESANT WAINWRIGHT, New York PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR., New Jersey SAM COON, Oregon ORVIN B. FJARE, Montana FRED G. HUSSEY, Chief Clerk JOHN O. GRAHAM, Minority Clerk JAMES M. BREWBAKER, General Counsel KENNEDY W. WARD, Assistant General Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON MINIMUM WAGES IN CERTAIN TERRITORIES, POSSESSIONS, AND OVERSEA AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES CARL ELLIOTT, Alabama, Chairman PHIL M. LANDRUM, Georgia EARL CHUDOFF, Pennsylvania JAMES ROOSEVELT, California I JOE HOLT, California SAM COON, Oregon ORVIN B. FJARE, Montana Hearings held March 16, 1956- March 23, 1956 April 11, 1956- Statement of Aronld, Col. Hugh M., Engineering and Construction Director, Panama Page 367 427 449 465 473 503 368, 421 Blaney, R. L., chairman, legislative committee and alternate legisla- 427 413 424 Coate, Curtis, Panama Canal Company_ 427 Damiani, L. S., AFL-CIO; Panama Canal Company 427 Doolan, Edward A., Personnel Director, Panama Canal Company, 368 Elvidge, Hon. Ford Q., Governor of Guam__ 503 Frake, Col. Chester O., Assistant Chief of Staff, J-4 (Logistics), Head- 386 388 Hatchett, E. W., AFL-CIO; Canal Zone Government.. 427 424 Homa, H. I., partner, H. I. Homa Co., Balboa, C. Z--- 393 Lovelady, R. M., national vice president, American Federation of Government Employees, and an employee of the Panama Canal Company- Newport, Dr. N. M., second vice president, United States Citizens Asso- 442 413 401 368, 450 Schull, Hon. Herman W., Acting Governor of Panama Canal Zone___ Seybold, John S., Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and President of the Panama Canal Company, accompanied by Paul M. Runnestrand, executive assistant_. 368 450 Sinclair, W. H., Locals 900, 907, AFL-CIO_ 401 395 Torres, Mrs. Cynthia, representative of the Guam Legislature_.. 481 476 Letters, prepared statements, etc., submitted for the record by— Arnold, Col. Hugh M., Engineering and Construction Director, Panama Construction and maintenance work, hired labor and contract, Contractors engaged in work in the Canal Zone during past year (1955), local and States'___. List of current contracts (dated March 13, 1956). Barden, Hon. Graham A., chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina, letter dated February 28, 1956, to Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine Embassy, re note to State Department regarding pro- posed amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938- Bildon Inc., C. D. Tillman, president, letter dated April 3, 1956, re labor costs data March 1, 1954-March 1, 1956, regarding minimum Burke, Arleigh, Chief of Naval Operations: letter dated March 28, 475 Coulter, Kirkley S., Acting Director, Office of Territories, Department of Interior; opinion of counsel as to applicability of Fair Labor Standards Act to trust territory, in re Supreme Court decision in Edwards, A. W., associate solicitor, Territories, etc., opinion of, re Vermilya-Brown case, letter dated March 14, 1956-- Durant, Erald L., former secretary, AFL-CIO, Panama Canal Zone: 526 Letter dated March 24, 1956 to Hon. Carl Elliott, chairman of 529 525 Fogler, R. H., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Material: Letter dated April 9, 1956, with respect to the wage rates to alien Filipinos employed at military bases in Guam and Philippines---- Gillogly, W. A., Isthmian Constructors, Inc., letter dated April 12, 1956, re labor cost data March 1, 1954–March 1, 1956, regarding Net amount due employees working on United States Government contracts to raise wage level to 75 cents per hour from March Homa, H. I. Co., letter dated March 27, 1956, re labor cost data March 399 472 Letter dated March 29, 1956 re minimum wage provisions as applies to American Samoa; and reference to article appearing List of Territories and possessions of the United States that Mason, Walter J., legislative representative AFL-CIO: 522 Letters, prepared statements, etc.—Continued Mason, Walter J.-Continued Letter dated March 21, 1956, to Hon. Carl Elliott, chairman of the Moylan, F. L., president Marianas Chamber of Commerce, letter dated Parks, Joel D., rear admiral, United States Navy, letter dated March Ray, Philip A., general counsel, Office of Territories, letter dated Graded full-time non-United States citizen local-rate employees in Page 522 523 523 474 524 466 375, 376 Pay schedule, Canal Zone Government and Panama Canal Com- Summary of civilian work force in the Canal Zone (November Seybold, John S., Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and President Payments by Panama Canal Company to United States Treasury, 373 369 453 Reiterated testimony, letter and statement dated April 12, 1956 462 429-431 Torres, Mrs. Cynthia, representative of the Guam Legislature: 483 Cost of living in Guam survey, 1955, estimated consumption of 484 482 Cost of utilities on Guam, addendum dated April 26, 1956_. 484 484 Guam Legislature, resolution of (exhibit A). 479 Tabulation of wholesale and retail prices on utilities in Guam from 484 Won Pat, A. B., representative of Guam Legislature: Anderson, R. W., Acting Secretary of Defense, letter of acknowl- 498 479 Workers of Canal Zone private concerns, letter dated March 16, 1956 re Fair Labor Standards Act as applicable to Canal Zone____. 471 |