South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-11
METAL TRADES
VOTE AGAINST
ONE Big UNION
Delegates at Denver Labor
Convention Overwhelming
ly Vote Down Plan.
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ence were 20 be submitted by the
various unions 20 a referendum OF
their membership.
Need Coordination.
Curiey Grow. delegate OF the ma
chinists from the Pacific coast, LED
the fght for the resolution, decla--
ing that the metal trades union
must soudify and organize to meet
what he called "the great indus
trial conspiracy that has been or
gained by the employers" He sal
the present craft form OF organiza-
ton will not permit the workers 20
coordinate their efforts 20 act in
concert and get the desired results
The amalgamation proposal. Mr.
Grow said. had been approved by
an overwhelming vote OF the MEM
bership OF the machinists.
James Wilson, OF Cincinnati head
or the pattern makers said his or
ganization had unanimously reject
ed such a proposal He said the
zone big union had been a failure
on the Pacific coast and in Canada
and declared II an awful crime
for men 20 preach doctrines OF this
kind 10 the working people Of this
country
we have had bitter experiences
with the one big union on the Pa
cific coast and in Seattle" said NJ.
F. Mcclure. OF San Francisco, a del
egate for the boilermakers. I'VE
are still suffering from the effects
Of that agitation. We don't want
any more OF t. II works for the
destruction OF the trades union
movement.
81 hope I never see the day when
100, 900 men will meet in conven-
ton TO organize "one big union"
II wonder II the international
president OF the machinists' union
has gone 10 Russia 10 bring the one
big union idea back 10 this coun-
try"
H w. Brown. also Of the Pacific
coast, a machinist delegate. took the
floor. asserting that his organiza-
ton was not advocating the one big
union and wished TO bring about an
amalgamation and closer coopera-
ton between the various metal
trades organiza tons.
Urge Sims Recall.
Edward J. Evans. OF Chicago, rep
resenting the electrical workers, de-
clared that endorsement OF the res
olution would be the forerunner OF
a movement for the organization Of
the one big union which we hope
is buried forever"
The department unanimously en-
dorsed the resolution presented
early in the day demanding that
Admiral Sims be recalled from
England and be dishonorably dis
charged from the navy If it were
found that he was correctly quoted
regarding remarks on the Irish
question made in London. The reso-
luton will now be sent TO the con-
vention Of the American Federation
OF Labor which meets here next
week for the approval Of that reso-
luton.
The convention also adopted a
resolution calling upon the depart
uent 10 recommend 10 its affiliat-
ed organizations to make provisions
in all future agreements for the
equalizing OF work during industrial
der ression. This resolution asserted
that il is apparent that a great POI
ton OF the present industrial de-
preston Is artificial and was manu-
featured for the purpose OF lower
ing living and working standards
and TO weaken the labor movement
and break the morale and spirit Of
the workers.
The United States civil service
commission. the secretary Of war
and the secretary Of the navy were
urged by the convention TO dismiss
all alien employees OF the govern
ment who do not become citizens Uf
the United States