Arizona republican., 1921-06-11
ONE BIG UNION
 PLAN DEFEATED
 BY FEDERATION
RESOLUTION TO JOIN METAL TRADES UNIONS N ONE BIG UNION DEFEATED BY VOTE OF 3,2IO TO I7I LN DENVER
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 DENVER Colo- June 1o.-Deie- gates 10 the convention of the metal trades department of the American Federation of Labor this afternoon. by an overwhelming vote. defeated a proposal designed to bring about the organization of one big metal trades union in the United States
 Representatives of the Internation- al Association of Machinisfs. who in- troduced the resolution. were vigor- ously scored as advocating and af- tempting 10 revive the .One Big Union" Idea in this country The de- bate was long and bitter. representa- tives of the PattEn Makers League of North America. the International Brotherhood of Boiiermakers and In- ternationai Brotherhood of Electrical Workers vigorously opposing the pro- posaL A roll call showed that the resolution was defeated by a vote of 32i0 to III The International As sociation of Machinists was the only union Co vote soiisiy for the rexoiu- ton Metal Poiishers' International union delegation was split while the Metal Trades council of Chicago voted fin the affirmative
 The resolution proposed by the ma chinists said the amalgamation Of the metal trades organization into
 
 necessity the practical means Of meeting and solving the present greas problem and a guarantee that win provide for the organized workers the ability 10 protect their interests and secure improved economic conditions for the future
 The department was urged to call a conference Of international pfcsi- dents of affiliated organizations with Aun. X each state and province of North America for the purpose of discuss ing and determining the question Of closer utilization and. if advisable. amalgamation of an metal trades Recommendations of the conference were to be submitted by the various unions to referendum of their mem bership.
 We have had bitter experiences
 with the One Big Union on the Pa
 cific coast and in Seattle" said M- F. Mcclure of San Francisco. a dele gate for the Boilermakers' union. We are xtlll suffering from the ef- O. fleets Of that agitation We don : want any more of it. IL works foE { the destruction of the trades union f movement"
 T hope never see the day when \ 100000 men will meet in convention :. to organize a one Big Union e T wonder if the international pres n ident of the machinisfs' union has e gone to Russia 10 bring the one bir
 union Idea back to this country he Q asked
 | H. w. Brown. also or the Pacific s coast. d machinist delegate. took Che | floor. asserting that his organization . was not advocating the -one big ,. union but wished to bring about an ;. amalgamafion and closer co-opera- O ton between the various metal trades . organizations
 Edward J. Evans of Chicago. repre- n senting the electrical workers. de- . cIared that endorsement of the reso- e lution would be the forerunner of q n movement for the organization of tho n e One Big Union.' which we hope i' | buried forever
 The department unanimously en- e dorsed the resolution presented earls r in the day demanding that Admsra d Sims be recalled from England and d be dishonorabiy discharged from th' e United States navy. if it was forns g that he was correctly quoted regard .e ing remarks on the Irish questlof
 made in London. The resolution vii
 now be sent to the convention Of tn
 American Federation of Labor. whici .e meets next week. for the approval c ,e that organization
 p The convention also adopted a res - olution calling upon the departmen r. to recommend to its affiliated orgaui y zations to make provision in an fu s ture agreements for the equalizing O Id work during industrial depression. L. This resolution asserted that it Is apparent that a great portion of th re present industrial depression Is aru
 fIciaI and was manufactured for th
 purpose of lowering living and work V ing standards. and to weaken tn d labor movement and break the nor , ale and spirit of the workers d The United States civil servic
 comrission. the secretary Of war an g the secretary of the navy were urge
 by the convention to dismiss all allie in employees of the government who q 1- no; immediately become citizens c M the United States
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