Evening star., 1926-10-03
A.F.L. ACTS TOEND
TEXTILE DISPUTE
Council Also 1'ons War on
Labor Group Formed
by Employers.


DETROIT. October Ia mixing Of
fcers and mtn,be.S Of the executive
council of the Amtl.ican f'cG-- alton of
Labor determined today uran a move
10 end the New jersey texthe strike
at once on the basis of recognition OF
organizations affiliated With the fed
Grafton as sole spokesman for the
workers, or to align the fun strength
of the federated unions behind the
strikers.
The approved plan of campaign for
settlement of the 10-month old dispute
will be submitted to the IortN'SlAtn
annual convention O. the tedefatloh'
which opens here Monday with
recommendation that tbs executive
council he empowered 10 levy spe-
cial assessment on ali aftt'ated unions
for a general fund to support ma
tionaI offensive against labor orgam-
cations formed under employer super
vision or control
The plan contemplates centeFlns
the campaign at the outset in the
New jersey textile industry.
Under the assessment plan maxi
mum of 5000 900 might be raised IN
anv fiscal year without amendme MT
of the constitution and bylaws 81 the
federation.
Face Several Problems.
Basing their convention forecast
upon resolutions already submitted
officers of the fedora ton anticipate
several knOtty problems in the gather
ing. but ali. they believe, may be
disposed of in open sessions on the
convention floor.
Widely divergent views find express
sion in a number of resolutions touch
ing the question of relations between
the American Federation and the ma
tional workers organiza ton of Mexico
Pointing out that organized labor
In Mexico has been firm in its sup
port of the government in the dispute
over religious regulations. one group
suggests or demands severance of re
lationS between the Mexican and
American federationS. Other reSOlu-
tions urge the viewpoint that the
question of national religious policy
of lieighboring state is beyond the
province of the convention.
Officers of the executive council still
are endeavorins to bring all view
points TO accord in a single resolution.
but failure of that enterprise would
leave the matter for settlement in
debate on the convention floor.
Preliminary conventions of the four
major departments of the federation
were concluded today.
Metal Workers to Join.
The executive board of the metal
trades department had before them
tonight the departmental convention
vote approving, with reservations, af-
f1liation of the entire body of Amer
lean Metal Workers with the Interna-
tlonal Metal Workers Federation, a
European organization embracing
membership in all the important in
dustrial nations of the continent and
British Isles
After two years cOrrespondence
with officers of the International or
Eanization, officers of the department
convention received special delega-
ton this week, after which the as.
semblage voted unanimously TO affili-
ate. on condition that the executive
board negottates a SatiSfa ctory agree
ment on per capita tax to be paid by
American organizations. and further.
that the metal trades unions of Rus
sia shall never he permitted to eniov
membership in the organization until
they shall have formally and un-
equlVocallN renounced the Communist
principles of the Third Internationale