Evening star., 1932-10-18
EMPLOYEES UNION
PREPARES POLICIES
New Organization Expected
to Adopt Constitution
Tomorrow.

Dedicated to the cause of champion
ing the Federal employees, both in
Washington and in the field, the Amer
ican Federation of Government EN-
ployes. now holding its first convention
at the Hamilton Hotel, today set about
outlining a program of action and fit
ting together the national organization
On the program for this afternoon
were the drafting of a definite legisla-
tive program to be offered Congress in
December, a constitution, resolutions
for the organizations afiiiation with
the American Federation of Labor and
host of other details in connection
with launching the new Federal en-
ployes' union.
Committees Make Reports.
At this mornings session, presided
over by President David r. Glass, re.
ports of the various committees were
received and accepted after discussion
These included the adoption of tbs
Credentials Committee report. seating
all delegates whose credentials have
been passed upon. and adopting the
rules of the convention as drawn up BY
the committee. headed by John Arthur
Shaw yesterday afternoon.
No regular session of the convention
was scheduled for this afternoon anG
practically the entire convention was
sitting on the various committees deal
ing with the general program to be fol-
lowed during the next year.
The convention tomorrow morning
probably will be able to adopt a con-
stitution and bylaws, end write out iti
legislative program. Tomorrow after
noon. it is expected. officers will be
elected and the next meeting place
chosen.
Will Convene Tonight.
William S. Douglas is chairman OF
the Legislative Committee. and heading
the subcommittee are; Ira ID. Scout
Classification; Imogsne Wllliford, MIS-
cellaneous Legislation, and George SIM
mons. Ofhcial Publication.
William D. Carter is chairman OF the
Resolutions Committee, and George L
Jeffery heads the Committee on Ofn-
GERS Reports.
At the close of this mornings session
it was decided to hold convention
session this evening to ascertain whether
any committees are ready to report
Doak for Unified Labor.
All labor should present unified
articulate body at washington, Secre-
tary of Labor Doak told the conventlor
at its first annual banquet last night.
The Labor Secretary, long an ofticia
of railroad labor. which is not animated
with the American Federation OF Labor
declared he has always favored unln'
cation of labor organizations into one
large group, cloaked with the authority
to speak for all labor, and reiterated
this belief last night.
He said he was sure that though
they represented unafihated organlza'
tions before he entered President HOO
ver's cabinet, he and President William
Green of the A. F. of L., have every
thing in common, and he has mad the
head of the unions squarely behind MN
throughout his tenure OF ofhce.
Outlines Labor Plan.
He outlined a program which woule
bind together the Brotherhood OF Hali-
road Trairmen, the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
and the Order of Railroad Conductors
These would become Independently op-
Grating units, as are other groups afnl1'
ated with the A. F. of L., but with
central spokesman here in washington
should the necessity arise.
Secretary Doak did not refer to the
rift between the National Federation Of
Federal Employees and the A. F. Of l..
which resulted in the withdrawal OF the
former from afdliation with the centra