The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-26
A. T. OF |. RANK
AND FILE BRING
CHARGE ON GREEN
Held Center Of Stage
in Cincinnati Meet

CINCINNATI, o., Nov. Is. = The
Rank and File Conference for IN
employment Insurance and In1rnedi-
ate Relief, composed Of delegates
representing more than 1000 local
unions, and 100000 members forced
the regular American Federation of
Labor Convention in session here of
the center Of the stage when It's
delegation OF Is was refused adnis-
sion to the convention hall.
Picked Police Modified.
The delegation found itself stopped
by the pick of Cincinnati's police and
detectives. Detectives with gun hol-
sters protruding through their clothes
we're reinforced by uniformed po-
lice with nightsticks on the third
floor of the Netherland- Plaza hotel.
Gallery doors were guarded by de-
tectives. Police reserves were parked
in hotel rooms.
No one was permitted to enter the
convention hall proper, without
showing his delegates badge. Report
ers crowded around Louis Weinstock
and Walter Frank, members Of the
Painters and Lsthers Union, who
headed the Rank and File Confer
ence.
AS the rank and file delegation
tried to enter the hall they were told
by the sergeant at arms, backed UP
by detectives, that President Green
had given orders not to admit them
Weinstock then spoke on the de-
mands of the conference for COM
pulsory federal unemployment in
surance and the opposition of A. F.
Of L. offlcialdom to it until the police
broke up the crowd which had
gathered There was a flash and a
report. Nervous police and detec-
tives jumped. A cop told reporters
he thought it was a gunshot but it
was a news photographers fiashlight.
Tense Atmosphere.
There was tense atmosphere in
the convention hall while the demon
stration was taking place and the
official delegates heaved sigh Of re-
lief when the rank and file delega-
ton with some one shouting, Come
on, let's get out Of this scab hotel,
started a parade throughout the
business section with placards bear
ing their demands.
Fat Boys Fear for Salaries.
While here and there was critic
ism among the official delegates of
Green's method of handling the
rank and Ille representatives, the
general tone Of the delegates was one
Of utmost hostility The demand
Of the conference for drastic reduc-
tons of official salaries and exernp-
ton from dues payments of unem-
played members is especially obnoM-
ious to the $4,000 per year delegates
and of course is a direct threat to
the bureaucratic system of high sal
aries and no production.
Charges Against Green.
In its open letter to President
Green the rank and file conference
invited him to appear before its del
egates, all elected by A. f. of L. To-
cal unions, and answer the follow
ing charges:
/. That President Green is an enc
my of federal unemployment insur-
ance to be paid by the government
and the employers.
2. That President Green, by en-
dorsing the share-t he-work plan
sponsored by Walter G. Tesgle, head
Of the Standard Oil Company OF New
Jersey, is deliberately aiding the en-
ployers to reduce the standard of liv-
ing of workers.
8. That the A. F. of L. is suspend
ing and expelling unemployed mem
beers for non-payment of dues.
Green's answer to these charges
was to call the police to prevent the
representatives of the dues-paying
membership from putting their pro-
gram before the convention