Evening star., 1933-10-12
Convention Defeats With
draWaI From N. R. A. Boards
and Adds Members.
GREEN TO INVESTIGATE
BUILDING CODES DELAY
Officers Expected to Be Reelected
as Convention Draws Near
to Close.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Opposition to any "unrestrained and
unregulated imitation Of the currency"
was formally voiced today by the
American Federation of Labor Con-
vention.
The convention rejected a resolution
for withdrawal Of federation officials
from all N. r. A. boards and adopted
four demanding fuller labor representa-
ton on the boards
At the suggestion Of M. ]. Colleran
Of the Plasterers' Union. a member of
the Resolutions Committee, President
Green promised to go quickly into the
matter of delay in the bringing out OF
building trades codes for PRONUNCIATION.
Coleran told the delegates that for
three months, building trades repre-
sentatives had been in Washington try
ing to solve objections to the codes.
but that apparently an effort was being
made to break down the wages already
agreed upon between contractors and
union workers. He said that as late as
last night it was learned a proposal
was going to be brought in to provide
lower scales.
Green Scores Delay.
There does not seem any justification
for the indefenSible delay" Green re-
piled.
Wages being paid in construction OF
Winter civilian conservation camps
came in for criticism from the floor,
some delegates charging that in no in
stance were the wages for putting up
Winter quarters and the like equal to
those prevailing in the respective local.
tiles.
The discussion also brought out how
ever, that forest conservation ofhclals
had received complaints and were try
ing to adjust such wage disputes.
1t was resolved that if the purpose
of the recovery act was to be achieved.
most codes must be reopened for con-
structive revision" to provide 30-hour
week and higher wages.
When the Resolutions Committee
brought in a report on the recovery
program, Frank x. Martel of Detroit,
of the International Typographical
Union, insisted that labor must be
free from governmental interference
especially when the interfering officials
have been selected by business"
Strikes to Continue.
Referring to the speech Hugh S.
Johnson, N. r. A. administrator, made
to the convention discussing strikes,
Martel added:
Il say to johnson that so long as
the purpose of the recovery act Is
going to continue to be prostituted
in the interest of business. there are
going to continue to be strikes
When he concluded. the convention
adopted resolution including this Ian
guage:
"The President may rest assured of
the whole-hearted support OF the
American Federation of Labor in his
great undertaking"
The convention also warned its off,
GERS against permitting interpretations
of the collective bargaining features Of
the N. R. A. and held that labor should
be given a chance to take the initiative
in originating codes.
1t urged that every effort should
be made to develop the public works
program quickly, but added that lin
this respect much depends upon the
officers of State and local govern
ments."
Officers to Be Reelected.
Before the convention ends, probably
tomorrow, officials expect there may
be more attempted uprisings born of
the depression. but they are confident
these will be roundly beaten down, as
have two others of major proportions
in the last couple of days.
The election of officers comes late to-
day. But with an open statement be-
fore the convention by John L. Lewis
that he and the 1000 United Mine
Workers votes he controls as president
of that union will go for the reelection
of President Green, the result was held
easy to forecast.
No considerable number of delegates
had been asked to vote for candidates
other than Green. indicating, his follow
ers said, that there might not even be
other combinations.
The eight vice presidents also conf
IDENTIFY expected reelection because o1
the unceremonious halt already put tc
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