Evening star., 1933-10-03
A. FL. RESOLUTION
ASKSLABOR PARTY
Convention Hears Demand
for Federal Licensing
of All Industry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Resolutions insisting upon q 30-hour
work week, unemployment insurance,
establishment Of Labor party, employe
representation on N. r. A. code boards
and q Federal license law over all in
dustry were introduced today at the
American Federation Of Labor Con-
vention.
At the same time. John L. Lewis and
the big bloc he leads as president Of the
United Mine Workers Of America, pro-
posed increasing the Executive Council
membership from II to as, while the
metal trades department Of the Feder-
alton advocated that the convention ask
the American Federation Of Labor to
cease putting mechanics into Federal
unions instead of trade unions.
The new third party was proposed by
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers, who said in
their resolution that neither the Re-
publican nor the Democratic parties can
be counted upon to further the aims or
to advance the conditions Of labor"
Jobless Insurance Demanded.
Philip Ickler of the Central Labor
Union at Pensacola, Fla, in resolution
proposed the federation urge every
possible means and power available to
make the necessary arrangements to
fight during the next session Of Con-
gress for the enactment Of the compul-
sorry unemployment insurance issue into
Federal law or State law"
The metal trades department. which
includes about 100000 organized work.
ers, held that under existing industrial
developments, it has become more nee
essary than ever" that Federal license
law be proposed in Congress.
1t suggested the convention ask the
federation's Executive Council ito
have thorough study made Of the legal
law and have bill
introduced in the coming session Of the
Congress"
Jurisdiction Fought.
On the organization question, which
promises to provide one Of the climaxes
Of the convention, the Metal Trades
Department held that constructive or
ganizing work by international unions
of the metal trades is being seri-
ously jeopardized through the issuing of
charters to Federal labor unions. into
whose membership mechanics are an
cluded, contrary to the jurisdictional
rights Of the international unions"
This resolution would respectfully
request the Executive Council Of the
federation to take such immediate &C
ton as is necessary to prevent the in
clusion in Federal labor unions Of any
mechanic over whom the international
unions have jurisdiction.
Federal labor unions are directly af-
hliated with the General Federation,
instead Of through the internationals,
hence giving no support, either finan-
cially or numerically, to the inter-
mediate organizations.
Women Ask New Deal"
A new deal for women in the labor
movement through adequate recogni-
tion in labor councils" was asked by
Miss Elizabeth Christman. fraternal
delegate from the Woman's Trade
Union League.
Can you afford to allow them to
compete in cheaper labor as their iso-
lated position forces them to do?" she
asked.
Miss Christman asked for the over
throw OF past prejudices against
women" pointing out there were ap-
proximately 1000 900 of her sex gain
fully employed. nearly half Of them in
industry and business. whereas the ac-
tual number in the trade union move
ment was comparatively small. She
also referred to complaints she said
had come in over treatment of wom-
an workers under provisions of some Of
the N. r. A. codes.
Miss Perkins 10 Speak.
It was announced that Secretary Of
Labor Perkins would address the con-
vention tomorrow afternoon, and
Postmaster General Farley on Friday
morning. Hugh S. johnson, recovery
administrator, also was listed among
tomorrow's guest speakers.
Running out Of business shortly be-
fore noon, the convention adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
BY then some committees may be
ready to report on the resolutions in
troduced today, but all the resolutions
will not have been disposed of on the
floor before the middle Of next week.
Meanwhile, vigorous assaults from
four directions were centered upon the
federations officers for things they had
But even many Of the critics conceded
they had little hope of overriding the
leaders at the convention, now in its
second day at the Willard Hotel
Shortcomings Charged.
The three things under particular
fire were:
The federations method of organ
iNng since N. r. A.; the fact that Of
flcials had not obtained favorable Con-
geSsional action on compulsory unem-
ployment insurance. and the executive
councils decision in jurisdictional
dispute involving brewers.
Factions sitting In the convention ses-
sionS were involved in all three, but in
a nearby meeting hall group expelled
from the federation's annual meeting
at Cincinnati last year launched the
drive for unemployment insurance.
A leader Of this group was Louis
Weinstock. He said all his followers
were paid-up federation members, en-
titled to, but not granted. representa-
tion in the convention. Consequently,
he planned to try to force his way into
the federation convention hall some
time today.
"At Cincinnati last year the fedora
tion voted for unemployment insur-
ance," Weinstock said. "Yet the Execu-
tive Council has done nothing about 1t.
N. r. A. Posts Attacked.
His group also insists that A. F. Of L.
officials should retire from advisory po-
sitions with the N. r. A. Weinstock
holds that those now serving in such
capacities accepted the now discredited
merit clause IN the automobile code as
well as the provision in the coal code
that denies workers the right to strike"
Joining Weinstock'S following, In so
far as uneDnnlovment insurance is CON.