Evening star., 1933-10-02

With 100000 additional members
since July and $500 new local
unions-the fruits Of N. r. A.-the
American Federation Of Labor meets
i'll annual convention at washington
this week in jubilant and militant MOOD.
Although strikes are rampant every
where, unrest widespread, 10000 900 or
IL 900 900 persons still unemployed and
the labor situation is thus far from
cheerful. the 800 delegates in conclave
at the Capital find plenty of cause for
Joy in the fact that unionizatlon OF
workers is in progress on an unprece-
dented scale and that the labor move
ments great objective-collective bar
gaining-has at last achieved the sane
ton of Federal law Iabor's next
declared purpose. which will find
vociferous expression at the convention.
Is to organize American workers 100 per
cent. A goal of perhaps even more i'm
mediate concern Is the establishment
OF 3O-hour week. II N. r. A. codes
are not revised so as to reduce work
schedules to an average Of six days OF
five hours each, labor is prepared to
demand a 30-hour law from Congress
this Winter.
N r. A. matters will dominate the
"A.
finish. Capital will come under heavy
fire. despite the era of brotherly love
which the New Deal is supposed to have
ushered in Labor claims that employ
ers are violating Blue Eagle pledges
right and left and demands no quarter
for the chiselers Gen. johnson says
his bird has sharp talons. Labor thinks
the time has come to let them do their
stuff. Capital contends on its part that
Labor has brought home the lions share
of N. R. A. bacon so far, and can't un-
derstand its Oliver Twist attitude OF
demanding more and more.
Reports persist that Bill" Green has
the fight of his life to retain the A. F.
Of L. presidency, but as the convention
opens, the betting is that he will easily
be reelected to the job he's held un-
who could possibly unhorse him is John
L. Lewis, president Of the United Mine
Workers, but Lewis is believed to have
no designs on the job Green himself
Is miner by trade, and was secretary
treasurer of the u M. w. when elected
to head the A. F. Of L. He has always
had to face and fight left-wing fed
Grafton group which resents his con-
servatism. But Green has given so ef-
fective an account of himself under NJ
r. A. and made labor so paramount an
influence there that his foes would seek
his overthrow at this time with consid-
erably less prospect of success than ever
before. Two important international
issues will come before the convention
The federation will reaff1rm opposition
to American recognition of Soviet Rus
sia and will discuss the advisability of
declaring boycott of Nazi Germany.
Labor, national organ of the railroad
brotherhoods. has received the follow
Ing poetic suggestion, inspired by N
r. A.:
New Rule Alphabet.
N stands for national. neighborly. new;
r is recovery, red, white and blue;
A means administer, action avowed:
No Rights Abolished,
No Rackets Allowed.
X X
While abroad this Summer, Senator
Carter Glass, Democrat, of Virginia. &C
quired a new talent. He learned to
play backgammon, and in an early en-
counter with Bernard M. Baruch, sue
ceeded in beating that seasoned player.
recently presented the Senator with a
backgammon set de luxe, including
ivory and ebony men, and accompany
ing instructions to keep the outfit
handy, because when Baruch comes to
town, he says he plans to even scores
with the Virginian.
X X X X
Visitors to the Department Of Justice
exhibit in the Federal Building at the
Chicago Worlds Fair may experience
the sensation of being finger-printed by
Director j. Edgar Hoover's Division OF
Investigation. Since the exhibit opened