Evening star., 1934-06-09
AmaIgamated Committee
Appeals to Garment
Workers. Union.
REQUESTS DENUNCIATION
OF 'DASTARDLY INSULTS
Organization Leaders Discuss
Proposed Labor Board With
N. r. A. Head.
BY the Associated Press

~ Ihc AooOStatCo EIcSS-
The Convention Committee of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers. today asked
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union "to denounce Gen.
Johnson's insults to the steel work.
ers" In speech to the garment
workers convention last night.
This action was taken while lead
ers of the organization discussed the
proposed Steel Labor Board with
Hugh S. johnson, the N. r. A. admin
istrator, in efforts to avert the threat
ened steel strike
They told him last night I'VE are
through with you"
In telegram to the convention. the
steel workers committee said 1T was
daStardly OF johnson to use the plat
form of the Ladies' Garment Workers
Union TO denounce brother union"
Addressed Convention.
johnson addressed the convention
at Chicago by telephone from Wash
ington.
The telegram, addressed to David
B. Dubinsky. president of the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers
Convention, at Chicago said:
We, the union steel workers. dele
gates to our recent amalgamated as
soclation convention. battling here in
washington for a conference with our
employers for collective bargaining,
appeal to you to denounce Gen. John
sons insults to the steel workers made
in a radio broadcast to you last night
I'VE are now making the same fight
for recognition which you won 20
years ago after long and bitter strikes.
1t was dastardly of johnson to use
the platform of the Ladies Garment
Workers Union and to call us Com
munistS because We joined the entire
labor movement In the demand for the
30-hour week.
I'VE send fraternal greetings and
best wishes for the success of your
convention"
Every one Of the executives here
from the locals Of the amalgamated-
composing the so-called rank and
file" group-was on hand as well as
the national officers. Mike F. Tighe.
president, and Edward w. Miller. vice
president.
Johnson Receives Group.
The rank and file men are those
who have attempted to take into
their own hands control of the steel
situation and push for a strike for
recognition of the union by the entire
industry.
johnson received them with James
F. Dewey, veteran Federal labor con-
ciliatOr of many years experience in
/ industrial areas. He has been used
extensively by the Government lately
in trying to work out the major strike
threat.
Tighe. at N. r. A. headquarters,
persisted in his usual silence concern
ing events.
He refused absolutely to commit
himself Tor or against the denuncia-
tion which the rank and file group
had aimed at johnson last night.
Earl j. Forbeck, leader of the rank
and filers and president of the
| amalgamated's district number 1 at
McKeesport. Pa. contended that "the
boys" at home were just as resentful
as his group over johnson having
termed the groups members i'm
| mature leaders" In their retort, they
said they would see only the Presi-
dent before going home prepared to
fight.
Looks Like q Fight.
"It looks like a fight to me-" said
| Forbeck.
johnson was not seeking an agree
ment from the men. but merely to
explain to them what he considered
| to be tremendous concessions and
practical benefits offered them by the
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