The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-14

somo promise without any rescrva. tiong must Do forthcoming from Washington and the mill owners, they said.
 William ]. spang. president of the Fort Duquegn0 (local and member of the frank and Ale com. mittoc," snid 2,000 Carnegie steel company employees at Duguesn6 had voted Inst night 70 strike re' xardlosa of the conventions action, Communists fsarrcd
 pcporls that Earl Browder. ae. crctary of the communist party, was enroute here Co nid the left wing frank and Ale committee in Gninlng control of the convention, threw tho delegates into an uprOar.
 "He won't get in there," one of the mon snid, pointing at the con. vonti0n hall.
 A gauntlet of guards. each dc. mnnding credentials, iB neeeBBary to enter the convention hall.
 William Green, American Esd. crati0n of Labor president, was exs poctod to arrive tomorrow to ad. drcBs tho convention. Whether no would bring q message from MT Roosevelt was pr0blemntical.
 President Only Hope
 If it is to Do peace, deleRntes wcre almost unanimous in their opinion that it can only Do brought about through direct intervention of President Roosevelt.
 If it is to bs war, it VIII come m the form of q strike which unoin leaders claim will tlo ID most of tho countryB stoel mills. Of tho nations 400 900 steel work: CTS. Amaigamatcd claims Go control 100, 900. :,
 "GnIon recognition or we strike" tho union declared in m ultlin- alum to employers last April when th0y fixed the dato of tho strike for June 10, first anniversary Of tho NItA.
 Thc convention, dominated by tho left wing frank and flie com: mIttco," convened In Elks hall hero nt 10 q. m, (EDT). proceed' inga will Do secret with official an. n nOunccm0nts tho only public word Guards were stationed m the nth floor hailways, beside tho oi. evntOr and on the stairwnyB lead ing to thnt floor. Tht union was taking every prccautlOn to kcet secret any dlssensions In its ranks Michael r. Tighe, 77 years old union president who opposed the strike until the younger uni0nistt overrode him, refused Co discuss Prosident RoOsevclt's labor Inv plans, although it compiled In sev' cral respects with some Of the rank and iilo's" suggestions. But there was no doubt that the legislati0n's provisions would bt discussed by tho convention, re' gnrdless Of whether they were communicated to Tighe ofiicially by Washington. There was some feeling In unofficial quarters thai tho union would find n way C avoid c strike if 1t gracefully could There was q definite belief, how ever, that unless the younger dol' egates were convinced that MI ROosevelt's legislatlon--or some Lome other plan not yet drawn gave them positive concessions they would force the strike, and that jt would be q bitter one. Who FOrbcck Is.
 l McKeesport, Pa, June 14.--(UP) A boyish looking man of 38 who says he believes orga nizine workers is as patriotic as fighting for one's country, looms as the natural leader of the impending steel strike.
 He is Earl J. F'orbeck, president of District 1, Amalgamated Asso. clation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work CTS. Forbeck's part in pre-strikt negotiations overshadowcd Inter. national President Michael x Tighe, who was union leader be. fore Forbeck was born. Forbeck himself q union man for years, hal been aggressively active only since the NRA.
 Forbeck's leadership developed from his presence on the frank and file committee"
 Forbeck's father and his wife'i father fought with the Union army in 1861. F'orbeck was born .r Cumberland, Md, went to grade school and started with the N. X c Taylor Tinplaie company when hs was 14. He was brought to Mo. Keesport Tinpiane company foul years ago as foreman.
 Like his father, he has been soldier.
 "I'm in this," he said, "becauss it's patriotic. think its ai much my duty to fight for Presi. dent Roosevelt now as it was foi me to answer Woodrow Wilson'i
 Seated in an arm chair in hlI weil-kcpt home. Fofbeck frankly I discussed hts eifIkp plans. HhIei l appeared tftof4HEkIf i3}6s
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