Evening star., 1934-06-15
A. F. of L. Leader Submits
Proposal to Call Off Strike
and Provide Machinery to
Settle All Disputes.
WOULD SUBSTITUTE
FOR WAGNER'S BILL
Provisions Differ in Several Re-
spects From Roosevelt's Offer.
Three Impartial Arbitrators
Would Be Named by President
for Final Decisions.
Details Of President Green's
plan on Page AS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, June l5.-Pleading
in "all good faith" for peace in the
strike threatened steel industry. Will
liam Green today proposed presi-
Dental appointment of board Of
arbitration to handle all collective
bargaining disputes.
The president of the American
Federation of Labor offered what he
termed a counter proposal" to the
revised Wagner labor control bill sub
mitted to the industry by President
Roosevelt in move to avert the
strike.
Ultimatum Seen.
Green's plea, made to the conven-
tion of the steel workers union,
ended with these words:
IT want to insist that you adopt
this proposal"
Some union delegates later said
they interpreted this statement as a
possible ultimatum to the workers not
to strike.
The gist Of Green's plan was con-
tanned in four points:
IAN impartial board of three, ap-
pointed by the President, to adjust
all violations of code; to mediate and
conciliate any dispute; to offer its
services as arbitrator, and with
authority to determine any matter of
discrimination or discharge of any
employe.
ORGANIZATION Provided.
Q. Give the workers the right to
organize freely, clothing the board
with power to hold elections under
its supervision.
3. All grievances or complaints to
be referred to the board for final
decision.
4. If accepted by all parties, the
strike in the steel industry to be
called off.
President Michael F. Tighe of the
steel workers union announced later
he would propose to the convention
that Green's plan be submitted to a
committee for study, and report be
returned to the floor
He added that unless there Is a
night session of the convention, it ap-
peared unlikely the delegates will be
able to complete their business and
adjourn today.
The plan differed from Presi-
dent Roosevelt's plan in several par
ticulars, notably that the majority
vote would prevail in collective bar
gaining elections by the employees.
Under the Presidents plan, which
was approved by the steel operators,
the employees might be split into two
or more factions.
Green yesterday termed the Wash
ington plan vague" and unsatis-
factory.
IT am offering this counsel and
advice in all good faith and in all
sincerity of purpose" Green told the
convention Of the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation of Iron, Steel and> Tin Work
ers, to whom his plan was addressed.
The association is in session to take
a vote on the proposal to call strike
to force recognition from the oper-
atora
Pledges Support.
The labor president pledged the
union the "unreserved support" Of the
federation "in any necessary future
action to force recognition of the steel
corporations
He described President Roosevelt's
latest labor control plan as "a thing
designed to perpetuate company
unions" and told the union delegates
they were right in not accepting it.
Immediately after Green's address
the convention went into executive
session.
AS the doors were closed, Earl J
Forbeck leader of the young guard
rank and file" group, said he would
make some proposals to Green.
The labor president began his speech
by saying:
I come as a miner speaking to the
steel workers." he declared. Think
OF me not as president of the A. F
OF L., but as a miner who recalls
years of hard work in the mines.
Il know what it is to go starving;
what it is to go through 1S months
OF strike and to taste the bitter dregs
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