Evening star., 1934-01-07
Green PreSideS at Session
Which Demands IS Per
Cent Restoration.
COMMITTEE DRAFTING
MEASURE FOR CONGRESS
Organized Government Employees
Marshal Forces-White House
Message Expected

The American Federation of Labor
yesterday prepared ~ seek immediate
repeal of the Government pay cut i'll its
entirety
Action was taken at conference Of
national and international union heads
at federation headquarters, over which
william Green, she president, presided.
A committee witch included represent
stives Of all unions with Government
employe membership and the metal and
building trades departments Of the fed
Grafton, was named to draft a bill to
carry the proposal into effect.
This measure will be passed on final
ly at another meeting at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning. and then will be
taken to the Capitol, 1t had not been
decided last night who will introduce
it in Senate and House, but it was un-
derstood that the labor leaders expect
to get prominent sponsorship in both
branches of Congress
Some 70 or 80 labor leaders were
present at Yesterdays conference, which
lasted throughout the day. In the
AlOAAAAA6 oCSSAOII al participated, ana
then, with the course of action mapped,
the committees went to work on the
draft Of the bill.
A. F. G. Z. Resolution.
In preparing for this move the con-
ference adopted the following resolu-
ton:
That the conference be recorded as
favoring immediate repeal of the Gov
eminent pay cut, and that there be
designated committee of one repre-
sentative Of each national and interna-
tional union of Government employees
| and one representative of the metal
trades and building trades, which COM
| mittee shall Immediately proceed to
draft bill as an American Federation
OF Labor bill to effectuate pay cut re-
peal to procure its introduction and to
| follow it through to success"
The resolution came from the Amer
ican Federation Of Government En-
ployes, whose president E Claude Bab-
cock, was one of the confereeS.
Yesterdays meeting had been in con-
| temptation for some time but had been
| delayed due to inability to get A. F. of
L. officials together and also because
President Green had been tied up with
n. r. A. hearings.
A conference of A. F. Of L. heads is
scheduled for January "a to draft a
general legislative program, but in view
| Of the situation with regard to Gov
ernment pay, it was decided that earlier
, action was mandatory.
Units Marshal Forces
With the A. F. Of L. now ready to
move, all organized groups Of Govern
ment workers are marshalling their
forces to seek relief The National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees and five
postal groups which are not affiliated
with the A. F. of L. have also taken
steps to take their protests against the
pay cut and other economy act restric-
tions to Congress.
The American Federation of Labor also
is proposing to seek a hearing by the
House Appropriation Committee in an
effort to get back the pay that was
slashed last April.
The independent Offices appropriation
bill, the first of the money measures
coming out, will carry the new pay cut
proposal embodied by President Roose-
welt in the budget message-10 per cent
for the next fiscal year-which means
a per cent restoration. The subcom-
mittee, headed by Chairman Woodrum,
yesterday finished marking up the bill
which is to be ready for the House
Wednesday.
Roosevelt to Send Message.
The early part of the week also is
expected to see the White House sub
nit to Congress special message bear
ing on the pay cut proposal for the next
year. together with figures supporting
the administrations contention that the
per cent restoration conforms to the
rate at which living costs are advanc-
ing. The President made known his
intention of sending this message at a
conference late Friday with Chairman
Buchanan Of the House Appropriations
Committee and chairman of appropria-
tons subcommittee. Yesterday Buchan-
an expressed the opinion that the
House Democrats will go along with the
President
Because the President intends to send
living cost figures to the House, it is
considered possible he will await their
dispatch before announcing the pay
scale that is to prevail in the Govern
ment establishment for the next six
months.