The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-09
Rank andFiIe
Is Made Firm
By Onslaught
Lodges Put Organizing
Program of Farley
Into Effect

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Feb. "a
wave of resentment and indignation
is rapidly spreading among the
membership of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers "a. F. of L. and morgan
lied and steel workers against the
expulsion policies of the Tighe ma
chine.
Tighe, president of the A. A., has
hoped to demoralize the rank and
file movement through his expul-
sion threats, but just the opposite is
taking place. The leaders of many
A. A, lodges and rank and file mem
bers are letting it to be known that
they will reject any proposed expul-
sions at their next lodge and dis
trict meetings.
Meanwhile the militant forces in
the Amalgamated are rapidly put
ting into effect the decisions of the
Feb. 3 conference of A, A. lodges, in
regards to the organization drive.
Clarence Irwin, chairman of the Ma
tional Organizational Committee set
up by the Feb. conference, has
sent out bulletin of instructions
to all A. A. lodges in the country on
how to set uu the machinery for
the organization drive in the steel
industry The National Organiza-
tional Committee will meet this
Sunday in Massillon, Ohio, where
the organization campaign will be
he main point on the order Of
business.
An Offensive Against EXpulsiOns
At the same time the rank and file
forces took the offensive against the
expulsion policies not only through
modifying the membership but at
the same time demanding the i'm
mediate intervention of the EXecu-
tive Council of the A. F. of L.
The following telegram was sent
by Irwin to William Green: RE
spectfully urge you use all influence
possible to halt threatened expul-
sions campaign in Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION. Tighe's proposed action
would destroy our union and have
Bad effect upon entire organized
labor movement. Charges that we
r., s-c9s7ionists or disloyal to the
A. F. of L. are disproved by the ac-
ton of Sundays conference. Our
sincere desire is to build a strong
steel workers union in and part OF
the American Federation of Labor.
In this we have been baked by the
incompetency Of the superannuated
Tighe regime. We are ready to stand
an impartial investigation at any
time and for the benefit OF the
American labor movement we urge
your immediate intervention. Our
committee is ready to meet with you
at any time.
(signeO CLARENCE IRWIN"
Green's wire
Green has sent the following reply,
"Regret to learn of differences hav-
ing arisen between officers Anal
ganated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers and those you rep
resent as referred to in your tele-
gram of Feb. g. Suggest you con-
fer with President Tighe and as
sociates and endeavor to reach a
settlement of difficulties"
A committee headed by Bill Spang,
president of the First District pitts
burgh) called on Tighe yesterday,
He met the committee with police
and refused to confer.
In reply to Green's telegram Clar-
ence Irwin had sent the following
telegram to Green; Although past
policies and present practices leave
but little hope of expecting any
thing from q conference with Presi-
dent Tighe, following your advice,
committee asks conference with
Tighe tomorrow to urge withdrawal
of expulsion threats and assistance
in organization drive. These threats
have aroused great re S e n t m n
among members and also prospective
members, making organizing work
NICE dtIiclc. Urge hearing before
Executive Council for our committee
in regard to organization drive to
build A. A. into powerful union
and also in regard to internal dill
ferences in our union"