The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-12
TFulI text of steel workers
statement on page 81
BY Marguerite Young
lpaily WORKER Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Ii
Over the protest of President
Michael Tighe of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, President Green of the
American Federation of Labor was
compelled today to recognize a
committee of local leaders of the
A. A., including three district presi-
dents, for a full discussion of the
effort by Tighe to expel the major
ity of the membership of the steel
union
The committee Of steel workers,
representing rs of the most inuor-
tant lodges. delivered to the execu-
tive council of the A. F. of L.
written statement denouncing
Tighe's "tyrannical and unconsti-
tutional effort to wreck this basic
union" They warned that, if
countenanced, it "jeopardizes the
entire trade union movement"
They demanded action by the coun-
Gil, saying, I'VE ask you whether a
more brazen attempt to wreck
labor union and threaten a labor
movement could be designed by
Adolf Hitler"
Council Rejects Delegation
The Executive Council fatty re-
fused to receive the committee.
They went to President Green.
President Tighe has wired me
saying you cannot be recognized be-
cause you have been suspended"
Green greeted the committee.
"On what grounds?" chorused
the committee.
81 don't know" replied Green.
characterization, Tighe says"
The workers committee, thrown
out by armed thugs when Green
sent them to their International
headquarters last Thursday, eyed
Green piercingly. He added. FIR
I'm mighty sorry any division has
arisen at a time when we need to
be united"
Unity is just what We want, one
of the committee returned. When
will you see us?"
Green Makes appointment
Green then made formal ap-
pointment for late today.
To the press, Green said that the
Executive Council could not hear
the committee in "ex-parte" pro-
cedure, particularly when Tighe
contends the 70 lodges acted un-
constitutionally in calling the joint
district conference which elected
this committee to plan an organiza-
ton drive for the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION last Feb. 3.
This committee declared it was
Tighe who acted unconstitutionally
in attempting mass explosions, and
their statement proves it," Green
was reminded. Besides, six inter-
national officers were present when
that Feb. 3 conference was called
by unanimous vote"
you know more about it than
do" Green answered.
The committee was held in an
anteroom for almost two hours
after they notified the Executive
Council of their demand for hear
ing. The Council was in session in
the next room.
Morrison Stalls
Within ten minutes after the
COMMITTEES delivered their state
ment, the Council could be heard
heatedly discussing the steel situa-
ton. Members of the Council later
streamed out, passing by the COM
nittee. Then Secretary Frank Nor
rison appeared, asked the commit
tee to identify itself and made
play of taking the Council word of
its arrival. He returned immedi-
ately, saying the Council suggests
that you see the president-by
which I guess they mean President
Green"
we took President Green's adj
vice and tried to take this up with
Tigi1-, ono Ct the committee de-
.clared. HE threw us out"