The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-14
AFL Council
Calls Tighe
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United Mine Workers of America
Arthur Wharton, International AS
ISOLATION Of Machinists' official and
a member Of the Roosevelt Labor
Advisory Board. and Daniel j
Tobin. International Brotherhood Of
Transfers president, who last week
donated $4,000 of union funds to
the Democratic Party,s campaign
fund.
Even these three officials who
have worked overtime to tie the
rank and file to the Roosevelt anti
strike chariot soberiy pressed Tighe
and Leonard TO tell them what they
would do about organizing steel
workers. Evidently the Executive
Council Of the A. F. Of J.. realizes
D. that the A. A. rank and file are
determined to organize and win
their demands. Top A. F. of L.
officials are known to be determined
above all to head off serious strug-
giles by the steel workers for or
- ganization and strike to win their
demands. But how the Council will
attempt to do this they themselves
obviously do not know.
During the luncheon recess Lewis
informed reporters: we are con-
sidering the whole problem Of steel. -
Including the charges Of the
rAlk and file led by president VIII
liam J. Spang of District One?" he
E was asked.
1--WE discussed that" Lewis said,
refusing to amplify. He also refused
8 to discuss rumors that the Council
may attempt to create a new union
set-up in steel, scrapping the A. A.
on the conviction that Tighe no
longer can hold its membership in
tow on his do-nothing policy. To
such action the rank and file are
opposed.
To Take Up Matter
Lewis attention was directed to
the fact that president Green of the
A. F. Of L, yesterday told Spsng
and other members of the A. AS
organization committee that they
would be notified at once Of the
Councils decision on an organiza-
ton campaign in steel He replied
that 1f" Green said that, he guessed
he would let them know.
Green made the statement after
assuring the organization commit
tee that the Council would take up
the question Of steel this week. The
organization committee, elected at
a conference of A. A. lodges in
Pittsburgh last Feb. 3, includes four
district presidents and as many
heads Of lodges.
The Feb. 3 conference included
representatives Of 70 local lodges. 1t
was for supporting this conference
to plan an organization drive to
build the A. A. that Tighe notified
those participating that they were
expelled
Now the international officers are
launching new blow at this rank
and file-they are Withdrawing the
international Offices support of
these lodges demand to the Roose-
welt government for elections to de-
termine collective bargaining rep
resentatives. Leonard said that in
the case of lodges such as DuQuesne
and others whose charters have been
revoked" (the lodges have not sur
rendered their charters, the A. A.
would insist that their demands for
elections be made independent of
the A. A.
Committee Definitely OHsted
Significantly, however, Leonard
refused to say how many lodges
charters have been revoked This
indicates that the international Of
ficers are not sure of their ground
IN their expulsion campaign.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 13.-
President Mike Tighe and Secre-
tary Leonard of the Amalgamated
Association Of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers left here for Washington
this morning following receipt of a
telephone order from William Green
directing them to appear inlmedi-
ately before the A. F. of L. Execu-
tive Council
Tighe was hard pressed to explain
the reason for the order, which fol-
lowed on the heels of Green's
meeting with rank and file leaders
demanding an organization drive
}, Of aSr,,,Ylrfor,e
we are to discuss ways and
means Of organization" said Tighe
" think they want my advice and
I am ready to give them that"
But the purpose of the Tighe-
Green conversation is to evolve ways
and means of safely ousting and
keeping out all militants who favor
. fighting policy.
Inc 76-year-old reactionary indi-
Gated this in a statement later
which took a new angle regarding
the expulsion of Fort Duquesne
Lodge and qualified it thus;
THE Fort Duquesne Lodge is one
of the thirteen or fourteen which
have been expelled until it, itself,
expels all members taking part in
the Communist fostered movement"
Tighe said the International Of
ficers intend TO organize steel in
big way, but it is going to be our
way" in other words with dues, not
demands.
WeinstOck Urges Protests
NEW YORK. declaring that the
steel workers struggle to organize
the unorganized and to win union