Evening star., 1936-11-28
A. FL. COUNCIL
TO MAP POLICIES
With Greatly Enlarged Pow
ers, Executive Group
Meets on Peace.
BY JOHN C. HENRY,
Stan Correspondent OF I he Star.

4tau correspondent OIL uc 9tAE.
TAMPA, Fla, November 2s.-Vested
With more power than ever has been
theirs before and delegated to make
the real decisions In many issues Of
importance, the Executive Council of
the American Federation of Labor was
scheduled to open two-day session
here this afternoon.
Most pressing of the issues coming
before them Is that of approving plans
Of the three-man peace committee to
seek anew a conference with repre-
sentatives of the Committee for Indus
trial Organization, composed of sus-
pended A. F. of L. unions.
According to Committee Chairman
George NJ Harrison, a member of the
council, such a conference will be
sought for the middle of December in
Washington. In a letter Of invitation
to the c. I. o. to participate in nego-
kiations, Harrison said, will be included
formal notification of the conventions
action regarding the controversy and
che suggestion that the two groups
meet without stipulation or qualifica-
tion.
Definite Proposals Forecast.
II such q meeting can be arranged.
the chairman continued, the federation
group will make definite proposals as
basis Of reconciliation. Such proposals,
however, have not been determined
upon as yet and probably will not be
disclosed until presented either in let
ter or in conference to the c. I. o.
Virtually all other major issues left
with the council, such as the fedora
tion's legislative program and its rec
concentrations for protecting social
legislation, will be deferred until the
January session Of the council.
As a keynote for their next efforts to
seek conferences with the C. 1. o.
unions, the federation council and
peace committee may take q final ap-
peal to the outcasts by william Green,
made yesterday afternoon as he ac-
cepted reelection to the federation
presidency.
Dislikes Battling "Own Family"
"It is not easy to battle those who
are part of labors own family" Green
said with feeling. I'VE want to avoid
It. I take advantage of this occasion
again to ask that those who should be
here come back to us. In our fight
against a common foe, those who op-
pose labor on economic grounds, We
wish to take advantage of every OPP
portunity in a year when such oppor-
tunity seems great"
Green, member Of the suspended
union of United Mine Workers. was
reelected president for his twelfth
one-year term. In 1924 he was ap-
pointed to succeed the late Samuel
Gompers, but in 1928 was elected in
convention and has continued in the
ONCE ever since.
Nominated in past years by John
L. Lewis, president Of the mine work.
ers and now chairman Of the insur-
gent c. I. O., Green's name was placed
before the convention yesterday by
Vice President Harrison with the
nomination being seconded by j. w.
williams, president OF the building
trades department.
Morrison Reelected.
The convention reelected Frank
Morrison secretary-treasurer for his
forty-first term and continued the fol-
lowing vice presidents in office: Frank
Duffy, carpenters; T. A. Kicker,
United Garment Workers; Matthew
Woll, photoengravers; John Coeaeld.
plumbers; Arthur o. Wharton. ma
chinists; Joseph N. Weber. musicians;
G NJ Bugniazet, electrical workers;
George M. Harrison, railway clerks;
Daniel ]. Tobin, teamSters; Harry c.
Bates, bricklayers; Edward ]. Gainor,
Iustal employees; w. D. Mahon, street
railway employees; Felix Knight, rail-
way carmen; George E. Browne, stage
employees; Edward Flore, hotel and
restaurant employees.
Denver was selected as the conven-
tion city for 1887.
. Precipitating the greatest debate of
the day was an amendment to the
federations constitution by which
central bodies are forbidden to place
upon the boycott or unfair list con-
Germs which have agreements with
international or national unions until
such unions are notified and confer
ences held with the central bodies or
locals to seek a way out. In the event
the unions involved cannot agree. the
amendment provides that the matter
should be decided by the Executive
Council, this being one of the new
powers vested in that body.
Wants 30-Hour Week.
Earlier in the day the convention
adopted a report establishing congress
sional enactment of a 30-hour- week
bill as the paramount objective" Of
the federation during the coming ses-
sion of Congress.
The federation's eventual attitude
toward curbing the powers Of the
lesser Federal courts or pressing for
constitutional amendment as pro-
lection for social legislation also was
referred to the council during the day.
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