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penitent appearance by representatives
of the c. I. o. unions. Early in the
day he did indicate a real hope for
reconciliation or postponement of ae
actual break by saying that the coun-
Gil lis maintaining an open mind"
toward the insurgent organization.
Shifting again to a more militant
attitude, Green released a statement
this morning in which he accused the
C. I. o. of insincerity in urging that
workers of all crafts within the steel
industry to join the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers. Never, he charged, would
member unions of the C. l. o. consent
to workers of their crafts joining an
other craft union; instead they will
seek members among those crafts not
in the c. I. o. list.
Green also pointed out that the
A. F. of L. always has applied both
industrial and craft unionization prin-
ciples and will continue to do So The
public mind has become confused, he
said, by the belief that the two fac
tions are divided sharply on this issue
with neither favoring both principles.
As the morning session of the coun-
Gil broke up Green announced that
no word has been received which
might indicate a reconciliation be-
tween factions. but he added that
"we have not abandoned hope" He
declined to say that any actual ef-
fort toward patching up the differ
ences is being made.
The possibility that the council
might name a committee to make
further study of the controversy was
disclosed when Green listed this
among the alternatives facing the
council. Such a disposition might
prevent a sharp break for the time
being at least.
Two more c. I. o. unions informed
the council that they would not ap-
pear today as requested. They were
the Ladies Garment Workers and the
international Typographical Union.
With the council announcing no de-
eision on failure of the United Mine
Workers and United Textile Workers
to make scheduled appearances, yes
terday's principle development on the
labor front was a White House visit
by John L. Lewis, chairman of the
c. I. o. and president Of the u. M. w.
Lewis told the President, he said,
that a great mass movement of labor
Is ready to support his campaign for
reelection.
"It is well known" Lewis added,
"that I, personally, and the organiza-
tions I am identified with are behind
the President in his campaign for re-
election"
Lewis insisted that he did not
discuss labor's domestic strife with the
President. saying that the latter I'M
doubtedly expects the movement to
keep its own house in order.
Later IN the day, Green repeated
his denial that he had discussed this
issue with President Roosevelt in a
Wednesday visit to the White House.
He said the President had made no
suggestion for q reconciliation. He
also refused to comment on Lewis
statement that labor as a whole will
night for reelection of Roosevelt
Green's Statement.
Green's statement follows:
'Tfe public mind has become
greatly confused over the issue which
has developed between the American
Federation of Labor and the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization. It
has been alleged that the fight is
based upon the question of industrial
versus craft unionism, and that the
president Of the American Federation
of Labor rigidly stands for the ex-
elusive application of the craft union
plan, while the chairman of the Com