The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-06
Labor Organizers
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dicate that approximately 2,000 mer are armed in the vicinity of Akron O., long e trouble center in the rub Der industry. John L. Lewis, chair man of the 0. I. o. and president o the United Mine Workers, breaks hi silence tonight in 6 nation-wid' radio adresS in which he is expected to reply to mill owners declaration of war on him.
 Lewis May Create Crisis
 While hc speaks, his industrial ef' forts will approach Q crisis from another direction--threat of expul- sion from the American Federation of Labor. Members of the A. F. oi L. executive council gathered for or important session here this week The 16 members were called by Will liam Green, A. P. of L. president to consider disowning Lewis and hii ii allied union heads forming tho 0. I. o. Lewis ignored demands thai he disband his organization and de. ciined Q summons to appear with his aides to show cause why they should not be suspended from the federation" His radio address to. night may appeal for solidarity ir the ranks of organized labor-Scri- ously threatened for the first time ir more than 50 years. He may reply to Greens repeated demands that he cease his industrial organization efforts, but he is not expected to ac. cede to them.
 Millions to Hear Him
 The addreSg-the first use of tho radio on Q nationwide scale tr union organization efforts-will be heard by millions of workers gath cred in their homes and at mass meetings. Facilities for the broad cast W ere donated by the National Broadcasting company. Labor lead- CTS, indicating they planned exten- sive use of the radio in their organ ization drive, said they believed 1t may prove to be their trump card'' in drawing recruits from the 36,- 100000 unorganized workers. It will be the answer, they said, to any attempts by employers to break up mass meetings through the use of stool pigeons" and terrorism. Or- ganizers have refralned from go- ing into the mills and factories in order to avoid any provocative in- cident, they said. Lewis indicated the cautiousness with which he is proceeding when he revealed that he planned to invite mill owners to a conference to work out a peace ful settlement of the problem of collective bargaining" Labor leaders held little hope that such an in- would be accepted.
 Watching A. F. of l..
 They focused their attention upon the A. r. of L. executive council meeting Wednesday. Sixteen of the l7 members are expected. David Dubinsky, president of the Ladies' Garment Workers and spokesman for the 0. I. o. on the council, is in Europe. A 0-to-7 vote on suspension of the l2 c. I. o. unions with 1,00O,- poo members are forecast. But 1t was uncertain which way the ma jority would vote. Lewis has em- phosized, however, that he intends to proceed with his industrial drive, as opposed to the traditional fed- sration policy of craft unionization, of the councils action. He has raised s5OO.0O0 and indicated more vii lbe forthcoming. Against his will be pitted the full re- Iources" of the $5,O0OOO0,OO0 steel industry. Principal steel companies nave banded together in a common ight to maintain the open shop and nave warned employees not to be 'misled" into afiillatlon with the Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Union, which forms the oasis for Lewis drive.
 Govt May Be Drawn Tn
 That a third party--the govern nent--may be drawn into the fray vas indicated fin speeches at a 1omestead. Pa, rally yesterday. pennsyivania's lieutenant governor, Kennedy. A. U. M. W. 4. official, pledged the state would see that the workers "are given their constitutional rights" It Is their constitutional right. he said. to af- iiliate with unions of their own choosing. The rally was on the an-