The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-06
Organized Labor Is
 NouU Split Asunder
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 1 cii said, must "chUose whether they will remain with the American Fed. eration of Labor or cast their lot with the dual, rival organization" l" The dicision, it was said, means they cannot belong to both organizations at the same time" The council could not 'condone the setting up of q rival organization within the ofs ficially recognized family or organs ized labor or tolerate and counten" ance 1t without sacrificing It's self- respect or making unconditional surrender to c minority group com" posed of members "who are in open rebellion to democratic procedure and majority rule"
 Issue Not Craft uni0nlsm
 The council denied that the issue iS craft unionism versus industrial unionisYn. Both methods Of organic ation are widely applied in all the organization work of the American Federation of Labor, it said. "Be. cause industrial unionisna versus craft unionisEn is not the issue those interested must look to some other source for the real reason why 6 dual organization has been set up within the American Federation of Labor" the council said. The real is- sue, the council said, was the flouts ing of 4. P. of L. authority through independent organization efforts and the spurning of the councils efforts to dissolve their organization set.up.
 Only Vote to Oppose
 David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment work CTS and one of the 0. I. o. leaders, was the only one of the % council members to vote against suspension. He left the council room angrtly af- ter failing in c plea for less drastic action. Lewis indicated Dubinsky would resign from the council. The fight will continue with no quarter asked or given, Lewis said. He said he did not plan to contest authority of the council in the courts. "We'd be afraid we'd win," he said. Lewis said the decision was to prevent the iI1surgent unions voting at the next convention, when the question of sustaining the suspension is due to come un. He refused to discuss whe- ther the 0. I. I. would immediately form an independent labor move. ment as Q rival to the A. 2. of L.
 Retlcence Everywhere
 There was reticence on all sides to discuss the possible effect of the labor split on the presidential cam paign. Some labor observers held that 1t might possibly swing votes away from President Roosevelt. One of the most obviously pleased coun. eli members after the suspension vote was William Big Bill' Hutch. eson, carpenters union president, and prominent republican on the council. Lewis headquarters, where pro- Roosevelt sentiment Is strong, said the cleavage would have no efs feet. Until Q convention decision on the suspension order is reached, no definiteN break with the parent or- ganization is expected. Lewis dac- ton leaders indicated they would not tackle the question of formal secession until after the convention, in Tampa, Fla,, next November.
 Defeated Tn 1885
 By 0 vote of 10,000 to il,000 the Lewis faction was defeated in the 1895 convention on its proposal for organizing mass production indus tries along industrial, rather than craft union lines.
 The decision of the council cli- inaxed e fight in the ranks of or. ganized labor which began last No- vember when Lewis and his aides formed the o. I. o. Their announced purpose was to unioniZe all the workers in mass production indus tries in large individual unions. They appropriated @500,00 to organize workers in the steel industry and then spread their efforts to enfold the rubber, automobile, textile and radio industries.
 Conn. Is Affected
 Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 6-(UP)-- Connecticut American Federation of Labor officials today awaited orders to suspend 10000 members, or one- fifth of it's total registration, fol- lowing suspension of ten committee for industrial organization unions byb the A. F. of L's executive cotn- ell. Executive secretary John J. Egan said no action would be taken toward suspension until orders were received from the national group. TOur position" he said, twill be that no local union affiliated with any one of the internationals affected by the decision of the executive council will be suspended from membership in the Connecticut Fed- eration of labor unless the execl- tive council of the A. F. of L., directs us to suspend thern."
 Division Of Members
 The 10000 c. I. O., members In the state were divided as follows: Amalgamated clothing workers, 4OOO: International Ladies Garment work CTS. 5000: United Textile workers, 10000. Egan said he was sorry % find American labor divided into two bitterly-Opposed camps. Indus trial unionism versus craft uIlicn- ism," he said, ''has never been an issue in Connecticut as far as the State Federation of Labor is con- cerned. I am Of the opinion from practical experience there is plenty of room within the American FedeF~ ation of Labor for both craft and industrial unions"
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