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trades department OF the federation
and prosecutor" Of the C. I. o. be-
fore the council last August, offered
the following comment:
Arbitration might have settled the
Civil War before Fort Sumter was fired
upon"
Called Professional Politician"
j. w Williams, president Of the
building trades department. impunged
Berrys motives by referring to the CO.
ordinator as professional politi-
cian." Williams went a step further
also, to predict outright expulsion OF
the c. I. o. unions.
AS a result of President Green's re-
mark tonight that the proposal had
not even been made in formal manner,
Berry said later that he would have
it drafted in writing and submit it by
telegram to both Lewis and Green. Its
fate, however, appears too nearly
doomed to be within saving by any
detail of presentation. although the
council meets again tomorrow and will
have an opportunity to take some ac-
ton.
In this immediate background OF
strife delegates were arriving over the
week end for the opening session OF
the convention proper on Monday
morning. At least 100 have been here
during the last week attending de-
partment meetings and some 400 ac-
credited delegates are expected to be
in attendance when Green makes his
opening address.
In this address may be the real key
note as to what action is to be taken
since the metal trades department al
ready has authorized Frey to intro
duce a resolution on Monday calling
for expulsion of the Lewis unions.
Fate of this resolution. as well as
others of comparable Importance, will
rest in the hands of a Resolutions
Committee which Green will name on
Monday.
Yearly Report Is Due.
Among other matters of moment to
come before this group will be the
yearly report of the Executive Council
to be submitted on Monday. In this
will be the councils version of the
C. l. o. dispute and its views on legis-
lation. relief, unemployment social Sc
curity and other issues close to labor.
That Frey and certain other anti
Lewis leaders here are fully deter
mined to make the present factional
split q permanent one IS indicated
also in the formers disclosure that
he will appear before the Credentials
Committee to oppose any move to seat
delegates from the Cape and Millinery
Workers. the International Typo
graphical Union and other unions not
under suspension but which have tie
ups with the c. I. o. through their
individual officials.
Max Zaritsky, president of the Cap
and Millinery Workers. and Charles
P. Howard. president Of the I. T. u,
both hold membership on the Lewis
Committee. 1t Is not yet known
whether Zaritsky or any members Of
his union are coming to Tampa but
w. r. Trotter, an official of the I. T.
u. already is On hand and is con-
fident he will be seated as delegate.
Howard is in Florida, Trotter said
today, but may not come to Tampa.
Apart from the factional troubles,
which seem to be in the forefront,
the federation is prepared to stage
q convention worthy of the labor
cause. 75
Speakers Are Invited.
Invited to address the open sessions
through the next two weeks are Sec
ret Nv of Labor Perkins, Senator Wag-
ner of New York, Senators Pepper
Altmeyer, acting chairman Of the So
cial Security Board, and John VII
nant, former chairman of that board;
J. Warren Madden, chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board. and
David j. Lillienthal of the Tennessee
Valley Authority. Senator Wagner
and Winant have not yet replied, but
the others have accepted invitations
to speak.
With most of the speakers sched-
uled for the first week, the commmit-
tees are expected to hammer OUT the
real structure Of the convention be-
hind closed doors. The Credentials
Committee, ordinarily not q party to
such problems of importance as may
plague it this year, win report first,
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