Evening star., 1936-10-12
ALL. RESUMES
..DEBATE 0Nc,t0.
New Problem Arises for
Council as Baltimore
Boat Workers Strike.
BY Holm C. HENRY.

lH6IllClly C1l tllC oC4CAAo1NCp VAC xs<A"
ecutive Council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor resumed its quarterly
session today with the responsibility
Of : deciding whether the member
unions of the Committee for Indus
trial Organization are to stand con-
demned" or whether they are to be
given q new trial" at the Federation
convention in November. s..
Over the week end q new problem
arose to claim attention Of the har-
asSed council as 700 striking tugboat
workers tied up virtually all shipping
in n~Baltimore harbor. Three water
front labor groups called the strike
over wages, hours and working condi-
tions, but controversy also was heated
over whether the walkout has the ap-
proval Of A. F. Of L. officials: The
conncil may be called upon to clarity
that situation.
The original guilty verdict on 10
of.the c. I. o. affiliates was brought
in August with the council serving as
Judge and jury. Thus far, none Of the
10, have appealed and their leader,
President John L. Lewis Of the United
Mine Workers, has breathed militant
defiance and complete indifference at
regular intervals.
:. Plea for c. I. o. Hearing.
From forces just outside the actual
controversy, however, came the ac-
ton which places the council squarely
on the spot. On Friday the newly
consolidated Union Of United Cloth
nat, Cap and Millinery Workers
adopted a resolution urging that the
CT. o. unions be allowed rerresen-
tation at the November convention
in order that the whole issue OF in
dustrial organization Of certain mass
production industries may be thrashed
out On the convention floor. the
matters proposed also that peace COM
ufittees be named by both the coun-
cfl and the c. L o. to seek basis
for reconciliation.
with 10 unions Of the c. I. o. under
suspension by order Of the council
they undoubtedly will be denied seats
at the convention unless the council
sccedes to the hatters' suggestion
The responsibility rests wholly upon
the council.
Although the new Hatters' Union
with a membership above the 2o'ouo
mark. is not afiliated with the G. l. y
it's sympathies are believed to lie N
that direction, and one OF its onclalS
Max Zaritsky. is personally a mem
ber of the Lewis group.
.only the remote possibility OF Will
drawal from the G. I. O. OF AarlIskS
or David Dubinsky, president OF tnt
International Ladies Garment WorA'
ers could tighten the responsioih'y o.
the council this week. In one or tWe
conferences with the pair, Green L
renorted to have urged this course, ou,
such action on their part Is considered
extremely unlikely.
j. typographical Dispute.
Along with this main issue is tn'
Immediate corollary Of what to &c
aho,lt the international Typograpnica
TJnion. Charles P. Howard, presiden
N this organization, Is secretary o
the C. I. o., and was suspended alont
with Zaritsky and the 10 unions. Sine
them, the /. T. U. has lndefsee
Howard's affiliation and promised
financial support to the c. I. O.. there
BY leaving itself subject to suspension
also.
I Outside of its family quarrels. the
council faces numerous tasks during
the week, among the most important
being a hearing on the Seattle situa-
ton, where publication of the Post
Intelligencer, a Hearst newspaper,
has been prevented by strike initi-
afted by the American Newspaper
Guild and supported by union work.
ers in other departments.
Tomorrow afternoon the council
will hear representatives of the guild,
the publisher, the Seattle Central
labor Union and other interested
parties present their views on the
situation.
Facing the council also is the task
d completing its bulky report to the
November convention and of making
q final decision on where the con-
vention is to be held. Scheduled for
Tampa, the two-week session may be
moved to another city unless the
florida hotels agree to use of Union
labor. At the present time they are
completely unorganized and confer
ences on the issue are under way.