Evening star., 1936-07-03
Steel
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such a conclusion is not based upon
developments to date"
1T is not necessary to have strike
in order to organize" she added.
Il hope they (the steel Industry
will not do anything foolish and
against the public interest and them
selves she continued. Il hope they
do not get nervous and panicky."
In its prepared statement, the COM
mittee announced it will place the
burden of accepting a conference in
yitation on the Iron and Steel In
stitute, dealing with the subject as
follows:
Conference Prospects.
"As the work of the organization
continues and the thousands of the
workers become enrolled into men,
bership in a labor union, it is the
expectation of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization to approach the
American Iron and Steel Institute.
the spokesman for the industry, with
an invitation to engage in conference
and work out the labor problems Of
the industry in accordance with the
rules of modern collective bargain
ing. If the corporations in the iron
and steel industry are in accord with
modern thought as affecting indus
trial relations, then obviously the
industry and the country can be
spared the distress incident to indus
trial strife on a broad front"
Lewis declared the committee had
made no decision on the request of the
A. F. of L. Executive Council that
representatives of the c. I. o. appear
next week to explain their activities
on behalf of the new labor faction.
but said that he was not planning to
make any apologies on behalf of the
United Mine Workers and that he felt
it was fair assumption" that other
c. I. o. unions likewise would l.
the summons.
Asked if the Council has power to
suspend member unions for their
activities, Lewis said the C. I. o.
units contend there is no such power.
A reconciliation between the two
powerful labor factions would ma
terially increase the resources of the
c. I. o.. and Lewis declared yesterday
that the 100000 already assured to
the committee in its campaign will
be supplemented If necessary. Already
adding weight to the drive was the
admission yesterday Of two more
unions. the United Dubber Workers
of America and tn United Automo-
bile Workers of = 4erica, whose rep
resentatives sa. in with the COM
mittee at its afternoon session.
In addition to its defiant pro-
nouncements toward the steel and
iron industry and its restrained COM
ment on the labor breach, the
committee announced that organizing
headquarters have been established in
Pittsburgh with regional headquarters
named in every substantial iron and
steel community east of the Rocky
Mountains.
Adequate Assistance"
Arrangements have been made.
they said, to provide the organizing
forces with adequate financial as
sistance, legal protection and neces-
sary facilities of every character" A
convention of steel workers is to be
held in Chicago Sunday and in Cleve-
land Tuesday. with a mass meeting
also scheduled at Homestead, Pa,
Sunday
The rganizing work will proceed
in perfectly legal manner within
the law and in harmony with the
rights of the workers as defined by
the Federal statutes" the committee
said.
The committee said it had called
on and received from Gov. Bibb
Graves of Alabama assurance that
representatives of labor will be given
protection in that State. Recently
organizers we're reported to have been
run out of the State.
Failing such protection" the COM
mittee announced, I'VE will call upon
the Federal Government to safeguard
the rights of citizens"
Lewis announced that the National
Broadcasting Co. had awarded him
a half-hour of free time on their blue
network next Monday night to speak
on Industrial Democracy in Steel"
The address is scheduled at $50 pm.