Evening star., 1936-08-05
Council Warned as Dublin.
sky Asks to Send Row
to Convention.
c. |. O. WOULD FORM
RIVAL ORGANIZATION
Guilty Verdict Returned and
Penalty Decision Today Is
Anticipated.

Dubinsky, head of the International
Ladies Garment Workers, in event that
the IL unions on trial for insurrection
are ousted from the American Fedora
ton of Labor by its Executive Council.
Dubinsky. appearing at the final ses-
sion of the council, which is sitting as
judge and jury to try the unions, COM
posing the Committee for Industrial
Organization, made last-minute
effort to have the controversy placed
before the federation convention in
Tampa, Fla, in November. Despite
Official denials that ANY vote" had
been taken, it was learned today thai
the defendant unions had been found
guilty at yesterday afternoons session.
1t was expected the penalty would be
assessed today.
Warns Of Opposition.
Dubinsky told council members that
| il the c. I. o. unions were suspended
they will be forced to form rival or
| ganization to the A. F. of L. He also
claimed that many others would Join
the c. I. o. cause, dividing the labor
movement into opposing camps. Du-
binsky offered to submit compromise
proposal within few hours TO at least
four or five of the largest c. I. o.
unions. This proposal would throw the
question ahead to the November con-
vention, with the insurgent group
agreeing in writing to abide by a de-
cision of the majority of the convention
delegates. Failure to abide by a de-
cision of last years convention is one
of the charges on which the defend
ants, none of whom appeared to con-
trovert the councils charges, were
found guilty yesterday.
The right of Dubinsky, who is ap-
pearing as a council member and not
as representative of the c. !. O., to
sit in on judgment Of his own case,
was challenged by one of the council
members at the morning session, but
he was finally permitted to continue
in attendance after brief discussion.
Dubinsky had breakfast with Will
liam Green, president of the council.
Attends as Member.
Dubinsky explained he wa. attend
ing the council as a member and not
as q representative of the insurgents,
who have denied the Jurisdiction of
the council and refuse to appear.
Green was -committal on the
subject of a compromise between the
craft and industrial unions, saying
Dubinsky's arrival had not changed
the situation, but that as long as an
opportunity for discussing the in
surgents' stand was offered there was
some hope.
All indications were for the council
to suspend at least 10 of the insur-
gent unions. which have formed the
Committee for Industrial Organization
and inaugurated q campaign to or.
ganize steel, rubber and automobile
workers along industrial lines without
regard to the old-line craft unions
now sitting as judge and jury in the
case.
Two Separate Cases.
The cases of two unions-the Inter-
national Typographical Union and the
United HatterS, Cap and Millinery
Workers-will be considered separately
since their international officers served
notice upon the council that they were
not members of the c. I. o. In the
case of the I. r. u, Charles p. How
ard, president, has Joined with the
C. I. o. forces, headed by John L
Lewis, head of the United Mine Work
ers, as an individual without commit.
ting his organization. The cap and
millinery department of the latter
union only is committed, although il
makes up the largest part Of the total
membership.
Penalties which could be assessed
according to Green, ranged from in
definite suspension to a mere fine
None of the council could remember q
fine ever having been assessed, but the
present situation Is without prece-
dent in labor history and no guide fol
action was available.
Little doubt existed at the close OF
the council session yesterday that the
majority was in favor Of suspension
and that the announced verdict would
be that the defendants, all Of whom
have ignored the trial as completely
as though it were not being held, were
guilty Of the charges presented by
John P. Frey, head Of the federation
metal trades department..
Suspension Theory Opposed.
Considerable opposition from loca
craft unions and even State fedora
tions, however, has arisen during tn
past few months against the suspen
sion move, which would cut OF ap
proximately one-third of the A. F. o
L. membership and split labor int
two camps.
Besides indefinite suspension or I
fine, three other penalties could b
assessed upon conviction-suspensior
for q definite period, suspension with
loss of rights and privileges and az
order to cease the practices of which
the c. I. O. should be found guilty.
The other 10 unions are the ,Unitet
Mine Workers, Amalgamated Associa.
ton Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
United Textile Workers, OIL Field, Ga,
Well and Refinery Workers, the Fed.
Grafton Of Flat Glass Workers, thl
United Rubber Workers, the Unitet
Automobile Workers and the .Unitet
Mine, MIL and Smelter Workers.
Heads Minneapolis Tribune.
MINNEAPOLIS, August S Dr.