Evening star., 1936-10-05
A. FL. WILL DRAFT.
REPORT ON c. |. D.
Leaders, Meeting Wednes.
day, Will Make No Rec
ommendation.

Expressing themselves as most
happy" at reports of peace overtures
by two key leaders of the Committe
for Industrial Organization, officials of
the Executive Council of the American
Federation of Labor today were pre-
pairing for their last session before the
federation convention at Tampa in
November. The council is due to meet
here Wednesday.
One of the principal tasks of this
weeks session is that of drafting
report on the councils suspension order
issued in August against 10 member
unions of the C. I. c. and subsequent
defiance of the order by the militant
faction headed by John L. Lewis. On
the basis Of the council report in sum-
mary of the dispute, the convention
will make its decision about expulsion
of the recalcitrant unions.
Overtures in New York.
The reported overtures for peace
were made last night in New York by
David Dubinsky. president of the In
ternational Ladies Garment Workers,
and Max zaritsky, president of the
Cap and Millinery Workers, as both
were addressing convention of the
latter organization. Dubinskys union
is under suspension while Zaritsky is
under q similar personal ban.
According to reports of the meet
ing. both speakers declared the c. I. O.
would surrender its entity as an organ
ization if the organization drive in the
steel and other mass production in
dustries may be continued on an in
duStrial basis.
Terming the reports most signifi-
cant and most helpful" William Green,
president Of the federation. said the
council will make no recommendations
in its report to the convention, but
will restrict itself entirely to a factual
presentation of the situation.
Green said the council probably
would review the recent action taken
by the International Typographical
Union in voting to extend moral and
financial support to the c. I. o. He
contended that financial support could
not be given by the I. T. U. without a
referendum. which was not authorized
The A. F. of L. chief said he did
not believe the printers action placed
them in the same category as men,
bers of the c. I. O.
Green said he knew of no peace
overtures likely to be made be either
group In connection with the council
session. He said, however, the coun-
Gil "deplores the situation and would
like very much to end 1t and create
unity and solidarity in the movement"
C. 1. o. Not Represented.
The c. I. o. unions are not now
represented in the membership of the
A. F. Of L. Council. David Dubinsky.
was the last c. I. o. member. He re-
signed after the federation had con-
demned the c. I. o. for "insurrection."
At the root Of the controversy are
the conflicting beliefs in union Or
ganization.
The industrial unionists. headed by
Lewis and his committee, believe that
mass production industries should be
organized into one group. They con-
tend. for example, that all steel work.
ers should belong to a single union.
instead Of having divisions according
to degree of skin. The A. r. of L.
Council has so far held out against
industrial organizing in favor of q
unionism of workers of various crafts
within one industry.
Whether the suspension Of the c.
I. o. unions will become effective is
up to the Tampa convention, at which
representatives Of the suspended group
viii not be permitted to vote.