Evening star., 1936-11-19
A. F. of L.
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is urged in a resolution introduced by
John P Frey, president Of the Metal
Trades Department.
Pleading for the end OF retaliation,
Zaritsky declared the craft union or
gsnization has failed in the mass pro-
duction industries.
Where they have failed, an in
dustrial form (such as the C. I. o.
represents) is indispensable to the
continued growth and progress of
labor" he said.
If any challenges are to be hurled,
let them be directed against the open
shoppers, the steel magnates and
those barons of industry who would
be the sole beneficiaries of a rift in
the American labor movement. In
stead of challenging each other to
mortal combat, and wasting our SUD-
stance in fratricidal strike when we
need all of it to meet common
enemy, let us avail ourselves of what
opportunities there still remain to
heal the breach in our ranks"
Meanwhile, President Green chal-
lenged Charles P Howard, president of
the International Typographical Union
and secretary Of the Committee for
Industrial Organization. to plead the
cause of that organization before the
federation convention.
The challenge was contained in
telegram to Howard. release by Green
this morning, in which he made answer
to the c. I. o. officials charge of Mon
day that the councils suspension
action against 10 c. I. o. unions was
Illegal dIctatorial and in violation of
the federation's constitution. How
ards charge was made in Indianapolis
although his credentials as a conven-
ton delegate for the l. T. U. were ap-
proved on Monday and a seat in the
convention Is available for him. In
his answer, Green follows the familiar
strategy of the council in placing re-
sponsibility for the split in labor's
ranks upon the C. I. o. unions.
Reminding Howard that the I. T. U.
is not under suspension, Green asked:
Why are you not here at Tampa? If
you were here. you would be accorded
the widest opportunity to present all
the arguments offered in your telegram
and appeal to the delegates here to
accept your point of view"
Responsibility Placed.
Recalling his appeal to the C. I. o.
unions to come to the convention and
fight in man fashion," and refusal of
that group to engage in committee
conferences. Green continued:
The responsibility for failure to
meet and confer rests upon you and
your associates. 1t is inconceivable
that the American Federation of Labor
is so impotent as to be unable to deal
vigorously, through its Executive Coun-
Gil, in an emergency which may arise
between conventions, such as an at
tempt by rival organization to i'm
pose a minority decision of a conven-
ton upon the ajority of the feder-
alton"
Although Howard is absent. other
delegates of the I. 7. U. are attending
the sessions. Shown the Green tele-
gram, Delegate w. r. Trotter. director
of the I. T. U. Bureau of Statistics,
snapped:
More of Green's humbug The sus-
pension action was illegal; that's why
the council is asking approval of
rule of procedure which would give
them such authority. Even with that
they haven't got nerve enough to ask
that it be made retroactive"
The rule referred to by Trotter was
submitted to the convention on Mon
day, and is in the hands of a COM
mittee headed by Arthur o. Wharton,
himself a member of the council and
president of the machinists' union.
BY its provision the council would