Evening star., 1936-10-10
GREEN MAY TALK
OVER CANCELLATION
WITH c. |. 0. AIDES.
Move Hmted After Hat
Group Urges Representa-
tion at Convention.
TWO UNION OFFICIALS
ARE UNDER SUSPENSION
A. F. of L. Head Denies Meeting
Is Scheduled, but Admits
He Might See Pair.
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, left
for New York today, where, it is re-
ported, he will confer further with
two key individuals of the Committee
for Industrial Organization.
This plan bears out speculation that
the present strategy of Green and the
Executive Council of the Federation
is to attempt to persuade some Of the
c. I. o. unions to withdraw individ-
ually from that organization. Such
action would weaken the prestige OF
John L. Lewis, c. I. o. chairman, and
of the group itself.
Lending weight to this speculation
Is Green's question at yesterdays
press conference when he asked re-
porters if they thought all C. I. O.
unions were still in as complete accord
with their leadership as previously.
Representation Asked.
As a basis for the week end con-
ference there was yesterdays action
by the United Cloth Hat. Cap and
Millinery Workers Union in the form
Of a resolution urging that the 10
suspended c. I. O. unions be allowed
representation at the November con-
vention of the federation, with SUBJ
committees of the federation and the
c. I. o. to meet in the meantime to
seek reconciliation of the breach.
The resolution was adopted shortly
after the union became an identity
proceeding from a consolidation of
the United Hatters and the Cap and
Millinery Workers. Max Zaritsky,
who was president of the Cap and
Millinery Workers and is expected to
continue as president of the enlarged
union, is under suspension by the
Executive Council of the A. F.. of l..
for his affiliation with the c. l. o.
1t is with Zaritsky and David Dublin
sky, president of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers, and also
a member of the c. I. O., that Green
is expected to confer over the week
end.
Green Silent.
The federation president denied
yesterday afternoon that such a
meeting has been scheduled but ad-
mitted that he might see" Dublin
sky and zaritsky.
Green declined to comment yester-
day on the resolution but said he
had read it to the Executive Council.
now in quarterly session here, and
that action probably will be taken
on it early next week.
Although the proposal is being in
terpreted in New York as another
gesture toward peace between the
labor factions, it is more significant
to note that neither Green nor John
L. Lewis, chairman of the c. !. O.,
has retreated or indicated any in
tention of retreating from their re-
spective positions. These positions,
it may be added, are far apart, as
both factions have insisted upon
what amounts to complete surrender
by the other.
Green Can Have Peace.
From c. I. o. headquarters. for
instance, Lewis today remarked that
the proposal simply is the same view
projected all along by that group.
If President Green wants peace
he can conform to point / by re-
storing the status quo ante bellum,"
Lewis said LAS for point 2, We are
always willing to do some talking, if
they want to talk
II, however, the proposal is ap-
proved by the federation council and
by the c. I. O., it would mean throw
ing the whole fight over industrial
organization Of certain mass produc.
ton industries into the November con-
vention. If the councils suspension
order remains in effect no c. I. o.
representative would be allowed a
seat at the convention.
Hotels Un0rganized.
President Green yesterday reported
complication involving the Novem-
ber convention in the failure of con.
ferees of the federation and the Tam
pa hotels to compose differences over
labor in the hotels. At the present
time, he said, the hotels of the con-
vention city are completely unorgan-
lied and unless the managements
agree to some adjustment within the
next few days it is possible the con-
vention will be moved to another
city.
About 800 delegates and as many
more visitors attend the A. F. of L.
conventions, which last through two
weeks of sessions and about one more
week of committee meetings.
The council yesterday received a
request for charter from a union
OF State, municipal and county en-
ployes. The union now has a mem
bership of about $4,000, Green said,
with potential strength of 100000. No
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