Evening star., 1937-10-09

NO"t"'tstcC JO AbuuSt't tuS OVuUt"
nations objectiues, Charles P.
Howord OF the Typographical
Union has been under fire from
Al OF L. Chief William Green tor
months.
Whether the rank and fle Of the
printers Jdpors c. I. o. above the
A. F. OF L. is undetermined.
b the Associated Press.
DENVER, October o.-Increasing
bitterness Of American Federation Of
Labor leaders toward the c. I. o.
brought an assertion today the fed
Grafton is trying to expel one OF It's
Oldest and largest afiliates-the In
ternational typographical Union.
Tension between the federation and
the printers WAS heightened when pro-
tests against seating of Charles p.
Howard. who Is both president OF the
Typos and C. 1. o. secretary, as a
delegate brought heated but futile
complaints from other I. T. U. leaders.
The printers, disclaiming any in
tention Of withdrawing. intimated they
may attempt to force upon the fedora
ton q fortnight decision on expulsion
of the union.
Called Deliberate Attempt.
William r. Trotter, chief Of statis-
tics Of the printers union office in
Indianapolis, charged the move against
seating Howard WAS a deliberate at
tempt to force the union out of the
federation.
I'VE are being euchred into a posi-
tion where several Of the A. F. of L.
leaders hope We will Withdraw" Trot-
ter said after he had failed repeatedly
to bring immediate action from the
conventions Credentials Committee on
seating Howard.
We do not care to be bounced
around like that by . few A. r. of L..
leaders who want to see the Typos out.
III they want to throw us out, that
is a different matter, If they do it
formally. But we don't intend to be
euchred into the humiliation Of with
drawal"
Howard himself indicated he hopes
to force the federation into the first
move In any definite rift when he de-
clared he intends to remain in Denver
"at least until after Monday night"
Right u Seat CHALLENGED.
The conventions Credentials Com
mittee had announced a hearing on
Howard's case Monday His right to 4
seat was challenged by the carpen-
tiers. who charged he promoted dual
unionSm" by signing q c. I. o. char
ter for Pacific Coast lumbermen.
There was no direct announcement
whether Howard would depart later to
meet John L. Lewis at q c. I. o. con-
vention in Atlantic City next week.
Howard had remarked earlier Il usual
~ take a vacation at Atlantic City
about this time of year."
Max zaritsky, president of the hat.
cap and millinery workers, whose DO
sition is similar to Howards, failed to
come to the convention, though his
union sent a delegation. He. like
Howard. has openly espoused the C. I
O.. but his union, like the printers. has
not been suspended from the fedora
ton.
With the convention in recess until
Monday, William Green, A. F. OF L.
president, laid plans to battle the C.
I. O. for control of a new field of Or
ganized labor-the white collar
workers.
Summoned to confer with the pres.
ident were heads of federation-spon.
sored local unions Of clerks, stenoe.
raphers, bookkeepers, accountants. and
other ofdce workers. Green said thev
would form a national council as 8
preliminary to organizing 4 national
union. The c. I. o. already has q na
tfonal white collar" union.
The evident intention of the print.
ers to force the Howard issue deyel.
oped after Green summarily ruled
two OF their delegation "out Of order
when they objected to the delay ir
hearing Howards case.
Green broke his Ravel yesterday ..
he pounded Justify to stop Jack Gill
= typographical Union delegate, from
making a motion to have Howard.
case made 4 special order OF business
Shortly before. Trotter accused the
Credentials Committee Of giving How
ard and the printers the run.
around" His assertion drew q re.
buke from Green.
E. D. Van Deleur, secretary of the
California Labor Federation, told the
convention the A. r, OF L. may lose
out to G. I. o. unions not only alons
the Pacific water front, but In West.
ern lumber. transportation and Other
industries unless II immediatel,
finances = campaign to combat 1t,
rivals.
Wage SIash Legislation Plan.
Senator George l. Berry. Democrat
Of Tennessee. president of the Print.
ing Pressmen's Union. told the con,
vention he plans ''in due time" Il
draft legislation to stop wage slash
ing and other labor abuses withou
creating additional Government bu
reaus or interfering with collective
bargaining by the workers themselves
Berry. one time head Of . Fedora
committee for industrial co-opera.
ton, asserted he was pretty well fet
up on bureaus In Warrington to reg
ulate wages, hours and business"
Sol Rosenblatt OF New York, labol
disputes arbiter for the cloak ant
suit industry. warned the convention
that labor must be prepared to accept
its responsibilities BY keeping its con-
tracts.