The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-19
By JOE ALEX MORRIS And ARTHUR E. DEGREVE

ARTHUR E. DEGREVE
 Copyright, 1897, By United Press) Washington, Oct. ie.-Up)-Lead- CTS of, the rival American Federation of Labor and the Committee for 1n- dustrial Organization plan Q fight to the finish if peace talks beginning here next week fail to bring Rt least & truce in their conflict.
 Meeting 2,000 miles apart last week, the A. r. of l.. in convention in Denver, Colo, and the 0. I. O., in conference in Atlantic City, N. J., claimed mo compromise--no sur- render" tactics even as they maneuV- cred for public support by offering to compose their differences.
 The federation authorized It's exec- utiVe council to eXpell c. I. o. leader John l.. Lewis and his rebel aides, whenever they felt such action was oxpedient. Even while President William Green of the federation was appealing to o. l. o. heads to 'come home," the council prepared to use its new power.
 First Marked Victims
 They had marked Lewis United Mine Workers and Sidney Hillman's Amalgamated Clothing Workers as the first victims. Sudden and unex- pected overtures by Lewis toward peace stayed their ax. But 1t still hangs today over those two unions and probably will fall if next weeks peace conversations fall.
 In Atlantic City, N. J., Lewis of- fered peace with one hand and with the other he tugged to bring his Sprawllng organization Into c coin- pact form in anticipation of c long struggle with the federation. He agreed to the federation's offer that delegates to the peace conference could meet "with or without com mitments" and then bound his l0- man committee by promising the O. I. o. conferees that tho "one big union" policy on which his organiSa- ton Is based could not and would not be compromised or surrendered
 At the cloSe of the fiVe-day con- ferences, Lewis had completed the task begun two years ago-establiSh- ment of a permanent rival organl. zation to the A. r. of L.
 First 0vortureS
 Today it appeared unlikely that tho first overtureS toward peace would have succeeded without pres- sure from inside and outside the la Dor movement which came from.
 1, The rank and filo members of A. Y. of l.. Ns well as of Q. I. o. unions who are in the trenches- picket lines--of tho feud.
 q. Desire of the o. I. o. to avoid being branded by the public as Q "chlp-otl -tho shoulder" organiEat ton. Q. Fear of both organizations leaders that the strife will encourage state and federal legislation ham, pering activities and growth of oil labor groups.
 Whether tho forces that brought about the forthcoming peace con- ference are sufficiently strong to keep the conferees in session until real harmony IA restored, is prob- letnatical. Delegates from both or- gaalSationB will Y11aneuVer to avoid responsibility for the labor upheaval If the conference fails.
 Pesslmism Relgns
 Labor observers peSsimistic over the prospects of union peace contend that the task of composing differ- cnces over the conflicting views of tho rival organiSa tions on craft yer. N suS industrial unions is complicated by personal feuds, ambitions and is- sues. Lewis said ct the Atlantic City conference that some A. ?. of L. leaders draw large salaries which come from dues.paying members land warned that these salaries would Do jeopardiSed by c 0. I. O. victory. Their unions now are being raided by the c. I. o. ., These craft union leaders compose h majority of the federation'B execu- Hive council and 1t Is they who are most inSistent on c finish fight with the 0. I. O.
 Minority Groups
 On tho other hand, there are two