The Washington times., 1937-06-01
By ]. EARLE MOSER

for Industrial Organization as
John L. Lewis representatives
within the Government service
will not be sought by the United
Civil Service Employees. if recently
expressed sentiment is any crl-
terion.
In order to determine the opin-
Ion of interested membership,
leaders of the new but steadily
growing association recently held
q meeting at which c. l. o. affllia-
ton was the prime topic. Not one
speaker, however, expressed the
thought that such affillation is
wise at this time.
At the same time, however, it is
expected that referendum OF the
entire membership will be carried
through shortly, and this will de-
eide the matter definitely.
During discussion, it was
brought out that C. l. o. backing
would provide several definite ad-
vantages. But the advantages,
members felt, would also carry
with them sufficient offsets to
make the matter very dubious as
to desirability in the final analysis.
The foremost advantage to De
gained, according to the conSen-
sus, would be Strenuous leglsla-
tive support" carrying with it
power that would exceed anything
thus far generated by employe or
CARNATIONS. Apparently, some
within the U.C.S.E. think the
American Federation of Labor has
been relegated to last years
model" from a potential power
standpoint.
On the other hand, the meeting
decided that CLIO. .afftliation
would be dubious in value for
stressing pure civil service objec.
tives, as the setting up of yer.
tical union under Lewis would
mean acceptance of all types of
employees. including patronage
emergency workers, as members.
I'VE would lose our souls" one
member declared.
1t was also pointed out that
while strikes against the Govern
ment would probably not be or.
dered by CLIO. leadership for its
Federal group, those within the
latter would be tarred with crit
icism over the industrial tactics of
CLIO. affiliates."
CLIO. NOTES The U.C.sE.
has been in conference with lead
ers under John L. Lewis regar1-
ing affiliation, and one point has
been made clear: the CLIO. desires
no small groups of malconteuts
from other organizations" as its
Federal representatives E.
Claude Babcock does not think the
CLIO. proper for civil service work
ers, at least now the rebel"
lodge group of the Age. has
been talking with the UC.S.E.
over possibilities of the CLIO. as
a third Federal organization, in
anticipation of its being suspended
shortly.
State Department has created
new unit, to be known as the Divi-
sion Of the American Republics
and which will deal with relations
with all major South American
governments and inter American
organizations. Its explanation, as
given in departmental order:
':'The relations between the
Unitd States and the other
American Republics are con-
stantly increasing in their i'm
pOrtance. There exists today be-
tween all of the American Re.
publics a spirit of confidence
and cooperation which has not
previously existed"
Laurence Duggan has been ap-
pointed chief of the new unit, and
is assisted by Willard L. Beaulac,
Donald r. Heath and Richard C..
Tanis. Clerks, as needed, are to
be assigned to it.
A colored worker was placed
back at work as District Garbage
Collection Service helper yester-
day morning after dismissal on
apparently mistaken charges, Mu-
nicipal Employees Local No. 466
announced today.
According to James Kimbro,
business representative of the Or
ganization, the employee is "on the
spot" for having testified against
officials in a recent hearing on
graft charges within the Garbage
Collection Service.
Consequently, Kimbro declared,
when the man accompanied a
driver who had been drinking, Off
cial "pets" declared the employe
also was intoxicated. In returning
from the garbage route, the driver
hurled a half empty bottle Of
liquor to the sidewalk and both he
and the helper we're summarily
suspended
The union Immediately took up
the case with William A. Xanten,
D. C. refuse department super
visor, affidavits as to the helpers
sobriety were obtained, and he
was placed back at work after two
days Of inactivity.
EVENTS TO-DAY:
Delegate election, War Depart
Inent Local No. 261, N. F. F. E.,
7a0 Fourteenth ST. N. W., 8 p. m.
Meeting, Rebel" Committee
Against False Economy, A. F. G..
E., Hotel Hamilton, p. m.
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