The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-12


 is trying to patch up a rec Those few who know abo momentous development in
 The move was made at a sub rosa conference between Green and John l.. Lewis in a Wash- ington hotel. They met at Greens request, with no one else present.
 The two rivals had a friendly and frank talk, the first in several years. Green told Lewis that he was acting on his own re- accessibility, but with the approval of other A. F. of l.. executives.
 Greens peace formula, whcih he said he had worked out after long and careful consideration, proposed a division of territory between the AFL and CIO on this basis:
 The CIO to have complete jurisdiction over four big mass production industries = steel, autos, rubber and cement. In exchange for this, the CIO was to drop its aggressive Organiz- ing activities in other indus tries, such as textile, electricity, radio.
 On its part, the AFL would abandon its attempts to raid CIO unions, revoke its suspension or der and restore them to good standing.
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 Greens proposal was a great concession in contrast to his pre- vious stiff-necked hostility to the CIO.
 Up to now the AFL has in- sisted that its only terms were complete surrender by the in- surgents. Greens offer was a sweeping backdown from this de- mand. But other than that it was devoid of substance.
 Lewis bluntly pointed out that the AFL cannot give" the CIO a free hand in the four mass production industries. It has nothing to give in these fields, since the CIO already is dominant in them. Further, Greens plan would place a definite limitatoin on CIO expansion.
 The Lewis group has already made great strides in radio and textiles, including agreements with a number of employers. Un- der Greens proposal these gains would have to be given up.
 "Y0u are not offering us any, thing, Bill," Lewis said. All you are proposing is to tur mover to us what we already have won in the fact of your bitter 0ppOsi- ton and Obseruction. That is not terms; you are just admit ting faet.''
 Another, and unstated, reason for Lewis rejectoin of Greens offer was that the CIO is quietly setting up rival federation with local and state organizations in every state in the country. CIO leaders claim that their member ship now is practically up to that of the A. F. of L.-around 2,500,- OOO-and thhat by the end of the year it will be well ahead of their rivals.
 From New York
 Postal authoriteis are investi- gating a number of complaints from various parts of the coun- try that packets of speeches att tacking the Presidents court bill are being mailed from New York undner the congressional frank of Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.
 The envelopes and printed mat ter are products, of the Govern ment Printing office. The ad- dresses are not hand-written but stamped by machine, indicating that a large number were sent out. Who is paying for this is not known. Wheeler's frank could not be used without his knowledge, since the Printing Off, flee would not print the official envelopes without his authoriza- tion.
 In addition to a speech by Wheeler the packets contain ad- dresses by Senator Garter Glass and Representative Samuel Pet tengill of Indiana.
 Merry-GO-RO
 The underground railroad from the Senate Office Building n the Capitol carries an average of 1900 persons daily. The shuttle was installed for the benefit of senators, but anyone can ride on it free of charge It is favorite object of interest to visiting school children Contracts bidding for work on the new office build- ing purchased in Washington by the United Mine Workers must guarantee that only union labor and union-made materials will be used The Census Bureau got 8 vivid lesson in present. day economies when it purchased a remarkable new phostating nla- chine. The apparatus, operated by six persons, does work for merly requiring 40 workers in half the time Mrs. James H Hughes, wife of the democratic senator from Delaware, is an authority on antiques. Her home at Dover is one of the show places of the staet ... The House an- nuallv expends $1. GOO for news.