Evening star., 1937-05-31
.C.L. 0. WILL ENTER
.N0N-UN|0N TRADES
Lewis Men Also to Bid for
Workers "Not Cared For"
by Their Unions.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
The Committee for Industrial Or
ganization headed by John L. Lewis
Is going into every industry which
has no labor organization or where ex-
isting unions ARE not taking care OF
their members"
This announcement was made yes
terday by John Brophy, C. I. o. di-
rector, in answer to the new bid for
supremacy in the labor field by the
American Federation of Labor. He
said, however, that the c. I. o. had
no intention of seeking a foot!lold in
the building crafts or the railroad
brotherhoods.
Lewis and Brophy, renewing their
titanic struggle with William Green,
A. F. of l.. president, over industrial
and craft unionlsm, maintained strict
silence on the flve-State steel strike.
They said Philip Murray, chairman Of
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee at Youngstown, Ohio, would
speak for them.
Brophy left C. !. o. headquarters
here Saturday for the Pacific North
west, where, he said, he would in
vlte' longshoremen and a wood cut
ters' federation TO leave the A. F.
OF L. banner and join the Lewis forces.
he will attend maritime convention
IN Portland next week.
10000 May Quit.
AS Green prepared to create a new
department of maritime unions to
combat the Lewis movement. Harry
Bridges, West Coast president of the
International Longshoremen's ASso.
citation, predicted the 10000 workers
In his organization would quit the
federation If it continued to oppose
the C, !. o. and progressive unionism.'
He and Brophy said they hoped Q
| new c. l. o. national maritime asso-
citation would develop which would en-
list support from both East and West
Coast locals of the I. L. A.
Bridges pledged his unions support
to this movement.
Brophy smiled when he learned
Green had ordered expulsion of Chi
| cago and New York A. F. of l. unions
affiliated with C. I. o.
A. F. L. Shifting Ground.
THAT most certainly is not unex-
pected," he said. 1T is only a tech.
nical expulsion, because we have been
| working toward different goals all
along
This $4,000 war chest the A. F.
OF L. has been talking about doesn't
amount to anything" he said, be
| cause we've found by experience that
amount would be inadequate There's
| nothing new in their announcement
about abandoning temporary craft
unions because they've been gradually
getting over to our industrial type Of
! unions for many months"
The A. F. of L., meeting in Gin
cinnati, decided to raise $4,000
monthly in the fight against Lewis.
c. I. o. Claims Edge.
C. I. o. leaders expressed the
opinion, meanwhile. the Supreme
Courts decision validating the Wagner
labor act had sent the organization
away winging' in the Nationwide
! labor fight.
| They claimed these advantages a.
both sides apparently settled down for
long struggle:
l. The Wagner act makes it difi-
cult for A. F. of L. craft unions TO
win workers elections to determine .
collective bargaining agency.
2. c. I, o. has approximately the
same membership as its arch rival and
claims to be ready to move ahead
rapidly.
8. Federation locals have been
breaking away from the Green stand.
ard and have made overtures TO the
Lewis faction.