Evening star., 1937-09-11

ile-Hp UuS OTueTeQ III UgHE 1D1LD
c. /. 0. longshorenlen oUer control
OF warehouse men,
Teansters claim longshoremen
haze been organizing warehouse
men not directly employed on tOater
front, ,0hich A. F. L. says is limit
of steDedores' jurisdiction.
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September IL
The Pacific Coasts 10000 A. F. of l..
teamsters were ready to stop work on
every coast dock if necessary to win
their fight with c. I. o. longshoremen
over control of warehousemen.
Battle lines were drawn last night
shortly before the Central Labor
Council voted to oust the C. I. o. Long
shoremen's and Warehousemen's
Union.
I'VE are prepared to protect the in
terests of the Teamsters' Union and
the cities we serve under any rules the
opposition wishes to write" was the
challenge flung at the c. I. o. by Dave
Beck, international vice president of
the teamsters.
Headed by Harry Bridges, president
of the Longshore-W Warehouse Union,
the c. I. o. units held their own con-
ference yesterday on the dock situa-
ton. The union explained its stand
in letter to the labor council read
before the expulsion last night.
Bulletin Sent Out
A hint Beck would ask aid from
Eastern teamsters if necessary came
in his statement bulletins would be
sent to all locals particularly to those
unions on the Atlantic Coast"
1--WE are going to call upon the
American Legion, fraternal organiza-
tions, business interests, the public
and responsible labor to support us
in our efforts to stop irresponsible pro-
ponents of communistic action" he
said.
Expulsion of the Longshore- Ware
house delegates from the Labor Coun-
Gil by a 283 to 123 standing vote fol-
lowed reading of the letter in which
the G. I. o. units stated their posi-
ton as solid organization and bet
tering of the conditions of the work.
ing people" regardless of affiliation.
The letter expressed belief A. F. L.
President William Green, in ordering
the expulsion, was concerned not with
the G. I. o. activity but with the
Longshoremens refusal to give up
1000 warehousemen
No Quarrel With Members.
Beck declared the teamsters have
no quarrel with the longShoremen's
general membership.
But we cannot condone the ire
sponsible action of irresponsible lead
ers which would lead to communism
and destruction of the labor movement
on the Pacific Coast" he said.
After Beck announced he might call
upon truck drivers and loyal long
shoremen" on the Atlantic Coast to
aid his cause IF necessary" the c.
/. 0. Longshoremens Union promptly
asserted Eastern longshore leaders
would find revolt on their hands if
they sided with Beck.
With San Francisco Bay ports still
operating at reduced capacity. fac
tional sentiment appeared to be crys-
tallizing rapidly behind both warning
elements.
State Labor Federation officials
preparing for their annual convention
moved to purge" delegations of C. I.
o. sympathizers.
May Spread Tie-up.
Beck said that should his union call
upon Eastern teamsters and long
shoremen to stop handling cargo
loaded by c. I. Q. forces it probably
would mean spread of the tie-up to the
entire East Coast.
Responsibility for any such move
rests with the longshoremen," Beck
said
IF Joe Ryan eastern longshore
leader) calls out his men on the East
Coast he will face a C. I. o. demand
for q collective bargaining election
among his membership and think he
will lose the election" said c. I. Q.
Spokesman James O'Neil.
ONeil asserted there was "de-
cided revolt" in the offing among East
ern longshoremen and that the c. I.
O. had a nucleus" in every water
front union there. He said a show
down would be only matter of time,
regardless of Beck's potential bid for
support there.