Evening star., 1937-08-01
LEWIS REPORTED
|. IN RIFT W|THA
Heads Of Six Conservative
c. !. o. Unions Veer From
Chiefs Tactics.
BACKGROUND-


Mine Workers, split nth An1ert-
can Federation of Labor, Nouer,-
Der, 1885, formed Com rotttee for
Industrial Organization to con-
soliddte labor bu industries, in
stead OF the A. F. Of L. unton,aat,or
by crafts. Breach betWeen c. !
o. and A. F. OF L. 11tderled as rtrd1
outfits competed tor members, and
pursued different policies.
DiSsension has raised its head within
the ranks of the high command Of
John L. Lewis Committee for INDUS
trial Organiza ton, it was reported
yesterday. Although there has been
no open repudlation Of the Lewis
leadership, the more conservative
union heads allied with the industrial
unionism drive are pulling away and
shaping their own policies along mora
traditional lines
Six Of the more influential c I o.
leaders are reported in sharp disagree
ment with their chief This group, it
was learned on good authority, dis
approve the use Of the sit-doVn
strike, the violence sanctioned by The
Steel Workers Organizing Commit
tee in the strikes against the inde-
pendent steel companies, and Lewis
appointment Of Harry Bridges, On
ALIEN and reputedly Communist, aI
C. I o director Of the Pacific Coss'
Moreover, the more conservative c.
I. O leaders dislike LEWIS attitude
toward the Roosevelt administrator
and the critical resolutions recently
adopted by the S w. o. C. and the
Executive Board of the United Nina
Workers of America.
HiIlman Reported Dissatisfied.
Among those who are said 10 hs-s
drawn away from the Lewis banner
are Sidney Hlllnan. president of the
Amalga mated Clothing Workers OF
America and leader of he c. / o.
drive to organize the textile workers,
Charles P. Howard president Of the
International Typographica Union,
Francis German, head Of the United
Textile Workers: David Duoinskv,
president Of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union, Harvey c.
Fremmlng, president Of the Oil Field.
Gas Well and Refinery Workers, and
Max Zartsky, president Of the Cap
and Millinery Department OF the
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery
Workers International Union
These leaders, it was learned, blame
Lewis for alternating the White House
and deprlvIng the c. / o. Of It's
greatest source Of strength-the taclt
approval Of the President
Organizers in the field have re-
ported to the union heads that since
the widely publicized break be-
tween Lewis and the President, tho
organizing drive has been slowing
up. 1t is no longer possible, the or
Ganizers say 10 lure recruits WITH
assurance the President wants you
10 Join" Workers. according TO the
organizers. are no longer sure that
the President is behind the G. l.. Q.
and are more reluctant 10 sign up.
Word has been passed down through
the ranks Of organized labor that
William Green, president OF the A. F.
Of L.. is regainlng his standing as
labors spokesman with the admins
tration Lewis has not been seen
at the White House in several weeks,
but Green's visits have been more
and more frequent, He conferred
With the President Friday. and his
wishes were anxiously sought on Capt.
tol Hill as the wage and hour Dill
moved toward a vote.
Green has indicated that while ne
does not entirely approve this bill,
he is willing to take it as start
toward Federal guarantee OF wage
minimum and an hours maximum.
Hlllman also expressed a Willingness
to accept what Congress would enact.
Hlllman is the only c. l. o. leader
whom the President has consulted
about the bill After the interview,
Rillman made point of his disagree
ment with the criticisms Of the ad-
ministration made by Lewis United
Mine Workers and s. w. o. G.
Lewis Tactics Stunned.
The director Of the textile drive has
refrained from employing the tactics
sanctioned by Lewis in the steel or
ganinng campaign He has obtained
contracts for 100000 textile workers
without resortine to strikes. He also
let it be known that he did not sd-
vance any claim to represent the
workers in any textile mill until an
election had been held by the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board.
Since the c. l. O. setback in the
recent steel strike. the American
Federation of Labor has been re-
doubling its efforts to win back lost
ground In last few weeks. according
to organizers, the A. F. of L. has
gained between 100000 to 100000
| workers, chiefly in the textile, metal
and coal mining and garment indus
tries. Discerning a swing away from
the c. I. O. leaderships among the
conservative rank and file in the un-
ions which deserted the older fedora
tion, the A. F. Of L. organizers have
been concentrating on winning these
| insurgents back
The A. r. Of L. has been particu-
hrly active in the South, where the
c. I. O. has stirred the animosity of
conservative labor and employers
While the c. l. o. has encountered
organized resistance. the more mod
crate A. F. Of L. LAS met with en-
couragement.
(Copyrisht. 1897. by New York Herald
Tribune