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when the liberals and "ccrserva-
tlves' engaged in heated row.
In this group are employees from
Farm Credit, Railroad Retirement, Sc
curities and Exchange. Social Security
and Public Assistant Division of the
District of Columbia. Expressions
OF support also have been reported
from other units Of the A. F. G. E.
which, however, still are in good
standing with the parent body
The Inter-Union Council already
has embarked on a militant organi-
zation campaign Of its own. coming
out yesterday with The Government
Organizer" four-page tabloid, which
was described as the mouthpiece of
progressive Federal workers, and an
nouncing that this would be dis
tributed through the field lodges Of
the A. F. G.. E.
The numerical strength OF these
groups is debatable, although an es-
innate around 1000 appears to be
reasonable. In the seveA lodges sus-
pended earlier this month. there we're
1885 members. but a siza BILE bloc
OF these, dissatisfied with their lead
ership, are reported to be seeking re-
af1lllatlon with the A. F. G.. E.
The other five lodges had several
hundred members at the time of their
expulsion, but some of these also
are back in the fold, although only
In Railroad Retirement has a new
lodge been set up to take the place
Of that dropped.
Only 50 Per Cent Organized.
The c. I. o. will have large area
In which to operate when the Gov
ernment membership campaign gets
under way. Out of 835 900 employees
on the rolls as of May /, when the
last tabulation was made, only about
80 per cent are organized, and the
most OF these are in the postal groups
where about 100000 are members Of
some union.
The organized employees fall prin-
clpally into two groups-America
Federation of Labor affiliates, and in
dependents. The former includes the
National Federation of Post Office
Clerks, National Railway Mail Associa-
ton, National Association of Letter
Carriers, craft unionists in Navy yards,
arsenals and other establishments, and
the American Federation of Govern
ment Employees Their total strength
Is put at 100000.
The other major lineup includes
the National Federation of Federal
Employees, whose split with the A. F.
OF l.. in 1881 led to the formation
OF the A. F.. G. E.; United National
Association of Post Office Clerks, Ma
tlonal Assertion Of Postal Super
Visors, National Association of Post
Ofhce Laborers and National Rural
Letter Carriers Association. These
are banded together as the National
Legislative Council and claim around
10000 members.
Independent Groups.
Other independent groups are the
National Association of Special De-
livery Messengers, National Fedora
ton OF Motor Vehicle Employees and
. colored organization-Unite Gov-
srnment Employees.
Speculation yesterday centered
around the extent to which the c. I.
o. would attempt to cut into these,
and this point is expected to be
cleared up when the Lewis organiza-
ton program is announced.
Interest also attaches to the at
tttude the C. I. O. will take with
regard to State. county and municipal
employees. There is an organizat ton
OF these affiliated with the A. F.. OF
L.. but it does not cover a great deal
OF territory, and it was reported re-
Gently from New York that there was
strong sentiment for a c. l. o. cam
paign to enroll the thousands Of po-
tential members.