Montana labor news., 1937-10-21
UNITY OF AMERICAN
LABOR Is PROPOSED
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NCOIllliluGu TIOIIl rage
bility therefor and our responsibility
to our new members as well as to the
members of the 10 original organiza-
tons which established this commit
tee, is to make good our promise, to
remain steadfast to our policies and
to 60 forward organizing the un-
organized on that platform
Appointed to the committee of ten
which will confer with the fedora
ton representatives were Philip
Murray, S. w. 0. c., chairman, Sid
ney Hillman, clothing workers, Da-
vid Dubinsky, ladies garment work
ers, Harvey Fremming, oil workers,
James Carey, radio workers, Sher-
man Dalrymple, rubber workers,
Homer Martin, auto workers, Mi
chael Quill, transport workers, Jo-
seph Curran, maritime union, and
Abram Flaxer, state, county and
municipal workers.
The message to Frank Morrison,
outlining the C. I. O.'s proposal, was
as follows: "Your telegram of Octo-
Der IA in response to the telegram
of the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization, which had suggested
that conference be held to obtain
a unified labor movement, has been
received and presented to the con-
ference of the c. I. o. now in session.
Il am authorized by such confer
ence to make the following reply.
The c. I, o. is prepared to meet in
conference on the basis set forth in
its telegram heretofore mentioned.
The proposal of the C. I. o. included
suggested committee of 100 from
each organization in order to meet
the accepted practice of democratic
labor organizations and to afford full
representation for the unions in
volved.
However, the conference of the
c. l. o. has designated committee
Of ten to meet with committee
from the A. F. of L. to determine
the number of representatives for
each organization to attend the pro-
posed conference and to fix mu-
tually satisfactory time and place for
such proposed conference.
1T is suggested that this prelim-
mary meeting be held in Washing
ton during the week of October 25,
1887. Please advise. (Signed) Har-
vey Fremming, secretary pro tenn"
There was little debate on the
resolution. 1t was presented at the
morning session after Lee Pressman,
counsel for the c. l. o., read the tele-
gram from the federation, phrases
of which moved the members of the
conference to laughter. Chairman
John l.. Lewis called for remarks
and, when none were forthcoming,
called upon Murray to analyze the
federation's message.
Murray began by saying he doubt
ed if the telegram required much
observation of his part. Lewis in
terjected, saying, "You might cor
rect Matty Wolps English" Murray
then observed that it SIS a rather
confused statement and undoubtedly
indicates the trend of mind of the
members of the council, a confused
trend of mind" Lewis again inter
rupted to ask, "You think it was
written under great emotional
stress?" Following Murray's re-
marks the resolution was adopted
unanimously
The convention call was author
lied, according to Murray who was
the single speaker on the resolution,
because of an "almost universal de-
mand throughout this country as
well as from the heads of the vari
Gus national and international un-
ions affiliated with the c. |. o."
II Duce recently figured in ro-
mantle memoirs that caused even a