Evening star., 1938-04-05
UNION LEADER HITS
SENATOR'S ACTION
ON RE0RGAN|z|NC
Surprised to Find A. F. of /.
Messages of Protest
Were Ignored.
CENTRAL LABOR BODY
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
Opposes Any Move to Give Board
Of Education Further Power
at Present.

Criticism Of Congress for ignoring
the sentiments of the American Feder-
alton of Labor on the administration
reorganization bill was voiced by
Frank J. Coleman. Central Labor
Union secretary and member of the
federation's Legislative Conference
Board, at last nights meeting Of the
Central group in Typographical Tenn
pie.
Discussing the Federation's stand for
recommittal of the bill, Mr.. Coleman
said it was surprising when the roll
was called to find Senators who had
been strong labor men ignoring mes
sages from the American Federation
Of Labor and other groups and paying
no attention to kilograms and letters
from them"
He declared such good friends as
Senators Norris, La Toilette and
Berry" had voted against the fedora
tons wishes.
In two resolutions offered by the
Committee on Education, the Central
Labor Union went on record in oppo-
sition to the report Of the President s
Advisory Committee on Education
which urged greater unrestricted
powers" for the District Board of Edu-
cation, and voted to resist any at
tempts ito disregard the teachers SAL
ary law"
Elected Board Wanted.
The Central body declared it was
against any move to give further
power to the Board of Education and
their superintendent until the board
is elected by all the people it is sup
posed to serve" and reaffirmed "our
position in favor of an elected school
board"
The resolution relating to the
teachers salary law was based upon
an inquiry by Mr.. Coleman. 1t de-
clared that Superintendent of Schools
Frank w. Ballou was reported las
having said that the reduced appro-
priation" for vocational education
would compel officers and teachers
to take payless furloughs."
Mr.. Coleman said he had the assur-
ances Of Representative Collins of Mis-
slssippi and Senator Thomas of Okla
homa that there would be no fur
loughs for District teachers.
Declaring reports indicate that
there is appropriated enough to pay
every person now employed but not
enough to take care of the expansion
program the superintendent wants. .
the resolution resolved:
That if he attempts in anv way
directly or through subterfuge to set
aside, evade or disregard the teachers
salary law, that the Central Labor
Union should seek in every legal way
possible to prevent him so doing and
SO destroying not only the teachers
salary law. but setting a precedent
which may lead to grave results for
all Government workers.
These resolutions were adopted on
motion OF Donald c. Dow, chairman
OF the Education Committee.
Act on Firemen Case.
In another resolution the Central
Union indorsed the action of the In
ternational Association of Fire Fight
ers and the District Firemen's Asso-
citation in attempting to secure repeal
or amendment of the present law pro-
hibitin3 District firemen from affili-
ating with the international group. It
further recorded the union las con-
demning the actions of the officers OF
the City Fire Fighters Association in
attempting to prevent the repeal OF
or amendment to" the law.
The Central Union appropriated $50
to the Boys Club of Metropolitan
Police.
The bill of Representative Celler OF
New York for District suffrage was
referred to the Legislative Committee.
President John Locher presided over
the meeting.