The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-15
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 Some experts saw in the constitu- tion an attempt by Lewis and his aides to combat reported dissatisfied tion among rank-and-file members with the continued warfare with the A. F. L. This issue, touched off by President Roosevelt's plea to both sides for a truce, will come before the convention today in 8 report in which the CLIO. places all blame on the AFL.
 The report was drafted early to- day after a four-hour conference among CIO Chairman John L. Lewis, the CLOS peace making" committee. and Homer Martin, head of the United Automobile workers of Amer ica and chairman of the officers reports committee which will place the problem before the convention.
 Hotbed of RulnOrs
 Convention headquarters was a hotbed of rumors as the conference ended. There were reports that rank k-a11d-file revolt has reached proportions as to threaten the reign of Lewis and his aides and that Martin, whose authority over the JAVA was ciirtained sharply re- gently il, the settlement of 8 broad schisnl within the union, would de- anand from the floor that the CIO offer an honest" peace to the AFI, These ruMors could not be confirmed.
 Martin said he would not make a speech on the controversy today. A check among union presidents brought virtually the uniform reply that their rank-and-file members eagerly sought peace but wanted an honorable peace.
 Honorable Peace Defined
 Lewis's definition of an "hoaaoF- able peace" is one in which all A CIO national and international unions would be admitted to the AFI; jurisdictional issues in dispute would be adjudicated afterWard and the AFL would have no power to suspend or expel CIO unions pending adjudication. He considers this the limit of concessions which the CIO could make to restore labor unity.
 The AFL Executive Council charged in its annual report this year that this definition torpedoed the Washington peace talks last winter. It praised the cooperative spirit of the CIO Negotiating Conn., mittee and accused Lewis of having "sabotaged" the discussions.
 Place Committee Reports
 The Committee for Industrial Or ganization's peace negotiating group today agreed on the goal of unity in the labor movement, but declared it would not compromise on the issue of industrial unionism in its dispute with the American Fedora tion of Labor.
 The committees report on peace conversions it had in the past with agents of the American Federation of Labor fas laid before delegates to the CLOS first constitutional con- vention when it convened shortly after 10 a. m. It was prepared after a four hour conference which broke up at dawn.
 It recommended that the following constitute the declaration of policy of the CIO future efforts to unify the labor movement:
 Can Be No Compromise
 '@The CIO states with finality that there can be no compromise with its fundamental purpose and aim of organizing workers into powerful industrial unions, nor with its obli- gat.ons to fully protect the rights and interests of all its members and affiliated organizations.
 'The CIO accepts the goal of unity in the labor movement and declares that any program for the attain ment of such goal must embrace as an essential prelude these funda- mental purposes and principles"
 The fundamental purposes and principles noted by the report em- brace the CIO determination to or ganize all workers of mass produc- ton industries along "one big union" fines.
 The 476 delegates sat quietly as James c. Carey, youthful head of the electrical workers and secre- tary of the committee on officers reports, read the views of the ''peace-makers''. When he con- cluded, Acting Chairman Philip Murray. head of the steel workers organizing committee and chairman of the peace group, said "this re. ports q final one from your com mittee."
 Boon after the reading of the peace committees report. Carey moved it's adoption, but Joseph Can-