The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-12
ILCWU IS NEUTRAL IN LABOR WARFARE
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NCOuC1IluGQ 1IOIu rage 4J every effort to reconcile the two factions.
 The ILGWU is the only union which technically was affiliated with both the CIO and AFL. All others which formed the CIO have been expelled from the AFL by that or ganization'S executive board.
 The garment workers will not be represented at the Pittsburgh CIO convention, although Vice-President Charles s. Zimmerman urged the board to send delegates to advocate the need for unity and to present our program for unity" after blam- ing CIO Chairman John L. Lewis for blocking recent efforts to re- open peace negotiations, the unions board declared that "the setback suffered by the progressive and lib- eral forces in the last election is unquestionably due, in part, to the division in the labor movement"
 The ILGWU pledged itself in the future ito support every genuine eff fort, whether CIO or AFL, in their organizational activities for the inn provement of the conditions of the i workers, and in every effort to achieve peace in the labor move ment."
 Pittsburgh, Nov. 12 - (UP) = Leaders of the Al unions comprising the Committee for Industrial Or ganization prepared a program to- day for their constitutional conven- tion, opening Monday, which will complete the division of American labor into rival craft and industrial organizations.
 Neither John L. Lewis, CIO chair man, nor any other spokesman would comment on the withdrawal of the International Ladies Gar ment Workers union, except that Lewis said it was ito be expected" Others believed that the garment workers revolt would have no effect on the plan to set up permanent CIO organization next week, al- though it might lead to new discus sions> on the question of making peace with the American Federation of Labor. The ILGWU, headed by David Dubinsky, an outspoken pro- ponent of peace among the labor rivals, based its withdrawal on the theory that with the CIO nationally organized, peace would be harder to achieve than ever.
 Lewis and other leaders met secretly to appoint committees and discuss the report to be submitted to the 45O constitutional delegates Monday. It was one of the final steps in unifying the CIO after three years of quasi official existence and bitter jurisdictional struggles with the federation on labor fronts throughout the nation.
 The CIO began with the revolt of 10 unions from the federation on the question of mass organization of workers by industry rather than by craft. The ILGWU was one of the original 10. Its withdrawal de- prived CIO of 250,O00 members, but left it with 3,787 900.
 Thomas Kennedy, lieutenant gov ernor of Pennsylvania and secretary of the United Mine Workers, of which Lewis is president, headed the committee planning the constitu- ton.
 Several other unions took advan- tage of the convention to hold ex- eclltive sessions here. The United Automobile Workers executives met yesterday. They made no announce ment and Homer Martin, president, denied that they had discussed his recent meeting with Ford Motor company officials, which had been rumored to be 8 prelude to an or ganizational drive among Ford workers.
 The Amalgamated Clothing Work CTS voted to petition Elmer F. An drews, wage and hours adfninistra- tor, to appoint a committee for their industry so that the union coul of- ficially request an increase in the minimum wage to 40 cents an hour, instead of the general 25-cent mini mum. Sidney FIillman. president, said the minimum affected only about 10000 workers in the indus try, because 93 per cert of them be- longed to the union, whose members get an 8l.cent minimum