Evening star., 1938-11-19
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Begins With Peace
A Main Objective

A Main Objective
Bringing All Unor9onized
Workers Into Industrial
Unions Is the Other
BACKGROUND:
The C. I. O's decision to hold
q contention to set itself up as q
permanent labor organization
1Das generally felt to be putting
an obstacle in the path OF labor
peace. Some officials OF c. I. O.
haze felt the opposite to be true,
that as a permanent body. bar
gaining might be more effective.
Ey the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Nov. 19.-The new
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions, nodded from the old C. l. O..
equipped with a constitution and
set of policies. and led by the veteran
labor champion, John l.. Lewis,
moved into the main stream of
labor history today committed to
two objectives:
Organization of the unorganized
workers of America on an industrial
basis zone big union for one in
dustry).
Peace and unity in the labor move
ment, with recognition of the prin-
ciple of industrial unionism.
On these terms the new C. I. O..
left open the door to peace with
the American Federation of Labor
yesterday after closing its first con-
stitutional convention in the same
city where the rival craft unionists
began their organization 81 years
ago.
The noisy, highly demonstrative
convention, working under the gavel
pounding of the C. 1. o. high COM
mand, elevated Mr.. Lewis to the
first presidency by acclamation. filled
lesser Offices and the seats around
38-man executive board and
passed reams of resolutions.
Peace Most Important.
The record of the five-day assem-
bly, disclosed that the question OF
labor peace was considered the most
important matter before the con-
vention, but no one professed to
know how or when labor peace would
be achieved.
The round of debate on the peace
issue filled the convention hall with
the same demands heard at the
A. F. of L. convention In Houston
last month-"We want an honor
able peace
A convention committee report
adopted by the delegates contained
the following declaration of policy
of the C. 1. o. in regard to the
problem of a unified labor move
ment":
The c. 1. o. 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 obligation to fully protect the
rights and interests of all its men,
bers and affiliated organizations.
The C. I. o. accepts the goal of
unity in the labor movement and
declares that any program for the
attainment of such goal must en-
brace as an essential prelude
these fundamental purposes and
principles"
"Opens Door to Unity"
Philip Murray, one of c. I. O.'s
ranking officers and field general of
the 1887 little steel STRIKE" said
the declared policy "opens wide the
door of opportunity for attainment
of that goal of unity which most
of us seek"
c. O.'s report on the futile peace
negotiations with A. F. L. in Novem-
ber and December, 1887, blamed the
A. F. L. executive council for the
breakdown of the conferences. The
A. F. l.. Convention report on the
same subject blamed Mr.. Lewis for
the collapse of the negotiations and
declared there could be no solution
for the labor peace problem until
the adherents of that man deprive
him of his authority or he volun-
tarily steps aside"
The A. F. L. recommended that
it's executive council carry on the
battle and at the same time stand
ready to respond to any genuine ap-
peal for peace -
Broun Apologies.
At the closing session of the con-
vention Haywood Broun, president
of the American Newspaper Guild,
apologized to newsmen who "cov-
cred" the proceedings for resolu-
ton charging the press generally"
with unfair reporting of the sessions.
Mr. Broun told delegates the resolu-
ton, adopted by rising vote, could
be misinterpreted as rejecting on
their working newspapermen) own
personal integrity and ability" He
asserted:
Il say to the working newspaper
men here that neither the resolution
or my speech meant any newspaper
men working here, but the apology
does not apply to any single pub
Usher"
Martin to Secede, IL Report.
DETROIT, Nov. 10 LP.-The De-
troit Free Press quoted sources close