Evening star., 1939-02-12
BY IOHN C. HENRY.

Hc SOIlRItSS VI iAA
ganizations appealed last night 10
the rank and file membership OF
the American Federation of Labor
to renounce Federation leadership
and support the C. I. o. fight against
pending amendments to the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act.
Most specifically, the C. l. o. ad-
dressed its opposition to amend
ments introduced by Senator Walsh,
Democrat, of Massachusetts,, bear
ing Endorsement Of the Executive
Council of the A. F. of l.. In this
connection, the c. I. O. released
critical analysis by its legal staff
of the amendments.
At the same time, it was said at
c. I. o. headquarters that its de
termined opposition to revising the
act extends to the amendments
proposed during the past week By
Senator Burke, Democrat, OF Ne
braska. The Federation also is op-
posed to the Burke amendments, 1t
was disclosed in reports from Miami
Yesterday where the Executive
Council is holding its quarterly
session.
Objectionable Features Given.
In going over the heads OF the
A. F. of L. leadership to make its
appeal to the rank and file the G.
I. O. contended in pamphlet con-
tanning it's analysis of the Walsh
amendments that the proposals now
bearing the approval of William
Green. Federation president, and
the council go far beyond any
thing authorized or favored by the
Houston convention of the A. F..
of L."
In brief. the c. I. o. summarized
the objectinable features of the
amendments as intended to:
% Break down the present pro-
lection afforded to workers against
company unions;
CD Divide workers in every plant
into large numbers of craft groups
which must deal separately with the
employer;
~ Bring the courts into admins
tration of the law at many points,
and open the files of the board and
the unions to examination by en-
ployers;
a. Grant many privileges to en-
ployers to the disadvantage of the
unions.
The grounds for these conclusions
were given in more detail.
To block adoption of the amend
ments the C. l. O. urged the for
varding of letters and resolutions
bv every national and international
union in the C. I. O. and the A. F.
of L., each of their locals, and every
Federal union and local industrial
union" not only to members of Con-
gress and House and Senate Labor
Committees, but also to Mr.. Green.
Such communications not only
should oppose the pending amend
ments, it was suggested, but should
insist that there should be no
amendments to the act whatsoever. p"
Meanwhile, the further support of
the Executive Council of the Fedora
ton for the Walsh amendments and
disfavor for the Burke proposals was
reported in detail from Miami.
I'VE are not seeking to injure the
Wagner Act Mr. Green said; We
are seeking to compel the N. L. R.
B. to administer 1T in conformity
to its letter and spirit
5-Man Board Favored by A. F. L.
On Friday the A. F. of l.. Council
went on record in favor of crea-
ton of a new five-man board to
administer the law, but Mr.. Green
made it clear he does not favor the
Burke proposal for a three-man
tribunal containing representatives
of labor, industry and the public.
While the labor movement con-
tinued its internal feuding over this
question the Labor Department and
the Labor Board were working on
their separate studies of the pro-
posals thus far submitted. Both
agencies were asked by the Senate
Labor Committee to make such
studies and to report both criti-
cisms and any alternative proposals
to the committee.
1t is expected that public hear
ings will be held on the matter next
month, with a possibility that Sen
ator Wagner, Democrat, OF New
York. co-author of the law, may
submit some administrations sup
ported amendments.