Evening star., 1939-10-10
4. FL. Convention
Refuses 10 Indorse
Roosevelt, New Deal
Votes Non-Concurrence
With Resolution Offered
By Connecticut Group
B. the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI. Oct. 10. The
American Federation of Labor con-
vention voted non-concurrence to-
day with a resolution calling for
Endorsement of President Roosevelt
and the New Deal.
Without debate or the tumult that
attended previous discussion of the
Roosevelt administration. the con-
vention upheld Resolutions Com
mittee finding that the Federation
could not give the blanket in
dorsement" called for in the reso-
luton submitted by the Connecti-
cut State Federation of Labor.
In the voice vote on the commit
tees recommendation for non-con-
currence there appeared to be a
close division Of ayes" and nays"
and A. F. L. President William Green
ruled the vote supported the COM
mittee.
The committee pointed out the
Connecticut proposal drew no dis
tinction between congressional and
administrative action in its plea for
New Deal Endorsement.
Criticism Of N. L. r. b. Recalled.
The report pointed out the A. F.
LIS record of criticism against the
National Labor Relations Board. its
appOintees. the removal of the pre-
vailing wage from the relief bill and
the first executive reorganization
bill
Your committee is fully conscious
of the many legislative and execu-
tive acts which have proven most
beneficial to labor" the committee
said, some of them. such as social
security. providing a necessary pro-
lection to labor which should have
been enacted many years ago.
Your committee, however, has
cited several instances where the
American Federation Of Labor, in
its efforts to protect labor's rights
and welfare, has been forced to OPP
pose legislation understood to have
been originated by the New Deal
ers.'
The hearty support which the
trade-union movement has given to
a large number of New Deal meas
ures should not lead this conven-
ton to give its blanket indorse-
ment to all legislation which has
been proposed or enacted by the
so-called New Deal, neither should
our opposition to certain New
Deal legislative and administrative
acts permit us to voice condemna-
ton of the New DEAL"
Starting of a week of debating
and policy making, the conven-
ton mixed politics and labor yes
terday and staged a loud demon
stration for Joseph N. Weber, vet,
eran head of the musicians union,
after he rose to repudiate criticism
of the President by a musicians
union delegate.
Delegate Hits Peace Message.
Discussion of the President and
his administration was injected into
the convention by Chauncey Wea-
yer, musicians delegate from Des
Moines Iowa, during consideration
of a Resolutions Committee report
on Mr.. Roosevelt's recent message
urging new efforts to restore labor
unity.
Mr.. Weaver declared he was not
impressed by the White House mes
sage and that solidarity was the
main theme and major obsession"
of politician.
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the musicians leader, who asserted
from the platform that Mr.. Weaver
did not speak for the union, which
had indorsed Mr.. Roosevelt for
third term.
The Weaver Weber debate pro-
vided the convention with its first
tense moments. After Mr.. Weber
concluded he was greeted with
roar of applause as delegates ran
to shake his hand and help the
ailing union leader down from the
stages,
Fora few brief moments the con-
vention all but lost sight Of the de-
bate on a Resolutions Committee
report replying to the Presidents
peace message and suggesting fur
ther appeals would be more fit-
tingly directed to the C.. I. O."
Daniel j. Tobin, boss of the team
sters' union who threw last years
convention into an uproar with .
dramatic demand that immediate
peace action be taken, told the
delegates that the tide has be-
gun to turn against labor In this
country" and advised the A. F. L. to
take : flexible position on peace
terms.