The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
CIO Unions Bunned
Observation-Disclosures
Frdterndl Delegate From the
Dominion Announces
Decision
By President James NJ. Duffy, First
Vice President f. l.. Wheatley and
JObn O'Nallay

By President James NJ. Duffy, First
Vice President r. l.. Wheatley and
John O'Malley.
Cincinnati Ohio-D. w. Kennedy,
Fraternal Delegate from the Trades
and Labor Congress of Canada to the
American Federation of Labor con-
venton, gave the delegates an inter-
asting account Of the action of the
recent convention Of the Congress in
suspendng from afiliation number
of G.. l. O. organizations.
Introduced by Green
In introducing Mr. Kennedy, Presi
dent William Green of the American
Federation Of Labor said:
al esteem it privilege and pleas
ure to present to you the fraternal
delegate from the Canadian Trades
and Labor Congress. He comes to us
direct from a convention, a wonder
full convention held by the Canadian
Trades and Labor Congress in Lon
don, Ontario.
"We are always happy to welcome
1Ilu receive Clle lIdIti Iidi uCICSdlCS
from the Dominion of Canada. There
is such warm, friendly, cooperative
relationship established between the
people of Canada and the people Of
the United States, and particularly
| between the labor movement of Can
| ada and our great American Fedora
| ton of Labor, as to make it dis
tinct pleasure for us to receive and
listen to an address from our frater-
nal delegates from Canada.
"He is a member of an international
union chartered by and in affiliation
with the American Federation of La
Dor. He has been long affiliated with
them, a distinguished member Of that
organization, the Cigar Makers In
ternational Union, the union to which
my distinguished predecessor, Samuel
Gompers, belonged.
81 now take pleasure in presenting
Fraternal Delegate D. w. Kennedy,
Third Vice President Of the Cigar
Makers international Union of AM
erica, from Toronto, Canada"
Suspension Vote Was Overwhelming G
In reciting the experience of the
Trades and Labor Congress with the
C. l. o. group Mr.. Kennedy said that
in the early part of 1889 the Execu-
tive Council Of the Congress sus-
pended the following G. |. o. unions:
United Automobile Workers, Anal
gamated Clothing Workers, 1nterna-
tional Fur Workers, international
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
United Rubber Workers, and Steel
Workers Organizing Committee.
He pointed out that the Executive
Council took this action because the
c.. |. o. at its convention held in
Pittsburgh, Pa, definitely established
dual organization to the American
Federation of Labor" This action OF
the Trades and Labor Congress
Executive Council, Mr.. Kennedy said
was approved by vote of 232 yea:
to 95 nays, out of total of 432 dele
: gates present.
In addition, Mr.. Kennedy said, 9Th,
Constitution of the Congress was alst
amended to provide that organization
expelled from the A. +. of l.. woult
automatically be suspended from
, membership in the Congress. 1t wa
also provided that the same rule will
apply to membership in Trades ant
Labor Councils and provincial Fed
erations of Labor chartered direct b.
the Congress-
"Fraternal greetings from tn
American Federation of Labor" MI
Kennedy concluded, "were conveye
=, by f. l.. Wheatley, of the Brother
o hood of Operative Potters; from tn
international Labor Organization O
: Geneva, by James Wilson and fror
: the Dominion Legislative Board G
the Railway Transportation Brother
hoods by William l.. Best.
, Officers Elected
"By the unanimous vote Of the cor
,, vention, p. NJ Draper of Ottawa, wa
| elected honorary president for life.
| "Officers elected We're: Presiden
| Tom Moore Carpenters and Joiners
of Ottawa; Secretary Treasurer, Rol
ert j. Talon (Machinists), of Ca
gary, Alta; Vice Presidents, p.
Bengough (Machinists), of Vanco'
yer; James Whitebone Motion Pi
ture Operators), of st. John, N. T
and Arthur D'Aoust Paper Makers
of Hull Quebec. Fraternal Delegate
To British Trades Union Congress
Frank II. Hall of Railway and Steam
ship Clerks, Montreal; to the Amer
- can Federation of Labor, ID. w. kel
! nedy, International Cigarmakers,