The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-10-12
Executive Council
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ed all rights and privileges of affili-
ated unions.
A. F. L. Peace Committee Appointed
at Request of President Roosevelt
"In addition, we promptly responded
to an invitation extended by the Pres
ident of the United States on Febru-
ary %, 1889, to appoint committee
to meet with a committee represent
ing the C. 1. o. for the purpose of
opening up peace negotiations. The
invitation referred to was transmitted
by the President of the United States
to the President of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor on February %,
1882"
In response to the Presidents re-
quest, Mr.. Green appointed Harry C.
Bates, Matthew Woll, and Daniel j.
Tobin, all members of the A. F. of L..
Executive Council as committee to
represent the American Federation OF
Labor in peace negotiations. 1t tran
spired that Mr.. Tobin was at first pre-
vented from serving on the A. F. of
L. committee because of prior en-
gagements, and Thomas A. Rickert,
also member Of the Executive Coun-
ell, was appointed to take Mr.. Tobin's
place. Subsequently Mr.. Tobin found
that his engagements had been so ad-
usted as to make it possible for him
| 20 serve.
Later, John l.. Lewis, chairman of
the C. |. o., also appointed a commit
tee representing the C. |. o., consist
ing of Philip Murray, Sidney Hillman,
and John l.. Lewis. In giving the per-
sonnel of the two committees, the EX-
ecutive Council said: at is worthy of
note that the chairman who appointed
the c.. |. o. committee designated him.
self as the chairman of said commit
see."
The first meeting of the two COM
mittees was held at the White House
IN March 7, 1889. During the follow
various times in Washington and New
York to consider proposals and coun-
5erproposals for adjusting the contro-
versy in the interest Of labor solid
arity.
Plan Submitted by c. |. o. Accepted
In recounting the final conferences
IF the committees, the Executive
Council said:
During these meetings the G. |. o.
Representatives finally suggested that
our committee consider the re-admis-
sion Of the originally affiliated organ
izatons on the basis of their present
membership but without recognition
Of the extended jurisdiction involved.
After considering all phases of
ibis question and being desirous of
bringing about an adjustment our
committee expressed willingness to
recommend this proposal, that is, that
The organizations originally affiliated
to the A. +. Of l.. should be re-admit-
led on the basis of their present mem
oership, with the definite understand
ing that such readmission did not in
any way carry with it directly or in
directly an extension of jurisdiction
beyond that recognized by the A. F.
Of l.. at the time of suspension of the
several organizations.
| OuI loiIilillO0CS dS ecu w tiiIo ISN
ommendation upon the further condi-
ton that satisfactory settlement
and adjustment was reached with and
as between all other organizations af-
filiated with the G. |. o., as well as
all other questions raised and involved,
including the reaching of an agree
ment or understanding between the
Ill Of
and the Amalgamated Clothing Work
| ers Of America with reference to
agreement and understandings pre-
viously reached between these two or
ganizations and which formed the
basis for the original admission Of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America into the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
{. |. O. Rcpudiates It's Own Proposal
Immediately following this the C..
|. O. Committee repudiated its own
proposal and urged instead pro-
poSal to the effect that charter
be issued to the c. |. o. as depart
ment within the American Federation
of Labor, this department to be con-
sdered as separate and distinct fed
Grated entity, with complete and full
authority, and to continue to function
as now, such department to be like
wise free from any and all rules, reg
| ulations, requirements and constitu-
tion of the A. +. of L., that it was
not to pay any per capita tax to the
A. +. Of l.. or prove in any way ac-
countabe to the A. f. Of l..
"Our committee rightly and justly
refused to entertain any such pro-
posal and urged instead going back to
a discussion of proposals previously