The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-05-11
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Mr.. Green declared:
"I learned through the public press
of a letter addressed to you by Mr..
John L. Lewis, president of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations, in
which you were requested to PROFOUND
to. me series of questions.
Overlooking With Trickery
"The purpose of the letter is pat
ent and obvious.
"It was prepared and submitted for
propaganda purposes.
.'It is filled with trickery and de-
ception.
"It has nothing to do with the
merits of the amendments to the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act sponsored
by the American Federation of Labor.
81 am sure that no member of the
Committee on Education and Labor
will be deceived or misled by it even
though that may have been the intent
of Mr.. Lewis.
each of you can clearly see and
fully comprehend the real purpose of
the communication.
''It was designed to fan the flame
of class hatred, to install thoughts of
falsehood and misrepresentation in
the minds of working men and women
and thus bring into play the prejudice
and passions of those working people
who would be misled by it.
at was also intended to detract
from fair consideration Of the virtue
and necessity Of the amendments pro-
posed through an appeal to the base
passions and class hatred Of unsus-
pecting people.
"With your permission | wish to
answer these questions categorically
and seriatim. l make these answers
for the sole reason that failure to do
so might be accepted as an admission
of the truth of the implications con-
tanned in the questions submitted"
Amendments Prepared by A. F. of l..
Mr. Lewiss first question as re-
ported in the public press) was: "Were
the amendments prepared solely by
representatives Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and in the interests
of the workers of the country?"
CAS- set forth in the prepared state
ment which | submitted to your Com
mittee today, the amendments were
prepared by representatives of the
American Federation of Labor and
approved by the members of the Ex-
ecutive Council.
'No Individual participated in the
consideration and adoption of the
amendments other than the members
of the Executive Council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, meeting in
executive session.
-. "They are submittedgkSapn as the
finished product prepared and adopted
by the men, ,Who, make up the Execu-
tive Council, acting upon the express
direction of the Annual Convention
which represented five million mem
bers of the American Federation of
Labor.
"One additional amendment pro
viding for the substitution of Natl
onal Labor Relations Board composed
Of five instead Of three members, as
it is now constituted, was drafted ant
ordered submitted to Congress by tn,
Executive Council.
"These amendments, if adopted b!
the Congress of the United States
will prove to be in the interests O
all the workers of the Nation and o
great benefit to all classes of people.
Manufacturers Association Not
Consulted
Mr.. Lewis's second question (as re
ported in the public press) was
"Were the proposed amendments pre-
pared with the advice and counsel o.
representatives of corporations and o
the National Association of Manufac
turers ?"
In answering this second question
Mr.. Green said:
'No. 1t is difficult to exercise self
restraint in making answer to such ;
question. One must subordinate feel
ing when doing so. AT no time have
| ever conferred with or counSelet
with any representative of corpora
tions of the National Association o.
Manufacturers in the preparation ant
construction of these amendments
Mr.. LeWis's third question (as re
ported in the public press) was: "Dit
Mr.. William Green or his associate!
confer in secret meetings with repre-
sentatives of various corporations il
connection with the preparation o.
such proposed amendments?
Mr.. Green's answer to Mr.. Lewis.
third question was: "My answer Il
question No 3 is, positively no
did not, at any time, ever confer il
either secret or open meetings will
representatives Of various corpora
tions in connection with the prepara
tion Of these amendments"
Mr.. Lewiss fourth question Gas re
ported in the public press) was: "Wil
Mr.. Green and his associates disclose
the names of the corporate represen
tatives with whom they conferred il
connection with the amendments ,"
Mr.. Green's reply to Mr.. Lewis
fourth question was brief but to tn,
point. lie said: "Thc full and com
plete reply to this question is foun'
in the answer made to Question No