The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-02-09

Atlanta, Ga. (AFLWNS).-Organi-
zation of the Southern Cotton Textile
Federation at a conference held here
on Saturday, January %, and Sunday,
January 20, inaugurated ten-year
program during which leaders Of the
movement hoped to completely organ
ize the cotton textile industry in the
South.
The conference was called by George
l.. Googe, Southern representative of
the American Federation of Labor.
Frank P. Fenton, director Of organiza-
tion for the A. f. of L., attended the
conference and participated in the
proceedings.
The call for the conference was sent
to textile local unions directly affili-
ated with the American Federation Of
Labor and local unions originally or
ganized under the old United Textile
Workers of America which have been
in the c. |. O. Textile Workers Organ
izing Committee for a number of
months, but whose membership desire
to return to the A. F. of l.. In addi-
ton to the textile organizations the
call included the officers Of several
State federations of labor and city
central labor unions.
The first session Of the conference
was general, and many state fedora
ton of labor officials addressed the
meeting. The second session was for
textile workers only, and it was at
this session that actual formation of
the Southern Cotton Textile Fedora
tion was effected.
Googe Explains Purpose of Conference
In opening the conference Mr.. Googe
expressed appreciation for the re-
sponse made to the call Of the con-
ference, there being an unusually
large number of textile workers, State
Federation of Labor officials and rep
resentatives from Central l. a r
Unions, although the call was sent out
only few days before the conference
convened.
Dewey L. Johnson, president of the
Atlanta Federation Of Trades, extend
ed cordial welcome to the visitors to
Atlanta and pledged the full support
of the Atlanta labor movement to
every effort made for the benefit Of the
textile workers and any other group
of wage-earners.
In stating the purpose of the con-
ference Mr.. Googe explained that there
are 104 textile local unions chartered
by and directly affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor, work
ing through National Council, with
President VIM. Green as chairman OF
the council, Frank p. Fenton chairman
of the Eastern Division and himself
serving as chairman of the Southern
division.
Contract With c. l. o. Held Invalid
Since the formation of this nationa
council, Mr.. Googe explained, the
courts had declared that the contract
signed between International officers
of the United Textile Workers Of
America and John L. Lewis, turning
that International over to the Textile
Workers Organizing Committee wa.
null and void, invalid and Of no lega
standing. AS a result of this court de-
cision it was explained the United Tex
tile Workers of America is seeking re
instatement of its charter, appeal be-
ing made to the Executive Council o,
the A. F. of L., for reinstatement.
Numerous local unions, Mr.. Goog'
explained, which have been in the Tex
tile Workers Organizing Committee
are now anxious to come back into th'
A. F. of L., several of these locals be-
ing represented in the conference
These locals, added to the 104 locals