The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-10-19
Federation
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Federation Of Labor from the begin
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Federation Of Labor from the begin
ming to bring unity into effect.
"The record presented to this con-
vention by the Executive Council Of
the A. F. Of l.. is exhaustive. 1t is
a record Of the facts, a record which
indicates that from the time the c. l.
o. was organized, continuous efforts
were made by the American Fedora
tion of Labor to heal the breach.
"The record indicates that before
the President Of the United States
took official notice Of the breach, a
conference was held between duly ap-
pointed representatives Of both organ
izations, and that the conferences
referred to was able to reach an
agreement as the principles involved
in establishing unity, and the methods
by which those principles would be
applied.
"The record further indicates tina.
after the representatives of the C. /.
O. had agreed on these principles and
methods, that they were vetoed by the
Chairman Of the c. !. O., his action,
in substance, being a reputation of
what his own representatives had
agreed to.
"The President of the United States
appealed to the Houston Convention
last year to take immediate steps to
heal the breach which existed, SIM
liar communication being sent to the
representatives Of the C. l. o.
"The convention by a unanimous
vote complied with the Presidents re-
quest.
although the American Federation
of Labor placed itself publicly on rec
ord as favoring conference with the
representatives of the C. l. O., the re-
sponse from that organization was the
immediate calling of a conference in
Pittsburgh, Pa, for the purpose of
setting up permanent established G..
l. o. movement.
"On February 23rd, 1889, the Presi-
dent Of the United States addressed
letter to the President of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and the
Chairman Of the c. l. O., calling at
tention to the necessity for unity in
the American trade union movement,
and urging that peace conferences be-
tween the two organizations be re-
sumed.
GAS result duly appointed repre-
sentatives of both organizations did
meet, their conferences adjourning so
that the Chairman of the C. l. O. could
give his attention to negotiations be-
tween the United Mine Workers of
America and the Coal Operators.
conferences were postponed upon
the request Of the Chairman of the
C. l. O., and with the definite under
standing that they would be resumed,
and that he would notify the repre-
sentatives of the A. F. of L. immedi-
ately when it would become possible
for him to take part.
Although the Committee of the A.
F. of L. has held itself in readiness,
it has failed to receive any further in
formation as to when the conferences
would take place.
"On the other hand, public announce
ment was made in the interim by the
Chairman of the c. I. O., that peace
as such was secondary to the OBJ
jectives of that organization.
Shortly after, in a communication
addressed to officials of the G.. I. O.,
reporting on the meeting of its Ex-
ecutive Board, he wrote:
Among many problems discussed
at length was the question of unity,
and it has been clearly demonstrated
that peace within the A. F. of l.. is
impossible except upon their terms
and conditions. This would mean the
stripping of many of our new unions
and the abandonment of organizing
the unorganized in industrial unions.
This the c. l. o. will not do"
"This communication was shortly
followed by another public statement
announcing the determination of the
C. l. o. to invade the jurisdiction of
the building trades, thus clearly in
dicating that instead of considering
peace negotiations, the C. l. o. was
arbitrarily preparing for an intensi-
fed campaign of antagonism.
"In full appreciation Of the Presi-
dents efforts to be helpful in bring
ing unity within the American trade
union movement, and appreciative of
the efforts which he has made, we sub
NIT that the record from the time the
c. l. O. was organized contains con-
tinuous efforts on the part of the
American Federation of Labor to
make unity a fact, that all of these
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