The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-06-29
Lewis Burss Lubor
Continued From Poge One)
has made this objective impossible.
VOLTS Statement

has made this objective impossible.
VOLTS Statement
Mr.. Woll's statement was as fol-
lows:
"The statement issued by Mr.. Lewis,
ostensibly in the name of the execu-
tive board of the C. l. O., blasting all
hope of peace and unity in the labor
movement, came as a shock to all who
had hoped that the negotiations ini-
tiated by President Roosevelt would
lead to positive conclusion.
"Mr. Lewis's statement, marking an
abrupt termination of the negotia-
tions, was discourteous to the Presi
dent in that the Chief Executive had
requested the representatives of both
the A. F. of L. and c. l. O. under no
circumstances to terminate negotia-
tions without first consulting with
him. Mr.. Lewis's action is, however,
in keeping with his conduct in this
situation on previous occasions.
Negotiations Had Not Collapsed
| Negotiations between our commit
tees had not collapsed. At the request
of President Lewis, addressed to me
during his recent bituminous negotia-
tions, when he was pressed for time
in the emergency then confronting
the United Mine Workers, it was
unanimously agreed to recess our ne
gotiations until such time as Mr..
Lewis was ready to resume the dis
cussion.p We had every reason to be-
heve that the negotiations would be
resumed. Mr.. Lewis has now seen fit
to terminate them without cause.
Lewis's Peace Wrecking Record
"This is the second time he has de-
liberately wrecked efforts to restore
peace in the family of labor. The
first occasion was in December, 1887,
when committees representing the A.
F. of l.. and G. |. O. had reached a
unanimous agreement, which was We
toed at the last moment by Mr.. Lewis.
At that time, too, efforts were made
to becloud the issue and misrepresent
the agreement that had been reached.
Nevertheless, subsequent events had
demonstrated that an agreement had
actually been reached.
MI.' LEWIS IloW IcpCdCS lllo pei
formance of December, 1887. In blast
ing the present negotiations he has
swept aside the issues upon which
the C. |. O. had supposedly been wag-
ing it's battle with the A. +. of l.. and
reveals that these issues were widely
fictitious.
Spreads Confusion
"Concealing the very substantial
concessions made by our committees
on questions of jurisdiction and So
called craft versus industrial union
ism, and other problems raised during
the discussions of the past three years
and more, Mr.. Lewis now falls back
upon statements that have no basis
in fact and upon irrelevancies.
"He seeks again to sow confusion
by attacking the leaders of the A. f.
of l.. who enjoy the confidence of the
million of it's members.
Lewiss Rule-Or- Ruin Policy
"As to who is pursuing a rule-or-
ruin policy, is only too clear from Mr.
Lewis's conduct. Mr.. Lewis now says
that it is to be fight to finish.
This certainly will be grievous dis
appointment to the millions of work
ers in both A. +. of l.. and G. |. o.
who have been hoping and praying
for peace. 1t will certainly be a dis
appointment to the general public of
progressive and socially minded citi-
zens.
"Mr. Lewis now says that peace is
secondary to him, that the primary
purpose of the unorganized and the