The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-20
Labor Dove Of Peace
Flies Out clio Doors
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manner in which the committee had
phrased its resolutions ON housing,
wages and hours, and social secur-
ity. He said he did not believe that
the rank and file wished the presi-
dents name deleted from resolutions
dealing with social advances which
could be credited to Mr.. Roosevelt
That fiuarry followed shortly aft
er the CLOS big three-Lewis,
Phillip Murray and Rlllman-ap-
peared on the platform and engaged
in conference before the delegates.
Approved,
The convention approved a fed
eral-private housing program for
100000 new homes a year, de-
manded passage of the senate-ap-
proved mine inspection bill, WPA
program for 5000, 900 jobs, passage
of the 100000 national youth
act, and then called on President
Roosevelt to make good" his pledge
to call a conference of all categories
of public leaders to solve the unem-
ployment problems.
Hillman and his followers, who
favor new peace efforts, had received
virtual invitation to leave the CLIO
If they are weary of the fight with
the American Federation of Labor
and prefer "the easy way"
That challenge was made BY Re-
firiY16p E0racidaIAf TAI1~H a., t. =,
bitter speech. He said the AFT
would grant the CLIO no honorable
peace until the CLIO unions grow
stronger, and asserted that new
peace talks now would retard CIO
progress, and raise "false" hopes
among millions that unity is pos
sible.
While few believed that the
Clothing Workers union would quit
the CLIO, it was believed likely that
they would make some answer to
Lewis, and that Hillman and his
supporters discussed this ct their
early morning conference.
The CLIO peace policy, adopted
yesterday by a unanimous vote, did
not foreclose new peace conferences
but the debate led by Lewis, was
critical of those who suggested even
exploratory" conferences. The
delegates directed the peace negoti-
ating committee, consisting of Lewis
Murray and Hillman, not to agree
to any merger which did not in
clude charters from all CLIO unions
with their present membership and
jurisdiction-a proposition which the
AFL. has rejected at least twice as
impossible.
Dubinsky CritisaI
Bitterly critical of two CLIO found
ers-David Dubinsky of the Inter-
national Ladies' Garment Workers
union and Max Zaritsky of the
United Hatetrs, Cap and Millinery
Workers Union-for returning to the
AFL because they wanted labor
peace, Lewis said:
"And now above all the clamor
comes the piercing wall and the Ia
ments of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers. And they say, Peace, amt
it wonderful
"And there is no peace. There
is no peace because you are not
yet strong enough to command peace
upon honorable terms. And there
will be no peace with a mighty ad-
versary until you possess that
strength of bone and sinew that will
make it possible for you to bargain
for peace terms on equal terms"
( He said ANY honorable peace
plan" would fail as long as the AFL
executive council yields veteo power
because "a golden hoard of four mill
lion men and women" would dis
turb the balance of power in the
federation and threaten the continu-
ance in office of the present leaders.
"Dlbinsky took the easy way
Zaritsky took the easy way. And II
there is anybody else in the CIO
who wants to take the easy way,
hen, in Gods name, let them 60"
Murray Worries Them
Hillman's chief concern, as 1t was
that of most CLIO leaders, was over
the success of a Draft Murray
movement, launched yesterday when
the tall, white-haired Scot, an asso-
ciate of Lewis for 80 years, assert
ing his right to make decision
"once in while in life" said he
did not want the presidency.
So far as could be learned Muir
ray has not told anyone that he
definitely would not take the post
Some of the delegates who heard
Lewis vitriolic attack on his critics
and his denunciation of those who
want labor peace now, believed that
the Roosevelt administration would
have to adopt sterner tactics to
achieve labor unity.