Evening star., 1942-06-06
United Labor Council
With AFL Proposed
By Clio Chiefs
Executive Board Coils
For Ma tionoI Conference
To Win the War
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
The CIO proposes that It's Execu-
tive Board meet with that of its AFL
rival to form united national labor
| council.
Under the proposal, drawn up at
the close of the CIO Executive
Boards three-day session yesterday,
the council would have the author
ity to formulate program covering
all issues which may in any way
aid the cause of labor and TIE war
program.
In the effort to extend co-opera-
ton and collaboration with the
AFL," said the boards resolution,
I'VE recommend that the combined
labor victory committee issue a call
for national conference to win the
war, with representation for every
national and international union
affiliated with the CIO and AFL
This conference shall take up such
basic and immediate issues in con-
nection with the war as increased
production. political support to
those candidates in support of the
President of the United States and
the war effort and increased labor
participation in the executive and
| administrative branches of the Gov
eminent to assure labor,s contribu-
ton to the war effort
"Sincere Desire" for Unity.
At the same time, the board ex-
pressed a sincere desire" for unity
with the AFL in the effort to fur
ther labor's contribution toward
achieving a speedy victory over the
Axis"
The board suggested that after
confidence had been developed un-
der the proposed council, discussions
could be encouraged between AFL
and CIO looking toward organic
unity"
Such discussions" said the
board, will be predicated upon the
basic principle that the interests of
all members and of all unions shall
be protected and any steps taken
must receive the democratic ap-
proval Of the membership involved"
Pledge Fight For Bridges.
The executive board, in another
| action, pledged a fight in behalf of
| Harry Bridges, Pacific Coast long
| shoremen's leader, and declared the
deportation order of Attorney Cen
eral Biddle was based neither on
the facts nor on common sense"
A resolution declared the order to
! deport Bridges on the ground that
| he was Communist was a blow
not only TO all concepts of American
| justice but even more a blow to
national unity and morale necessary
to victory" 1t said the ATTORNEY
General chose to rely on hearsay
| evidence -"
The board said Bridges and the
union he represents were giving
the Nation and our Allies the utmost
| in service for rapid and efficient
shipment of war materials to the
fighting fronts throughout the
world"
The CIO Board disclosed upon ad-
journment it had purchased a new
iiOiiiS nan OiOSh lIOiIl Lllc " lllIc
House for 100000. The building.
located at 718 Jackson place NV,
now is occupied by the Republican
National Committee The CIO will
occupy the new building some time
in August.
Bittner Denies Resigning.
AS the CIO Board met, from the
United Mine Workers headquarters
came the announcement that Van
A. Bittner had resigned as president
of district IT. West Virginia. and
that the resignation had been ac-
cepted. Mr.. Bittner. attending the
CIO meeting. said he had sent a
letter to the UNIV Board but 1t did
not contain a resignation. Where
upon a UNIV spokesman said Mr.
Bittner's letter had asked for GER
tain consideration but nevertheless
had submitted his resignation.
Mr.. Bittner has been elected an
assistant to the president of the
United Steel Workers, headed by
Philip Murray The miners Policy
Committee ousted Mr.. Murray as
UNIV vice president last week and
voted to carve the West Virginia dis
trict into two parts. Mr.. Bittner, it
was understood, informed the UNIV
Executive Board he intended to con-
| tinue in his job with the steel