Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-10
Lewis Faction
Faces Spanking
Support Of Murray
Seen sf Muskseon
Meeting May u
y, JACK CRELLIN
fIyGes LABOR EDITOR

TIyGRs LABOR EDITOR
John L. Lewis and his adher-
nts are scheduled for some rough
treatment when the Michigan
INDUSTRIAL Union Council meets
day 26 In Muskegon.
This meeting, together with the
ssembly May 10 in Cleveland Of
- flrs. constitutional convention
.ths powerful Steel Workers Or.
anixing Committee. may we'll
neve 70 Be the straws which will
csak the back Of the suli<ing
iuSsf of the coal miners as far rs
be Go ID concerned.
More than 1000 delegates are
cheduled TO attend the Michigan
sssting. but the chief Lewis OPP
onent will be August Scholle'
tate Go president, who pulls
% punches either verbally or
hysically in his battles with the
Evils group.
Pointed Statement
ScbolIs indicated ~ much this
~ W1hen IN q public statement
= Sallod upou 100000 Go meM-I
IN n The state 70 support PhilipI
luFray, Go presidmt, Who ne
|aid = being "sabotaged By Lewis.
IN q telsgram, Scholle told Muir
~ tlsat q addition 70 his com
III moral support thst he (Mur-
VI. alDo could count On my COM
Ut physical support In resisting
kttociu made upon you"
ThWe are certain to be numer-
~ resolutions condemning Lewis
I'D In examinations whose SYM
botliies are with HIM.
Schsdujsd 70 get the biggest
blAst y the United Construction
n orks Organizing COMMITTEES.
mitch has been accused Of at
tAmpting 20 raid the Jurisdiction
almost every other Go union
q the state. In some cases they
rave tried TO impose themselves
hUon the jurisdiction Of the al
eady angry UAW-CIO.
Also 'MisbshsOins
District - G the United Mine
Workers, with which organization
The recently organized United
barry Farmers are affiliated, has
keen '1miS6ehavtng" TO the same
|lesree ard also q due TO Get aI
hone too gsntls spanking.
Counting In q few Lewis sup
boBtors IN the Flint area, the
1WIo bloc IN the convention VIII
- = WY small minority. Out OF
80 than 5000 votes they VIII
coutrol loss than 90.
Prior 20 the Michigan meeting
kewio y expected 20 suffer O ma
)of setback when Murray n elected
|br6sidsnt q the SWOC, which hel
inS served - director since Its
founding IN 1895.
Thus Murray. whose only com.
6enSatiou 70 the salary Of $4,000
Snnually which he receives as vice
PRESIDENT Of the UNIV, would be
RdvGn another source Of income IN
lie event that Lewis and his
hanchmen should by some means
cause his removal from the miners
|fpion.
'Bsek-Stabbing Hit
That this latter is possibility
was seen At the recent state con-
kention of the Pennsylvania In
dustriai Union Council. when Muir
nv accused Lewis Of failure to
i've him cooperation. and called
Tor a end TO "back-stabbing tao
hes"
AZ the conclusion OF the meet
-, which was dominated by coal
Is3nefS and steel workers, Murray
kvocotvol q five-minuts ovation.
fivo minutes later an organizer
kfum Murrays swOc engaged IN
= fist fight with John O'Leary,
member of the UNIV internal
|tional executive board, who was
allegedly berating Murray.
District II Of the UNIV. which
Do headed by Van A. Bittner. one
|of Murrays most trusted lieuten-
ants, at the present time 10 being
! INVESTIGATED" by q committee ap-
pointed by Lewis, undoubtedly a.
preliminary step to effect the re-
moval Of Bittner.
Ford JAW Council
Headed by Defroiter
Percy Lleweliyn. candidate for
the vice presidency Of the Ford
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