Evening star., 1942-11-13

seven years ago but withdrew last
month.
"Mr. Lewis is an established na-
tional prevaricator," Mr.. Murray told
the convention. He" added Mr..
Murray, when the applause subsidized,
lis universally recognized and very
definitely placed in that category
by members of organized labor and
the citizens Of the United States"
Mr.. Murray and three others who
had been closely associated with the
miners chief denounced him as a
deserter.
Resolution Condemns Lewis.
The convention unanimously
adopted q resolution condemning
Mr.. Lewis for studied policies Of
disruption, raiding and disunity."
The convention also proposed that
the War Labor Board gear its ma
chinery to its expanded responsible
tiles by operating on an industry
wide basis instead of the case or
company method.
Besides industry-wide BARGAINING.
the resolution, which the convention
adopted unanimously, urged that
the board require insertion Of an
arbitration clause in all collective
bargaining agreements to prevent
overlooking of the boards machinery
with unsettled grievances. A state
ment OF policy on wage retroactivity
also was asked
With thousands of wage agree
ments already awaiting board action
the resolution said:
1T can no longer be conceived that
the members OF the board can take
up separately each individual labor
dispute or agreement. The board S
decisions to date have already de-
veloped, and the executive order of
October has indicated, a number of
basic principles which are to guide
wage determinations throughout the
country. It is essential that the
board, upon the request OF the AZ
fected union, proceed to industry
wide conferences and determinations
50 that on the one hand the board
may be freed from the unnecessary
repltlon OF argument and the delib-
GRAFTON with respect to each of the
hundreds Of employers in each in
dustry, and on the other the board
may achieve sound industry-vide e
wage stabilization."
Could Operate Regienally.
Lee Pressman, CIO counsel, said
that where unions are organized on
regional basis. industry bargaining
could be operated regionally rather
than nationally.
The convention also adopted
without discussion or dissent, a re-
port OF the Committee on Press and
Publicity condemning newspaper
campaigns hostile and injurious to
our country's war effort"
The resolution also said:
The trend toward monopoliza-
ton OF the press by existing daily
newspapers and their allied COM
merclal interests trend which is
typif1ed by refusal of the Associated
Press to serve new and independent
papers-is 4 direct menace to 4 free
press. The iCIO takes the position
that this trend should be combatted
by labor and all progressive minded
people"
Mr.. Murray. Van A. Bittner, Allan
s. Haywood and Frank Bender, all
former UNIV ofhcials, assailed their
one time colleague, Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Bender, CIO director In Balti-
more and former UNIV ofncial In
Ohio, told the convention, Il am
hoping the mine workers will take
their proper place in the near fu-
ture and align themselves with us.
SO we may 60 forward In a solid
phalanx to establish the principles
the CIO stands. for"
Mr.. Bittner, 4 former district pres
ident Of the miners. said that "as
far as labor and the American people
are concerned, he (Mr. Lewis is fast
committing suicide for himself. I
may have many sins to answer for
when meet my Maker, but it won't
be deserting a union I asked other
men to join"