The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-05

Best example Of Greens dlths culties came c few weeks ago, when he sent an organizer to Reno to arrange on AFL endorse- ment for MeCarran. The AFL organizer made an lmpassioned speech to Q labor gathering, tell. Ing them what c friend Of labor McCarren was. At the end, the audience booed, told him the AFL ould not support McCarFan under any circumstances. Replied the organizer;
 Eve been working for the A. r. Of l.. thirty years and this is the worst treatment I've ever received from Q union crowd"
 This only led tO more bOOs, A spokesman for local labor leaders then jumped up and shouted at Greens representatives
 "COme back and you'll get the same treatment"
 REVOLT IN ILLINOIS
 Out in Illinois, Green also went to the unusual length of endorS- ing COP Congressman stephen Day, who sent a telegram of cons graduation to Hitler when the latter rose to power and who had one of his (Day'0 books published by the Nazi- Enhanced publishing house, Flanders Hall
 When local AFL units heard Of Bill Greens unusual action, there was storm of protest. Oscar Sturm, vice-president of the Staunton, H., trades council, rep" resenting all AFL unions in the vicinity, started revolt against Green and secured vigorous sup port from Dan Tobin and T, r. Flynn of the teamsterS' union, the largest AFL affiliate.
 Tn East St. Louis, Ill.,, the cen. tral AFL also has started re. volt against Greens endorsement of Congressman Day.
 These revolts in Illinois and Nevada come on top Of similar situations in North Dakota and Texas, where Bill Green endorsed rabid isolationist Senator Nye for reelection and also Congressman Martin Dies. Tn both cases, local AFL councils overrode their chief in Washington. It was labor op- position which had much to do with Dies decision to back out of the reelection race. LITTLE STEEL" BATTLE
 Biggest issue facing both labor and the Roosevelt Administration as American labor celebrates its annual holiday, is the Little Steel formula and the intensive cam paign on the part of the CIO steel workers to break 1t. For nearly a year, they have been making rep resentations to the War Labor Board demanding an increase.
 The steel workers argument is based partly on President Roose- velt's statement in September, l942.
 "If wages should be stabilized and farm prices be permitted to rise at any rate like the present rate," he said, ''wOrkers will have to bear the major part of the in- crease"
 Steel workers point out that the Bureau of Labor Statistics now admits the cost of living has risen 25 percent. The Mitchell Commit tee, appointed by War Labor Board Chairman William Davis to investigate the cost of living. goes further and says costs have risen 30 percent. Organized labor economists figure the cost of liv- ing has leaped 45 percent since January of l94l.
 Labor is now charging industry members of the War Labor Board with playing politics with the Lit- tie Steel formula.
 Inside fact is that all the pub lie members and labor members of the steel panel are now agreed that a wage increase for steel workers is essential. They have even gone over Jimmie Byrnes' : head to the White House, have communicated this t0 the Presi- dent directly.
 However. industry members oi the panel are playing a smart game. They are delaying decision in the Little Steel case to as near the election as possible. Result they hope. will be ammunition for Republicans. who can charge FDF with handing out a pay increass just before Election Day. COP STATEMENTS ON WAGES
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