Evening star., 1946-03-29
JAW Session Turns
To Resolutions on
u. 5. Foreign Policy
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Mar. %
The CIO Auto Workers Union
having settled its own elections bat
ties, turned today to consideration of
the international situation.
AS the boisterous convention
neared its end, the delegates were
confronted with the task of choosing
between two resolutions on foreign
policy.
One would condemn the United
States, British and Russian govern
ments for deliberately circumvent-
ing" the United Nations machinery
and engaging in "war-provoking &C
tivities." The resolution, after de-
claring America has underwritten
"tottering empires, such as the Brit
ish and Dutch" then criticizes "cur-
rent Soviet threats against Iran,
Turkey and China"
The other would hit "the enemies
of labor and progress" in the
United States and Britain for
"openly joining hands with tory
Winston Churchill" in favor of what
it said was his call for a military
alliance against the U. S. S. R. This
resolution makes no criticism of
Russia. The convention ends to-
morrow
Leonard Is Winner.
EaDy this morning the official
tally finally was completed in the
vice presidential fight between Rich
ard Leonard of Detroit and Jack
Livingston of Kansas City.
Mr.. Leonard, director of the Ford
department of the union, won by
only 40 votes.
The final count: Leonard, 4,3O9.-
O74; Livingston, 4,267248. Delegates
have anywhere from one to eight
votes each.
Opponents of Walter Reuther,
new UAW president, hailed Mr..
Leonares election as a defeat for
the union head, whose supporters
had backed Mr.. Livingston.
For the 18 months until the next
convention in September, 1947, the
four lHajor officers of the big union
will be:
President-Mr. Reuther.
Secretary treasurer - George F.
Adde's.
Vice presidents-R. j. Thomas and
Mr.. Leonard.
Mr.. Reuther defeated Mr.. Thomas
by 125 votes in Wednesdays presi-
dental contest. Mr.. Adde's had no
opposition for reelection as Sec
retary-treasurer. Mr.. Thomas was
elected vice president yesterday.
Agreed to Cooperate"
Mr.. Thomas, making a quick de-
clsion to run, returned to the unions
official family within less than "a
hours of his defeat in the bitterly
fought campaign for the unions
top job. Mr.. Reuther had been
vice president prior to his victory.
Now the positions of the two are
reversed,
Whether this would mean more
clashes over policy was subject
for conjecture. AS vice president
Mr.. Thomas will sit on the inter-
national executive governing body
of the UAW-CIO.
When asked for comment, MIR.
Reuther was brief.
Thomas has agreed to Coop
crate" he said. ''The responsibility
is his"
Mr.. Thomas was elected over Mel
win Bishop and Mr.. Leonard by
the following count: Thomas, A.
472; Bishop, 1916; Leonard, 200.
MI. Leonard's election means
that Mr.: Reuther again finds him
self outnumbered three to one
among the major officers of the
union.
Reuther Supported to 2.
For the last year and half
Reuther, as a vice president, had
been opposed in the factional align
ment of the UAW by Mr.. Thomas
as president, Mr.. Adde's and Rich
ard T. Frankensteen as vice presi-
dent.
Now-unless he is successful in his
announced efforts to unity the UAW
it will be Mr.. Adde's, Mr.. Thomas
and Mr.. Leonard opposing him.
The big difference is that Mr..
Reuther now is the head man.
An analysis of the vote showed
that General Motors workers sup
ported Mr.. Reuther-who led the
GIN strike-by a little better than
to 2. Some of his strike policies
had been criticized during the cam
paign.
The unofficial vote of delegates
representing General Motors plants
was 910 for Mr.. Reuther, compared
to 587 for Mr.. Thomas. The total
official election vote was 4,445 to
1920.
Several big UAW locals went solid
for Mr.. Reuther, but the GIN plant
in Lockport, N. Y, voted in a bloc
for Mr.. Thomas, as did Cleveland
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