Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-30
IAH Gets Nomination
I0f BiemiIIer as Head
|0f PoIiticaIUnit Today
By james Y. Newton
Stcr Sfcff CORRESPONDENT

MIAMI, Jan. 30.-Appoint-
ment of Andrew Biemiller. for
mer Democratic House member
from Wisconsin, as director of
the AFL's first major venture
into national politics will be
recommended by a subcommittee
of top Federation officials, 1t was
learned here today.
The recommendation of Mr.. Bic
miller as director of Labor's League
for Political Education will he made
to the AFL Executive Council later
today. The council is holding its
annual winter meeting here.
| Formal selection of q director will
not be made until the full commit
tee of labor officials who guide policy
for the league meets next Wednes-
day. However, the committee is
certain to appoint the man APP
proved by the Executive Council.
Council to Get keenan, Name.
The council also will receive today
the name of Joseph Keenan,, war
time Government official of Chicago
for appointment as assistant direc-
tor of the political league. Mr..
keenan,, secretary of the Chicago
Federation Of Labor, was vice chair
man of the War Production Board
and later adviser on manpower and
labor matters to the American &C.
cupation forces in Germany.
While in Congress, Mr.. Biemiller
was known as a liberal Some OPP
position to his selection developed
among top AFL officials on the
grounds that he is too much of a
New Dealer. He is al and served
only one term in Congress. He was
defeated in 1916.
However, the subcommittee ap-
pointed to pick a director and as
sistant director was unable to find
a more suitable choice. Efforts
were made to interest former
Senator James. M. Mead of New
York and Representative Nicely,
Democrat, of West Virginia. Mr..
Mead turned down the offer, while
Mr.. Nicely decided to seek election
to the Senate next November.
100000 Campaign Planned.
Meanwhile, it was learned the
AFL plans to spend 100000 in
stead of 100000 this year in estab-
fishing and operating an elaborate
new information and education
office. The headquarters will be in
Washington, but branches, stated
by persons of newspaper and radio
experience, will be set up in key
cities over the country.
The public information estab-
lishment is expected to be perma-
nent and it will not be under the
political league. 1t will be sup
ported by the ALL directly, while
the league, because of the Taft
Hartley Act, will operate on volun-
tary contributions.
Headquarters for the information
office and the league will be in
Washington in building on H
street NV, near Sixteenth, which
the Federation purchased last year.
William Green, AFL president,
told reporters yesterday he expected
serious" labor troubles to develop
this year on expiration of union
contracts, including the closed shop
land other banned provisions, which
twere signed. before the. Taft Hart
t ley Act became effective.
Expects Disputes to Spread.
1--WE are anticipating serious trou-
BILE he said in renewing his at
tack on the labor law 1--WE expect
that disputes like those In the
printing and publishing industry
over the closed-shop. question will
spread to many other industries. I"
g" -" America is now experience
ing lull before the storm" the
Executive Council declared on the
same subject. when present COL
lective bargaining contracts expire,