The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
Green Heads AFL
Party To World
Labor Conference


tion Of the American Federation Of
Labor to London next month to
help form new anti-Communist
world labor federation.
For the AFL, the London confer
ence will bring to full realization a
goal toward which Mr.. Green,
backed by the 100000 AFL mem
bers, has been striving since the
end Of World War ii.
The AFL opposed the dissolution
,, of the old International Federation
Of Trade Unions in 1916 and refus-
ed to join the World Federation Of
Trade Unions on the grounds that
| it was Communist controlled. Time
prove the accuracy Of the AFL's
charge and British, American and
other free democratic trade unions
have now withdrawn from the dis
credited Communist organization to
establish a new world labor move
ment.
The AFL delegation will repre-
sent one-fifth of the 100000 or
ganized workers from 80 countries
to be represented at the London
meeting beginning Nov. 28.
Mr.. Green announced at a post
convention meeting Of the execu-
tive council that other members Of
the AFL group to London are:
Vice Presidents Matthew Vol,
Photo o-Engravers Union; George NJ.
Harrison, president Brotherhood Of
Railway Clerks; David Dubinsky,
president international Ladies Gar
ment Workers; w. c. Doherty, pre-
sident National Association Of
Letter Carriers; Charles ]. Mac
Gowan, president Boilermakers,
Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers Of
America; Secretary-T e sure r
George Meany; Irving Brown, AFL
representative in Europe; George
P. Delaney, AFL international re-
preventative, and Henry Rutz, AFL
representative in Germany.
Mr.. Green said that three mem
bers of the group will later be de-
signated a committee of three to
make a survey of conditions in
Israel at the invitation of Histad-
rut, the Israeli federation of labor
and base of the country's demo-
cratic government.
The next meeting of the eXecu-
tive council will be held starting
Jan. % in Miami.
The 68th convention pledged full
support to the new international
labor organization.
"To the freedom-loving workers
of all lands" the AFL said, eve
pledge our full moral and material
support in behalf of making the
new world labor body not only a
truly international federation of
free trade unions, but most pow
erful force for peaceful social pro-
gress, social justice, human free
dom and lasting peace"
The convention said its fight
against the World Federation of
Trade Unions was not mere mega
tive struggle. 1t pointed out the
AFL has continuously striven for
the organization of a united world
federation of free trade unions.
Full approval was given to the
executive council, international
labor relations committee, free
trade union committees, and var
ious AFL representatives sin pro-
noting the healthy realignment in
the ranks of world labor leading to
the holding of a foundation con-
gress of a bona fide international
federation of genuine free trade
These groups were commended
for speeding the breakup of the
which never was anything
else but an instrument of Soviet
and totalitarian COM +
munism." The convention warned
against Understanding the dam
age that the Russian-dominated
still can do. 1t said:
at would be extremely difficult
TO exaggerate the damage done to
economic reconstruction in the
countries of Europe by
his tool of the Cominform at the
height of its strength. 1t would be
dangerous folly to underestimate
he damage and sabotage this
<remlin-controlled apparatus, even
n its much weakened condition,
an still inflict on economic restor-
Ition and national security in the
western European lands.
"Indeed, there is no longer even
he slightest excuse for any self
free trade union organ
zation to continue affiliation or
ave anything to do with this no.
orious Rus sian. fifth column
gency. We appeal particularly to
hose bona fde trade union bodies
f France, Italy and Israel that
till have relations with the So
allied WFTU to lose no time in
evering them"
The convention said that every
ffiliate and member of the AFL E
as every reason to be proud of