Evening star., 1949-12-01
Electrical Union Asks
Careful Court Study
Of 'Harassing' Suits
By the Associated Press

CLOS new electrical workers
union today digested a policy
declaration aimed at court actions
which the union said "harassed'
its membership drive.
Some 400 delegates to the week.
long convention, which ends to-
day, unanimously backed the
declaration, first presented yes
terday as a special statement by
James B. Carey, acting leader Of
the union.
Asserting he meant no offense
to decent" judges, Mr.. Carey
urged Federal and State courts
to assess more carefully issues in
volved in suits brought against
his union.
Tie Up Funds.
These actions, filed against the
International Electrical. Radio
and Machine Workers GUE) by
the CIO-ousted United Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers
CUE). seek to tie up union funds
and in other ways to prevent a
switch of allegiance by various
locals.
The Tue was formed after the
UE had been ousted by the CLOS
national convention at Cleveland
early this month on the grounds
the union was Communist dom
mated.
ut is our firm intention" Mr..
Carey declared, Ito maintain the
integrity of the courts. We would
like to have support from the
courts in the process, but we in
tend to maintain their integrity
even without the support OF GER
tain judges"
This international union and
its affiliate locals are being
by Federal and State
courts throughout the country in
its present campaign to increase
it's membership" the convention
approved statement said.
Seemingly the courts, instead
Of taking cognizance OF matters
of general knowledge are
to deal with these prob
lens in terms Of dry and dead
court precedent and intricate
questions Of law"
Mr.. Carey asserted that If by
defiance of courts sit is meant
that I intend to affirm the in
tegrity of our courts against the
on slaught of the Communist
Party, the statement is quite
accurate"
Mr.. Carey told his hearers the
IUE would not tolerate "the
greedy hands Of Joseph Stain
reaching into an American court
to seize what did not belong to
him."
The convention spoke its mind
also on United States foreign pol
icy, adopting resolution which:
Supported the European Re-
covery Program, Spain excluded;
called for an end to partition OF
Ireland; appealed for further aid
to Israel and assistance in rails
ing standards Of living among
Latin American peoples.
The resolution acclaimed CLOS
resolve to forsake the World Fed
Grafton of Trade Unions and join
in establishment Of a new organi-
zation. It expressed alarm, over
1.-The collapse Of China before the
Communists" but was deeply
critical. of the corrupt reaction
ary and anti-democratic policy of
the Chang Kai-shek govern
ment."
It spoke out for a foreign policy
ito bring the Asiastic peoples on
our side" noting especially that
I'VE must aid the Filipinos in
development of self government
and independence.
1t recommended that Congress
pass a new law to supersede the
present displaced persons bill,
which was denounced as unfair
to Catholics and Jews; the ex-
tension OF reciprocal trade agree
ments; further exploration Of in
dustrial problems of Western Ger
many and Europe. Opposition
was voiced to "any attempt to
hand over control of atomic
energy to the military"
The convention yesterday was
told by Air Force Secretary w.
Stuart Symington that there is
only one country capable Of de-
livering devastating surprise at
tack against us through the air:
and we know also that this country
now has the equipment needed to
deliver such an attack"
Without mentioning Soviet Rus
sia specifically, Symington said
"the same country has made most
advances in the field
of atomic energy"
Secretary of Labor Maurice
Tobin congratulated the IUE for
its anti Communist stand. He told
the delegates that IUE probably
will lose some early battles in its
fight, just as the United States at
the start of the second World War.
But in the end, he shouted. the