| Show I CIO cia CONCLAVE SPURNS PEACE COMPROMISES Committees Committee's Report I Makes 1 No Move to Heal Breach PITTSBURGH Nov 15 CAP AP The The C CIO I 0 convention today adopted its peace committees committee's report which did not recommend recommend recommend mend any new steps to heal heal- the breach with the American Fed- Fed The delegates adopted the report unanimously by a standing vote just before adjourning for lunch The report read by Philip Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray vice chairman of the convention convention convention conven conven- tion declared there could be no compromise with the C CIO's CIOs I Os O's fundamental fundamental fundamental fun purpose and aim of organizing organizing organizing or or- workers into powerful industrial in- in unions nor with its obligation obliga- obliga ion tion to fully protect the rights and interests interests' of all its members and affiliated organizations It added The C CIO ClO I 0 accepts the goal of unity in the labor movement and declared any program for the attainment attainment at- at of such a goal must embrace embrace em- em I brace race as an ess essential prelude those f fundamental P and ples pIes Move 0 Opposed Van A. A Bittner regional director of the Steel Workers' Workers organizing committee opposed a table the he report to permit additional deate debate debate de- de bate ate declaring While we want and desire an honorable honorable peace with the A F L and want labor unity in the United States that is not the paramount question before this convention The paramount question said Bittner Jittner is the establishing of the C I 0 and organizing the unorganized unorganized zed workers of the country Motion Withdrawn Heywood Broun president of the American Newspaper Guild made the he motion to table the report but withdrew it after Murray told the delegates The resolution I have read opens wide the door to labor unity It does not deny the presidents president's desires for or peace in labor The committees committee's report formulated ed in conference last night followed followed fol- fol lowed owed President Roosevelt's anneal appeal yesterday esterday for peace between betwee the John L. L Lewis union and the American Amer Amer- ican can Federation of Labor After reading the report Murray said it would be the final one on the peace subject He added that all resolutions on the subject had been submitted to the committee The report an page eight-page document document document docu docu- ment recited the history of the conferences between the C CIO I 0 and the he A F L L L. which began October 25 1937 in Washington and broke up Continued on Page Two Column Two CIO CONCLAVE SPURNS PEACE COMPROMISE Continued from Page One in disagreement less than two months later Requests Listed The first h hitch in these negotiations negotiations' negotiations negotiations' negotiations negotiations' developed the report stated when the C CIO I O 0 committee requested 1 That 1 That there be beset set down in writing writing writ writ- in ing the specific industries which had been organized organized by unions affilIated affilIated affiliated af af- with the C I 0 O and which industries in the opinion of or the C CIO I 0 committee could be organized only by industrial unions 2 An 2 An agreement between the I two negotiating Committees committees that the industrial form of union be r rec recognized ree- ree in principle and in fact for such ind Industries Convention delegates loudly applauded applauded applauded ap ap- Joseph Cannon of Bristol Pa of the Lower Bucks County Industrial council who said If those crying so loudly for unity would only i ly recognize that th the labor movement has increased five million members in three years There is no unity in inthe the A F L. L There Lis Is disunity craft unions have seen been holding up the United States governments government's nt's building Lets Let's preserve our unions intact Report Quoted The peace committees committee's report made no specific recommendations toward a peace plan It said In part The committee of the A F P L re refused refused refused re- re fused to agree to either of the C I Os O's points and insisted the method of procedure be The original C CIO I 0 affiliated unions would be readmitted into the A F L on the basis of their original charters Further the remaining remaining remaining re re- re- re unions affiliated with the C 3 I 0 O would have to meet in conference conference conference con con- ference with the fhe representatives of all the craft organizations of the theA theA theA A F L which hicl claimed jurls jurisdiction over in the industries in in- in The A F L L committee stated that hat neither the committee nor any other body of the A F L had the right or authority to waive the jurIsdictional jurisdictional jur- jur claims of any one of the craft unions of the A F L for any industry v vA A spokesman said there had been absolutely no controversy during the he peace committees committee's meeting last night light but reports persisted that Homer lomer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers would lead cad a fight on the floor for a more definite peace proposal than other high ligh officers favored y 5 4 1 L 1 j P. P C r F s w wa a S s b. b r rY Y v N i s r 6 f q 0 J. J a f 4 w fp I 4 p r rv WIg 6 v r TWO COMMITTEE FOR INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION LEADERS CONFER Phillip Murray left steel union official and John L. L Lewis C CIO I 0 chairman |
