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Show A F L CONCLAVE BATTLELOOMS DENVER. Colo., Oct. (UPI--Th powerful International Typographical Typo-graphical union today rallied to the defense of Ha president, Charles I' Howard, who ha been marked for puniihment at the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor convention here because of hu Commute for Indua-trial Indua-trial Organisation actlvltlei. The ITU deviation announced after a caucua that It would oppose any propoaal to bar Howard from hu eeat at the convention. Jack Gill. Cleveland president of the I T U, eaid he was informed that convention con-vention leaden hail already agreed to bar Howard, because of hie work in behalf of John L. Lewis' Committee Commit-tee for Industrial Organisation. The ITU leaden mada two charge! against federation leaders: 1. That a decision had been made to deny Howard hu teat even before the ITU had been given a chance to preeent hia aide of th cast before the credential committer on Monday. Mon-day. a. That "aom official" of th federation fed-eration wer aeeking to fore the ITU, which haa 73,500 memberi, out of the A F U despite th fart that th union haa not followed the lead of Ita president in Joining the CIO and is in good standing in th federation. "We're going to e this thins through." W. R. Trotter of Indianapolis, Indian-apolis, an I T U delegate, said. "W are an integral part of the AFL, and we have paid our IlJ.Otm annual dues. We won't be bounced into a humiliating position, no matter mat-ter how hard they try." Gill and Trotter wer both steamrollered steam-rollered into ilenc by President William Green when they tried to present their side of the cas to the convention yasterday. Green ruled them "out of order" without waiting to hear their motion. Gill said he would move to take the entire question up on th floor Monday and that the ITU delegation delega-tion would demand roll call vote. Th fight over seating Howard threatened to overshadow plana of leaders to mak a smashing and united beginning next week In their attack on th Lewis faction. |