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By A. F. of L. News Service.
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VOL. XXXVI. No. 24
Washington, D. C.—On September
5, William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, made
the following statement in regard to
the organizations represented in the
committee for industrial organization:
"On August 5 the executive coun
cil of the American Federation of La
bor called upon the organizations
holding membership in the committee
for industrial organization to make
their choice within 30 days as to
whether they would withdraw from
affiliation with the American Federa
tion of Labor or discontinue their
membership in the committee for in
dustrial organization.
Classified as Dual Organization
"These organizations which make
up the committee for industrial or
ganization have made their decisions.
Their representatives have chosen to
continue membership in the committee
for industrial organization and to
withdraw their affiliated relationship
with the American Federation of La
bor. They have exercised their free
dom of choice The American Federa
tion of Labor accepts it as a determi
nation on the part of the organizations
involved to leave the American Fed
eration of Labor and to maintain the
committee for industrial organization.
This organization was classified by
the executive council as a dual organi
zation functioning as a rival to the
American Federation of Labor.
"In view of the choice made by the
organizations holding membership in
the committee for industrial organiza
tion the charge which has been re
peatedly made that the executive
council lacked authority to take action
against these organizations falls flat.
Instead of suspending these organiza
zations through formal action the
executive council accorded them an
opportunity to make their own deci
sion. This is in accordance with the
voluntary principles and policies which
have been applied and followed by the
American Federation of Labor.
Rival Movemeht to A. F. of L.
"The plan of those who originated
and established the committee for in
dustrial organization has unfolded
during the past 10 months since the
adjournment of the Atlantic City con
vention. Apparently, the developments
which have taken place have been in
accord with policies which were for
mulated and adopted when the com
mittee for industrial organization was
conceived and formed. Undoubtedly,
the next step will be to officially and
formally admit the existence of this
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Unions Withdraw From the A. F. of L.
Status in City Central Bodies and State Federations of Labor of
Local Unions Chartered by C. I. O. Organizations Remains
Unchanged for the Present, Says Green—American Federa
tion of Labor "Will Carry On Aggressive Organization Work
In All Fields and Among Those Employed in All Industries."
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as a definite rival movement to thi
American Federation of Labor. It is
generally expected by the representa
tives of the American Federation o'
Labor that these further plans o:
those who were the originators anii
organizers of the committee for indus
trial organization will unfold and i)
due course of time become public]
known.
Executive Council Seeks Unity
"Notwithstanding the failure of all
the efforts which have been put forth
to compose the differences which hav
arisen and to heal the breach which
was created by action of the commit
tee for industrial organization the
officers and members of the executive
council earnestly hope that an under
standing will be ultimately reached,
differences adjusted and unity restor
ed. In its efforts to accomplish this
purpose the executive council asks
nothing more than the dissolution of
the committee for industrial organi
zation. The unions holding member
ship in the committee for industrial
organization can return and assume
their former status as affiliated un
ions with the American Federation of
Labor when they withdraw from af
filiation with the committee for indus
trial organization.
Status of Local Unions
"In the meantime no action will be
taken by the council against local un
ions chartered by organizations hold
ing membership in the committee for
industrial organization which are af
filiated with city central bodies and
state federations of labor. These or
ganizations will be advised to main
tain the status quo until further no
tice. When it seems necessary and
advisable the executive council will
formulate and apply a policy dealing
with the relationship of affiliated un
ions with city central bodies and state
federations of labor.
Will Organize Workers in All
Industries
"The withdrawal of the organiza
tions holding membership in the com
mittee for industrial organization
from affiliation with the American
Federation of Labor will in no way
affect its organization and adminis
trative policies. Through the 102 in
ternational organizations affiliated
with it the American Federation of
Labor will carry on aggressive organ
izing work in all fields and among
those employed in all industries."
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A positive denial of the charge that
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor blocks the or
ganization of the workers in industrial
unions was made by Frank Morrison,
secretary-treasurer of the American
Federation of Labor, in his Labor Day
speech at Lancaster, Pa., under the
auspices of the Lancaster Central La
bor Union.
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Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of
Labor Cites Federation's Constitution As
Final Authority on Jurisdiction—Declares 29
Declaring that the flexibility of the
trade union movement is able to meet
all phases of the workers' needs de
veloped by our modern industrial sys
tem, Mr. Morrison said:
"In the differences that exist be
tween the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor5 and the
organizations comprising the commit
tee for industrial organization, it has
been charged by representatives of
that committee that the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor is standing in the way of work­
organizing in industrial unions,
('(institution Defines Jurisdiction Rule
'Their statements imply that the
executive council has the power to rec
ommend or require affiliated interna
tional unions to relinquish their jur
isdiction in certain industries in order
that the workers in these industries
may organize in one union. The ex
ecutive council has no such power.
This fact is made clear by the follow
ing provision of the American Feder
ation of Labor constitution:
'Article IX, Sec. 11—No charter
shall be granted by the American Fed
eration of Labor to any national, in
ternational, trade, or federal labor
union without a positive and clear
definition of the trade jurisdiction
claimed by the applicant, and the
charter shall not be granted if the
jurisdiction claimed is a trespass on
the jurisdiction of existing affiliated
unions, without the written consent of
such unions.'
"How many affiliated national *nd
international unions are willing to sur
render to an outside body the right to
determine organizational policies ap
plying to jurisdiction which is now
under their own sole control? The
American Federation of Labor cannot
interfere with organizational policies
of affiliated national or international
unions except where policies trespass
upon the rights of other organizations
and the aggrieved organizations ap
peal to the executive council for re
lief.
"Upon the request of either or all of
the organizations involved the execu
tive council endeavors to bring about
conferences of the executives of these
organizations for the purpose of
reaching an adjustment. In many
Union Mergers Have Already Taken Place.
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Twenty-nine Mergers Recorded
"The process of the merger of
branches of trades into one organiza
tion has been going on throughout the
years of the existence of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor. We find in
the records of the American Federa
tion of Labor that twenty-nine merg
ers and consolidations have taken
place. The list includes the follow
ing:
"The Allied Metal Mechanics' In
ternational Union became part of the
International Association of Machin
ists, and the Machinists Helpers' Un
ions have become part thereof.
'The Amalgamated Wood Workers'
International Union amalgamated
with and became a part of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers, and the American branch of the
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters
had its charter revoked because it re
fused to amalgamate with the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers.
"By a decision of the convention and
upon terms mutually agreed upon by
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instances, the mediation of the ex
ecutive council paves the way to a
settlement of the differences. In some
cases disputes growing out of juris
diction questions have extended over
a period of years.
A. F. of L. Industrial Union Policy
"The policy of the American Feder
ation of Labor with reference to indus
trial unionism is indicated in the fol
lowing action upon a resolution con
sidered in the Rochester (1912) con
vention:
'Resolved, By the thirty-second an
nual convention of the American Fed
eration of Labor, that the executive
council of this federation be instructed
to arrange conferences between the
representatives of the various inter
national unions where there is more
than one international membership
employed in any given industry, and
that every effort by the executive
council be extended to bring about a
federation of such unions to the end
that joint action may be assured in
all disputes between organized labor
and the employing classes.'
"The committee on adjustment, to
which the resolution was referred, re
ported as follows: 'Your committee
reports that the principle contained in
this resolution is covered by Section 2
of the autonomy declaration of the
Scranton convention. We, therefore,
recommend that the resolution be re
ferred to the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor, with
instructions to do whatever it properly
can to establish co-operation among
the organizations of kindred trades,'
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and David Lawrence, secretary of the
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