Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111 (1948)

MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 1121 President Green stated that as he understands it, Vice President Ilutcheson feels justifi(>d in offering objections to some phase of the report. Vice President Hutcheson stated that lie wanted to say in the beginning that he tinds himself in a very embarrassing jtosition. He stated he was one of those who supported the selection of a committee, but in doing so he expected to be given an opportunity to present the position of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters in the matter and call to the attention of the committee some of the records of the American Federation of Labor wherein they dealt with this (piestion years ago. and he expected the committee to be guided by that procedure. Vice President Hutcheson stated lie did not receive a communication from Vice President Knight of the committee advising him that the committee was going to meet in Holl.vwood, and he replied thereto setting forth the fact Ihat it would be impossible for him to go to Hollywood or any one of the general oflicers of the brotherhood, but that he would like the opportunity to confer with the committee before they completed tlieir report. Vice President Hutcheson stated in rejily to that communication he received a communication from Vice President Knight, chairman of the committee, wherein he set f(n-th that "notwithstanding all this. Brother Hutcheson, the committee will not pass upon the particular items of work in whicli you are interested at least until such time as you have an opportunity to defend the position of your organi- zation." Vice President Hutcheson stated that was d'lted November 20. He contended that after Brother Knight arrived at Hollywood he received n telegram from Brother Knight stating that "the committee would appreciate your having a representative appear at the Hollywood-Roosevelt Hotel, Thurs- day afternoon, 2 o'clock, December H." Vice President Hutcheson stated in reply thereto the carpenters wired, "Re your wire General Representative Cambiano will contact your committee and give you every help and assistance possible. Regards. Signed, W. L. Hutcheson." Vice President Hutcheson stated that Brother Cambiano appeared before the committee and presented some pictures and other things in reference to the claims of the carpenters but in doing so he presented the committee with a communica- tion in connection with them, the last paragraph of which reads : "This submission is being made with the understanding that no conclusions will be made by this arbitration board in Los Angeles and that further evidence and data may be submitted and discussions will be held with the international president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters prior to any final determina- tion of this matter." Vice President Hutcheson stated that President Green will recall early in December when he was in Washington and attended a meeting of the vice pi-esidents on the council that were in Washington at that time wherein they discussed what the policy should be in reference to the messasre that the President had sent to Congress on the fact-finding proposal, that Vice President Hutcheson mentioned at that time that he had asked and received from Brother Knight assurance that he would be given an opportunity to confer with the committee. President Green replied that he recalled that. Vice President Hutcheson stated that what he had in mind was to present to the committee infoi-mation first to show fiat since the beginning of the brother- hood and the federation the carpenters have had recognition of .inrisdiction in refei-ence to running woodworking machinery. Vice President Hutcheson ex- hibited a volume of bound constitutions of the carpenters beginning with 1886 and stated that in 1886 it is set forth in that constitution that the .inrisdiction includes the running of woodworking machinery. He contended that the feder- ation recognized that iurisdiction when the brotherhood helped create and bring into existence the A. F. of L. Vice President Hutcheson stated further that recognition of that iurisdiction was given to the brotherhood in the convention of 1911 when the convention ordered the amalgamated wood workers, which was a woodworking organiza- tion in shops, exclusivel.v, to amalgamate with the brotherhood of carpenters, and it was carried out. He contended that in that action it was set forth in the rec- ords of the 1011 convention that the jurisdiction of the amalgamated wo^id workers which the convention ordered to amalgamate and consolidate with the brotherhood includes the running of all woodworking machinery. Vice President Hutche.son referred to the proceedings of the Montreal con- vention held in 1^920. and quoted the report of the committee on adjustment (pp. 4.^7-4.'i9). Vice Pn^sident Hutcheson called attention to resolutions 19 and 74 which were considered by the committee relative to the International Theatri-