AF OF L HEAD HINTS HARVARD HAS HAND IN "INSIDE" UNION

Accusing the University officials of conspiring to organize a company union in violation of the Massachusetts State "Baby Wagner Act," Robert H. Everitt, New England representative of the A. F. of L.s Building Service Employees' International Union, yesterday told Local 30 that "we'll have to be harder on the University if we want to get anywhere," and threatened to ask the State Labor Relations Board to investigate Harvard's "inside" union.

"Definite Information"

Everitt told the 36 women who gathered in Cypress Hall yesterday afternoon that he was collecting "definite information" on members of the Harvard Employees' Representative Association who were threatening chambermaids with discharge if they did not join the Association.

Saying that the 75 cents paid by members of that local every month gained them life-long security, and would help them to secure a job in any city in the United States, Everitt contrasted this with the 25 cent dues of the Employees' Association. "This just means the University is taking back part of the wages it is paying out," he said.

Mrs. Thompson Angry

Clearly vexed that the move to organize chambermaids had been less successful than expected, Mrs. Gordon Thompson, President of the Women's Trade Union League, vented her anger on the "inside union," and insisted that the University put a stop to it. "They will not convince me until then that official Harvard is not party to it," she said.

Although "official Harvard" was silent on the matter, James Fitzgerald, pro tempore president of the Representative Association, last night communicated to the CRIMSON a letter he had received from Aldrich Durant '02, Business Manager of the University, which tended to refute the accusations.

"Each Individual Free"

Under date of February 7, Durant wrote, "The University is not, as you know, supporting or aiding your organization or any other, preferring to leave each individual free to choose whether to join a labor organization or not."

Fitzgerald stated that he had read this letter at a meeting of his Association on Monday night, and had informed his audience that if any had joined with the idea that they would receive special consideration from the university, they were entitled to withdraw.

Plans made by Everitt to call in the Labor Relations Board this morning were cancelled late last night, following a discovery which he refused to make public. He indicated that if he did call in the State Board, he would ask them first of all to investigate the activity of Charles F. Apted, head of the Yard police