Evening star., 1937-10-14
MINE UNION PROBE
SOUGHT BY A. F. |.
Senate Committee Inquiry
Voted-U. N. w. "Reign
OF Terror" Charged.
BACKGROUND

A. F. OF L. and C. I. o. are
agreed on stature OF Roospelt as
friend OF labor" and on ,uisdom of
ioiping out importation OF goods
made By lo,D-pdid foreign Dorkmen
whenever such goods can be pro-
duced in the United States.
Both A. F. OF L. and c. I. 0. are
disgruntled oper Labor Relations
Board, each charging improper rul-
ings or attitudes.
By the Associated Press.
DENVER, October 14.-The Amer.
ican Federation of Labor Convention
decided today to ask the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee to investigate thu
United Mine Workers Of America.
The .federation's action followed 9
speech by Joe Ozanic, president of the
Progressive Miners Of America, ir
which Mr.. Ozanic accused U. M. w
officials of n reign Of terror" in the
Illinois coal fields.
Twenty-one Progressive Miner men,
bers had been killed during the FIVE
year war between the unions, he as
serted.
The convention will send the Senate
committee a transcript of Ozanic's
two-hour speech.
Ozanic also accused U. M. w. Of
flcials of driving him out of Central
Pennsylvania when he tried to or.
ganize progressive locals there.
Home Mart View Praised.
President Roosevelt,s call for crea-
ton of new domestic markets through
increased purchasing power drew
praise from an A. F. of L. spokesman
who, earlier this week, criticized pro-
visions of the administration wage
hour bill.
Matthew Woll, A. F. of L. vice pres
ldent and president of the American
Wage Farmers Protective Conference,
telesraphed the President: "Your dec
laration for the upbuilding of the
American market is magnificent, dag
zling in the possibilities 1t hold. forth. !"
The message was sent to President
Roosevelt as delegates met in what was
scheduled to be the last session of the
federation's fifty-seventh annual con-
vention, with election Of officers and
selection of the 1898 convention CITY
slated this afternoon.
Reelection of President William
Green, probably without opposition,
was generally accepted as q certainty.
Frank Morrison, veteran secretary.
treasurer, also was slated for re-elec.
ton.
Seventeen on Executive Council.
The president and secretary. to.
gether with Is vice presidents. to be
elected, will comprise the federation's
Executive Council, which will meet
after the convention ends.
Although several other cities were
mentioned As possible choices, the con-
test Tor the 1898 convention appar-
entity centered around bids of Houston.
Tex; st. Louis, Chicago and Birminr.
ham.
Vol, who earlier this week viror-
ously criticized provisions of the ad.
ministration wage-hour bill, which
would have empowered Federal
board to determine wage and hour
standards, commended highly presi.
dent Roosevelts declaration, "A few
more dollars a week in wages, better
distribution OF jobs, with 4 shorter
working day, will almost overnight
make millions Of our lowest-paid work.
ers actual buyers of billions of dollars
Of industrial farm products"
The labor leaders message to Presi-
dent Roosevelt said:
Labor throughout America should
be encouraged and enthused by the
language Of your recent fireside chat
in relation to the possibilities Of .
greatly enlarged future for American
labor"
Ssandness Unqusstisned.
For years have advocated this
policy and procedure. 1ts sosmdness
s beyond question. :
your statement that American In
dustry has searched the outside world
to md new markets but it can Greats
on It's very doorstep the biggest and
most permanent market It has ever
had is fundamentally sound. 49,.
This declaration Is the finest thing
OF all the fine things you have stated.
1t opens . new and greater vista of
human pro9rtss here In America"
Woll also lauded the President for
What you have stated In this talk
relative to the greater independence
of the American people from foYp
eiRn sources" M