The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14

s al V3AOe Roosevelt and Lewis. TherO tation and some resentmen But there is no rift between them and there won't be any. For a very good reason:
 Neither can afford 1t.
 THE PRESIDENT needs c. l. O., backing to help him push through his legislative program, particularly the court and wage hour bills. Further, he can't break with Lewis without com pleteiy upsetting his political apple-cart. The c. I. O. directly, and its semi-subsidiary, Labor,s Nonpartisan League, was very important factor in Roosevelt,s campaign organization last year. And he is counting on it heavily in the 1888 congressional elec- tionS.
 The Other Side
 On the other side of the pic- ture, Lewis is not cutting loose from Roosevelt chiefly because he has nowhere else to go.
 LEWIS believes the President has not been as helpful as he might have been, just as the President thinks Lewis has been overly aggressive. This is one open secret among the intimates of both. But at the same time, no one knows better than Lewis that the New Deal has been the most friendly administration to labor in the history of the repub- lie. So he is not thumbing his nose either at it or the Presi- dent.
 AND ROOSEVELT, for all his "plague on both your houses" shots, is not applying the boot to the c. I. o.
 What the future may bring, only time will show. But not this year or next will there be any parting of the ways between Lewis and Roosevelt.
 Short Memory
 Postmaster General Jim Farley and Wyoming's Senator Joe o. Mahoney once were close friends.
 Joe was one of Jim's ieutenants at the 1892 convention in Chicago, later becoming his first assistant postmaster general. When Joe sought appointment to the senate, Jim materially helped to get him the job.
 Despite Jim Farley's urgent pleas, Joe O'Mahoney bolted on the court issue and deserted the President. Since then, Jim and Joe are on none too good terms.
 But at the Jefferson Island love feast 1t happened that both played on the same ball team. Jim at first base and Joe in center field. In one inning O'Mahoney muffed three flies and when he came i'll he laughingly remarked to Farley:
 'T guess I must have forgot ten how to play ball."
 'Hmm," shot back Jim Far ley, "and that isn't the only thing you seem to have forgot ten"
 CIO Plans
 There are two things you can write down in the book as certain about the c. I. O.
 1. It has no intention of
 slowing down or curtailing its
 organizational activities.
 2. It no longer is even re-
 motely interested in making
 peace with the A. F. of L.
 c. I. O. leaders are fully aware of a strong feeling in Administra- ton and Congressional quarters that they should pull in their horns" and ease up pressure on the super-heated industrial front. But the c. I. o. attitude is "Why should we?" They take the posi- ton that they are riding the crest, that now is the time to make the most of their opportunities.
 Later, they expect recession In interest and enthusiasm. Meanwhile they figure that the tide in labor ranks Is running strong with them, and they are out to cover as much ground as possible.
 Furthermore, there Is not the slightest doubt in the minds of c. I. O. chieftains, that the rank and file of labor are with them. They brush aside wide spread press criticism, bitter at- tacks in Congress and covert mutterings in Administration circles as unrepresentative of worker sentiment. T..
 These outbursts, they claim. chiefly indicate resentment against the successes and growing power of the c. I. o.
 As long as the organization was confined to Q few established unions, c. I. O. leaders assert, there was little complaint against 1t. But now that labor is flock ing to Its banner, business and the politicians are beating the drums of alarm.
 Expansion Plans
 c. I. o. expansion plans are as ambitious as they are aggressive.
 Within the week 250 organizers were added to an already large staff, Regional offices are now in