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ray has some ASPIRATIONS he am
plifled
Il want this convention to know
that I don't have any aspirations
that l am not a candidate for pres
ident of the c. I. o. That decision
has been reached by me-
Head of the Steel Workers Or
ganizing Committee, Mr.. Murray
concluded, amid tremendous APP
plause, that Il am content to plug
along at the mill gates
He urged the convention to call
for a sweeping change in the ex-
listing setup for producing defense
materials, advocating boards for
every industry, on which labor. con-
sumers and Government would be
represented.
Fort Meade Work Cited.
When the defense production is
sue first came up, Frank j. Bender
of Baltimore, a delegate from the
Hotel and Restaurant Workers, said
that the c. l. o. was being dis
eliminated against on Government
contracts in Maryland, and that the
work was going to the A. F. L. He
cited as a specific instance an So
100000 job for work at Fort Meade.
Earlier Mr.. Lewis told the conven-
ton that he supported the presi-
Dental candidacy of MI. Willkie in
his individual capacity and that If
he had the same thing to do over
he would do it for the reasons he
gave then.
Mr.. Lewis. cheered rose to defend
his course after delegate from the
recalcitrant Amalgamated Clothing
Workers, LYMAN Blumberg. of New
York, had raised the point in debate
over the editorial policies of the C
I. o. News, the official organ of the
C. I. O., which some speakers
charged was biased against Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Mr.. Blumberg. in recalling Mr.
Lewis radio speech for Mr.. Willkie
commented that Il don't know If oul
organization authorized our presi-
dent to speak for Wendell Willkie,
and President Lewis Immediately
moved to the microphone to reply
One loud boo puncturated cheers
as Mr.. Lewis concluded but the C. I
o. heads challenge to the booer tC
stand up and identify himself went
unheeded.
De Caux Defends Policy.
George BaldanZi of New York, q
Textile Workers delegate, criticized
the c. I. o. News for not carrying g
picture of President Roosevelt after
his reelection, declaring even the
most reactionary press had the de-
cency to do that"
Len De Caux, the editor, defended
the editorial policy Of the paper, ex-
planning that it attempted to steer
clear of controversy and to reflect
the policies of the y. I. o.
Mr.. Lewis emphasized his support
Of this policy in his brief platform
appearance.
The convention prepared to take
up the question of making peace
with the A. F. l.. today, with action
looming on a strongly Worded report
which declared that unity in the
labor movement can be accomp-
hshed only if the economic and leg
islative activity of labor continues
along the progressive and vigorous
path blazed by the c. l. o.
Not one of the principles of the
C. I. O., it continued, must be
abandoned to the cavilings of juris-
dictional claims of craft unions and
prevalent racketeering within the
A. F. L.
Must Protect c. I. O. Gains.
1.-THE path to be followed. it con-
tinued, must protect and Improve
the wages and working conditions
of the workers, it must extend So
cial and labor legislation such a.