The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-06-18

These actions Include
j. Dissolution OF the United Con-
struciion Workers Organizing Com
mi.tec. which It's chairman, A. D.
Lewis. had illegally affiliated with
Distrlc. so o. the United Mine
Workers. ucWOC locals are being
asked TO rc-aifiliaie with the CTO
as local industrial unions and carly
reports indicated a widespread de-
mand for continued membership III
the Go
=. a mas breas away OF District
so locals Throughout. Tie country
IRON tho d.ciatorial Lewis ogganisa-
ton back into the CLIO, through q
ncwly-cEcated clio National Council
OF Gas, Coke 81 Chemical Worker
Martin Wagner. who resigned from
thr UAiW's executive board IN pro-
test against its anti-C1O action. j.
chairman OF the new group
3 Tentative plans for = conycn-
ton Of these eas ana chemical
worker locals CARY II August a
which national Union vii. bc
formed.
Meanwhile. large numDc: Of COM
munications being received a. Cio
headquarters hero showed The re-
sentiment OF tycmeudou, number 81
local. both within tic United Mine
Worker and IN CIO-atillia,cd IN
tcrnatioual unlons, al the UNIV
apparcn; declaration OF war upon
the CIo industrial union move
mem. CLOS Board a week ago
ruled that the mine union i de-
liHquca' 81 il. palmen: % PEI
capita ;axcs TO the organization,
anG tho UNIV top leadership has
Violently denounced Pres. Murra:
and The Clio for refusing 10 sub
mil 10 is dic;atorial demand
SUPPORT TDR
MURRAY and the CIO board re-
itcratcd strongly their suppor; o:
PFC RooseycliS policies all-ou.
war .cilort and tic principle Q.
bona fidc unioaism. IL three
day session. the Clio Executive
Board took action 20 clear laboEs
dccas Of Lewis disruption and de-
fca,ism. 70 work OUT an economic
auG political program Tor the WI
effort and 70 crush al remaining
on iacies 10 full production !os an
offensive ard victory over tho AZ.
Lee b. idcnt Mu.raH Tie
board pu, the finger blia:i' on
JOIN. L. Lewis iot hIS failnse q
suppo@; the nation III the Vas
charging MIN wish leadership o: .
studied Campaign OF disruption anu
dsuni.i, both within aaG outside
tic labor movement" and condemn
ed h.s acts as grave danger 20 the
Seels!;r o: our nation and the ~
;usc o. the WORKERS .: thc cD;frc
Ko.,d
H.. u. ..Un, .akcn IL . i!nam.moas
e ol4tion presented b. UAW-clO
Pre- !Gent r. j. Thomas. ioilowoG
o.! nj hot. ard 40 minute speech
b. Prca.den; Murray. in whic!l he
reviewed The steady conspiracy plot
ed out BY Lewis 10 undermine III,
leadership and 10 attack the Prcsi-
den, OF ;hc L $ and tho nation.
var program
MURRAY SPEAKS
Murra. ycfcaleG tia. Lewis haG
nicd 10 persuade him 10 join in
attacking RooseYelt's foreign policy
a. long ago as last November. when
be suggested that he so TO the De-
tro!, convention and there launch
AL al!-ou drive agains: the Prcsi-
dcu.
| refused Murray said Il said
that 10 co so could ONLY be regard
Cd as an &C; Of treason" Follow
Ing this. Murray declared. officials
OF District so Of the UMWA and
Tic Construction WORKERS under
took 'aci: ''i.sidious campaign 10
dsyap' tho Go IN earnest
Mnggay uucovered shocking hLs-
tor o! Lewis; continued attempts
10 betray thc workers OF America
and 10 hamSiring their struggle
against Hitle-ism. revealing that lie
had been reaGy 10 sell out the
entire CLIO 10 the most .eac,ionary
elements il the country to further
his hatred OF Pgesiden. Roosevelt
ARD his own personal ambitions 10
rule labor il this country.
There is no other way OUT he
said. John L. Lewis Is hell-bent
on the creation OF national con-
fusion and disruption. For my
part. ! Will tight with every drop
Of my blood TO preserve or or
gani2ation. 10 promote our national
vcll-bclrg ard our national war
cilorE
Al the same time. both Murray
ard the Board in its resolution
made 1; clear that there was no
quarrel With the rank and file OF
The Mine Workers. the resolution
declaring tina. tho Clio would a: all
times keep the closest bonds" with
them for the preservation Of unity
in our war effort.
BACK BRIDGES
The Executive Board passed q
series OF resolutions designed 10
strengthen the nation for the VIC
tory drive on economic and legis-
lstiye fronts.
or these. the first resolution pass
ed called Tor support OF the Presi-
dents program to gear the nations
economy 10 war needs, urging strict
price fixing and ratloniu. taxes
from theso ahle 10 pay. union Sc
eurity, wage raises TO bring living