The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

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 He also was a prominent figure when controversy broke out here two years ago over the reports that organizers of Communistic sym pathies were endeavoring to get control of the unions. A bitter feud developed for a few weeks, but ended when Robinson removed the organizers found objectionabie to the rank and file of the mem bership here. Harmony, unity and progress have since been character istic of the CTO movement here, so it was pointed out today.
 The dispatch today states:
 Mir. Robinson. a recent CrO dele- gate to the World Trade Union Conference in Paris, has replied to the accusation by furnishing a letter signed by Charles Pack, vice president of the Doehler-Jarvis Corporation. who denied that there was anything improper" in their relations.
 Tt is obvious that Mir. Pack was pressured into giving such letter and that, further, instead of ab- solving Robinson, indicts him in so far as it admits that a private meeting between Pack and Robin son was held" the petition states.
 The petition, signed by four ex- ecutive board members, requires the signatures of not less than 9 per cent of the totatl membership of l17O00 before the union head can be removed and put in trial. A committee for Honest Leader ship, at I639 West Thirty-second Place, Chicago, is pushing the peti- tion. Union officials said the po- tential damage which the action might cause to the union and the CIO had been considered.
 Expressing regret that "this Scandalous and shocking action of our president has become public property at this critical period in the history of our labor move ment," officers said they had urged the union chief to resign, but he had refused. The board was asked to agree to a fact-finding commit tee, one from the five officers urging resignation, another from the five who side with MT. Robin son and a third to be named by the CIO president, Philip Murray The executive board vote was to 5. it was said.
 Quotations from Boards Minutes
 The petitioners quoted "certi- fied'' excerpts of the unions board meeting of Nov. 30, 1945, which stated that Messrs. Pack and Rob- Inson met in Mir. Packs office in New York city in August and. &C., cording to the account, the union chief said that he was 'in deSper- ate need of $5,000."
 Another quotation from the minutes said:
 MT. Robinson stated that he needed the money because his brother, whom he alleged was vice president of the union, had ab- seconded with S7,00O of the union s funds and that he CRobinson) had covered the shortage in the inter national treasury by repaying $2000 out of his personal funds; the other $S,C00 he claimed was covered through the shifting of a 5000 revolving fund which he claimed was attached to the presidents of- flee"
 As he was about to leave for Paris he needed 5000 at once ito cover up shortages in the presi" dents revolving fund" the minutes added, since the other officers would discover the shortage when he left for Europe"
 The minutes then quoted Mir. Pack as saying that he would give Mir. Robinson an answer in a few days and when the latter called subsequently, the corporation of- ficer's secretary told him that MT. Pack was not available for fur Sher discussion on the subject"