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infiationary prices which eat away
real purchasing power.
1T precludes Oppressive child
labor and discrimination against
any group regardless OF sex, race,
color or creed"
There are those who doubt labor's
motives and question labor,s aims, "
the message said.
Now, as always, the answer to
that challenge must come from with
in the ranks Of labor. I am conf
dent that the delegates to this great
convention will be eager to reply
Third-Party Movement.
A third-party move entered the
convention political discussions to-
day, but veteran AFL leaders fore
cast 1t would make little headway.
The plan, put forward In resolu-
ton assigned to convention COM
mittee, contemplates formation Of a
third political party sponsored by
the AFL with labor. farmer and con-
sumner support.
1t attracted attention among con-
vention delegates because of pres
ent AFL GOODNESS to both the Re-
publican and Democratic Parties
and of AFL President William
Green's disagreement with many
policies of the Truman administra-
ton.
Not Ready for Third Party.
The general reaction among AFL
officials to the third party idea was
that the Federation is; not ready,
for the time being anyway, to 60
along with it.
The pending resolution. sponsored
by the Auburn IN. " Federation
of Labor, called on the AFL to elect
a committee to form new national
labor party in 1947 similar to the
labor party now at the helm OF
government in Great Britain.
Success of the British party, the
resolution says. could be contrasted
Ito the dismal political failure of
40 years time. money and effort of
organized labor in the United States
in futile attempts to win friends In
Congress by indorsing candidates OF
the major parties"
Green Asks for End Of OPA.
Mr.. Green in his keynote address
yesterday cited John L. Lewis min
ers' welfare fund as an objective"
for all American Federation of
Labor unions as a means of pro-
yiding security for the organiza-
lions .7.150, 900 members.
Mr.. Green insisted, too, on an end
to price controls, except rent CELL
ings and asserted that workers must
share @by fresh wage boosts, in
greater profits which he said better
production efficiency learned in
wartime is bringing to American
industry.
Mr.. Green's statement charted
new AFL policy because the fedora
ton. together with the CIO,
strongly supported firm price con-
troll law before Congress this sum-
mer. However, Mr.. Green said the
present law was much weaker than
the fairly decent Government con-
troll exercised by the Government
up to June 80"
Believes Controls Should End.
with the exception of perhaps
continued control of rent and some
other items comparable to that"
he said, I'VE believe the time has
come when price control, along with
wage control, should be lifted by the
Government Of the United States" !"
The Lewis welfare fund, granted
by Government contract after White
House seizure of the mines to end a
long strike last spring. costs private
mine owners a nickel for every ton
OF coal produced. The money goes
to provide miners pensions and
medical and hospital care when
they need 1t.
THAT objective MFR. Green said,
will be the objective now of organ
izations afnliated with the AFL.
I'VE must establish in this Nation
security In every condition OF life
old age, illness and infirmity-and
in addition we must provide hospi-
talization and nursing facilities and
medical care for every man and
woman In the United States.
For human life is above material
welfare in this Nation"
Gen. Omar Bradley, veterans ad-
ministrator, defended the law which
places a ceiling on the amount of
wage and Government benefits a
veteran may receive for working in
the on-the-job training program.