Evening star., 1946-01-25
Lewis ond 100000 Members
Of His UNIV Return to AFL:
CIOWon't n'tWork in Meat Plants
Announcement Made
BY Green, Who Denies
Report He Will Retire
BY HAROLD w. WARD,
Associated Press Staff Writer

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 25.-AFL
President William Green TODAY
announced the reaffiliation OF
John L. Lewis and his 100000
United Mine Workers with the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Lewis Immediately was elected
to the vacancy on the Executive
Council created by the withdrawal
OF Harvey w. Brown, president OF
the machinistS, whose 100000
dropped out of the Federation in
October, 1943
MI. Green said Mr. Lewis would
attend next weeks session of the
council, expected to be merely rou-
tine.
Emphasis on Unity.
Mr.. Green said the return Of the
miners was significant because of
the emphasis upon the need for
unity and solidarity"
Il interpret this step taken by the
mine Workers as evidence of their
determination to wipe out the diVi-
sion OF labor and to establish unity, -
Mr. Green told news conference. "
1T might be interpreted as a move
to place the house of labor in order.
1t will have profound effect upon
the expansion and development of a
united labor movement"
Mr.. Green said Mr.. Lewis had re-
neWed the application which he
withdreN in l943 and that the Kline
Workers had submitted a check for
$4,000, representing the January
dues to the Federation for 10000
members. Those close to Mr.. Lewis
explained prior to the merger that
more than 100000 miners still were
in the armed services and were car
ried on the roll as members.
Suggests Others May Return.
The AFL president suggested that
possibly other unions which had
left the AFL in the great division
resulting from formation of the
CIO in 1885 might follow the miners
back into the Federation.
Mr.. Green reminded neWsmen
that David Dubinsky, head of the
International Ladies GARNER t
Workers Union, had reaffiliated
with the Federation and that Mr..
Dubinsky had been elected to the
15-man Executive Council last
October.
1t was understood that Mr.. Lewis
was on his way to Miami from
Springfield, Ill, to assume his new
post on the influential, policy-mak-
ing council after a nine-year break
with the Federation.
Denies He Will Retire.
Mr.. Green said, 81 am going to
continue as president of the AFL !"
The story that I was going to
retire with the return of Mr.. Lewis
is false" the scholarly head of the
Federation told reporters.
Mr.. Green said the jurisdictional
q'lestions arising over readmission
of Mr.. Lewis District so, embracing
a variety of trades, would be dis
posed of by the council, should they
come up.
Mr.. Lewis planned to be in Miami
Sunday or Monday, his associates
disclosed. The formal return of his
100000 miners into the AFL is ex-
pected to take place shortly after
his arrival.
Mr.. Lewis and AFL President Green
worked in obvious harmony during
the November labor management
conference in Washington, and all
signs of past bitterness had appar-
emily disappeared.
MI. Lewis chief advocate on
the council, according to those close
to the boards deliberations. was
William L. Hutcheson, boss of the
carpenters, with whom Mr.. Lewis
sWapped punches at the fateful 1885
convention in Atlantic City. At that
meeting Mr. Lewis fought with the
old craft line unionists in the AFL
for the organization Of mass pro-
duction workers. The CIO grew out
of that fight.
Mr.. Lewis reaffliation with the
AFL was opposed before the execu-
tive council yesterday by John
Marchiando, head of the Progress
sive Miners Union, which has 25,O0O
members.