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TO CONSIDER EXPULSION OF UMWJJNIONSAFL to Decide Whether to Ex-peil Organizations With Suspended ChartersMIAMI, Fla., Jan. 28.— Iff*? —The American Federation of Labor’s executive council today neared consideration of expelling the United Mine Workers and other CIO unions whose charters are suspended.President William Green said •’important action” was to come shortly. The council has been principally occupied with internal union difficulties since opening its mid-win ter session Monday.Joseph Ozanlc. president of the Progressive Miners oi America, placed before the council an accusation that the UMW, of which John L. Lewis is president, fostered the prosecution ol two Illinois cases recently which were adverse to the progressive miners and to labor generally.The progressive miners probably would receive the united miners' International charter if the federation expelled the CIO group. The PM A now is chartered as federal union in Illinois, but has sought for some time to obtain an extension of its charter. As long as the UMW remains a technical member of the federation, however, the AFL is barred by it*constltutioi from chartering onotherunion in its field.Green's chartering of the PM A is one of the grounds of a proposal before the United Mine Workers convention in Washington to revoke the AFL president's membership in the miners' union. Lewis has charged Green with fostering “dual unions.” Green made the same charge against the CIO,Green explained his position on the PMA charter in an Interview, saying the progressive miners had been in the field since rebelling from the UMW about 10 years ago and that the AFL did not bring a new organization into beihg by granting the charter.He said the progressive miners claimed a membership of 35,000 of the 52,000 miners in Illinois.Charles P. Howard, president of the International' Typographical Union, criticized Green’s rejection of Lewis' peace proposal under which CIO unions would march back into the A- F. of L., and receive charters immediately, with details to be settled later.Howard, who also is secretary of the CIO. termed Green’s refusal of Lewis’ offer '•ridiculous'’ and illogical.”. Green, .in reply, said, Howard is secretary of the Committee for Industrial Organization and as an officer of the CIO it is expected that hs would continually criticize and find fault with the American. Federation of Labor.”“It is impossible to settle it, Howard declared, “without taking in all concerned, on. a basis of equality. While one side is out, It cannot get in except on terms fixed by the ‘ins’. After everyone is in. let them decide jurisdictional disputes by two-thirds vote.”Howard said he would favor withdrawal of the ITU from the A. F. of L- if the federation attempted to take control of the union’s financial affairs, as it bad in the case of federal unions.
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Fri, Jan 28, 1938
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