Show Robinson Quits As As- AsHead He Head d. d of CIO 10 Miners V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 11 UP UP- UP Reid Robinson announced Tuesday his resignation atlon as president of the International Union of Mine Miland Mill Mil Milland Milland and Smelter Workers CIO C I 0 in order to remove the issue of his personal conduct from the hands of our enemies Robinson native of Butte Mont and a a former resident of ot Salt Lake City has been union president since 1936 A statement announcing his action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion said the resignation was wa placed before the unions union's executive board now in session here Robinson asserted th that t he plans plan to rem remain ln as a r rank and fil file worker to fight against what h he called union wrecking forces forces' within the union His retirement autom automatically advanced Maurice E E. Travis 36 Martinez z Cal first vice president t to the presidency Travis was sworn into office Monday nighat night nigh t tat at at- atthe the board meeting a a. union release release re re- re lease said ald Internal Internal- l Strife J Earlier Robinson r reported ported progress progress progress ress in an effort to str straighten ou out internal differences in the the the- union involving charges of ot communist leadership Several midwest and New England locals have broken with the organization on complaints complaints com corn plaints plaits that it was communist dominated In his statement Robinson declared declared de de- de- de dared The antiunion nature of ot the disruptive campaign now under underway underway underway way has as become obvious in the light of the events of ot the past few weeks within our own union in Connecticut There we see how well these forces serve the giant corporations dominating our in in- in Timed to coincide with the eve of ot our unions union's and the C CI I Os O's great wage drive this latest union union- splitting campaign threatens the continued existence of ot our whole union movement Admits Mistake Robinson said that union busters busters bust bust- seized mistake ers era had upon a of mine and magnified it out o of all aU proportion in ord order r to discredit the union of which I am the elected elected elected elect elect- ed president His statement did not elaborate on this error error which he said he had openly admitted on numerous occasions and in spite of which the union has expressed its confidence confidence confidence con con- in me on three decisive occasions events in inv Robinson said recent even v See P Page ge 2 Column 5 I f J c j Reid Robinson Quits post to tove save ve mine and smelter unions ROBINSON Continued from Page One Onea a midwestern district of ot our union and In the Rocky mountain area indicate their participation in what may well be a stage setting forthe for forthe forthe the coming C CIO I 0 executive board meeting meeting another another incident to bolster bolster bolster bol bol- bol- bol ster their plans for further Intervention intervention intervention inter inter- on the side of those who would dismember our union He Ho continued The union wrecking forces within Mine-Mill Mine are being actively active active- ly aided by those in C CIO I 0 who place their factional interests in inthe inthe inthe the union movement at a premium above all considerations for tor the welfare of ot the organization or membership These forces In C CIO I 0 now seek to rescue the antiunion elements within Mine-Mill Mine from the wrath of an aroused and awakened rank and file One C CIO I 0 official President President President dent John Green of ot the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers has through his agents offered them shelter within his own international union betraying his own membership irso Inso inso in ir so doing Asserting the union busters had failed in their first major move to split the union Robinson said our members In Connecticut are rallying behind the banner ol ola ot of ota ofa a solid united front The increasing desperation of ot the secessionist forces in the Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- area has caused their allies ames in national C CIO I 0 and in other C CIO I 0 unions to intensify their attack on the union Resignation of Reid Robinson as president of ot International Union of ot Mine Mill and Smelter Workers C CIO ClO I 0 came somewhat of a surprise surprise sur stir prise to officials of ot district union No 2 of the organization in Salt Lake City Mr Robinson is widely known in Utah and the west in the nonferrous nonferrous nonferrous non- non ferrous mining industry He lived for a short time In Salt Lake City several years ago when his father was secretary of the international union and its headquarters were loea located ted here Mr Robinson visited Salt Lake City frequently and spent much time in Utah during the mine and smelter strike in January 1946 1916 |