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Show Labor Leaders Confer on Utah Organization CIO WILL FORM --STATE-COUNCIL Responsibility for saving th Unit-' Unit-' td State from fascism and from war rest largely with strong. Intelligently Intel-ligently acting labor organisations, nearly 100 C I O delegate meeting to form a C I O Mat industrial council were warned here Monday. onstrate they, hav th intelligence and courag to organise In real Br labor unions, democracy will become negative political formula and fascism will become a reality In this country," warned William M. Knerr, chairman of the Utah Industrial Indus-trial commission. "Unless a united labor Is strong nough to refus participation w may soon b drawn into another world war," emphasised Reid Robinson Rob-inson of Denver, who. as president f th International Union of Mine, Mill and Smeker Workers, is one of the youngest International labor leader in th C I O ranks. Council Organising Formal organisation of a council representing more than 10.000 Utah worker in union affiliated .with the Committee for Industrial Organisation Or-ganisation was being effected late Monday at 1M South Wist Temple fstreet, under direction of James Morgan, regional director for Utah and Wyoming. Without industrial as well aa political po-litical democracy, there is littl hope for progress, Mr. Knerr contended In th opening address of th morning morn-ing session. "Unless workers can act collectively collec-tively to help police industry, labor lawa are merely so much wordage, for th Individual who make a complaint wiU lose hi Job," Mr. Knerr said. He charged "certain Utah employ-Ira" employ-Ira" with attempting to defeat the purposes of labor organisation "by Insidiously attempting to get workers work-ers in company unions which they dominate." URGED LABOR TO SAVE V. S. FROM FASCISM, WAR THREATS James Morgan, Reid Robinson and W. M. Knerr, speakers at CIO council meeting Hits at Dictators' "It appears vldnt there are industrialists in-dustrialists who would be supreme dictator and enforce their labor policies at th point of th gun," th tat Industrial commission head warned th delegates. Expressing a hop th American Federation of Labor and th C I O can heal their differences, Mr. Knerr pointed out that workers can halp attain the purchasing power needed to assure prosperity in America by working for "adequate wages." "It is said that boosting wages and reducing the hours of labor will fore some businesses to close," Mr. Knerr admitted. "Any business, though, that is unable un-able to get its house in order is a menace to American Institutions. We are not here to keep inefficient business msn operating." A f L Draw Barb When Mr. Robinson and ths Union officials who followed him on th speakers' platform warmed . up, description of A F L leaders, particularly William Green, president, presi-dent, as "old women" was th mildest mild-est expression heard. "The United Bute I no better off than it was in 1932, except for the fact H now ha a real labor movement," asserted Mr. Robinson. He urged a united front of democratic dem-ocratic countries and workers in particular to prevent a worldwide dictatorship of capitalists. "Workers should resolve, too, they will not enter any war unless ur country Is' actually attacked." Mr. Robinson said. He pointed out, too, th Industrial Indus-trial union idea had its origin In th west 40 years ago In th Western West-ern Federation of Miner "despite those who say it waa imported front Moscow In IMS." Increase Reported Reports of rapid increase in membership mem-bership were given by several union official speakers. On of them, Frank Hefferty, president of the Colorado State Federation of Labor an A F L unit as well as state leader of the United MiiM Workers of America a C I O union openly defied Mr. Green and the A F L to expel the CIO from th Colorado federation. federa-tion. Others who spok during th day were John Ross, Rock Springs, Wyo, president of district No. 21, United Mine Workers: Glen Gillespie, Gil-lespie, Tooele. International board member. Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, and A. W. Davis, Tooele, president of district J. Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. Lands Lewi "Th C I O Is not th "brain Child' of any on man." Mr. Morgan Mor-gan said in opening the business session for formation of the state council, but he paid high tribute to the "dynamic personality and splendid leadership of John L Lewis and the able leaders who hare worked with him." |