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Show Financier Passes I OGDEN L. MILLS Formed RFC in Crisis AFL MEET RAPS CIVICOFFICIALS Charge Alleges Aid Was Given to C I O By ths United Press While American Federation of Labor convention delegates at Denver Den-ver today considered eviction of rebel unions from the federation, leaders of the Committee for Industrial In-dustrial Organisation in a "war council" at Atlantic City openly avowed their divorce from AFL. The American Federation , of Labor convention today also heard charges that federal and state agencies agen-cies had aided in building up the rival Committee for Industrial Organization. Or-ganization. Chairman Matthew Woll and Sec- Continued on Pane Two) I Column Kuur) A FL MEET RAPS CIVICOFFICIALS (CMttimiMt from Psge Cxil retary John P. Frey of the resolutions resolu-tions committee, united In a stinging sting-ing attack an the rebel John L. Lewis unions and called upon; American political leadera - without mentioning President Roosevelt to choose between the A F L and CIO. Charge Mad The charges, presented In connection connec-tion with a request that the executive execu-tive council be given power to expel the ten Inaurgent unions. Included: That governors of various states, the federal labor department, the labor board and. In Michigan, the works progress administration employes em-ployes had aided the CIO and In some rasea "taught hatred" of the A F I.. That the United Mine Workers, headed by Lewis, had taken "fabulous "fabu-lous sums" from the pockets of miners for political purposes and for fighting the A F L. That the C I O leaders ar In alliance with tha communist party and that Lewis prevented expulsion expul-sion of communists from t h s lTnited Automobile Workers In an effort to keep hia forces united. Probe Called For That use of federal funds "your money and my money" by federal agencies in aiding the CIO would "certainly lead to a congreasional investigation." Frey said he would expose tha entire situation later this wsek. That tha national labor relations board haa little knowledge of the facta Involved In labor's difficulties difficul-ties and has "done more than any other factor to break down tha A F L and collective bargaining." Frey cleared W P A Administrator Administra-tor Harry Hopkina of knowledge of the use of W P A funds to aid the C I O. but directly charged Michigan Michi-gan employee of the government with auch action. W P A I'ae) Alleged He asserted that Mrs. Merlin D. Bishop, supervisor of workers education edu-cation in Michigan, had sought to build up hatred for the A F L and that W P A public forums in that state had been used aa "a recruiting recruit-ing grounds" for the C I O. The report of the resolutions committee com-mittee was less drastic than had been expected, holding the door open for the rank and file of the ten suspended CIO unions to rejoin re-join the federation but bitterly assailing as-sailing leadera of the rebel movement. move-ment. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J . Oct. 11 (UPi Leadera of the committee for industrial organisation opened their first "war council" today to aet up a permanent, nation-wide labor organisation or-ganisation Vi opposition to the American Federation of Labor. John L. Lewis, chairman of the CIO, announcsd for tha first time that he and hia colleaguea In the committee considered that their unione were "in no part or parcel" connected with the federation. His convocation of a meeting with the leadera of the 11 C 1 O unions. Including In-cluding tha 10 auspended from the ;A F L a year ago for their CIO i affiliation, waa timed to coincide with the final week of the A F L convention in Denver, where the 10 unions are expected to be finally expelled. Any action taken by the A F L, Lewis aaid, would be a "mere play of words." "Our attitude la one of complete indifference. We already underatand that we have no association In fact with the A F L." Lewis' attitude waa reflected also In the attitude of his subordinates of the committee. In the privacy of their executive councils this week they will discuss plans for an early convention of tha CIO unions, which now claim a total membership member-ship of 3 710 000 nearly 300 000 more than that claimed by the A F L. |