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Show Political Action Threatens to Split Labor's Ranks, He Says DENVER, April 24, Samuel Gom-(pers. Gom-(pers. president of the American Fed- rnviMnn rf I nhnr rvU intqprl flip "Work ers' Non-Partisan League political movement in Colorado in a letter received re-ceived by John J. Listerman, secretary secre-tary of the Pueblo branch of the league, made public today. The labor leader took the local leaders lead-ers to task for furthering a movement which he said bids fair to split labor's la-bor's ranks in the presidential campaign. cam-paign. "Does this mean the soviet idea?" the letter asks in regard to a plank in the leaguo platform declaring declar-ing the purpose "is taking control of the law-making and administrative j power of Colorado and administering I that power in the interests of the heretofore always neglected working men and women." The Workers' Non-Partisan League will hold a slate convention May 1 and 2. Labor federation leaders have announced they will attempt to thwart; any effort to put a third party in the I field. I |