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‘WHEN MEMBERS ef the ie ; ‘executive council took pplication of John L* nited Mine Workers re-entry ints the AFL this ard dn Chicago, they didn't bother to tell reporters that Lewis might have been back In the AFL some time before, except . for stgong intervention from the | White House. - It can now be revealed that the President was extremely perturbed about the burly mine : dsbor chief's efforts to climb back op the AFL bandwagon. In fact, he expressed himself to friends fn very blunt language about how foolhardy it would be for the AFL to welcome back a man who was in disrepute for openly dety- r ing ere Government during the mine ispute, “Tt sino can be revealed that William Hutcheson, AFL carpen- ter's boss, and other Lewis friends on the executive council had the stage all set for a special meeting af the council lest May to consider Lewis's application. This was the inside reason why John L.-inclosed a fat $60,000 check for advance dues with kis application. Just who blocked the move— * and bow closely the President himself was involved—dis a secret. But Administration insiders re- per eres beet port that Marvin McIntyre, the President's secretery, 2 great jend of the railroad brother s, had » band in it. ‘ Furthermore, immediately 2f- ter Lewis requested readmission, the President had separate con- nces with Dan Tobin, team- sters’ boss and s top-rung men 5 at pilus George Harrisons, rail- clerks’ bead, who is the most erful figure io the brother- i Cc ret ES RE Oe wen ome ATES of the AFL executive coure . By Drew P earson — Immediately afterward the . eres eee eat move ior & BPpEeCial Tater eS ‘ eouncil meeting was abandoned. In the course of one of those. ' Lewis's application for readimis- tion was discussed ef some tencth_and the Preeident e# seigus—eSl st sl -s "Mr. MeGal oo Mr. Quine tam Mr. Nease, ; Mise Gesay = 8 nora a | MOBHIRG Boise | ua - “mt. tat he. wpe * DALE tag ok is Var ag ones Stl Me,