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"Will UL BIC Wi Read, ae pew The CIO's Path V yr S A third day of th eral coal strike . passed, with vin wtil) holding | “s lub over ihe nation a war eftart, millions ‘of Americans both at home and in the armed forces are boiling with indignation that such ! a situation could happen in the midst of war. The miners are mistakenly following Lewis pemmeemer 71) cro further declared that 4 is posaibles ' to win this policy and wage adjustment o: | if the no-strike pledge is strictly npheld. I called upon the miners and railroad work people for the change. The leaders of the American Federation af Labor, on the other hand, are stil! silent on the mine strike. This strengthens the suspicion that the AFL’s convention at Bos- in this disastrous strike because they have—~fon delayed readmission of Lewis } use it go far, seen no other leadership in their _union. They are isolated from the rest o _the labor movement and are not fully aware that there are ways other than strikes through which they can win their demands, “. The CIO, now in convention at Philadel- phia, took a stand that showed qnce more ‘that it really expresses the patriotism and | eit af ¢ha marlbara The program should he -brought to the miners. The CIO called for Fora of the outworn “Little Steel” ormula and for wage adjustment. But not - the purpose of doing away with a stabili- did not want to have the embarrassing strike on its hands. These achemers may rest as- - gured, however, that when the sgore is added lowe ¢hay ¢an ail] nant aceans anms rdenonai. + MP OER BAP, Freed Ee eee mrrakek 6 Lee pre annee bility, ; The CIO shows not only that its first con- cern is for the war, but it also recognizes ' that you can’t win America for wage adjust- | ments, price roij-back and a Tair tax pro- gram by a policy that plays into the hands of the defeatists and their Lewises. : To win the people, labor has to really pot forward ita entire united strength— CIO, ‘sation program, but in order to assure Sv~——Fyy, Railroad Brotherhoods, miners. The Lewis path is one that serves those who - want to drive away public support from labor. The AFL’ members, aa vitally intarestad , a8 the CIO in the policy outlined at Phila- | @elphia, have the big task of bringing out | their unions for it. To do so they must bring the full weight of of their Pressure against the ¥¥ Gi-rlUiCoesOn republican defeatist Torces (es are engaged in intrigues with Lewis in ) Hy j ' ¢ -¥efforts to amash the CIO when labor unit his the urgency. . to join with the CIO in a drive to win the | This is a clipping from ~ NOT RECORDED DAILY WORKER 3s NOv 8 i943 Date } Government Clipped at the Seat of page ‘A of the * og a re pC SS be. & ——