'There is one main and overwhelm-fig cause of 1037, sttikes—Mr, John Llewellyn Lewis, head of the United 'Mine Workers Union, He has adopted an aggressive labour policy' and has broken with the regular labour chiefs to form a group of his own Known as the Committees for Indus-{rial Organization, He feels that while It Is well for the workers to Feeeive adequate pay It ig more estentlal for them 10 be solidly Ganized. The majority of - sinkes will not be over wages but "or ganization, Mr, Lewis unlike the old fashioned leaders of the American Federation of Labour hag political ambitions. He Tooks forward to the rise of an 'American Inbour Party, and if a Labour Party why not' Labour President, It is but a few miles from Mr, Lewis" home in Alexandria to the White House, But first he must "secure control of as many Units of orgunlzed labour as possible and establish the fact that when the Government: talks of "collective bargaining" in its labour laws, it means that industrialists must talk with him.
'MMe. Lewis' fnanelal strength comes from' the Miners, Union, Under am arrangement with the coal owners, union dues are deducted without question from poy envelopes, If Mr. Lewis needs an, extra $1,000,000, he levies an extra dollar for two months on his $00,000 organized miners, 'The Miners Union has convinced Mr. Lewis' of the value of the "closed shop."
In October 1933, President Roosevelt to be wholesome. past then
declared that prices were too low, fand that it was dofiitely part of his policy to raise prices, "it we cans not do this One way we will do it another; but do it' we will." Now the rise nas taken place and' though the President has not spoken words his attitude is no longer, will" but "stop It we must'
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