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- yn a q Teme else CIO Donventls. >. 9 a of : Prnet Surrery Re St [. Plushed rith victory and animated by unity, the CIO closed its seventh annual convention by reelecting Pres, PhilipyMurrey in a tumultuous 45-minute session. Its victory st the polls acknowlegred in porson by Mrs. BleanorRooseveit, Vice Pres. Henry ate allsce, See. of the _ Interior Herold LxIckes, Mayor F. H.\LeGuardis of New York and Mayor Edwerd\xelly of Chicego, the CIO rode @ high wave of enhanced prestige and internal harmony cheractecrized by not a single negative vote being cast on any question in the 5-day sessions. __ Affirming that lsbor has no intereste apart from tho rs people's welfare, the convention voted to continue the CIO Political Action Committee after giving Chairman Sidney Hi11- — mon the greatest ovation of his ogreer, The netionts industrial union feder tion ended its eess= fons on a ster. note when it demanded inm-edilete ectlon to sersp the Little Steel formuls and increase wages in step with- a edvencing livine costs. This was deranded not only as a matter of justice to wer workers but to prevent depression ssa the na- tion spproaches V-E Day with its reconversion problema. Public members of tie Nutl. Wer Labor Board received a stinging rebuke -_ for failing to recomrend sction of the President on the steel- workers! 17¢ hourly wage inoresese. The convention, representing 6,060,009 workers in 42 une tons, presented a comprehensive postwar prorra:: to the n tion in fturrayts reomploynent plan, based on industry councils topped by @ national rroduction board to essure 60,000,000 jobs. Wide vistas for full erployment were opened in the Cio postyvsr plan for development of civil svietion e8 a mejor industry, for clean- ing out the slums, extending schooling and health services ,de- velopicg more river besins an the TVA model, rebuilding rundown reilroada and highways and building vp the merchant m-rine to handle greatly increased foreign trade. On the interrational s:ene, the CIO affirmed cecisions of Bretton.’ foods and Dumbartomdeks to set up a world organization ‘ith po.er to ass re peace ind prosperity throughovt the vorld. It also bode Godspeed to its delepates en rovte to London to / Open preliminary talks with British, Sovict end other union leaders to outline a world lsbor federret’ 9 popen to all United Notio s unions. /06- 3304 7: 7- [03 Delerates pave s tremendovs ovuuion to ra liade when h vrged then to keen their eyes fixed on Weahinp on. ‘in. the neat two years to see thit 60,000,000 fo s becorre slity. “A job for every voter and & voter for every job" vols’ the way Wellece put the problem of building prosperity by getting ovt the vote, pressing hore the issves and holding congress to seccount as stewards of the people. Jf =a In souber ood, the convention hegrd Lt. Gen. Grehon Ba ~“