Demise Of World Federation Of Labour?

Chronicle (Levin), 11 February 1948, Page 5

Demise Of World Federation Of Labour?

Received Tuesdav, 7.10 p.m. XEW YORK, Feb. 0. i In the opinion of high diplonialie am. labour sourees acquainted with belun-. scenes moves of the World Federation of Trades L'nions, the elfective end o. the or»anisation has come, savs th. Xew Yorlc Tiines's Washinglon eorres pondent. The\ were eouinienting' oji critieism by Mr. Arthur Deakin president oi' the W.F.T.F., of the I secretariat for refusing to go througl. with plans for an executive meetin„ which was to have discussed the .Tn shall I'lan. Authoritati ve sourees in Washingto., said today that the RiTssians1 fe'fuja. to permit a bureau ineeting, illustrate Ihe koJd w luch the Ooiiunfonn has oi. the W.E.T.F. | Mr. James Farev, see ret ary- 1 reasure : of tlie O.I.O., is due in F.ngland withii a day or two. Ile will confer with klr. Deakin and the British Trades Uniou Ooiincil on the next steps. From persons cognisant with tlu situation, it is believed certain British uuionists will now give the "greei. Jight" to Bclgian uuionists who hav been planning to call a meeting of traih unions of the Ui Marshall Aid nations The as well as the A.F.L., wil be asked to send representatives. It is said that now that the breal in the W.F.T.U. has come, British uuionists will have a greater nmjorit . of their own members behind then than if they or the American lubouritei had precipitated the division. Hig British uuionists will argue that it is now plain that the Russians precipitat jed the split. I The ofiiicial demise of the W.F.T.U. i iset authoritativelv for October whe: jiis full congress is scheduled to meel 'Meantime, it is likely that the British jAmericans and some of the other trad I'ltiion eentres, will eease paving dues ti I tlie organisation. It is expected tha | ultiihatel v a new world labour organisa., jtion will be formed witliout the Sovie" but including the American Federatioiof Labour and C.I.O. I =?