RADICAL PARTY ACTIVITIES IN THE LABOR FIELD

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• Publication Date: May 3, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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Radical Party Activities in the Labor Field
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The Radical Party of Chile, under the leadership of Senator Isauro Torres?
head of the landical Department of that party, is attempting to organize a
new labor organization. Torres hopes that the proposed Radical-dominated
national labor organization will be able to gain control of the following
federations3
The
Federacion Industrial Ferroviaria (Industrial Federation of Railroad
,Jorkere)
Confederacion (or Federacion) Nacional de Empleados Particulares (national
Confederation of Private Employees)
Asociacion Nacional de Enpleados femi-Fiscales (National Association of
Employees of Semi-Government Entities)
Federacion Nacional de Empleados Fiscales (National Federation of Govern-
- ment Workers)*
WaggicialhagellalagtarovIcria. It is estimated that the Radical Party
controls approximatela- 2,1 per cent of the members of this federation at the
present time. However, four of the eight members of the National Board of
Directors are members of the Radical Party. The other four members are Socialistic,
of the Eugenio Gonzales or Raul Ampuero faction, who are opposed to the CTCh
Socialista of Bernardo Ibanez.
0,22402r3912O-12tadar2219.21A3212Bal-d2-2M211142111=0111010 It has
been previously reported that this federation was formed ba,unification of the
Communist-controlled Federacion Independiente de Empleados Particulares (FIEP)?
the Confederacion de Empleados Particulares de Chile controlled by the Radical
Party, and the Confederacion Independiente. de Zmpleados Particulares controlled
by the Socialists. Since this powerful organization has not yet associated it-
self with either the CTCh Socialista or the CTCh Comunista? Radical Party leaders
have high hopes of obtaining effective control. In the event that the Radicals
are unable to gain control, however, Torres has already ordered Radical labor
leaders vethin the federation to disrupt it, according to report. At the same
time? Torres and the Radical Party labor leaders have formed a similar organiza-
tion called Union de Emploados de Chile (UECh) which will become the future
Radical Party federation of private employees if does not gain control
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of the existing group, At present, the NECh? led by Hinojosa Robles, has
feuer than 1000 members. 12 Torres is successful in winning over the Con-
A)deracion Nacional de Eepleados Particulares? the NECh will be disbanded.
9r40,94,11_,..i91,9p0qp,R72192A9p Sprl-Fi e le The Radical Party con-
? oLi 60 per cent of the members of this group. In additions
DACO' the Radical Party exercises great influence in thergmernment; it is
lolieved that the majority of semi-fiscal employees wish to join the proposed
I:heitril Party labor orgenization, feeling that their interest lies in doing
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'ACAArIPIPP110.0,2121-4e-PwrgPOQ2.1.14241.22. This group is also ezPeeted
? joth the proposed Radical Party labor organization in spite of the opposi.
of its president Clotario Blest Riffo, who is an independent Social
ChristiAn (Conservative). It is considered highly improbable that Blest
Piffe will be able to impose his will on the predominantly Radical Party board
eZ directors,,
5hounh 3ornardo Ibanez and other leaders of the CTCh Socialista at first pro-
eeetecA the Radical Party decision to form a new labor organization instead of
;ontineLeg to support the CTCh ociaiista nevertheless the latest information
nadicatos that, following a conference with President Gonzalez Videlas Ibanez
basf..,:lreed to accept and collaborate with the proposed Radical labor orgnniza-
iJon,. Ibanez apreed to this collaboration on the condition that no attempt
-..111/d be made to undermine the precarious position of the CTCh rocialista."
eurirg this conference with Gonzalez Videlas it me pointed out to Ibanez that
v'me of the four above-mentioned national federations is affiliated with the
CTCh Sociallata It was also pointed out that a powerful Radical-dominated
Z/bor organization working in harmony with the CTCh rocialista would be able
o oTpose the CTCh Comunista even more successfully.
*commot. Background information and data on the size and importance of
labor organizations were reported in 25X1A2g
Ponmeato It is difficult to see how a powerful and well-organized RadicalromiaRtod national labor entity could work indefinitely in close harmony with
the CTCh Socialista, Though the Radical national labor organization and the
CTCh Soeialista would be united by their common opposition to the CTCh Corn eta
i,here io reason to believe that the badly organized CTCh nocialista could not
ithstand the gravitational pull of a powerful labor organization dominated by
th Radical Party and helped by the tacit or active support of the national
,ovenoment. There is some reason to believes therefore, that the Radical assurancei
to Itarlez should be taken with a grain of salt. Since Ibanez and other CTCh
eeielista leaders are probably well aware of the danger to their power inherent
n th(a euccessful formation of a Radical Party-dominated national labor organize-
'ion, it is thought probable not the CTCh Socialista collaboration with the Radical
ferty will be more apparent than real.
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