AF of L returned charter of textile workers to seal peace after CIO bolt. Washington, D.C., May 10. AF of L President William Green today returned the AF of L charter to the United Textile Workers Union and appealed to other CIO affiliates to return to the mother group in order that labor unity might again be achieved. 'The door to the House of Labor,' he said, 'is open and we will welcome all unions back.' The ceremony took place before the statue of old-time labor leader Samuel Gompers. Left to right: Frank Morrison, Secretary of the AF of L; Frances Gorman, retiring president of the Textile Union; and President Green