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Chicago File #100«7879" a . | 7m eee ee ee : a we 53763 Be Local. Nos. 108} Kticcormick. Works Plant, International Harvos- *. ; fo ter Company, BLUC * Island and. Western Avenues: } ; Confident ial ‘Informant. ogo. 5082, has advised that LONARD: xis, an allseed trotskyite, is now employed in the NeCormick Works Plant and - se is taking avery active part in the right wing caucus. The informant” ' stated that it was his understanding that at one-time SHAW .was a mom~ per of the CIO National Zxecutive Board and had been associated with the Rubber Workers Union .and Paper WorkerS Unione. The informant went on to state that: he did not believe that SHAW is a Trotskyite because: of. the Aatter" s willingness to. brand others as being Trotskyites. . os CGO 5051 further advised that SHAW, isa Canadian ‘and at the” present’ * time is having some. aifficultics: with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, The informant stated that SHAW had done extensive organiza- OF “tion in Sichart, Indiana e . ; Sw . ae ogo 5051 related that ‘he had been informed By’ SHAW that RAY BARNETT and OM FLARLES ORR , both of ‘whom.are employed at the McCormick Works Plant, are a members * f the "Workers Party. SHAW told the ‘informant that BARNUTT' s , ® wife is reported’ to work for the Encyclpedia ‘Britannica and does consid- , . ® , erable résearch work for. the “Workers Party» ” ) SPC lin ~ a The indices: of tile chicago Ficla. Division “reveal that on July 15, 1944. > Mrs. RAYMOND BARNETT, wife of previously referred’ to RAY BARNETT, was .. 8 observed by” pecial Agent CLARK DIGGINS distributing copies of ‘Labor Action" at the gates of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company - -. Routh _ Works, 3426 Hast (Both, Street, Chicago , Tlinois. CHARLES 3 ORR has, ibeen, the subject of an investigation by the Louisville #4eld. Division and is. reported to be .a member of the * orkers Party". Cor idential informant_ CGO, 5027 has reported that HAZEEARAYESS, MeCormick . Works: Plant, was- recommended by WILLTAL 1 L. ‘PATTERSON | of the ‘Abraham - _ Lincoln School to instruct a class in Weoerd In Industry" o q ferns 5022 | = HM , identity is known to the Bureau, has advised that. LZQNARD ARBER, 45 West 55th Street, who is employed in the McCormick. Works Plant ee the International Harvester Company , is a member of the 5th Ward 01 dub ‘of the Communist Political Association. 2 (Wy). ‘ ; ‘On dugust Sl, 1944 cco. 1GO S097, Who is an executive of this local, advised - that several girls, whom. he Jid not nowy. had ¢ endeavored to distribute _ HW 53074 Docld: 32324975 Page 2?
- Chicago File #200-7879 | eopies. of wgheyMaAli tant”. at the gates of the McCormick Works Plant. ° “The informant statcd that’ JOHNUMARTINO, KENNDIH ¥iAUGH (colored), and TON ‘KELLY , all members of the Vott wing.faction of. this local, had endédvored, to “stop thé distribution of the news pa pete The - informant also advised that TOM. CALAO, who had forherly been in - line with the communists, but who was now a member of the right. wing faction, ‘also had difficulties with TOM Ke LLY, com 5097, stated that BaATRoy gure, wife ‘of POET HUFF, alleged commun- ist, “Ts “now r employed at the MeCormick Works’ Plante , The informant also: stated that. RAY ‘BARNETT and LBONARD. » SEL, noth of - whom are called Trotskyites; by. “the Communi sts y— are 2 “employed at the McCormick Works Plant. ~ OGO 5097- advised on September 25, 1944 that the action taken against the six members of the right wing caucus at Local No. 101 had had re- “  pereus ssions also in Local Noe 108 where the right wing group is going to endeavor ta elect a skate of delegates to the coming convention who favor the. rescinding of the expuls ion order. . The informant stated, that Local” No. 108 was entitled to sixteen dele~ gates to. the convention and that a bitter fight for delegates was taking place: between the left and right wing GTOUpS « On Oetobor 15, 1944 the informant advised that the s right wing faction had been’ successful in electing twelve of-the sixteen delegates to the '. convention and that the left-wing group would have very little to say at the: convention as the “unit voting rule prevails, The following is-a list of candidates for. ‘aclogates: to the: EE Convention On the left wing slate made available: by GGO 5097: _Vinon'sacobznpxc oS popn BFR "TACK HYMERS > -. EDDIE GRABOWSKI TORN ME 6o0KE . TOM KELLY tony $MAgUZAK : WALTER ¥KRUZEL - CHARLIE ALENZE . _ CHARLES MLASTER | FREDYQUILLIN . Jon QBROCHTA . _ RRUNOUBARINICK -SALTERKENYCH . OT , PO a "CHARIS JOHNSON 4 a BRUNOYZEL nr Trt - 28 ~ ° HW 53074 Docld: 32324975 Page 3