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PI Le Le a aeegp SEpe TES ES aa * “S A er gore cs Company be ca0e56, _who is. fainiliar. inith the 5 iambership of} the’ Coiinunist. "On May: 22, 1945}, ‘in’ the Chicago “Area\ named. the following members of Local, Political Associati “1o0e as 1945. members of. the. Communists a hy gtber MN ae | follonie| the name indicates: ‘that ‘the. inehber isa negres - iy) oe OT hares Sos. Fosition _ CPA Club. SpE “ Waphawéod a -Pub.& ade s Dir. 132nd- ard ce ee ' Recording Sec. ” “ack-of-the-Yasde ronan a) ee. Co-Chair .Griev. Com. Washington Paxk. of! “SOHNGEAR TINO’ aa _ Meriber Griev. Com. Back frethe Yards: “ope “BOOKERY WHITE ( N). ROYERANSEY: (a) a. 28 7 ee n a oe . 3rd aie . _ GURTISZSASSER (N) om eas od _ BLLISYGARPENTER “GN 5923: Wabash 0 meee Washington ‘Park «> . STO MANUEL Gy ~ 4609 Calumet “0 0 wneeo So 1 Bed Wardy oy | -GEAD) 5627 Indiana 90S tee. ‘':" Gishington Park . f ear ite ‘BE. 60th. Ste. aes a an Mashing ton Park oF 5732 Indiana . See Washington Park’. f-. SEPLEDT (MN). 352°. 60th: Ste eee “Washington Park fils Sea OY) 6134 Prairie Ave. ==, 0° ©. Washington Park... | oy 348. By6lst Stee. ee “ - . \ Washington Park |. 5600 Calumet Aves ‘Washington ‘Parle + T34Q80B. 62st St. oh eee 6th Ward | oo none ee pon _ a are oO Cheero no o6 récently. reported. that a. group of right whtg Le tn ths : olved in &. fight..at the headquarters of Local, 108.” wot “thé UPR WA on vB oy, iow day 8, 49456: .This- Informant made™ available a copy. of | a. Leaflet. published by Looak 108 which. Severely. ‘criticized the inembers of the - right wing faction involved in*thig incident. This’ Informant stated, that: the ' Communist element .. in beeal * ‘108- pad taken ‘advantage of “this fight, to publish - slanderous - remarks concerning. the. character. of. certain right wing Jeaders in ‘an | effort ito > prevent these leaders from possibly being elected bo. office if and UAW. takes. over Local. ‘108. ae — oO orn nts urtther reported that it tied: been apparent: recently tiat 6 Communists coi “Tosa 108: had toned down “in. their. attacks on UAW but. had concentrated ‘their .. attacks On. BGs ight wing Leaders. in this. Looak for the parpose. 4 as. set ‘out above. HW 53074 Docld: 32324972 Page 2?
point,» \ this. Tafcrnant “ stated that: “it was his “understanding that’ in discussing. mo af wherger proposals _ with. pohe, UAW, International - ‘Officials of .the UFEMWA ‘had demanded . ea as. one ‘of their points that ‘all members expelled from various. Locals ‘of the _ UFEMA would remain expelled subsequent to any merger “that might: be consummated .. It was the belief of this Informant. that JOSEPH WEBER, (Organizational Director ” of the Farm Equipment ni fai was ‘behind this. strategy. o. (6G0-5097. reported that ne recently. overheard an’ official of the McCormick torks » call BR BARTNICK..a - Communist ‘traitor to his face: and, according to the | Infor- an manty “EE NICK vdid “not de ny. this charge. (A op cs _On June: 2: 19455, ‘Confidential. Informant pe. made available a “pamphiet. published | by the Committee for, thé -UAW-CIO’ affiliation © “which indicated that ‘the Inter ., national Harvester: Company: | was attempting - to cut wages in ‘the plant and the . Farm Aguipment, Union was doing nothing - about it. . . vee On 1 July 5, “Toad. c00-5496 nade available: a leaflet. issued by ‘the. Executive Board of ‘Local 108"in n which it was’ ‘admitted that the company Was, attempting - 0. cut, the wages of! employees” inl: the McCormick Works Plant. and a. strike ‘threat a was made, An: ‘this: pamphlet, in the. fol Lowing words: L_- . r 4 ) : Nie: aré ‘serving notice on thie conipaty dnd their stooges that’ no ‘one “N a (is going to bust ‘our, union and cut our WEES» oo ey “3 ue Ae ‘Th will’ be noted “ghat a strike in: ‘the. McCormick orks, inmoaiately fotlowed ‘the. . publication: of ‘this threat. : fo “ _ ; “ On June ‘19, 194 55 ccoas0s2-reported that a str’ ke was: started ‘on June, ‘is, 1945 . atthe McCormick Works, Lvuczi 108 and” that this strike had been instigated by the following ‘individuals. Roo re > CLARENCE. Sroncem, | Fivaheial Secretary. omen nn Sera MATUZ, 2AK Recording. Secretary a: me ‘JOHN | MART INO, : ‘Ménhor of ‘Grievanée Committees” ok. . ‘y ERED. MOORE “(eolor 2) ey ook oe hee f ‘ALL ‘of the. above. named jniividuals have been reported vy Informants of the’ o Chicago. ‘Field Division . as active’ Communists in Local 108. According to‘CGO-505r, ' these individuals went from one department, to another -in the McCormick Works , . : - telling. the” people to ‘stop work, but not to leave the’ shop.and by, so-doing, they | “- would bé paid for. their time, even though. they were not working.” This” Informant-" 4 stated that. the Communists in ‘Local 108 definitely instigated this strike: ‘ane it, was, the belief of. this. Informant: that the strike was. @alled ‘in order to ” ¢ impress UAW sympathizers | ‘in Local 108. with the strength’ fof. the Farm’ The te aa This Informant stated that ‘while the. official. attitude of’, the CEEM HW 53074 Docld:32324972 Page 3