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much OF an unpreJudiced eye.
Not Like Detroit "Y".
President Green had presented Eddy
to the delegates as a real represen-
tative Of the Young Mems Christian
Association" contrasting him with the
treatment dealt A F. Of L. speakers
by the Detroit Y. M. C. A. and local
churches.
1--WE are going to show him that the
A. F. of L. provides a real opportunity
for the exercise of free speech" said
Green. Some of the delegates know
him intimately and well. l know him
only by reputation, that he Is man
Of vision, that his mind does not run
parallel with those who run the De.
troit Y. M. G. A. Freedom of speech
is fundamental principle with the
A. F. Of L. We are willing to listen
to what others have to say"
Save Your Applause.
With this Introduction Eddy stepped
on the platform smiling, while the
delegates applauded rather vociferous-
".
Save your applause until I am
thru" said Eddy. Perhaps you won't
applaud then"
Eddy got into the good graces of
the delegates by declaring that he
stood for the rights of organized labor,
that he was for the American Fedora.
ton Of Labor and collective bargain.
ing.
Capitalist Nations Dying.
Then he told OF visits to Great Brit
ain, France and Germany, declaring
that ''the milestone of death was hang
ing about the neck of the nations of
Europe. He told of the growing para
lysis in I'VE Of the great industries of
Great Britain and concerning Germany
asked:
How long win Germany be content
to remain the sweatshop Of Europe?"
Investigation Not Controlled.
Then Eddy's party went to Russia
where, Eddy said, 1--WE went where we
liked and saw what we liked" inter
viewing both friend and foe alike Of
the Soviet government.
Regarding what have u say, you
can take it or leave it, Just as you
Ike" was Eddy's challenge to the
delegates.
Regarding the naturalization Of
women" he went on. That's lie.
Not single woman, anywhere for
single moment has been nationalized,
and he referred to John Bromley,
member Of the British trade union
delegation, now fraterna1 delegate to
the A. F. Of L. delegation to support
him.
The big thing that he admired, he
said, was a whole nation rising above
private profit to public service, for the
first time in human history. He de-
clared that in the Soviet Union the
profteer Is accounted a moral leper.
He then told how the Soviet govern.
ment had inherited wreck and ruin,
claiming that there was still basic
poverty" in the Soviet Union. Then
he snapped out, quick and emphatic:
But they are coming up!
He then told of the recovery of in
dustry and agriculture. pointing out
that it would equal the pre-war maxi
mum. - SFef
A Labor Government.
There is nothing outside of Russia
that can prevent the success Of the
Russian experiment" he said. "The
Soviet government has come to stay
It is stronger today than ever. Here is
labor government that says no man
shall exploit his fellow man. There
is no lynching there, no race preju
dice, an absolute equality OF all races
and nationalities, the first labor gov
eminent trying to work out this col
ossal plan on vast scale, the Soviet
Union covering onesixth OF the land
surface Of the earth.
'I am glad to see one country deter
mined to try out this new experiment.
They have been cruelty unjust to the
upper one-tenth. But they have given
freedom to the lower nine-tenths. The
Russian workers and country feel that
It is their country and they know it.
There are fewer murders and
crimes in Moscow and Leningrad than
there are in Chicago and New York
City," he continued, adding. But, Of
course, that isn't saying very much"
as the delegates laughed.
Unions More Powerful Than Else
where.
Then came bitter pill for the anti
Soviet propagandists within the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor as-Eddy con-
| tlnued:
"There is no country in the world
today where the trade unions have
such an influence and power" he said.
There IS no country where workers
are 80 well organized. There are g.,
100000 workers in the trade unions.
double the number in the powerful
British trade union movement. There
are II 100000 members Of the big con-
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