The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-18
Textile Baron's Spy Agency Head Quotes
President Green of A. F. L. to Stop Union

IL would seem that the American
Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery
Workers Union had decided that this
particular group known as the Labor
Publication Society, Inc. which pub
fishes the Labor Age and is also in
terested in the Labor Bureau, Inc
(whose services your organization
has been using) is better qualified for
various reasons, TO carry on the work
Of the organization than the real
leaders of the American Federation
Of Labor movement. Why?
I'm one plant, Louis Francis Budenz
connected through the Labor Age
with Maurer, Brophy and Lieberman)
admits that he has been secretly at
tempting to organize the workers.
How can you justify your actions in
assigning an organizer without being
fully cogni2ant of the tendencies of
the organization which he represents
eve wish to go on record at this
time as having made the following
statement:
When your organization elinin-
ates all radical influences and con-
ducts its business in accordance
with high American ideals and prin-
ciples, then--snd then only--win
we abandon the contract system in
the hosiery industry. Until such
time, however, as you, OF. the Of
ficials of your organization are able
to prove convincingly that. the
American Federation of Full Fash
Toned Hosiery Workers Union has
completely rid itself of all inside
and outside radical groups and in
dividuals, it shall be our indomitable
purpose to work-day and night
to install the contract system, not
only as an indispensable protection
to the employee and manufacturer.
but as ministry to the TRANQUIL
safety of our country at large.
Certain vague wonderings fraught
possibly with something akin to
skepticism, may accompany your
thoughts in the reception of this let
ter. Thus far though, Mr.. Geigas,
we have not made many false moves,
and the time may not be far distant
when your knowledge of the present
situation may he legally questioned.
We shall then be on record as having
notified you union of the connections
of the various groups with which it
is associating or allying itself.
In closing, we wonder just what
would be the reaction of your mem
bers were you to inform them that the
Labor Mission of Communistic origin,
in which the aforementioned Maurer
and Brophy were members, had the
effrontery to ask our country to
recognize country where the follow
ing conditions exist.
"See Page IS in booklet entitled
Russia After Ten Years" In the
chapter on Civil Liberties" you will
find:
Attendance at religious SER
vice is perfectly free for ALL"
"A deliberate lie.
''Then follow the article down and
you will see:
Although the general influence
OF the Communist Party is thrown
against religion, Christian churches
cannot however give organized re-
ligious instructions to minors I'M
der the age of Is years.
is this what that group has the
audacity to interpret Religious service
is perfectly free for all?
"They then continue:
" Although the Mohammedans are
allowed to instruct their children
beginning with the 14th year. The
reason for this discrimination is the
favorable attitude of the Mohamme-
dan faith toward the revolution.
1t should be realized that the Greek
Catholic Church which includes the
vast majority Of Christian believers
in Russia, has never greatly de-
veloped the religious instruction of
the young. This restriction there
fore, is not such great alteration
of the former conditions for the
Greek church as might be imagined,
but it does of course, distinctly les
sen the power of the church to
make future converts"
Freedom. :?
How long is your organization go
ing to affiliate with men who try to
blind the American public with state
ments such as this?
eve are amazed, Mr.. Geigas, to
think that your Union would .stoor
so low as to invite man who even
knew this type of person to address
the members of your organization.
"The article then goes on to say:
"'The Roman Catholic Church
did carry on religious instruction
prior to the revolution among it's
limited constituency and it's work
has accordingly been somewhat
hindered."
Religious FreedOm???
GAS Christians and Americans, We
want to take this occasion to cal
upon your organization to Sever AL
Connections with group that would
even tolerate, much less justify such
conditions.
"This is but the beginning of oul
campaign which will be given wide