The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
Plan Red Drive
To Fight Labor
Continued from Page y

Green supported Mccormack
charge that the fur department O.
the Needle Trades Workers Indus,
trial Union had extracted a, 3 pei
cent unemployment insurance fet
from employers. Saying that hi
had evidence from many employer.
to this effect, Mccormack an.
nounced that the testimony Of the
fur employers given the committee
in secret session would be released
to the public.
"Are you going to hear from g
representative Of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union on these
charges" your correspondent asked
Mccormack during the luncheon
recess.
NO" Mccormack shot back.
did you hear from a needle
trades representative in secret ses-
sion?"
NO"
Hardwick opened the hearing by
explaining that though the inves-
tigating body was created to exam
inc mainly Nazi activities" the
! second section of the resolution
creating the committee provides
for an examination of what is
known as subversive activities" He
added pointedly that lin view of
the present situation we could not
/ disregard Communist activity. And
because of the limited time and
money we can only outline the ex-
tent of the Communists boring
from within.
! 1--WE have invited certain organi-
cations and Government represen-
J tatiVes to come here to tell
us what they know about it and
what they propose to curtail it so
far as it is improper. In certain
cases they will present legislative
! proposals"
Dickstein declared during the
Kirby testimony that 1--WE ought tc
have a shorter form of deportation
for aliens, cutting short lot of red
tape. Let's put em in some
camp or something"
Suggests AIcatraE
Kirby suggested Alcatraz (the
strongly fortified Federal Prison ir
San Francisco Bay now harborine
AL Capone). 81 wouldn't go that
far" Dickstein replied. Dickstein
however, did not object to Kirby:
suggestion to consult the Washing
ton Police Department "for infor.
nation" on the Veterans Nationa
Rank and File organization.
In addition to presenting the
committee with his usual "docu.
mentary evidence" about the &C.
tivity of Communists ito undermine
the trade unions" Green declared
that the A. F. of L. SIS constantly
on the alert for evidence of in
creased Communist activities" H,
attacked the A. F. of L. rank anc
file group as deliberately mislead
ing" denounced the impending Ma
tional Congress for Unemployment
Insurance despite its endorsement
by thousands of A. F. of L. locals
and four A. F. of L. Internationa
Union conventions and charged
that the Soviet Union has violated
the Litvinoff propaganda pledge
though he failed to present a scin.
tilla of evidence to support hi
statement.
Green charged that the name OF
Esther Penn, executive secretary Of
the Federation of Government En-
ployees, was placed on the sponsor
ing list of the National Congress
for Social and Unemployment In
Surance without her permission
When acquainted with this charge
Herbert Benjamin, executive secre-
tary Of the sponsoring committee
told your correspondent: In learn
ing this appeared in the hearing
room and told Dickstein that we
have on file authorization to in
clude Esther Penn and all others
whose names appear on the list as
sponsors" Benjamin also informed
Dickstein today that he will place
on record the correspondence
showing that we have the proper
authorization
Send it in to me by mall" Dick.
stein replied. However, Dicksteir
failed to notify the press of Ben
jamin's notification.
Makes Provocative Appeal
When pressed by Dickstein for
recommendation for the outlawinl
of the Communist Party and whel
reminded that the notorious Fisl
red-hunting committee hadn't sub
mitted "a bit Of legislation as re
suit" Green rested upon a provoca
tive appeal for a healthy an
aroused public opinion"
He said: THE A. F. of L. has n
recommendation along that line
We're not clear in our mind tina
the correction of the danger coul
: be obtained by legislative action.
We can't see at this moment as t
how the evil could be eradicated b
legislation. We must rely upo
healthy and aroused publ
opinion. :"
After a study of the situation,
Green stated, there is DANCE
E that a severe law would make mar
: tyrs Of Communists. Communist
} can be counteracted through educa
: ton and through the people VIII
love democracy being ever on tn
alert"
/ Don't you think we've bee
patient enough in allowing tn
: Third international to undermin
: cur Government, in allowing peopl
, to put red flag under our noses?
Dickstein interjected.
Il still have faith in Congress
: and in the general love of our PEG
pie for democratic ideals. We NEE