The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

| footsteps or WlInam Green, preS1-
dent of the American Federation
Of Labor, notorious for his cam
paign to expel all Communists and
other militant fighters for the rails
ing Of the standard of living Of
the American working class.
The worker excluded was David
Gordon, one of three delegates sent
to the Council meeting by Local
LOT of the Paper Plate and Bag
Makers Union, affiliated with the
International Brotherhood of Pulp,
Sulphlte and Paper Mill Workers
Of the United States and Canada,
A. F.. of L.
Local LOT will take up the re-
fusal to seat its delegate by the
Central Trades Council at it's next
meeting.
Questioned by the Daily Worker,
Gordon stated that he and the
other delegates of his union had
complied with all regulations, and
that the action of the Council was
exclusively on the basis of eXpul+
sion Of Communists from the A.
F. Of L. as ordered by Green.
Called Before Executive
after my name, with that Of
two others Of my local union" he
said, were sent to the Central
Trades and Labor Council as the
duly elected representatives to the
latter body from the Paper Plate
and Bag Makers Union, Local 107,
I and the two other delegates were
called to the Executive Board
meeting of the Central Trades and
Labor Council on Nov 13.
eve appeared on that day as
duly requested The Executive
Board transformed itself into an
inquisition against Communism by
directing barrage of questions to
me in reference to participation in
demonstrations in behalf of the
Pacific Coast longshoremen's strike
and the recent general textile
strike.
Bring Out Green Letter
1.-THE Executive Board members
of the Central Trades and Labor
Council Il do not know the names
of those who were present, with
the exception Of the secretary,
James QUINN tied up my action
in conjunction with the demon
stration for the strikers in unity
with the Communist Party, unions
of the Trade Union Unity League
as well as with other A. F. Of L.
locals, with support of and af1lia-
tion with the Communist Party Of
the United States.
ASKED if I was a member of
or supported the Communist Party
of the United States, I stated that
I have the right both as an A..
F. of L. member and an American
citizen to refuse to answer the
question. 1t was obvious that the
Executive Board aimed to keep me
out of the Central Trades and
Labor Council. They brought for
ward the letter sent to all locals
by William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in
which he attacks Communists and
Communist sympathizers. They
openly stated that Communists are
to be kept out of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor"
What did you answer?" he was
asked.
Shows Service to Union
81 pointed out that I have served
faithfully as a special organizer
for my International Union" said
Gordon. Il am at present volun-
teering my services to the local
union in trying to increase our
membership in New York City and
bringing these members into the
international through our local,
thus affiliating them with the
American Federation of Labor. All
this was disregarded and / was ex-
Guided on the grounds of being
Communist.
THE top leaders Of the
American Federation of Labor are
persistently carrying out the letter
of Green against Communists,
letter with which these leaders
agree completely They are trying
to SANDER Communists and weaken
the r1OSiti0n nf fhe Com o,1,,ic+e n,