Evening star., 1938-08-14
Promises More Sensational
Testimony in Probe of
SubVersive Moves.
FREY WILL GO BACK
ON STAND TOMORROW
Will Show How Communists Won
Control Of New York Teachers
Union, He Declares.
BY JAMES z. CHINN.

Further disclosures Of NaN, Com.
munist and other subversive influences
in the United States, described as more
sensational than those of the last two
days, were promised last night by
Chairman Dies of the special House
committee investigating un-American
activities.
Even before the committee resumes
the inquiry tomorrow at 1890 am,
Representative Dies intimated there
would be development that would
"startle" the country. He refused to
reveal its nature.
John P. Frey, leader In the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor, who yester.
day charged before the committee that
John L. Lewis rival organization, the
Committee for Industrial Organiza.
ton, was infested with Communists, is
scheduled to continue his testimony
when the investigation Is resumed.
When I return to the witness
stand" Mr.. Frey declared, Il will show
how the Communists gained control Of
the Teachers Union in New York City
ana name the men responsible"
To Tell of Soviet Moves.
His testimony thus far has concerned
the activities of Communists in boring
from the inside into the ranks Of
American labor, and their efforts to
win the friendship of both the Catholic
and Protestant churches Now, he
coid ho y,Jo ne n eho,,, ,,au, ca,,;at p,,.
sia has attempted to spread propa-
ganda in the educational institutions
Of the Nation
Mr.. Frey, who is head of the metal
trades department of the A. F. Of L.,
charged at the outset of his testimony
that 280 Communist party members
were, or had been. on c. I. O. pay rolls
as organizers and officials, and gave
the committee list Of 60 others high
in c. I. o. ranks, who, he said, were
Communists or closely linked with
Communism.
The A. F. Of L. leader told the COM
mittee that before he completes his
testimony he will submit the names
Of 230 more Communist volunteers
in G. I. Q. xdiliates.
Chairman Dies said the entire mem
bership list Of the Communist Party
In America would be produced before
the committee.
I'VE have the photostat copies of all
membership cards containing names
and finger prints" he said. They run
into the thousands"
He did not disclose how the COM
mittee procured the documents.
Testifies Four Hours.
After completing four hours Of tes-
timony, the A. F. of L. leader waved
an unlighted cigar with emphasis, and
said:
1--WE only skinned the surface"
Despite allegedly the inroads Com
munists have made in the c. I. O.,
Mr.. Frey said, 'in all fairness to the
majority Of the membership, they
are not Communists, and they are
opposed to Communism.
And in fairness to Chairman John
L. Lewis, too, he declared. the pic
turesque leader of the c. I. o. is en-.
tirely out of sympathy with Com
munism.
Yet. Mr.. Frey. in mentioning John
Brophy, c. I. @. director, as among
the so Communist leaders in the or
ganization, declared:
I'VE know the reasons which led
John L. Lewis to expel Mr. Brophy and
some of his associates from member
ship In the United Mine Workers
Union, for these are matters of record
in the convention proceedings of the
United Mine Workers Union.
I'VE cannot know the motives which
afterward led John L. Lewis to ap-
point Mr.. Brophy as his director for
the c. I. O., but from the record 1t is
evident that if Mr.. Lewis wanted some
one as q director who could maintain
the necessary contact with the Com
munist party in this country. and its
membership. he could not have made a
better selection"
Frey Gives Warning.
Mr.. Frey appeared before the COM
mittee with this warning:
Its time the public knew the truth
about efforts of the Communist party
in the United States to carry out the
purpose of Moscow and the Third In
ternational, which purpose is revolu-
ton"
For 20 years, he said. the A. F. Of L.