The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-13
Frey Declares He Can Prove Reds
Hold Key Positions in CIO Ranks
Communist PARTY
Endorsed Leuis,
He Points Out
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Clio tieup with the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee, and charged
that it has been receiving aid
from a Cleveland Communist,
Coleman Taylor, a CLIO organizer
The Senate committee, headed by
Senator La Toilette (PD Wiscon-
sin, is currently probing the Little
Steel strike of 1887 which the
CLIO lost.
At another point in his testi-
mony, he asserted that George
Mink, Communist and formet
marine union leader lis now re-
ported to be in Mexico trying tn
figure a plan whereby they can
aSSaSSirate Leon Trotzky," former
Bolshevist leader exiled by Stain.
Conceding that the CLIO cannot
yet be claSsed wholly as a Com
muniSt organization, he said:
"The CLIO is not vet a Com
munist organization, So far as
the great majority of the rank
and file is concerned. The fact
seems to be that the CLIO men,
berShip unwittingly became a
carrier for the virus of COM
munism, because of the attitude
Of its leadership.
In many instances members
of the CLIO have arisen in re-
volt against the Communist
leadership which had secured
control"
Brought by AT of L
Frey, chairman of the metal
trades division of the ALL and
one of the leaders in expulsion
OF CLIO unions, promised to lay doc
umentary evidence before the Dies
Committee to back his charges.
The sit down strike and
mass picketing have been used
by the Communists in our coun-
try as a training camp in which
Communists can become famil-
lar with the tactics they are to
apply when their revolutionary
program is put into action"
said Frey.
las the success of the Com
munlst party in any country de-
ponds primarily upon its ability
to lnfiltrate into the national
trade union movements and con-
troll their policy making, the
American Federation of Labor
has vigorously defended it's
affiliated unions from Commu-
mist propaganda, and Commu-
nlsts boring from within.
Because Of this the Commu-
mist party made no real progress
in the United States.
Endorsed by Reds
ut failed to secure a foothold
in an American trade union
movement until the Go was
organized.
Since then the Communist
party has become a definite
factor in the American labor
movement.
Evidence will be presented in
dicating that the Communist
party in the United States COM
pletely strapped its program in
1885 so that it could secure a
controlling position within the
CIO.
Evidence will be presented
showing that the industrial and
political program Of the CLIO
has the hearty Endorsement Of
the Communist party.
Evidence will be presented
showing that the CLIO and its
chairman, Mr.. John L. Lewis,
have been officially Endorsed.
Fostered Strikes
Evidence will be presented
indicating that Mr.. John L.
Lewis has had a thorough
knowledge of the danger to the
United Mine Workers and to
the American Federation Of
Labor which existed because of
Communist activities.
1RAucAlCc Will NC 4LAlI OQuCcQ
showing that violent industrial
disturbances in connection with
the automobile and steel strike
were fostered by Communist
leaders and members.
Evidence will be introduced
showing that the Communist
party took much credit for Or
ganizing the steel and the auto
mobile workers, and in applying
a directive part in the strikes
which followed"
Frey emphatically denied that
he is a red batter" He told the
committee that communism is re-