Evening star., 1938-08-14
6O|NC.L.0. NAMED
AS COMMUNISTS
Frey Gives House Probers
List, Including Brophy,
Murray and German.

In SuppOII VI CLlhL6C eiioV CAAS
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton and affiliated unions are honey
combed with Communists, John P,
Frey of the American Federation Of
Labor submitted yesterday to the spe-
cial House committee investigating un-
American activities the names anu
Identification Of more than go Of the
2SO officials and organizers within the
c. I. o. ranks who, he said, are men,
bers Of the Communist party.
The list was headed by John
Brophy, c. I. o. director and leader
of the United Mine Workers Save
the Union Committee" several years
ago.
Philip Murray, chairman Of the
Steel Workers Organizing Committee,
Immediately gave the Associated Press
in Pittsburgh statement denying Mr..
Brophy is a Communist and branding
Mr.. Frey's testimony as an "un-
mitigated lie"
mfr. Brophy is an active member
Of the Catholic church and his son
is studying for the priesthood" Mr..
Murray pointed out.
"Of course" he added, "there is no
comment I want to make at the pres
ent time, but leaders of the c. I. O.
intend to appear before the Dies COM
mittee and at that time will answer
statements made by Mr.. Frey"
Others Named by Frey.
Francis German, international
president Of the United Textile Work.
ers: Wyndham Mortimer, vice presi-
dent Of the United Automobile Work
ers OF America; Prof. Donald
Henderson, formerly of Columbia
University, and Harry Bridges. head
Of the Maritime Union Of the Pacific,
we're others named by Mr.. Frey. Prof.
Henderson is president of the United
Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and
Allied Workers of America.
Mr. German, Mr.. Frey testified, is a
close associate Of Louis Budenz. for
merly organizer for the Full-fashioned
Hosiery Workers Union, c. l. O.
affiliate. who is now editor of tha
Midwest Daily Record. published in
Chicago This paper, he said. is the
oficial Communist party journal in
that area
Mr.. German, it is reported" Mr..
Frey declared, "a few months ago
married Communist and for the last
three years has associated himself with
Communist activities to such an ex-
tent that most of his friends believe
that he is member Of the party"
Mr.. Mortimer is now under charges
by Homer Martin, president of the
United Automobile Workers of
America, and was elected a member
of the Central Committee Of the Com
munist party at recent convention
in New York City Mr.. Frey said. Dur
ing the convention, Mr.. Frey stated,
he used the name Of George Baker
as the party name.
Four Called Soviet Tools.
Prof. Henderson, Mr.. Frey declared,
was discharged from Columbia Uni
versity for radical activities, and is a
member OF the National Agrarian
Committee Of the Communist party
for the United States.
Mr.. Frey said four leaders in the G.
I. o. Transport Workers Union ARE
working under orders Of Moscow to
Sovietize the American transit indus
try and in recent weeks have Sc
cured stronghold on New York City
traction and taxi-cab companies"
These leaders he identified for the
committee as Michael j. Quill, presi-
dent Of T. w. u, who assumed this
office at the dictation Of the Com
munist party of the United States,
succeeding Thomas O'Shea, who was
ordered by the Communist party late
in 1884 to relinquish the Office in IA
vor Of Mr.. Quill; Austin Dilloughery,
alias Hogan, secretary; John Santo
IAN assumed name). general manager,
and Thomas Mcmahon, Brooklyn Or
ganizer"
Mr.. Frey said Communist under
cover men and espionage agents" were
known as the leading faction"
Asserting they carry out Moscow's
instructions to bore from within the
American labor movement" Mr. Frey
added, they are the spies, the dis
rupters. the agents provateur who pay
he way for the reds to take over or
-aniza tions."
Names ST. Louis Area Leaders.
The A. F. Of L. spokesman said
leaders in C. I. o. groups in or near
st. Louis who are also members of
ne Communist party" included
Prof. Lucien Koch. formerly head
of the Commonwealth College at Mena,
Ark. educational director for the
United Electrical and Radio Workers
of America; Robert Logsdon, secre-
tary organizer, United Radio and Elec-
trical Workers; John Doherty, regional
director. S. w. o. c.; julius H. Kly-
man. vice president, American News
paper Guild; Ralph Shaw and Christ
Menikoph. S. w. o. c. organizers: Will
liam Sentner. regional director, United
Radio and Electrical Workers; Max
Nicholson. regional director, clothing
workers; Richard Brazier, organizer,
clothing workers; Norman Smith,
organizer. auto workers"
Among others listed by Mr.. Frey
are.
William Dunn. Butte, Mont, and
Paul Peterson of Park City, Utah,
members Of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers Union.
Marcel Scheer. New York City,
leader in Federation OF Architects,
Engineers. Chemists and Technicians.
labeled rs Instructor.
Roy Hudson, Thomas Ray and Fred
srick Meyers, officials and organizers
for the c. I. o. National Maritime
Workers Union. Jean A. Bellefeuile,
Boston. identified with United Shoe
Workers OF America. Mr.. Frey said
Mr.. Bellefeuile was instructor in a
school organized by Communists In
Boston.
James Matles, New York City;
James Lustig and Charlie Rivers,
Brooklyn, N. Y: Neil Brant, Newark,