Evening star., 1938-08-15
BY JAMES f. CHINN.

Government officials in Washington
and elsewhere are being investigated
for any Communistic tendencies bv
the Special House Committee probing
un- American and subversive activities
in this country. it was disclosed today
by Representative Mason. Republican,
of Illinois, member of the committee.
Representative Mason's disclosure
created a sensation at the third days
hearing Of the committee 1t came
after John P. Frey, chief of the Metal
Trades Division OF the American
Federation of Labor, had called atten-
tonight of the League for Peace and
Democracy. which he said would be
attended by Government officials.
1T might be well, if the committee
has the money" said Mr.. Frey, for
it to investigate the Federal depart
ments in this city"
That is being done" said Mr..
Mason. Many Government officials
admit membership in the league"
Mr.. Frey pointed out that Com
munists often operate through pseudo
organizations. and in answer to
question by Representative Mason, said
the league was Of that type.
Makes New Charge.
Mr.. Frey resumed his testimony by
charging that William Sentner, for
mer district organizer of the Com
munist party. removed as leader of
the strike at the Maytag washing ma
chine plant in Newton. Iowa, had been>
replaced by James Justig, another
Communist"
Sentner's membership in the Com
munist Party. Mr.. Frey said, goes
back a number of years. He also
declared Sentner had a lengthy police
record in connection with strike ac-
tivities. According to Mr.. Frey his
new job is general organizer for the
United Electrical and Machine Work.
ers, c. l. o. affiliate.
In addition, Mr.. Frey read into the
record a letter Anthony C. Uccello,
former president of local 232 of the
American Hardware Union in New
Britain, wrote to the National Re-
public when he resigned Ito stop
being a part of this Communist move
ment in New Britain"
The Communist party of New Bril-
tain brought the c. o. l. o. here" Mr..
Uccello's letter said Il am convinced
that it had some purpose in mind in
doing So For the first six weeks Of
the c. 1. o. organization drive for
members, they expended money to
start the movement until member
of the Communist party was put on
the pay roll as a full-f1edged c. l. o.
organizer"
AT one OF our meetings, a few
weeks ago." the letter said, the
speaker for the evening was none other
than the great Connecticut agitator
and Communist, DR.. Emily Pearson
of Cromwell. This is more proof that
the Communists are trying to build
Soviet America"
Frey Submits New List.
Mr.. Frey submitted to the commit
tee list of go names who he said
constituted the National Committee
Of the Communist Party Of the United
States who were selected at the 1899
convention in New York, adding to
the list of so he named Saturday as
leaders and organizers in the c. l. o.
or who are identified in some way
with the Communists. Prominent in
the new list appear the names Of
William z. Foster. National Chairman
of the Communist Party; Earl r.
Brawder, general secretary; Jack
Stachel. in charge of trade union
work, who he said had been in close
contact in Cleveland with members
Of the Communist Party that later
testified before the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee.
In addition to Foster, Browder and
Stachel, the new list contained the
following names:
Roy Hudson, in charge of organi-
zation among marine workers; James
w. Ford, in charge Of Negro work;
Clarence E. Hathaway, editor of The
Daily Worker; Anne Burlak, STATE
secretary for Rhode Island and
leader among the textile workers;
Robert Minor, well known Communist
correspondent; Ella Reeve Bloor: Pat
rick Toohey, organizer at Philadelphia;
Martin Young, organizer at Pitts
burgh; B. K. Gebert. in charge OF
work among automobile workers fol
the National Committee; Jack John-
stone Of Chicago, in charge Of organ.
national work in the steel industry:
Angelo HerndOn, colored, who gained
wide notoriety in the so-called Georgis
insurrection case; Karl Ross, national
secretary Of the Young Communist
League; Sam Darcy, who is engaged
on special work among farmers in