Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
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SHOWN SENATORS
Circulation of Red-Baiting'
Articles by N. A. N. Is
Cited at Hearing.

Circulation of numerous "red-bait-
ing" articles directed particularly at
the leadership of the Committee for
Industrial Organization has been one
Of the major parts of the "educa-
tional" program of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers. it was dis
closed before the Senate Civil Liber-
ties Committee today.
Among several exhibits placed be-
fore the committee was pamphlet
published by the Constitutional Edu-
cational League Of Connecticut and
entitled Join the c. /. O. and Help
Build Soviet America" About 10000
copies of this booklet were distributed.
A second exhibit was an article
from the Chicago Tribune. which de-
scribed the c. I. o. as communistic
movement and classified its leaders
as cleft wing organizers and agita-
tors. The association distributed $780,
600 copies Of this article, it was
testified.
An N. A. M. memorandum dealing
with various phases of the public in
formation program, introduced today,
remarked that the material was being
used on AN unprecedented scale" with
the propaganda value" considered
good.
Weisenburger Offers Defense.
In defense of circulation of the anti
Communist literature, Walter B.
Weisenburger, executive vice president
OF the association, pointed out that
much of the information contained
has since been proven true.
Included in N. A. M. correspondence
read into the record today was letter
from Mr. Weisenburger to the Ma
honing Valley Industrial Council in
June, 1896, describing the setting up
of the La Toilette committee and its
purposes of investigating violations
Of civil liberties.
The preliminary eX parte inquiry
preceding the adoption of the resolu-
ton Mr.. Weisenburger wrote, con-
flfted the inquiry to alleged violations
OF these rights by employers or their
agents 1t is therefore natural to pre-
sumo that the committee would be
inclined to tend to limit the inquirg
in this direction
II the committee performs its duty
with impartiality it will investigate
and willingly receive evidence with
respect to the notorious coercion, in
tlmldation and disorder which it has
effectively undertaken to deny either
to non-unionists or to all legitimate
labor organizations not affiliated with
the federation the right which are
under inquiry.
Every association which has suf-
Tered an unhappy experience should
compile and be prepared to present
the widespread testimony which exists
with regard to these matters"
Johnstown Mayor Called.
The committee has summoned nine
witnesses. including the MAYO, of
youngstown. Fa.. to testify tomorrow in
It's investigation of activities connected
with the steel strike in that city early
last summer.
Besides Mayor Daniel J. Shields the
following have been subpoenaed: Da-
vid Watkins, Steel Workers Organic
ing Committee: L. w. Campbell,
Johnstown Chamber of Commerce: F.
G. Martin, chairman of the Johnstown
Citizens Committee; Fulton Conner,
treasurer of the committee; the Rev.
John H. Stanton, a member of the
committee; Sidney Evans and c. r.
Ellicott of the Bethlehem Steel Co.,
and John Price Jones of New York.
A committee aide said number of
others who were under subpoena were
excused because We didn't need
them"