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to the act were warranted by the facts.
"It is impossible in this report" he
declared, "to review the N. L. r. B.
cases which the A. F. of l.. presented
to justify the amendments, for they
run into the hundreds. The evidence
presented proved, among other things,
that in numerous instances the N. L.
R. B. had postponed elections request
ed by A. F. of L. organizations, these
postponements giving the c. |. O. an
additional opportunity to break down
A. F. of l.. membership or secure re-
cruits among the unorganized.
"It wasproved that the National
Labor Relations Board had declared
bona fide trade union agreements en-
tered into with employers null and
void, and that Federal Courts, includ
ing the Supreme Court of the United
States, had held that the Board was
in error and unjustified in its efforts
to vacate these agreements.
"It was proved that in many in
stances when the A. F. of l.. desired
to have subpoenaes issued to secure
the presence of witnesses, that the
N. l.. r. B. had refused to issue them.
"It was proved that in numerous
cases the Board had so prepared the
ballots for election to determine the
unit for representation, that A. F. of
l.. unions were barred.
at was proved that in many in
stances the National Labor Relations
Board in it's decision had refused to
permit A. F. of L. unions to be par
ties to cases coming before it,
'It was proved that a number of
examiners had shown themselves
wholly incompetent and unfit to serve
in that capacity.
"It was shown that in many cases
A. F. of l.. unions had been dealt with
unjustly, and in prejudiced manner,
the proof being the decisions which
had been handed down by United
States Circuit Court Of Appeals, and
the United States Supreme Court it
self"
Communists Are Public Enemies
Mr.. Frey also attacked the activi-
ties of the Communists in their at
tempt to undermine American insti-
tutions and assailed the C. I. o. and
it's political adjunct, Labor's Non
Partisan League, for their persistent
policy Of disruption in the labor move
ment.
Asserting that the Communist party
is energetically attempting to secure
a measure of control within the mem
bership of the A. +. of l.. unions, and
seeks to destroy the American wage
earners faith in American institutions
and in the policies of the American
trade unionists," Mr.. Frey declared
that at becomes necessary that we
should defend our principles and poll
cies by tirelessly and vigorously ex-
posing the undercover, subtle and de-
ceptive, as we'll as the open prop
aganda being carried on against us
by the Communist party, and those
others in our country who give it sup
port"
Lewis Blocks Labor Peace
Citing the sincere attempts made
by the American Federation of Labor
to settle the controversy between the
A. F. of l.. and the rebel C. |. o., Mr..
Frey said that statement by John L..
Lewis, chairman of the C. |. o., ter
minating further conferences with the
A. +. of l.. committee "blasted the
hope of peace at this time between the
two organizations" adding:
"Undoubtedly much of the member
ship Of the c.. |. o. desire to have a
united trade union movement. I'm
questionably many members of the A.
F. of l.. are strong in their desire to
have an end to the division in the
ranks of labor which has created so
much confusion, so much i'll feeling,
and has given unfriendly employers
the opportunity of taking full advan-
tage of the situation.
"The major financing of the G.. |. O.
comes from the treasury of the United
Mine Workers of America, and as
! long as this condition exists the chair
man Of the G. |. O. will be in a po-
sition to veto any proposition for la
Dor unity which does not meet with
his personal approval and personal
ambition"