The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02

aimed dl ldDOr Or QnlQniSm d,
such.
But let's see.
I am sure l take no unfair o.,
vantage of the truth in Saying that
I have proved my two princrnsI
contentious, namely, that the clio
has been badly infected with coro.
muniSm in controlling posi+iors
and that the A. F. of L. is tolerant
to a dangerous degree of racko.
teering and criminality.
Controlled by Reds
More than a year ago, while roy.
ering the ham N eggs election i,
California, l positively confirmed
from the highest authority on +brs
subject in the state, my conviction
that the California c. |. O. was
controlled by the communists A
few days ago Robert jackson. or
attorney general, who has been ar.
cused of sympathizing with tbo
communists but never of Red-bar.
ing, announced that the FBT had
satisfied itself that the Vultee Air.
craft strike had been caused and
prolonged by communist influence
And, Notwithstanding the inclusion
of communism in the resolution Of
condemnation adopted by the c,
l. O. in Atlantic City, the fact re.
mains that the John L. Lewis fac.
ton is principally composed of Gle.
ments in which the Muscovite in.
fluence predominates, including
the longshoremen, the transport
workers and the newspaper guild,
This fact was freely admitted, in
fact savagely alleged, against
Lewis in the last days of the presi-
Dental campaign by leaders and
publications Of the union move,
ment sympathetic with the Roose,
welt candidacy. And the Pres.
dents own suggestion tn at the
communists were backing Wendell
Willkie was based on the known
fact that Lewis, who indorsed viii.
kie, had little following in the C. |.
O. other than the communist,
Lewis claims the fierce, personal
loyalty of the mine workers, but
that union is a Hitleresque dicta-
torship, politically and financially,
which would explode into revolu.
ton against him if the suppressed
rank and file had the slightest
chance.
Admitted Truth
AS to the problems of racketeer-
ing and criminality in the A. F. of
L., this body admitted the truth.
grudgingly, in open session in New
Orleans and then adopted a miser-
able resolution which amounts TO
nothing more than a confession
that the leaders lack the manhood,
the courage and the citizenship 10
kick out of powerful official posi-
lions vermin who have lived on the
earnings of prostitutes. That is the
truth, as anyone who can read
simple English may verify from
the record. 1t is not a matter Of
Interpretation but of fact, nor are
these evil creatures few.
But even conceding that my con-
tentions have been sustained, | still
might be accused of anti-labor or
a%nti-union bias. The question IS
why I presented and hammered
away at the facts. Those who ac.
cuse me of bias think that theirs IS
the only possible ansWer-that |
want to destroy the unions and
expose labor again to the cruel
and heartless individual employ
ers.
To this I could, but will not,
make the sanctimonious answer
that my motive is TO help labor
clean house and thus to strengthen
the unions. There is, however, an
other ansWer-my answer That IS
That am a newspaper reporter Or
journalist and that the truth was
news. The truth created argu'
ments, and I answered the argJ'
ments. And if I have failed to eA'
toll certain unions which profess 10
be wholly free of StaliniSm and
reasonably honest, the reason Is
that they are no better than they
should be. They should be loyal 10
the U. S. A. and absolutely honest
Those r standard. minimum
requirements. We do not hail CIT
liens before the bar in this country
to praise them for refraining from
treason, persecution and theft. And
when a man is accused Of wrong II
is no defense to say, MY accuSef
hates me because I am a vege-
tarian," or, "Thief though I am
say nothing about it lest you en-
barrass my honest friends, 4e@
many union leaders and publlca-
lions attempt to make such defense
to plain disclosures concerning u'
ions.
Until about two years ago was
heartily but thoughtlessly and ar
lntelligently in favor of all unions
just because they were unions,
since then I have discovered tha'
the American concept of unlohlsa'
violates some rights of citlzehsAp
and property and permits traiVoI'
Gus or ignorant and crooked eau
ers to menace the safety OF He
country. I will 60 into that To-
morrow.