The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-21
Facing The Focfs
With PHILIP PEARL


for Joe Stain instead of bumming
with him, the Reds in this country
are coming out Of their holes into the !
open after a long underground So
journ. And, brothers, they are a !
sorry looking mess.
Take the case of the Greater New
York Industrial Council, which says
it represents 100000 CIO members.
Before Germany invaded Soviet Rus
sia, this council opposed every defense
measure adopted by the United
States. 1t campaigned against the
Lease-Lend Act, against the draft
and against the policy Of all-out aid to
Britain. 1t supported the American
Peace Mobilization. But now what a
different picture the council presents.
1t voted the other day 199 to / for a
resolution urging the Government to
"give full and unstinted moral, finan-
cial and material support to the Brit
ish, Soviet and Chinese people and to
all those throughout the world fight
ing fascism." The resolution, a dead
give-away, explained that the coun-
cil's previous position was based upon
the fact that the United States and
Soviet Russia were then neutral" in
the war.
Joseph Curran, president Of the
CIO National Maritime Union and
well-known Stalinite, is head Of the
| New York Council. His own union
also lost no time in following the new
Communist Party line.
New National Heroes
| At its recent, so-called convention,
the \. NJ. L. reversed all its previous
policies and demanded that this coun-
! try extend aid to the Stain regime.
Suddenly patriotic, the \. VI. L.
startled the nation by demanding the
immediate release from prison Of Earl
Browder, former secretary Of the
Communist Party in this country
Browder, according to the n. VI. L., is
so able fighter against fascism that
the United States cannot afford to
keep him in jail where he was sent
for passport fraud.
After this, it was a very simple
matter for the y. NJ. L. convention
to hail Harry Bridges as national
hero and to demand that the Govern
ment drop its deportation proceed
ings against the Stalinite CIO leader
Of the West Coast.
Bridges, himself, produced a new
wrinkle on the party line. In an ad-
dress before the y. N. L. convention
he strongly advocated all-out aid
from the United States to Soviet
Russia, but said he still opposed aid
to Britain. And this is the man who
has the gall to deny he is a Com
munist.
These examples of indecent expos
ure that We have cited would merely
serve to confirm previous conclusions
that there is wide Red stripe in the
Go were it not for the fact that the
top leaders of the CIO are also max
ing an unholy show of themselves.
Murray Takes Orders
| Philip Murray, titular head of the
CIO, sent a letter to Mayor La Guar
dia of New York City the other day
accusing the city administration of
San extreme anti-CIO attitude" The
New York Times said "Mr. Murray
was particularly critical Of the in
quiry undertaken by William 3. Her
lands, Commissioner of Investigation.
into Communist influence in the De-
partment Of Welfare" 1t seems that
the investigation involved some no.
toriously Red leaders of CIO city
employees union.
Now why does Mr.. Murray rush to
the rescue of the Reds in the CIO at
every opportunity? Why does he at
tempt to rally the entire CIO organi-
zation in support Of the Bridges de-
ferse? Why does he point the accus-
ing finger at President Roosevelt and
Mayor La Guardia. who are proven
friends of labor? Mr.. Murray is no
Communist
The answer is that John l.. Lewis
S giving the orders in the CIO and
Mr.. Murray takes them. The answer
is that Lewis depends upon the Com
nunists for support and with their
support is still welding dictatorial
power over CIO policies.
These facts were apparent to the
! New Jersey State branch of Labor's
Non-Partisan League when it revolt.
ed against the leadership of Lewis
the other day and repudiated his poll
cies. They should be made clear t
Go members everywhere. 1t is time
they knew what the score is.