Evening star., 1941-09-29

thousands of union men and women
with resentment and indignation.
Naturally We shall exhause every
legal channel OF appeal to remedy
the grave wrong that has been done.
Further comment will be withheld
until there has been an oppor-
tunity to read the official decision"
Bridges Thought in Atlantic City.
. Mr.. GladStein said he did not
know where Bridges was, but he
thought that he was in Atlantic
City.
! In San Francisco Aubrey Gross
man, another Bridges attorney, COM
mented, There is no doubt that we
will file exceptions This is the
method of appeal in such cases. An
actual deportation order would be
issued by the Attorney General.
! Thirty days is allowed to file excep-
| tions.
In reviewing the history of the
case, Judge Sears said that Bridges
is not - Judged in such
/ proceeding as this to have been
1 guilty of criminal or even reprehen-
/ slble conduct. A determination
! against him and finding of ground
for deportability simply means that
he is found to have violated a con-
dition of the privilege of remaining
in this country which he has been
enjoined
| Labor Movement Not Involved.
The investigation is not one of
/ trade union practices nor the merits
/ or defects of trade unionism. The
/ workers movements, their organiza-
! tlons, their committees. their am
bltlons, their purposes and aims of
! the great trade organizations, such
/ as the American Federation of La
bor, and the Congress of Industrial
| Organizations, are not, nor is any
/ one OF them the subject of this in
! vestigation. The statute does not
relate TO any of these matters. Un-
less there is purpose and intent
on the part of an organization TO
overthrow the Government by force
and violence, or unless there is a
| distribution by the organization of
literature advocating such over
! throw. or unless there is advocacy
, of the illegal destruction of prop
erty or an advocacy of sabotage
membership in or affiliation with it
is in iteslf immaterial.
This should be clearly under
stood, for misapprehension of the
scope OF this proceeding might re-
. suit IN injustice TO the innocent,
Well-lntentioned and useful groups
OF citizens. On the other hand the
fact that the alien has long been
a member OF trade unions, whose
! loyalty to our Government is un-
challenged and doubtless has per-
formed services to his fellow men,
berS and has long had and continues
10 nave the personal respect and
confidence of such members of his
! organization does not help him if
the basis of the privilege of remain
ing mere has been violated by him
In any respect.
( Party Membership Is Point.
( Membership in or afhliation with
Z Jd1lS anu certain
OF its subsidiaries or allies. notably
the Trade Union Unity League, the
! Marine Workers Industrial Union
and membership in the Industrial
I workers Of the World constitute the
conduct claimed by the Government
IN this proceeding as grounds for
deportation.
Judge Sears, former member of
the Court of Appeals of New York.
set 1orth these reasons for aligning
Bridges with the Communist party:
| First, he said. Bridges was an edi-
TOR OF the Waterfront Workers"
Whlch from December. 1892 until its
abandonment in 1886, was an instru-
ment Of the Marine Workers Indus
trlal Union and the Communist
party. Further. he added. items
OF evidence establish that the alien
co-operated with these organiza-
tlonS and their members particularly
during the 1884 strike"
That reference was to the long,
shore strike which paralyzed coast
shipping in 1884 and brought Bridges
Membership Held Admitted.
A second point raised by Judge
Sears was that Bridges had ad-
mltted membership in the Com
munlst party in a conversation in
1888 with Harry Lundeberg, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Seamen's
Union Of the Pacific. head of the
Seafarers' International Union of
North America, vice president of
the State Federation of Labor in
California and, in 1895, named first
president Of the Maritime Fedora
tion of the Pacific.
Judge Sears said that Lundeberg
and Bridges have been foes for sew
eral years, Lundeberg being high in
the ranks of the American Fedora
tlon OF Labor, but Il do not believe
MS Hundeberg's) bias would cause
MIN to deviate from the truth
AS a Government witness, Mr..
Lundeberg testified that in the sum-
mer OF 1885 he was invited by
Bridges to have dinner with him
and friend at the Bridges home.
Present were Mrs. Bridges, Bridges
stepson and daughter, Miss Norma
Perry, who was then his secretary.
and another man whom Mr.. Lunde-
berg did not know.
Asked to Join Communists.
This man was first introduced
to the witness by Bridges under the
name of Tacohsop corpoptorn +ba
report says. 'Afterward, Bridges
told the witness that the man was
Sam Darcy. who was at that time
known to Bridges as prominent
Communist. Lundeberg stated that
in the course of the conversation
between Bridges, Darcy and him.
self Darcy asked Lundeberg to join
| the Communist nartu saying that If