Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-08
New De al,
Labor Heads
Lose Battle
Smith Wins. 4 10 ! in
Virginia Primary
BY wEsTBROOK PEGLER

'AHii wi AAi' A~l@ilAil A<AshA ~
Of Virginia, has been renomi-
mated and, in practical effect.
reelected over the candidate
who was sent out 10 get him on
behalf Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor and. less frankly,
by the Go and the New Deal.
Smith is a vigorous congress-
man who has fought for laws 10
forbid intimidation of workers
by unions and for other propos-
ais 10 impose responsibilities on
unions equal 20 their powers.
He was opposed by Emmett c.
Dawson, Secretary-treaSurer ~
the International MachinistS'
Union of the AFL and former
mayor Of Alexandra, a suburb
of Washington which is the
home Of John l., Lewis and
many New Deal biologists and
the dormitory Of many govern
ment clerical workers and man
ual workers employed on Wash
lngton war jobs.
Discussing the campaign
against Smith, Arthur Krock
wrote last week in the New
York Times that the Go had
found common cause with its
rival tthe AFL)' in the two
cities of tho Eighth District.
Alexandria and Charlottesville.
To the aid OF the organized
workers. krock added. has
come the phalanN Of self-styled
liberal publications. and their
assaults on Mr.. Smith az an
apostle OF 'dlSunlty have been
broadly and extensively circu-
lated throughout the district
These journals contend that Mr..
Smith promoted diSunity by
batting and prosecuting labor as
a whole the farmers. trades
people. workers and government
employees who make up his con-
StltuencN have been bombarded
with leaflets from the New Re-
public, PM, the League for
Democratic Action and others Of
like kidney
MIR kROCk said il had not
been determined that Smith
was the quarry N an organized
administration purge. but that
/ numerous New Dealers we're out
against him and that there was
! evidence that the large group IF
! government clerks IN Alexandria
! had been infused here and
/ there with the argument that
I they would please the President
/ by retiring him
The dirty dishonesty Of the
deliberately false assertion that
Smith was promoting "diSunity'
IN proposing that unions be
compelled 10 abide by the ordi-
nary laws against cNtortion. CO.
ercion and racketeerlng appears
not n have caught the atten-
ton Of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.
That lady did not permit n
20 unchallenged, however. a re-
port by the Dies committee that
the Union fur Democratic Ac-
tlon, the group which Mr. krock
says participated IN this smear
against Mr. Smith. was a SUBJ
NcrSlNe organization.
When one Of her pets was
Smoared II n was Smeared. that
was a very different matter.
krock erred slightly IN calling
. n the league instead OF the
4 union. but these little horn
/ trimmed four-man ideoloCy
groups calling themselves
/ leagues, unions, foundations and
/ the like invite confusion
In determining Smiths atti-
( tude and The probable meaning
+ NJ thc vote. some recent CORE
/ Spondonce between him and Will
liam Green may he helpful.
Twill have 10 abbreviate tho
exchange. hut ! Will not tanper
with the meaning.
. GREEN accused Smith of Of
VI ferng legislation designed IN
decrease production and eff
cheney and 10 take from labor
social gains obtained by years Of
sacrifice and effort.
He referred 10 the AFLs
pledge 10 refrain from strikes.
pledge which has been violated
many times. and 10 the workers
industrial war production and
construction record.
You have never emphasized
single virtue Of organized
labor Green wrote. but have
constantly condemned and de-
nouneed IT,"
Smith replied that Green's
persistent attitude in defending
tho bad As we'll as the good IN
unions had done more IN DESTROY
The respect and support of the
American people for legitimate
unionlSm than he could do in
lifetime OF legislative effort.
That racketeers and gang
sterS dominate and fatten on
many Of your locals Is n fact
we'll known 10 YOU" Smith
wrote.
III the time ever comes when
YOU are ready tn purge from
Your organization the evils