The sub., 1944-09-14
To the Editor of the SUB:

The General Committees vote | for national utilization and the first run-off ballot is behind us. Yet, l should like to have few pertinent words to say in regards to the de- ] ciding vote that will be cast to- morrow. Friday, the 18th of Sep tember.
 Our Independent Union has been battling and badly beating the CIO IUMSWA for years. It seems odd that that Union could have re- ceived as many votes as it did, un- less the memories of my fellow workers are very short. I will not review past battles, but feel duty bound to point out that in the month of July when we filed our strike notice, that the CIO had as it's share in the national strike sit- uation the direct responsibility for 672 out of national total of 684 strikes. These strikes accounted for 39 million man hours lost in vital war industry, which includ- ed the man hours lost in a CIO controlled PLASMA LABORA- TORY; 89.3% of the man hours ] lost in July were checked off against the CIO Union.
 These figures are from the pub lished report of the United States Department of Labor. As this pa- per comes off the press the FORD ,CIO closed shop) PLANTS are out on strike (another vital war in- dustry), and the United States Army has seized a CIO Brass Foundry in Minneapolis because there has been work stoppage since August 21st.
 I should like to quote the Follow ing from the Preamble of the CIO IUSWA constitution: ''The Indus trial Union of Marine and Ship building Workers of America fur ther believes in g fraternal front with the membership of all other working class organizations which conduct activities for the further ance of the economic, political, and educational interests of the work ing class" The CIO starts to break it's own constitution, beginning with the preamble. The CLOS ''Mealy y-mouthed" ANTI-LABOR, PRO-CAPITAL leaflets distributed the first day of our legal strike In a non-essential industry, after reading their record in VITAL WAR INDUSTRIES does not leave any doubt in real UnioniSts heart where NOT TO PUT HIS X MARK tomorrow! This shameful organization is disgrace to American labor.
 They say history repeats itself. The CIO was directly responsible for the RACE RIOTS in Detroit, and their unconstitutional discrim- nation against colored workers brought about one of the worst and most serious transportation tie ups of the war at Philadelphia when the Army was forced to take over. This same group of men are trying to create Bad Feeling" here in Groton, where they have been busy in the barracks with their Southern Race Baiters. We in Groton have admired and respect ed these fellow-Americans who took their country's challenge to work for Freedom and came here so many thousands of miles from home to do their bit. There was a welcome and place for all these men and women in our ranks as workers, aNd in our Union Hall as brother and sister Unionists. Our feeling has not and will not change in spite of the words of trouble making CIO organizers. The at- tention of our local police should be trained upon this type of un- American activity.
 Let us look back upon the VOTE situation for TOMORROW. This is not just vote for affiliatiOn any more; this is a direct chal- lenge to our AMERICANISM!
 The CIO sees the Electric Boat Company as a stepping stone to a control of the East Coast Ali ance. From the control of the AL liance and other Southern East Coast Yards, they hope to seize the West Coast and Gulf Coast Yards. Look at that picture! America three-fourths surrounded by Communistic organization! To the North an open road connecting an entrance to the Americas throuIl Alaska. Think what threat this