Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-05
Liberal Vets Fighting CP
BY Bradford v. Carter, LPA Columnist

There are some interesting parallels fight going
today liberal American Veterans Committee between
democratic coalition Communistdominated fraction and
the battles with the comrades that unions have had to 60
through.
You will recall that the progressive World War II veterans
organization only outfit that consistently lined
up with organized labor major national issues repulsed
Communist bid for power at its convention last year.
OF factions office last only
2e elected Avcer of them trade union
ss thought the battle They had beat the Krem
lin gang and that that. But 1t wasn't
Most powerful assist that the pro-Stalinists AsC got
the 8Oh Congress AVCers like other people wanted to
results from their work support progressive legislation
But the 80th Congress Many rankandfe
began think what the hel the use and dropped
the organization The ratio of democratic and efwng
strength in AVG, consequently, shifted.
Tougher liberal union stayed in and kept on
working got keep the reaconary cliques which
the national offices the odne veterans organa
tons from again getting monopoly the veteran line
they said.
The procommunists stayed too After ALL they figured
organizations history have had the favorable pub
licity that AVG has had It's worth capturing.
they intensified their manuvering in those areas where
they strength AVG Even of the tougher liberal
began drop when they they had to fight the
CP and the 8h Congress at the time Many OF them be-
through other organizations which barred Com
munss from membership.
Then the national AVG began their orsanza
cropping the leerheads of proCommunist
committees transmission
would say despite the fact that AsC hadn't authorized
Brother Creep speek to the organizations name
"Cut OUT AVCs national executive committee ordered
leader refused and spread the AVG name
all over ne announcement of Wallace meeting, he
pended membership The left-wing whip in AVG one
of the two of that clique member of the national COM
mittee was the errng brhers counsel He $500
senoypst by dragging out the hearings the
case accused the administration of bad
management because its treasury depleted number OF
unionists recall their experience with this stunt
the efes" get of the organ-
they uphold the suspended Waaceite
and defy ruling the national committee Knowing this
might result in their being dropped they dashed into
court in search prevent AVG from dscplin
ing them.
Meanwhile the national committee had expelled from AVG
AVG John Gates editor the official CP paper, the Daily
People who basicay dissent from AVCs democratic
principles pledged work against them both
outside the organization have vested right to re-
main in AVG, the national leaders declared.
vote confidence these actions will be asked of the
convention this month by the national officers They're
asking agree the Communist must be
oused AVG continue to be useful organization in the
American community of the members who ded
they
The AVG will be of those rough The
tightly knit carefully trained ruthless CP faction will give
the less experienced deeply democratic hard time
in most internal union fights precpiated
by the CP the group will win It's members have
they be tough and without throwing their
principles overheard.