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prise about 100000 Americans
whose occupational affairs are run
along Red lines.
He described Mr.. Matles as a
"Romanian- born. alien Communist
who was American neither by birth
nor citizenship"
In answer to question from Rep
resentative Fisher. Democrat, OF
Texas, Mr.. Mathews declared that
lin every case that has been called
to my attention witnesses before
Congressional committees who re-
fused to say whether hey are Com
munists have done so because the
answer would have to be yes.
Besides refusing to say whether he
is a Communist. Mr. Emspak also
refused to say whether, as a Com
munist committee member, he had
participated in the trial and expul-
sion of Earl BroWder from the party
The trial of Mr.. Browder, former
party president. was held in New
York City in September 1915.
Counsel Elected From Hearing.
Mr. Emspak yesterday denied the
charge of Louis Budenz, former ed
itor of the Daily Worker, that he
was the mysterious "Comrade Ju-
niper" OF Communist Party circles.
The witness refused to say whether
or not he is or was Communist
after David Scribner, UEW general
counsel, was forcibly removed from
the hearing room by four Capitol
policemen.
Chairman Kersten ordered MI
Scribner's election after the two
engaged in a verbal row resulting
from the attorneys prompting OF
Mr. Emspak,
81 Mr.. Kersten said his committee
will move to Schenectady tomorrow
for additional hearings.
Matles Attacks Kersten.
Mr., Matles. who came to this
country in q 1929, made a personal
verbal attack on Mr.. Kersten sew
eral times.
With the four policemen -tugging
at his arms. the 130-pound Scribner
shouted as he left the hearing room
that under the Constitution he had
a right to advise his client as to
his rights.
In his letter to the atomic COM
mission, Mr.. Bouleware, the GE vice
president, said:
"As to any real solution to the
problem of security at Schenectady,
we regret that in our opinion the
instructions given us thus far do
not provide any remedy that seems
adequate
The real problem is not one
of recognition of UEW. but is a
problem of whether or not the
members of that or any other union
are under the domination of-or
even in too intimate association
With-union officials who you have
competent reason to believe are.
or may be, disloyal to the United
States.
when we will have denied recog-
milton of UEW at the Knolls Labora-
tory. v the employees there will
still continue perfectly free to belong
to the UEW. to pay their dues
directly rather than have them
checked off, and to engage in any
other association or activities with
UEW officials.
Another Laboratory Cited.
We must remember that the prob
lem at the Knobs is in the future
when that laboratory comes into
operation. The problem Immediately
is. and has been for some months
past. at the Peek Street Laboratory
where the UEW represents employees
who work on atomic energy projects.
AS we understand your order We
are not to discontinue recognition OF
UEW as the bargaining representa-
tive of our employees at the Peek
Street Laboratory, despite your hav-
ing apparently felt for some time
that UEW members there, as else
where. were subject to the lnEu-
ence of UEW officers whose loyalty
you evidently question:
In his letter to Charles E. Wilson,
GE president. Mr.. Lilienthal stated:
THE failure to file non-Com-
munist atfidavits and the inforna-
ton concerning alleged Communist
afiliation of these officers Of UEW
when taken together present very
serious question as to whether rep
1esentation of atomic energy work
ers at Schenectady by a union in
which such officers occupy impor-
tant positions is consistent with that
full and unqualified adherence and
loyalty to the interests of the United
States that the security of the Ma
ton and the policy of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1916 require