Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-27

OF these. 6,247 have been re-
ported SO far to agency or
regional loyalty boards. The
Department of the Army &C
counts for TAI Of these cases
only to Miss Bailey's version OF
the story of her union activities
The Star has questioned a num-
Der of persons in the former right
wing camp of Local 10. who now
are members of the splintered
Government Workers Union. OF
those willing to express an opin-
ion none said he thought Miss
Bailey is q Communist.
Several were extremely critical
of Miss Bailey's views and tactics
But there were indignant denials
that this group was responsible
for Miss Bailey's having been de-
nounced to the FBI. 1T couldn't
be So" one insisted. for the
simple reason that none Of us has
any evidence that she Is a Com
munist." Said an officer OF
the right-wing unions Washing
ton local: II have often been very
irritated with positions Dorothy
took. But I am convinced
that she has been completely OBJ
jective and completely loyal"
| The review board had several
communications from another
group Of former members Of Local
10, people who withdrew because
they did not approve Of the poll
cies of the national UPWA. but
who did not join the dissident
right-wing faction either. They
and others in this neutral position
interviewed by The Star, were
unanimous in the belief that Miss
Bailey always had been ION theii
side"
! Here in part is one Of their let
tiers, duly received, noted and
filed by the review panel. The
statements in it, as in all OF the
letters submitted, were sworn to
before a notary public:
II had felt for some time that
some of the national officers were
a handicap to our organization be-
cause Of their left-wing affilia-
lions, but had hoped that we
might arrive at some autonomous
status which would preserve an
effective organization Of Federal
workers, preferably within the
CLIO. BY May Of this year I had
given up this expectation and
therefore discontinued my men,
bership.
| Similarities Noted.
Miss Bailey and 1 have had
some discussions with respect to
union policies and problems. .
It was quite clear that she felt
that We ought to separate from
the existing organization, but
that this ought to be done under
circumstances which would permit
our retaining all our members and
our affiliation with the C1O.
I always thought her position
paralleled mine in that she was
opposed to left-wing DONNA
ton -.
I 1T is obvious that it could not
be as easy for Miss Bailey to take
the course of action which I ulti-
mately chose when one considers
her long years and strenuous
efforts in building a union OF
Federal workers. One would need
to be a strange person to lightly
abandon either an individual or
an organization whose growth one
had watched over for years.
It was clearly her duty to attempt
to reorient the union in other
directions, rather than to take the
easy expedient Of quitting as
others did"
! This was fairly typical OF the
testimony of this middle group as
to Miss Bailey's position in the
union. Here are some excerpts
from other neutral" letters:
l. "It was notable that her
position was always on the
side OF good judgment and moder. .
alton, and of sound Americanism.'
2. l." My resignation from
UPWA was in no way q protest
against the positions taken by
Miss Bailey. In most instances we
found ourselves in agreement"
3. Her conduct Of union affairs
could we'll serve as q guide TO any
organization or group.
Behavior Recalled.
Instances were recalled in which
Miss Bailey's actions sharply de-
waited from the common concep-
ton of the Communist line:
How she left the chair last
year to urge members of Local 10
to support the CLOS stand in
favor of the Marshall Plan.
How she, at the 1913 UPWA
National Convention, introduced,
argued for and secured a reso-
luton calling for economic aid to
European democracies. UPWA's
proposed peace resolution" had
been silent on this subject.
How John Brophy Of the C1O
had sent q letter to the District
Industrial Union Council last year
directing that group to take posi-
tive action supporting the Mar
shall Plan and opposing the candi-
dacy of Henry Wallace. How the
council voted to send q letter to
CIO President Murray protesting
against Mr.. Brophys instructions
and how the only dissenters to
that vote were Miss Bailey and
T. ]. Mccarthy Of the Oil Workers
International, veteran anti
Communist campaigner.
How Miss Bailey carried the
fight in the UPWA Executive
Board for separation of the Fed
eral workers from Mr.. Flaxer's or
ganization-and lost because the
board would not let the Federal
workers 90.