Original sentence: In 1948 the federal government tried Bridges for allegedly perjuring himself when he stated in his application for naturalization that he was not a member of the Communist Party.In 1950, after an internal trial, the CIO expelled the ILWU.While Bridges may not have been a member of the Communist Party, he closely hewed to its line throughout the late 1930s and 1940s
Edited sentence: "Communists and the CIO: From the Soviet Archives," by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr in "Labor History," vol 35, no."In Denial: Communism, Historians and Espionage," by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr.3 (Summer 1994).According to recent evidence from Soviet archives, Bridges was also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party USA.Bridges closely hewed to the Communist Party's line throughout the late 1930s and 1940s.However, recent evidence from the Soviet-era Venona archives indicate that Bridges' was a "secret" member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party USA and that he gave false testimony in various court appearances about that membership (see Haynes and Klehr 1994).In 1948 the federal government tried Bridges for perjuring himself when he lied in his application for naturalization that he was not a member of the Communist Party.In 1950, after an internal trial, the CIO expelled the ILWU for its  subordination to communist direction.Since the opening of Soviet archives, evidence has become uncovered indicating that Bridges was in fact a "secret" member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party USA