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-7777 AIR KING PRODUCTS, Hooper SLt. Brook- Vn, N. Y. ANSLEY 111110 CORP.o , 437 Bro.. Bild. DAVID BO:GEN CO., INC, 663 Broadwa.Y, New YorVk ity. DE WaLD RADIO CORP., 4364D Lafayett St I N, York Cil. UNITED SCIENTIFIC IAIIORTOlIES. 508 6th Ave., New York (ly. FADA RADIO AND ELECTRIC, 3020 ThompSon Ave., LonI Island City, N. V REMLER COMPANY, LTD., San FrancisCO, Caift. AUTOMATIC WIXDINO CO., INC, 00 Passaici Ave , Eat Nc1.ark. N. 3. GAROD RADIO, 115 4h Ave., New york City. RADIO CONDENSER COMPANY' (CmdeL N J ESI'PEY RADIO, 617 Irvng Place, New yoIk CIty RADIO MANUFACTURING INSUIIUNE CORP. OP AMERICA, diOA30 NOdhern. flid.. Long ifd City N. V. LUXOR RADIO CORP, ~I W Yrd St., New York Cit,. RECEL RADIO, 14 Et. till St, NSTw ork (iry. TRANSFORMER (CORI'. OF AMERICA, 6I iniir rt. S New York City TOD I)OI PUCTS CO. 1*9 Wooster St. New york City. PILOT RADIO CORP, 3I.06 36th St., lorg Island cit, N Y. DETROLA RADIO AND TELVITIONI CORPORATION. !i30 W. ForlT St, D. tirot, Milk. CONDENSIER CORPORATION OF AMER- ICA, SllIth PlaniuiId. N 1,- G N IERA LI INSTRUMENT CORI'OIRA TION. 82" Newark AV., Elizabeth, N. J CR0OSI ¥ IIlD11 OI I'ORPORATION, 3401 Coltl inl A*V. CineinnLt l Ohio SOCKETS, STREAMERIS, SWITCH PLATES ¥ELLS-GARIDNER & CO., 271 N. Kildare Ae., Chicago, Ill TELERA*DIO ENGINEERING CORP., 454 1Droome SLt New York City. COSMIC RADIO CORP., 699 East 1ItI St, Bronx, N.¥V. BELM.ONT RADIO CORPORATION, 1?27 Fullerton Ave., DChicago, I COMIMERCIAL RADIIO-SOUND CORP., 570 LexIgtonr Ave., Nw York City. SONORA RADIO ANID TEILEVISION COBCI, I2626 W. Washingtoll BlYd., Chi- Case. Ill FII'rTROMIATIC EXPORTS CORP., 30 East 10th SI., NIw York City. CIISTIR ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO., ClOter, N. J. BI.IIUDWORTH, INC., 79 Fifth Ave., New York City, UNION IXSIALTINO CO, IPrkersburg, C. . WOOIS EILECTRIC COIMPANY, A6 W V. . Broldway, N!w York Ciy. ELECTRIC BATTERIES UNIVERSAL BATTERY COMPANY, Chi- FEDERAL STORAGE BATTERY CO. Chi- MONARK IBATTEIY CO.. INC., 4556 Wes caID, Il g. H Grand Ave., Chicago. Iii. FLASHLIGHT, FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES UNITED STATES ELECTRIC MPG. CORP, New Y¥ok City. DRY CELl, BAITTERIES AND FUSES ACME BATTERY, Brooklyn., N. Y. INC 59 Pearl St., GELARDIN, INC., 4 N. V Nasal St., Broolklyn, C. NITED STATES ELECTRIC MFG. CORP., New York City, METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC MFG. CO. 22-48 Steinway St., AbtS1ia, L. I., N. Y. ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING GENERAL. SCIENTIFIC CORP., KWdie Ave., Chicago, III. 4829 8. LUMINOUS TUBE ELECTRODE CtO, N., Ashlun, Ay., ChicAago, ll. 1120 VC)LTARC NSwarI, TUBERS. N. J. INC., 21 Beach St., ENGINEE:RING CLASS LABORATORIES, INC., 32 Hreen St., Nwark,. N.J. ELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC,, Western Ave., Clliago, IIl 3314 S, U. NrEDl NEON SUPPLY CORP., 94 Acadtfy St. Newark. N, J, CHICAGO ELECTRODE LAIBOIRATORIS, 10 State S..reet, St. Charles, 11I. FLOOR BOXES STEEL CITY ELECTRIC COMPANy I'ittsbhurg), Pa. RUSSELL & 1TOLL COMPANY, 125 Barclay St., New York City TIHOMAS SI BETT EUWllaboth, N. J CO., 36 BUtler St.. NATIONAL ELECTRIC CORP., Alibridge, Pa. PRODUCTS C. I. LEIIIRIIED MFG. CORPORATION, 97 Guernsey St., RBroollyn, N. ¥. DAY-BR[T'I REFLECTOR C0., 5401 Ri.wcr, St. Louiis, Mo. NATIONAL ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CORP., AabhridS, Pa. CARL BAJOIR LIGHTINL CONDUCTOR CO. St. LOUIs, Mo. ELECTRIC .PIECIALT¥ CO, Stamford. Conn. SAMSON UNITED CORP., Rochestf.er N, Y. LION MIFG. CORI.., I hiago, IL. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES VID)RIO PRODUCTS CORP. 3920 Caumtet Ave.. (hieago, IiI. MISCELLANEOUS PRESTO RECORDING CORP., 242 Wes 55th St, New York City, PATTERSON MFG. CO., Denilon, Ohio. HIANSON-VIAN WIVNKLE-MUNNING CO. Mlaawan, N, J, MOHAWK ELECTRIC MFG. COMPANY,¥ 60-6 Hroward St., Ir¥lnwon, N. J. NEON DEVICE LAIORATORIES, New York City, TUBRF ULIItT EN(INEEnING COMPANY, New York City. SUPERIOR NEON PRODUCTS. INC., Ill W, fill St., New York City. TIRANSMITE CO.. J-r ey CLIy, N. J. BULlDOG ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO., 761 JIoseph Canllpal Ave., Deroil. Mich. KOLUX CORPORATION. KooIno, IMd, UNION IS[ULATING CO., Parkersbrgi , W. Va. MAIRLAN EILECTRO PRODUCTS CO., 705 Crre St., Lors AngeIeS, Calif. PENN-UNION ELECTRIC CORP., 315 Sate, St., Erie, Pa. WNADSWORTH EIECTRIC MFG. CO, INC., Covionrl, Ky. tELL.SrN MFG. CO., IOd South Adia s., Chicago, Ill.
FEBRUARY, 7940 MILLIONS IN PANAMA? (Contlnued from page 731 ernor has stared that all the work will be dole by contract, and the Army has decided to let their wrtk out ion ctr-act to the lowest bidder. It is necessary now for tilhe Americinn Federation of Iahbor to secure Iegislationi overing all appropriation for the A imly Navy, Pananm Canal. etc., and this is expected l uring the 1940 openitig sessiotil ol Conreiss. To you, the rnader of this artiei, does Francnie was. The Communist Party has closely followed the podlitiia amlbitions of the C. TO,. andO has supturted each one of its politali moves. The CorIniuniut Party 105 organized all over the world upon tile direct instructions of the Communist <strong>International</strong> and the Red Trade Union Internations, which supplicl ampie funds for their organilation. The purpo.o of a port bureau was to establish a center in each port that would be active in contactiig sailors not . 1 hopes I t he huh politic l activities and tlis . i.i .d incendible that the Armny aind Navy oficers who were edu cated ald tinied at \VWst Po it ad A...apol is at illr tax IxpeilSe, should favor mnployiig ,hese citizens of England and Pan.r.n rather tlialn t) employ citizeiis of the United States? In Ih e final aalysis, who, has a bitte r right to mniploymnent provided thruLgh aplPI.p - iIen from tilh l.reasur. y of th- lUnitcd Stilates tian the very citiznis ho l ,aced the nfioflC th. ilpii tilhe l Illr of taxt llio ? RIUSSI. II ATICIEl PLAN foniiniett[ froi pagILe 65/ reptel]Iy, but without siuccess, i 1926 the (E,>iinuni; L iinterlnatioial sent special instructieorns to Iir party, alirecting IlS to tak e steps to orgalize aln opposith)U bIoe in the trade ,,iion. In Ilie with these instructions w lihePw l p ,a detailed progra.i on how it htoldd bh iolne Tle e.l paign in the iiiilrs' unLion against JehAn L Lewi ' Fis [a i nt oLf ai move. to formn suh an opjusition WLe. It was hoped that by defeating Lew- is .id cteinig Brophy as pre.i.Itit of thel United Mine Workhers of America, brit if operations .lui...i be estabi shed which touid ena ble s i{o create i brM oppositiiidl lIlnVlllpiit ullder cOl..il.t.Sit, control. These attfempts finaily lcthlt ; mtedl ill a measure of succss 10 y,,is later, with thile organization of the Conmittee fur Idtlus trila Organi zation. The Coun.innnist Partsy nit only supported Hillimn and Bropih. with whoI it had had reataions befloe, btt it went frothr. It threw its whohehearted su.pplrt to John L. Lewis. the samn John L. Lewis who 0 years b, fore was to be driven out fronil the labor move.li.nt pressure of the C. 1. O. to force the Dem-ll airti ]artily to adopt a po ty which will lead the United States ilther into a war against Japanl or into a combination ineluding ilthe Soviet Union. It is a eonstious pilicy IIfor tile eihliilme nt of the lnited States in war. The Co nimullLt plarty is prepared to surpirt John L. ,wis illn every adventule. provider In will rottlitue to favor thilos policies which in their opiion are in thile interest the Soviet Union. As l av ilrioiledl out,. our party sougilt tp gain a foothold in every iuade ulion, espeially il the baimi industri, This was in tine wihii the instrueltiolun if tile (>'inmunist ]nteriatii)lln tlrastrate .u lhe rllllirittioiis of the (Ionrllnlllst Party inl the trade unitions. let ae five i Y ls meetilL John I.. Lewis now became not the blackguard hut the hero of organized labor. Fuloiu the comitaniunst staniullint the rapid strides de y the C. . 0. in ain ain a strong roothold in the trade unions aid in organizing orkers iI in. Ihustrie never organized berniu was a vidationr, nf its ~oppii~ti i to lu. p.ulliy. IIho suddeit friend ship of the Russlan Ailiassaid or for Jinhn i. lewis had nirr to di, with the (L i. O positionI on initeiTitona/ aflfairs than it did on trade unjo{ in attrs Joih, L. lewis had been for years uni oJf the miost ouf Lpnen erities n.! elir ea f the Soviet Union. Sudden.ly he wis iiteod to the nmIont i.portarit recentinis arruav lby fd Ar.b.rmsadrl Troyanuvsky . H n riot ia tre C I. I taken a posItIun in 1ii lernatilntlI affrirs in lI ra with Slivit policy. [ am eta Lin that Jillhn L. Lwi.s wouil .nt have einll a welome gueIt ihe t[ Soviu, liiorn r embassy ill Wailjngton. 'Tho pditiha ] ci).ietlUeneCP ,if 'he C. I (I. are unite in poI LanuI to Ihe conInau iists thIan ia trade IIIIIIIn pollici e . hecatu the Ie eiii.tittl hsts JhiIe throuih Ihe vei cle of thII I(. 0 to e-sla ish a Iiailit'e I froL iil he ]liHierl StaLi, tlhat will he tlhe ceuepalt of wit t People's he Front of ~ oF tielt trade union eourntittec of the c'ralli executive remiiitee. oIII held June 2, 1920. in luChkag Th. agenda cnrilisted of IC points. as follows: nimPT g. Railroads, Metal, *lextile, Needle. Shoes. IRullr. Foo,,, lrintilg. StaLte FILL elaioTI of illhr l'rra .ls.i. Nw York PortIL Breau, liiiL)b Strike Relielf.MunieblUeu (Iofereiiu. Youth. Tirai Uiioii EdIIuea tilat Leaue jerutto. ilr. llian PelteIs. ']his a eetu g ctriisdre]d ti.e organizati*)i of subcomittee; fIia. evxery tLrade. P )lHe id, John-ti'e were ik trut(lL to submit ptlns on hoew thres Bt e to arganile dbe program. for connli it arid left win activity woII wlrkI d out fur the meta hludr3 th, textile indtitry. the needle I rates. a,,d matter4 conrrneinS the oth~er iliind,,tie weart cn I' leIired. Let us take rulbber ms uiL esxapile of ba;; Iah sitrmlatoni wi;O o>,sidored L ho, report to the Ioinl .ttee was iLhat the ,ituation in the rubher tactu'rios of Akron was a "eay diarfult olle, hlcaue there were two organuiati..s in the tild, an A. F IIf L. uian (100 h ,it iie iir s arid i lub, ith 5,0 mcialirs opposed to the A. . of t. ']hi iTdart hal i"w nubei in the hops, hult u, eapralite leaders alini the ,local comradls iince real dyiar I: leadlership ;as arluee s/riy, it was de ide d to get siirae ne to take harge of things andi, give directil to the struggle for organlitin the ruIbber workeris Meanwihile we were to penetrate whaterer existing organigationts there were in the tiine ,and Iittlenlan were disignated to and workers aships. ll Through the activities of the port bulreaus it was hiloped al effectiveuŽ commu 'ist network of safa ring workers could be organilzed in the ports and on the ocean liners, who could be of invaluable service to the Soviet overl,neiit for espionage purlloses and in the eve li of a war. 'Through our membership of 15,000, insig nificant il uiliein, we ept a careLul walltci on every trade uion situa ition. Tile national office of the palty was ie a railroad ceneri .from which tracks led to every imllpanrt, it trale union and. indu striMa district of the country. We were l bui(ldi ig up an in trieatL network of these irlqlorl/ntll routers, for the express purpose of eerilltully do tinnlialn the tilade union aud ildi. tlial ejltIrl tIf the countril. Ir contacts kpt tihe aIatriainl fleie fully informed oil all illportant develOha..lnts. Our Iratlnad ofliee acted as a elerin-g hos. lilnd , the plitical . o.ihiite as a board of u .ire.toL f)r this intricate coinnlutniAs induinstrial ltwork. The Infor ilaia received was digstled by the palitial colannitlel, ;high nailae the deeitiloan iL,,kid up with ti L network were the party ternIiinas iI il- vlrinl,ls enetersl the distriiet ofi es fii the party. It. ei wi h I dis tees, tr aid nlitte the i ;argmus arid irndur lbrafih ial and uleumm industrial hl orgaizations of the Tradh Union Educa ioaM ILteague. %% Wel perfectIlrug the netit for lk realhin g the Imlasses, the wil ning of the asses depending upon our alility to erganic the woriers anild apture the tlade uniu.n. Taking care of this letwork Itas no -ay ,iatter, for it taxed to the utmo.st the i altoil tetid* , of the party aid the di, tit leader. We had to work a inimum if from 18 to 20 hours a day to take care of tile problems ai d situation, that naeeumutated incessaiii tlv. We, the lead ers, hrcaie so wrapped uip in the industnrial a(faurs af thy- party. iin the exeiting internal fights and potilirs of Ih urnigns. thiat we had little or ni itUne left t, consider what ;xe ere~ doini and where all our confusing intriugules and oeorimplieated maneu vers would csii ARNOLI) BURNS BARN draw up a plograIn for the illndustry Foster inade a series of n. tinn s. which were generIIly nade in such siltuations. They were: - That the diistrict organizer in Cle enild distri:t lbe instructed tll concentrote upon the estalishmeiit of hop nuclei in every ruiberii plant. 2. Thai we itlitrui our best romlrades to join the lub arnid also the A F. of L. orailzationi and uLIndeltake to get onltrol af bith. 3. In ch, it, we hould17 fo.llw the pnlir' of quietly liilding Up commlttees basqe] upon tie ret eethie plants arld dporitme1li1 in these pilnI., in peparation for tLhe ship ,ll ruinitte syste.nl. 4. That scive ,.ireparationi ie begun itI Akroni' fill eveloprig a t compatign to ap pja, h the worker directly ou thlie basis of iorlinile denianls. This eaal pig. to ile arfcieize e d l n tihat thil club, itself dloes .ntI alppearto lake the initialtive 5l, W priope that .aclk PIr.a.on be reIt to go tio work is tha ailis an.li undertakl ,1 take I hlrrr ifr tllhe oraniiIaioni. It was at this meet]ifg that ste pg w"e ist take, to ol'ganL l e a pnila bureau ii New York City. Port bureaus were irillg (Coniidille troain pae 6L ) Cuardina Act aid i the philosophy of the deisions of Senn v. Tile Llayers Union and New Negro Allbrce v. Sani tary Grocery Co. Thus far I have reWfin ae, inr'm re fe.rnc to the specijic Pro'oIuceiient of the D,parunct ofr ustie recentl y because it is better judged in the tight of the background of the anti' tru st laws inI their rae-law emi)lutina,. lti tl.., are to be .rosevute.d: It Far rnrcerlted effoit, to prevent uIse of h ipbper lnaorials or nin'e erncialrt moth .ds. %N herc i{ the boraderline of exploitation, or s.ld"r-upl Inetlild? I this within the ou....se.ie c of Ian aulnii.trat.ve official ? ill .proserUtl .inow sulpplant the ourtIL anl Liehi..e a new legislative authority? Having had judicial legi/llation. ar r we aw to have adrInnittrative lerislati'n 7? For i onl aipIling the hiring of lse/{s r tinieeessalry ahor. (.r.pae thli with Sen v. ria ,ni.r n Wih iiio h invosls the pioseiutir with ',ieh ea iuly ti delerrllnle ren orIh T vital nis aiiis he ne, nlon rii eiitdeleydd erT bli biolcgy i 7 When arId if Iuu thrdliy (autIre si,, this nacI in time Lb ecomIe a proper field for an ad-
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