as they welcome any setback to America's healthy economy and expanding democracy. To wreck, through Government regulation, the whole edifice of American tradeunion democracy in order to try to deal with the control of a tiny handful of Communists in trade unions, is unreasoning. Democracy and free trade unionism are inseparably woven together in the fabric of our free society and one is not possible without the other. What, then, can we rely upon to protect America from Communist infiltration in the labor movement? First of all, we can rely upon the constant patriotism of workers and the overwhelming majority of their trade-union leaders. Second, we can rely upon the effectiveness of free democratic labor unions to bring about the redress of economic grievances, thereby strengthening the entire society—and removing the basis for Communist propaganda and possible Communist successes. Third, we can rely upon necessary security measures to prevent espionage, sabotage, or treason. If present measures prove inadequate, they can and should be strengthened. Fourth, we can rely upon the commonsense vigilance of workers and their trade unions to resist Communist infiltration of their labor organizations. These factors upon which we rely are the sturdy foundation stones of our entire democracy. If we cannot rely upon them, we can never be secure for they are basic to our American way of life. In adopting legislation to regulate trade unions, even for the worthy purpose of fighting communism, we are weakening one of the all-important bases of the democracy from which all of us derive our spiritual and moral and economic strength. Accordingly, we voice our strong opposition to the enactment of these bills. Senator BUTLER. The meeting is adjourned. (Thereupon, the meeting recessed at 10:30 a. m. subject to call, on Thursday, March 25, 1954.) INDEX Abt, John ACA, membership, 10,000‒‒‒ Act of October 16, 1918 (8 U. S. C. 137). Adelman, Meyer___ Administrative Procedure Act. Admiral Corp., Chicago‒‒‒‒‒ Advertisement-International Union Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers__. Affidavits of non-Communist membership. AFL AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union_. AFL convention in Denver.. AFL convention quote-- AFL Draftsmen Union_ AFL Plumbers Union__ AFL, preamble to constitution_. Agricultural Workers Union___ Agricultural Workers Union AFL. Alien Registration Act of 1940_ All American Cables & Radio, Inc.. Allied Control Commission in Italy. Alter-Ehrlich assassination. Amalgamated_ Page 56 114 47 16 102 427 169 37 176, 231, 245, 246, 255 114 21 231 306 306 359 19, 20, 24 20 3, 5, 42 188 188 127 28 15, 28 121 28 Amalgamated Clothing Workers-- Amalgamated Clothing Workers Bank, New York_. American Civil Liberties Union__ 188, 190, 191, 311, 361 3 114, 116, 119,188- 192, 274, 320-322, 324, 340, 345-347, 352–353, 361-363, 370–372, 374 American Federation of Labor statement submitted by Wall, Glenn, and B Page Bader, George E__. 442-447 13 Beirne, Joseph A., president of Communications Workers of America, CIO 344, 348, 384, 409, 418-420, 424, 437 33 201 285 145, 426 Bliss, Willard.. 270, 271 Bridges labor organization membership claim 100,000--. 118 Broadcast, Jack Blackwell__ Bromsen, Archibald_. 199, 200, 202, 207 Brophy, John_. 16, 17, 19-21, 24-25 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers_. 17 181, 229, 232, 236, 239, 245, 279, 285, 311, 324, 342, 344, 346, 357, 358 Butler-Denham letter_. Butler-Buddeke letter, March 5, 1954_. Butler-Goldwater-Velde bills-Statement of CIO Executive Board (meet- Butler Law Crushes Local, Other Locals Gear for Big Fight_. 439 98 450-453 285 370 C Chicago convention of CIO Furniture Workers Union_ 89 23 8 56 4 12 36 157 Coeur d'Alene district (Wallace, Kellogg, and Mullan). 198, 200, 201, 434 Communications Workers of America, CIO-Statement of Joseph A. 442-447 48, 50-52, 55–60, 64, 66, 67, 88-90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 100, 101, 104, 106, Communist affidavits.. 47, 385, 386, 388-390, 393, 395-397, 401-402, 406 Communist-dominated (and/or controlled) union__. 315 60 22, 38, 41, 51, 52, 56, 65, 101, 103, 105, 111, 112, 114, 116, 117, 122–132, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23, 27, 30, 36, 40, 41, 43, 46-48, 52, 56, 58, 88–94, 110, 14-16, 18-21, 24-39, 41, 43, 51, 52, 56, 57, 64, 90-95, 110-125, 127, 128, 147, 152, 176, 178, 183, 188-190, 196, CIO-AFL, membership 15 or 16 million together. 43903-54-30 284 269 |