Show Party Claimed Bridges As Red fed Says days Witness o SAN FRANCISCO April 17 UP UP Morris Morris Cannalonga Seattle eighth government witness at the Bridges deportation hearing testified fed fied Thursday that on joining the Communist party in 1935 he was told Harry Bridges is a member of the party Cannalonga a ships ship's electrician said he became with affiliated affiliated with the party on suggestion o oi of Walter Stack also aiso of Seattle Stack told me the party gave workers a break Cannalonga testified He told me Bridges was wasa a member of the party Cannalonga said he attended numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu meetings at which Bridges was present but none of them was a communist meeting His contacts with Bridges Aus Aus- born California C I 0 O di director director director di- di rector came chiefly during the 37 1936 Pacific coast maritime strike in which Cannalonga was wasa a member of the negotiating committee committee committee com com- for the Independent Marine Marine Marine Ma Ma- rine Firemen's Firemen s union Cannalonga seemed reluctant to testify fully r r Under questioning of Albert Del DelGuercio DelGuercio DelGuercio Guercio government counsel he admitted having talked to Del Dei DelGuercio DelGuercio Guercio several days ago and having havIng having hav hav- ing given a statement to the F FBI B I. I I Were you threatened into giving giving giving ing the statement Del Guercio asked No I was not threatened the witness replied Did you say you were willing willingto to testify Del Guercio said Yes against the party but not against Bridges Cannalonga replie replied re re- plied |