Show Inside e Labor Red Expose To Redden Many Faces By Victor Riesel When the full story of Russian RUSsian Rus Rug sian espionage and secret political political political po po- po- po police activity in this country is told for the first time timea a few months hence hence on on the basis of scientifically gathered evidence which hasn't even been hinted at yet many yet many a face in Washington will b bo be as red as the politics of the secret Soviet agents American citizens who used their intimate connections with unsuspecting but highly placed government chiefs to pour secret information into the Soviet intelligence bureaus One supreme court justice for example will be horrified to learn that a layer lawyer he recommended recommended recommended mended for a key job has been under F FBI B I surveillance for years because long ago bureau agents discovered disco him involved in attempted naval espionage For years too he has been close to some of Americas America's top labor leaders The F FBI's B Is I's evidence now in inthe inthe th the hands of competent justice department attorneys who keep it grimly secret will be jammed full of labor leaders' leaders testimony revealing certain unions as part of the Soviet courier and in in- in gathering formation-gathering apparatus in this country One of the ho to soon prominent u un union n i ion o n men is Walter Reuthers Reuther's brilliant brother the looking bookish-looking bespectacled bespectacled bespectacled be be- spectacled Victor He and some of Americas America's top business executives are arc working on a plan to send thousands of skilled U. U S S. S workers to Europe as sort of over in alls aIls to teach our swift production production production tion methods to the British French Italians and other Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall plan countries so they can help themselves along with taking our money handouts This plan also calls for thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of British workers to come here and learn up speed techniques techniques techniques tech tech- in our mile-long mile fac fac- fac tories Next quick labor maneuver in Washington ashington is a plunging drive to get Mr Truman's assistance and kick southern congressmen off key committees so the union men can swing real influence on the hill Union chiefs are particularly particularly particularly interested in the powerful house rules committee which can block or speed new laws The fights fight's now going on behind the scenes For more than 10 years one of the mysteries on this beat has been a weird broadcast by Walter Reuther which hit the air during the famous Michigan sit- sit down strikes in General Motors plants Reuther locked in a plant he and aid some men had seized a factory closely guarded by police and troops at all gates had managed to broadcast for 10 minutes How had he gotten out and in Where here had he obtained a mike mUte and transmitter Finally last week leek at the layIng layIng laying lay- lay Ing of the cor cornerstone n e r s ton e of Reuthers Reuther's new FM Detroit station station sta sta- tion the full story was told to a small group by labors labor's ace radio consultant Morris No- No vik the chap who arranged the T Tal a l I l 1 lulah u l 1 a h Truman Bankhead-Truman broadcast He disclosed that although the telephone company had cut off all switchboard and pay station phones inside the seized G. G M. M plant it had overlooked one privately privately privately listed phone in a vice presidents president's office Reuther found it but did not want to use the instrument for fear of being accused accused ac ac- accused ac- ac of breaking the law by running up bills on G G. M. M prop prop- erty So he got the number out to No vi k who tel telephoned c p h 0 n e d Reuther who spoke into the mouthpiece which at the other end was attached to a leased wire which ran to a New York radio station That ends the mystery of the great broadcast Today Reuthers Reuther's multimillion multimillion multimillion mul- mul dollar union in building building build build- ing radio stations as a result of those early The government go is threatening threaten threaten- ing in 30 days to ship Marshall plan cargo in foreign vessels because because be be- cause its it's cheaper This will cost U. U S. S sailors y as many as jobs and U. U US U.S. S S. S shipping companies companies com com- their margin of profit If such a move is made the powerful powerful power power- ful A F L will withdraw its support support sup sup- port of the Marshall plan and picket and paralyze all docks So rough is labor politics at the huge Ford plant in River Rouge union officials have asked local sheriffs for gun permits to protect protect pro pro- themselves Lest you ou think the new labor political machines arent aren't already working on the next congressional congressional congressional elections let me pass on the slogan they'll use in the next 22 months You won the day in inthe inthe inthe the American way you have another another an an- another other date Nov 7 1950 That's election day day- They're not wasting wasting wasting wast wast- ing time John Lewis met quietly with his District 50 lieutenants in Washington and discussed the launching of an organize the unorganized drive to compete with the new C CIO I 0 campaign Full Fully aware of what a strike in inthe inthe inthe the Canadian gold fields can do doto doto doto to the dominions dominion's economy the Steelworkers have moved into the northern territory to replace the pro Communist unions there |