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Miami Citizen
Miami, Dade County, Florida
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The International Woodworkers of America convention in Klamath Falls, Ore., rejected a proposal to bar Communists, Fascists, and Nazis from membership, voting 123-99 against it. Harry Bridges urged ignoring Communism. Al Hartung's anti-leadership faction failed; Harold J. Pritchett was reelected president. (148 characters)
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The International Woodworkers of America, C. I. O. affiliate, is still harboring Communists. The organization has voted down a constitutional amendment to 'purge' Communists from the membership.
Harry Bridges, West Coast maritime C. I. O. leader, advised the woodworkers' convention here to 'forget' Communism. Bridges, referring to his recent deportation hearings, said that in its nine weeks he did not hear a single expert witness given an example of how Communism would destroy the labor movement or overthrow the government.
The amendment was voted down, 123 to 99. It had been presented by a faction of the union led by Al Hartung which sought to oust the present leadership of the union which it charged with having Communist leanings. The amendment would have barred membership in the IWA to Communists, Fascists and Nazis.
After the vote officers opposed by Hartung's faction were reelected. Harold J. Pritchett was reelected president.
(One of every nine persons employed in the U. S. is on a government payroll. The other eight are trying to get on.)
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The International Woodworkers of America, C.I.O. affiliate, voted down a constitutional amendment to purge Communists from membership by 123 to 99 at their convention. Harry Bridges advised forgetting Communism. The amendment was proposed by Al Hartung's faction to oust leadership accused of Communist leanings. Opposed officers, including reelected president Harold J. Pritchett, retained positions.