NEVER A COMMUNIST.
Trial Of U.S. Labour Leader
Continues.
GOOD MILITANT UNIONISTS
(Received 10 n.m.) SAX FRANCISCO. August 3. The Inited States Labour leader. Hairy Undoes, who is charged witli being a Communist, continuing his, evidence in his own defence, lie believed Communists had their weight behind him. They made good militant trade union men. Apparently under considerable nervous strain, bridges said that about 20 years ago lie had been a member of the I.WAY. for a short time, until he found out what it stood for. He repeated again ami again that he never was a Communist, and said he abhorred any revolutionary movement that would dest roy democracy. Bridges then discussed the wisd.tm of <'overnment ownership of the instruments of production. He said: "We could have a lot more municipal or (iovernnient ownership than we have | now and we could not do a much worse job witli the means of production than ! private industry has been able to do.*' i He did not know whether he approved of complete public ownership of means of production.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 182, 4 August 1939, Page 7
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