WIGS TIS = i s. Eeatures, Mareh 3 Curran Aids Greek Sailors In Dispute LONDON—(F'P)—Testimony | by Pres. Joseph Curran of the Natl. Maritime Union (CIO) on their behalf helped six Greek merehant seamen escape convic- tion on mutiny charges, carry- ing five-year - prison sentences, in Greek maritime court oper- ating extra-territorially here. fi Murray Urges Roosevelt Interven In Bridges Deportation Case WASHINGTON, | (ALN) — CIO President Philip Murray this week asked Pe dent Roosevelt, ‘tin the interest ‘of preserving the splendid national unity which we hi achieved during this war,” to terminate deportation proceedings against Harry Brid¢ | Australian-born president of the International lJongshoremen and Warehouseme - Union, and afford him “the oppor- tunity which he desires to become 2 eitizen.” tive hearing the charges againsthighly praised by representati . Bridges were dismissed and “held | of the government and especi: to be completely unsubstantiated | of the armed services. by any evidence submitted by the government.” The Board of Ap- peals, he added, reversed the de— portation decision and dismissed the order on the same grounds as the examiner in -the adminis- trative hearing, ‘namely, that no competent or reliable evidence was incorporated in the record to justify the deportation order.” The charge against Bridges, Murray. Stated in a letter to the President, “is that since his en- trance into the United States, many years ago, he became 2 member of an organization advo- eating the overthrow of the gov- ernment through force or viol- ence. There should be no need to cbserve that but for Bridges’ sta- tus as the president of a labor or- “There is no question but ef the relations between mana 3 ment and labor in the Longshg. men and Warehousemen’s ind: a try on the west coast have bi maintained on an extremely ~ sirable and cooperative ~ ba 3 through the work of Bridges & his associate officers. It Wo. Curran took time out from the World Trade Union Conference, which he was attending as CIO delegate, to appear as an “expert witness on ship committees which the six were accused of forming in violation of existing | Greek laws. The NMU_ leader| PHILIP MURRAY President CIO testified under the distinguished defense attorney, D. N. Pritt, roted British Socialist. Two were the only Anglo-Americans in the court with the Greek pro- secuting attorney, judge and audience. : After Curran finished tesify- ing, the judge told him: “Ship committees may be legal in your) land but not in ours.” Curran re-| plied: “They would ficient.” ATTEMPT TO DESTROY UNION : Pritt said the fact that Gurran| appeared showed that the rest | ef the world had its eye on the Greek situation. that “influgencés- behind the reek government want a mu- tiny conviction in’ order to end! the .union among seamen and thus strengthen the shipowners. That's the aim of many y employ- ers in many countries.’ The court's decision did not represent a complete victory for | although two officers were | freed, four seamen were sen-| tenced to six months in jail for} disobedience. The six seamen were charged with= conspiring against authority of their captain solely | because they formed a ship com-| mittee to handle negotiations. After the decision, the Federa- tion of Greek Maritime Unions announced it would seek aboli- tion of extra-territorial Greek courts aud would ask for review probably | make your ships a lot more ef | Pritt charged | the | | Allowances. Duplessis the minimum wages of 12 and 13 cents per hour which he set | in 1936 brought and poverty to Quebec, and let him | now establish a 50 cent hourly | misery minimum .. “Let Mr. wipe out the disgraceful infant mortality rate ... Jet him build hospitals to take care of our Duplessis act to sick and tubercular citizens - . let him take advantage of the Federal Housing Act . let him introduce free high school education, and a mod- ern system of university scho- larships for our youth.” | VICTORY OVER POVERTY | Mr. Rose spoke of the grateful |feelings of the people for Family Allow ances, that LPP canvassers |found when collecting, in their first attempt, over 10,000 signa- tures on petitions. Five Negro |members "6f the LPP had eol- lected over 1,000; 90 percent of |which were French Ganadian. Mr. Rose pointed out that the coming Federal election will cli-|-. max the fight against the re- | actionary tories,. the Duplessis, |Drews, Brackens. ‘The decision will greatly depend on the stand jtaken on issues such as Family “Thet’s win the vic- tory over poverty as our men are in Greece of all past decisions|winning a glorious victory over by such courts. ‘the international forces of evil.” NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES BOOKLETS and JOB PRINTING of all : DESCRIPTIONS QUALITY and SERVICE EAST END 2303 E. Hastings PRINTERS HA. 0095 ganization which has consistently endeavored to protect the inter- estS of its membership, there would not have been the harrass- ment and persecution directed against Bridges through these long-drawn-out deportation pro- ceedings.” Murray’s letter called attention past few years, particularly the cur war program and the inter- ests to the fact that in an administra- ficers, including Bridges, has been be unfortunate if during this y_ period, with the imperative ni of maintaining national unity, * deportation order against Brig) should be made effective and ¢° ried through. Such action “Wo” have a yery adverse impact ur the morale of the workers of ¢ nation who view this case as ] a measure of persecution of 21 | resentative of organized labor : Pointing out that “during the War period, the union of which Bridges is the president has spared no effort in furthering of our country,” Murray added: “The work of the mem- bers of that union and of its of- CL «¢ A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column. No notices will be accepted later than Tuesday midnight of the week of publi-| cation. CUORPENYNTAEUSEOTS RUVUVEOREEERORSSSSRURSOCRSAPESEGHESESEOESDERESINE BRANCH MEETINGS Britannia LPP Braneh== Meets every Sunday, except change of shift Sundays. Ad- dress communications to Box 176 Townsite. Burrard East— LPP Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m., at 1302 BE. 12th. 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