So Murphy was a very successful organizer. He organized a very large number of people in the National Lumberworkers Union. He had an assistant by the name of Roy Brown who was almost equally successful. I do not recall the names of the others who were active in that organization, but I do know that they met with great success organizing miners here in the Northwest. They organized fishermen.
Mr. Tavenner. What connection did those organizations have with the Trade Union Unity League?
Mr. Dennett. They were all national unions in the Trade Union Unity League. And one of the greatest successful organizing drives was conducted among fishermen here in the Northwest.
A person who is now deceased, by the name of Emil Linden, was profoundly successful in organizing fishermen on the Columbia River and here in Puget Sound.
Mr. Tavenner. Was he successful in the organization of groups affiliated with the Trade Union Unity League?
Mr. Dennett. That is right.
The fishermen’s unions, as a matter of fact, had the distinction of having been organized and affiliated directly with the Red International of Labor Unions, which had a headquarters in Prague at that time.
Mr. Tavenner. What do you mean by saying that the Trade Union Unity League was affiliated with or a part of the Red International of Labor Unions?
Mr. Dennett. Well, they paid dues to an international organization, and this particular fishermen’s group which originated here were affiliated directly with the Red International of Labor Unions, and they paid dues directly to the headquarters in Prague.
Mr. Tavenner. Did that make them virtually a part of the Red International of Labor Unions?