In the Longshoremen’s Union[6] I knew Mr. Burt Nelson, B-u-r-t N-e-l-s-o-n.
I knew these people as members of the Communist Party, and they were the leaders with whom I dealt most frequently in dealing with union affairs and with party affairs.
Mr. Moulder. When naming a person, if possible, identify him in some way so he will not be confused with any person who may have a similar name.
Mr. Dennett. Burt was a longshoreman. He worked as a longshoreman on the Seattle waterfront.
George Bailey was a longshoreman known to me first in Raymond, Wash. Later I knew him on the Seattle waterfront.
Mr. Tavenner. How does he spell his name?
Mr. Dennett. I believe it was B-a-i-l-e-y.
In the early days of the organization of the warehousemen’s local of the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union the two principal officers of the organization were very well known to me as members of the Communist Party. However, they frequently did not comply with the party policy, and we had frequent difficulty trying to get them to comply with it. And I believe that they have both since left the Communist Party. I make that by way of statement to be certain that there is no misapprehension as to my knowledge about them. One was Mr. John Stevens, better known as Johnny. Another one was Adrian Lawrence, A-d-r-i-a-n L-a-w-r-e-n-c-e.
In the Marine Firemen’s Union,[7] which was not in the CIO, but it was a waterfront union with which I was closely associated, was Mr. Walter Stack, S-t-a-c-k, who has previously been mentioned, and a person by the name of George Flood. Now I hope no one will mistake him for another individual who is very prominent as a lawyer. I am not speaking of the lawyer. It is not the lawyer at all, because he is a well known leader of the Republican Party, and I am sure that no one will confuse him.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)