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a a i ~ COPY. a ys that the or zation was originally started as representative of the trade iidicated'ty the title. The evidence in the record shows that several years ago @ division occurred among the membership. Witnesses report that it was the Communist element that caused the split and there- after the conservative group in the membership, as distinct from the radicals or Commnists, withdrew and established their own organization under the name of the Chinese Hand Laundry Association. The incident, as reported, conforms closely to the Communist pattern of organizational penetration, At the special hearing, Hong was asked how he might account for tha fact that the Alliance has the reputation uf being Commnistic. He stated that it may have originated during the split several years ago and due to the fact that it does not exclude Communists or any other po~ litical groups from membership. At the time of the division the conserva- tive elements brought a lawsuit challenging the election which reflected the split, The conservative group after extended litigation lost this suit. The incident is reported on by attorneys who participated and also by others. From such reports and from inferences, which it is believed may be drawn from Hong's own statement, it is believed that the organi- zational division represented a victory for the Communist group in the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance and that the cumlative evidence shows the alliance to be a Communist Party affiliate. — ee . . ~-—-~ Yr addition to the foregoing, significance is attached to items extracted from past copies of the Communist newspaper, "Daily Worker". An item in an issue of the Daily Worker on May 5 of 1938 consists of a letter from James Lee, Secretary of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alli§nce ee and Supervisor of Hong. Lee's letter refers to the record of tne alliance and pleads for “your confidence and good will®. In another item in the Daily Worker, issue of January 31, 1938, a report is made on activities resulting in the obtaining of ambulances for shipment to the South Chinese front. According to the news item the announcenent of the completion of the ambulance undertaking was made by one Chu Tang of the Chinese Hand Laundry Association, The item reported that procuring of two more ambulances was to be undertaken by the Alliance in cooperation with the American League for Peace and Democracy and the American Friends of the Chinese People. In a record found in the New York City Police Department it is stated that the Daily Worker, July 24, 1940, announced a meeting proteste ine closing of thea Borma Road. Tha list of ansaakare far the meatinge ee ee wae es ee ek ee Wasyw anew y included names of persons generally considered as Communists and included one Lo Ton a8 representing the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance, (2) China Daily News - the timo h ect tha i/o the China ication and for Chinese Communists. it fs described by some individuals as the Chinese ¥ he Daily Worker. It ia clearly shown from evidence t China Daily News the organ of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance. Hong moved from his wand waned wt Oh ¢haea itt td anne fa ee ee ee eS ee a ares , es Ha PVG FLL Vi ALI LEICS 6 41°50 ag SWVESL G18 SOCUIRI &8 editor and president, wor