William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor, raised a trumpet to his lips, intoned a warning to the Negro working man :
"During the past few days, I have received a number of letters and telegrams asking if the American Federation of Labor approves of the American Negro Labor Congress called by the Workers' (Communist) Party to meet in Chicago Oct. 25.
"The American Federation of Labor has not and will not approve of such a congress. It will not be held to benefit the Negro but to instill into the...
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