I heartily subscribe to the sentiment contained in the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania and trust that the House will see fit also to adopt my amendment. In order to avoid any confusion may I reread the part of it that is In addition to existing law. simply the last section. which reads: But does not include any labor organization the principal officer of which. or the individual who performs the function of the principal officer of which. is not a citizen of the United States. Let us take a look at what some of the labor leaders have said about alien labor leadership in this country. In a recent address in Seattle. Dave Beck. the international representative of the Teamsters Union. made the following statement: Tonight I have been asked to address you on the subject of national defense. and in doing so I shall speak primarily as an American citizen. and secondarily as an official of the Teamsters Union.
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