Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-25

Reason published an expose Il Ii"
Corporations Auxiliary coMfaH@.
whose main office is at Cleveland, .
Documentary evidence wa9 secuted by
a representative of the Appeal TO It"a-
son, working under cover, direct from
the head officials of the "Au&IHdfT.
The reading Of tie reproduced Neottl-
dentIaI' letters and other literature
was sufficient to convince one that the
Cleveland outfit was organized, as
claimed. for the purpose 3t obtaining
knowledge Of the inner workings Of ia
Dor unions through system o spying.
Now comes the New York American
presenting evidence that not only We're
the assertions Of the Appeal 70 Reason
absolute truths, but that the Corpora
tions Auxiliary company ha= gained
a foothoId in the labor organizations
Of some parts Of the country. Follow
ing IS the American article:
Honcyeombed by spy system by
the side Of which that Of Russia is
mere kindergarten affair, the labor
unions have lost all the advantages
they formerly had by surrounding their
proceedings with secrecy. and at this
time any employer Of labor ia this
country IS in d position to gain any in
formation he desires.
Only the highest grades Of skilled
labor are free from the intrusion of
spies into their counsel rooms, and
even these have men constantly trail
Ing them for the purpose of keeping
their employers fully posted.
The Corporations Auxiliary com
pany of Cleveland is the central con
cern, the headquarters Of this great
spy system, but it has branches in ev
cry large city IN the Union. One of
its most important branches IS in New
York.
\ reporter Of the American has sue
ceeded in unearthing the complete de-
tails OF the work of this branch office
Ia the trolley strike In Newark last
fail.
The spies are lettered and numbered.
The agent in charge Of the New York
office was known to the spies he hired
by the cipher word "Cham0is.s The
head of the system in Cleveland vas
known as "Radiator.'
All the reports of the spies We're de-
livercd to confidential agents Of Their
employers, These agents met them
each evening, never twice in the $ .1ne
place When they wished to commune
cate #itA the head OF the' N"~ York
branch they We're instructed to tele-
phone 4G99 John.
The central headquarters Of the spy
system IS the Chamber OF Commerce
building in Cleveland. the general man
ager being j. II. Smith.
In a secret circular sent out by the
concern to employers all over the eoun-
try the manager said that al the EN-
ployees of the concern outside of the
office were union men in good standing
and that in Washington the company
had stationed a man who is in posi-
tion to learn all the official secrets of
the executive board of the Federation
of Labor.
Many of the discharges OF old and
faithful employees of the Public Service
corporation Of New Jersey who were
members of the union have been trace
to these spies. Some of these men haC
been in the employ Of the trolley com
pany fourteen years, but shortly after
w w Wheatley of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company assumed charge
as general mana ger and introduced the
spies of the Corporations AuXilar,
company these men were discharged
Mr. Wheatley had fully tested the spy
system on the Brooklyn Rapid Trans:
One of the letters follows:
New York. Sept % 1903,
Dear -:
Now If you are asked to Join the union
of course you want to get into 1t and a I
tend all meetings. II YOU have not go
the necessary money. tell them YOU Wi.
try to ra ise It and in the mea ntime let u