New-York tribune., 1920-12-18

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1t was learned later, from tele-
gram Of congratulations sent 5y Chair
man Lockwood to Mr.. Untcrmyor,
that in the heat OF the lively cNccu-
tive session Leonard Wa lstoin, as
sociate counsel to the committee, had
rendered his resignation, but tire it
up following the vote Of confidence.
Senator Lockwood's telegram read:
Dear Mr. Unternyer: We continued
in executive session attic, you left and
passed resolution similar IN form to
The one you suggested, with Abeles,
Dunnigan, Petite, Hammil. Leiningcr
and Lockwood vo'ing yes and Kaplan
voting no; three away Caulhed ILL.,.
Carson home in northern part Of state
visiting his mother and McWninncy
actually engaged in court, but all
voted in favor IF It.
"Wallstcin handed US his resiEna-
ton, but he tore 1t up ana came round
in good shape tie looked all tired out
o-day, and | marvel at the way you
have stood the work
81 wanted you to know this evening
that the great majority-yes, every
man on the committee, with one eXcep-
tion--is for you through thick and
thin; that personally, Win c | believe
we should have nothing to do with the
criminal end as q committee, you did
wonderful \ k in getting the pleas Of
guilty and you should be highly com
piimented and congratulated.
"Y Your great work, done without fear
or favor, is the best public service
rendered in the country in my time"
Shearn's Clemency Plea
In pleading for clemency for his cut
stone contractor clients Mr.. Shearn
said: at has seemed reasonably clear
to me that the methods employed were
in violation Of the law, and have con-
cluded that the best service | could
render my tents was to advise them to
acknowledge that these methods were
Illegal. They knew that they were in
nocent Of any criminal intent; that
they had relied implicit on what they
believed 70 he competent legal advice" z"
To this Mr.. Untcrmyer added eve
found that Hettrick had assured them
of the legality Of their operations. The
entire operation of the scheme was in
Hettrick's hands. He was the author
Of it and he was the man who executed
it. have taken the responsibility,
therefore, in view OF these circum-
stances, of recommending that these
men and corporations be punished by
the lnflicton of q substantial fine and
tion has been disbanded."
Charles L. Cheney, secretary of the
National Erectors' Association, was re-
ca led 90 the stand yesterday to tell
what he knew of various entries in the
minutes of the National Iron Erectors'
Association in 1912 wiz reference to
the payment of money to agents Of the
l. W w. Cheney SAID he could not ex-
plain the entries. although he had
signed the recorcs.
Money Paid to l. W. w.
"Mr. Cheney, what did the National
Iron Erectors' Association have to do
with the Industrial Workers of the
World? ?"
Nothing that know Of"
Did they pay them any money!"
Not that know Of"
Look at this record. Unpaid ad
1ances to the Indu. trial Workers Of
the World, S100.55.' Bureau of In
formation, Sl75.59.' What does this
mean? I didn't knew that the steel
magnates or their interests were deal
10 with the Industria, Workers of the
World"
~ have no idea ct the present time
what it means"
But these minutes are signed by
you Mr. Cheney, are they not?"
They are"
Were the iron erectors secretly
pay!ng agents Of the Industrial Work
ers Of the World ?"
81 don't know anything about it, It
IS quite an en- gina to me at the pres
ent time"
Fight On the Closed Shop
Even though eight or nine years
ago you were supposed to be fighting
them pretty hard, were you not?"
I'VE ell, not very in 1912"
"Not very hard? How hard were you
fighting them?"
4 don't know"
The light was then turned on other
phases OF the steel peoples efforts to
fight the closed shop. 1t developed
that the open shop fight was carried on
oy the Nat. .onal Erecuors' Association
sirce 1912, when this organ zation sue
cceded to the d sbanded National Iron
Electors' Association. Mr.. Cheney
served as secretary to both assocla-
tions.
He was examined as to statements
n the minutes of the National Erect
ors' Association showing that nom
union foremcn in the steel industry
have nationwide society-the United
Supervising Iron and Steel Erectors'
Association of America. The records
Indicated that no foreman was to en-
ploy card man or union laborer
Reading from the minutes, Cheney
said; NO foreman is expected to en-
ploy card men. What can be done to
.et our foreraen know that the open-
shop is our polic..'"
Does that sound like the open shop,
Mr.. Ch-ney?'
Yes, that is an open shop"
"W nat does q card man mean? 1t
means union man. doesn't it? 2"
Yes"
80 an open shop is a shop in which
the ioremen are to see to it that the re
are no union men, isn't it?"
| fou can take it that way"
~ ou can't take it any other wav. can
you?"
Not from that record"
$50 Week for Spy"
Mr.. Cheney then read resolution
adopted March 27, 1917, appropriatng
$1,000 for the payment of $50 a week
to member Of the forcmens associa
ton to act as "spy" on foremen at
various places for SIX months.
You have in the minutes the speech
of e-Presiden. Earle of the Bethle-
hem Steel Bridge Company" went on
: Mr.. Untermyer, dated February 90
1920, in which as member Of the cx-
ecutve committee Of the National
Erectors' Association, he said, 'Fabri-
Gators must stop selling structural