The New York herald., 1921-12-16

this company and apportioning the stock
i'm the proportion of the machine ca
pacity of each man? 1t was to make a
sales agency of that company, was 1t
not?" Mr. Untermyer asked.
THAT was one of the reasons" Mr..
Fowler admitted.
do you think IL one concern sells the
same product of fifty manufacturers that
it can sell at different prices?"
THAT Is the case"
Don't you know that these sales
agencies are meant to stabilize prices"'
"If they can they do"
Mr. Fowler identified some OF the In
formation cards" that were sent every
week to members of the brick company
from the offices at 103 Park avenue de-
failing information on the state Of the
New York market and showing prices,
receipts and deliveries.
THAT Is to show the supply and de-
mand." Mr.. Fowler explained.
TITS to regulate the supply and de-
mand, isn't it?" Mr.. Untermyer asked.
The witness said that was not the pur-
pose.
Thomas McMurray, secretary of Dis
trict Council of the Brotherhood OF
Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers
of America, listened while Henry Mayer.
the record from his own minute book
which showed that In November OF this
year a communication had been received
from seven locals complaining OF the
"strong arm" methods of the district
council and threatening to call the mat
ter to the attention OF the general ex-
ecutive board of the international or
ganization. II developed through Sec
retary McMurrays examination that the
matter was referred to the board ana
that that body was coming from Latay-
ette, Ind, next month - consider the
charges. The charge upon which the
protesting locals laid most emph asis and
which their communication said they
have the proof to substantiate is one OF
the very abuses about which the com
mittee is commemorative extortion OF
money from employers. The charge as
Il appears I'm the district councils min
ute book reads:
THAT there were actual attempts to
extort money from employers having
agreements with the council. And re-
garding this charge, although II is as
closed that the officers and delegates OF
the council were not directly implicated,
vet the council as n whole, by It's ardu-
Gus efforts TO shield the imposters and
/ extortionists, whose prosecution the
council was In duty bound TO set In mo-
tion, has acknowledged the guilt, as u
the council itself had committed the
crime"
Complaint also was made OF threats to
intimidate and beat up" recalcitrant
delegates who would not fall In line with
the faction indorsing tho practices re-
ferred to. Mr.. Untermyer had the Wit
ness admit that the district council had
done nothing concerning the charges
made by member locals except to turn
the matter over to the general executive
board. which is coming to investigate
two months after the charges are made.
The committee yesterday suspended
further public hearings until January .
IN order to give Mr. Untermyer oppor-
tunity to prepare report 10 the Legis-
lature and TO draft such remedial legis-
lation as the committee has IN mind.
Meantime, however, private sessions will
be held at which labor organisations
wishing to purge their bylaws and con-
stitutions OF provisions objected to by
the committee will have an opportunity
| to appear.