New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Labor Council
Assails Slave
Mart for Idle
Ledoux's Proposed Auction
Is Called Exploitation of
Unfortunates i'm Behalf
of ssNoioriety Seekers
More Public Work Asked
Places Open for 33 at Ex-
Service Bureau: Liberty
Union Criticizes Enright

Organized labor yesterday Joined
war veterans organizations, civic
leaders and public officials in denounc-
;ng plans of Urhain Ledoux, head OF
the Church of the Unemployed" to
bring his Boston "slave market" to
New York.
The Central Trades and Labor Coun-
xil of Greater New York entered an
emphatic protest. in the form of reso-
iutions, against the public auction
Of men and women and termed
the persons backing such project
"self-styled uplifters' and "notoristy
seekers"
The resolutions adopted follow:
Whereas, 1t is announced in the
newspapers that self~styled uplifters
and so-called social workers are com
ing TO New York City to exploit the
noor unfortunates out of employment
BY inaugurating g system OF public
auction Of men and women; therefore.
be it
Resolved That the officers of the
Central Trades and Labor Council enter
q vigorous protest in the name of or
ganized labor with the city officials
against any exploitation of men. wom-
en- and children by these nororietv
seekers, who exploit the workers for
their own ends; and be it further
Resolved, That we also urge the
city, state and Federal governments TO
psete public work now under way and
to inaugurate other public improve
ments to relieve the distress caused by
unemployment"
An opposing view to that of the
labor council and others was ex-
pressed in letter sent by the Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union, of 1873 West
Thirteenth Street, to Police Commits
sioner Enright, protesting against his
ruling forbidding the auction
The letter, which was signed by Wal
ter Nelles, counsel for the union, said
in part:
"We note with concern an announce
ment IN this mornings papers that you
will not permit g proposed meeting re-
lsting TO unemployment problems. You
are reported to have based your rul-
ing on the theory that public considera-
ton Of these problems is unnecessary.
You are, of course, in your private
capacity entitled to the opinion that
this particular subject matter should
not be considered, and you would be
within your rights in organizing law
tul demonstration in support of that
opinion.
'As to the subject matter of public
meetings and the wisdom and taste of
particular methods of tions.
opinions endlessly differ. But you
would hardly interfere with a meeting
N behalf Of any Of the various candi-
dates for Mayor of New York on the
grounds that you considered mis- meth
ods in poor taste or his candidacy un-
necessary"
Thlrty-three more Jobs open for for
ner service men were announced by
the Ex-Service Mems Employment Blu
reau. of A East Forty second Street.
They are for architect, bookkeeper, ele-
vstor operator, order clerk, painter,
carpenter, two statesmen Zone expe-
rienced in the meat packing line), two
tinsmiths, three farmhands Zone mar
ried) and twenty laborers.
1t was announced by II. D. Jacobs,
head of the bureau, that block parties
for the benefit Of the bureau are to be
held. The first is to be given in Sixty
ninth Street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Avenues, Bay Ridge, Friday
night.