South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-13

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lsbor by the Chicago citizens COM
mlttee which has taken hold 20 the
labor situation purely Cor che sake
o. Fett'ng che $4,000 600 heisted
building program under way.
Refusal az the citizens committee
i TO recognize or deal with either Off
GERS or ner = the f-FurEe7t IN as
a union group as punishment for
failure 90 live up % their agreement
e. the lands award
Public dlsappr0val and demand
FOR inquiry into the trials ~ union
leaders who were freed from Grim
fra charges under unusual circum-
stances.
Began Last July
The present disturbances date
back 90 last July Up m that time
officials believed shat The long yea -
a. labor wars voul1 come % an end
following the seemingly satlsfac sorry
maEna charta of new working con-
| ditions handed down hy Judge I.an-
dis. formerly on the federal bcrcn-
But the 10 uni0ns rebe1led against
g These 10 were.
Carpenters. sheet n-etal workers
i cement fnlshers hos.lng euEin GERS.
fixture hangers. fathers plumbers.
/ iaborers competition roofers AMI
slate and tile roofers.
The remaining % union crarts
abidad by their acceptance Of the
/ agreement.
Even as far pack as early srrins
Fred Nader, president Of the BuI1-
ing Trades Cour .ll issued a public
warning that TOR april he did
not see how ~ could any longer
keep HIS men In -neck or prevent
them from committing act Of
violence unless conditions were al
/ tered.
Denunciation by Judge
Chief Justice Kickham Scanlon.
elected on a labor platform and al
ways a champion az union'sm.
sprang a surprise a. about this time
by making an address 20 the jury
IN open court in which ne charged
that some or Chicago's unions were
controlled by ez-convicts and gun
men. making conviction OF some
labor leaders impossible He charge
that honest men IN these unions
have been terrorized by the gun
men leaders
Judge Scanlon's charges followed
acquittal Of two Chicago union lead
ers. one Of a murder charge follow
ing a killing in a saloon fight and
i the other Of graft and extortion
charges IN connection with labor
troubles.
i Union officials deny charges OF
Iawlessness 1eve1ed against them.
Here IS what some OF them say:
Fred Nader. president Building
Trades Council: The present stu
alton is but a natural result coming
from an attempt made by political
and other agencies To foist the open
! shop on Chicago unionlsm. We are
not the black sheep that we have
been painted. We neither employ
ruthless tactics 70 gain our ends nor
do we couuteuance them.
Some time ago went 20 Chief
Fftzmorris and told him T wanted 10
go through this building fight with
i clean hands and 7 have done my
part. The men who committed the
outrages should be arrested. tried
and punished VIII do all can
/ 20 help.
But the situation has come 20
such a point that whenever there IS
a Are. explosion or some other
crime. propaganda Is Issued blaming
labor for the deed
big Tim Murphy. head Of the
Gas House Workers and Street
Cleaners Union. Lies. lies. a mess
OF les That's what they've tod
about us Chicago unionism is the
same as unionism anywhere. The
hlg fight is over the open shoT
which they are irving 20 push us
into. But union men aren't running
about with guns"
Thomas walsh. business agent FOR
the Sheet Metal Workers. Back OF
the whole situation is clever pot
fnstigated by enemies Of labor 70
supplant unionism with the oper
SHOP r. seems 70 he the plan "a
get union leaders out of the way
first and with that accomplished
10 make the downfall Of uuionisu
easier Charges that we are usinE
criminal means are lies