The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-08
DENIES
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR INJUNCTION
Morton Contends Union
Label Used Illegally
On Moore Cards

: Branding as absolutely untrue" the
statement made by Clyde Ennis of the
Ennis Printing company, Ensiey, that
he had engineered the legal steps re-
sulting In a temporary injunction
against the use Of the union Label on
campaign literature published In the
Ennis plant. Walter Brewer, opponent
Of Walter Moore for the nomination for
national committeeman. stated late
Wednesday afternoon that he not only
had not been responsible for the I'm
Junction but had actually refused TO
act as attorney for Allen l.. Morton.
president of the Allied Printing Trades
Council, who asked for the injunction
In formal petition to Judge Roger
Snyder Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Brewer also denied yelled
charges included in the Ennis state
ment that he had financed the legal
steps resulting In the issuance of the
injunction, adding that he had had no
connection with the case Whatsoever
except to recommend Black and Har-
ria to Mr.. Morton when he decided
that he did not care to handle it him
self.
DcC1HkCu 1U AaAC S&o0
"Mr. Morton called me up about noon
cred that the Ennis plant had been
making illegal use of the Allied Print
ing Trades Councils label on cam
paign literature advocating the can
didacy of Mr.. Moore" he said. He
asked me if / would take the case for
him and try to obtain an injunction
to prevent use of the union label in
future. replied that / was also a
candidate for. the position for which
Mr.. Moore is a candidate and feared
political motives might be attributed
to me if should take the case, and
therefore declined to handle it. Mr..
Morton then asked me if would be
kind enough to suggest a good lawyer
who would take the case. 1t was then
that i suggested that he get in touch
with Black and Harris"
MOrt0n's Statement
Although expressing reluctance to
eight a legal battle in the newspa-
pers" and recommending that Ennis
make his charges and counter-charges
in court, Allen L. Morton, president
of the Allied Printing Trades council,
denied that he had been repudiated by
the council, or even by the Birming-
ham Typographical Union. He added
that had full authority from the or
CARNATIONS he represented to institute
court proceedings against Ennis and
Moore and had received assurances
since the controversy opened that he
has the support of members of all five
unions comprising the Allied Printing
Trades council.
Ennis has never had any right to
use the union label on cards printed
in his office" he said, land he knew
1t all the time. 1t is a known fact
that the union label was taken from
him no less than two times, although
it was later shown that he had used
1t in defiance of the order not to do
So After his foreman, Mr.. Thomp-
son. had stated that he had turned
over all these labels to the councils
headquarters, Mr.. White, then seere-
tary of the Allied Printing Trades
Council, found several circulars bear
ing this label that had been printed
in the Ennis plant. Six months ago
called Ennis about the use of these
labels, and he replied that there were
none of them in his office"
Mr.. Morton pointed out that Ennis
went to the office of the Birmingham
Linotype company and had the type set
for cards advocating MOore's candidacy,
requesting that the union label be used !
The foreman replied, according to Mr.. |
Morton, that this could not be permit |
ted, as Ennis was not permitted to use
1he label.
Mr.. Brewer answered the Ennis
Rharge that the petition wor an injune-
kion, as sworn t Oby Mr.. Morton, was
acknowledged by Miss Clara Cain. a
lawyer employed by Mr.. Brewers firm,
by stating that she acted entirely in her
capacity as a notary public and that