The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-18
BOSSES LAWYER
FRAMES WORKERS
IN STATE OFFICE
Upholsterers' Trial To.
day in Boycott Case

Collision between the Illinois EN-
ployers' Association and the State
Attorneys Office was exposed in the
Chicago Federation meeting yester-
day afternoon when Oscar Nelson re-
ported on the states prosecution
against the five unionists charged
with violation of the anti-boycott
statute, for activities in the up
holsters strike.
The five workers go on trial this
morning before Judge Wells. They
are M. j. McKenna, business agent
Of upholsterers' local No. 10; Thomas
O'Shay, business agent of local No.
Ill; j. BAIL and William j. Rear
don, two other members of the up
holsterers' union, and member of
Painters local No. 637, named Julich
The facts revealed at Ihe fedora
ton show an appalling prostitution
Of the state attorneys Office.
Usurps Prosecutors Job.
Dudley Taylor, attorney for the
Illinois Employers Association. has
been conducting the prosecution up
to date. The only part States Attor-
ney Robert E. Grove and his assist
ants played up to date was in de-
failing their police to arrest the five
unionists and bring them to the
state attorneys office for cross ex-
animation. There they were cross
examined by Dudley Taylor, not by
the men elected and appointed by
the people of the county.
a II fba oxysdoroa oco;,e4 a. &C.
unionists was obtained in cross ex-
animation by the employers attor-
ney, Oscar Nelson disclosed.
John Fitzpatrick, president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor and Ed
Nockles, secretary, went to Groves
Office to see about this vicious turn
ing over of the government to the
bosses and the facts were admitted
by Assistant Attorney German, who
said "The courtesy of the office was
extended to Dudley Taylor"
Labor men were never able to see
Grove himself.
Nelson reported:
"When He IL Sober"
1--WE had to talk to German, who is
assistant district attorney because
Grove is only in his office one or two
days a month-when he is sober
that often"
The Federation has received nu-
merous complaints from workers
summoned to the states attorneys
Office and quizzed there by employ
ers' representatives.
By vote of the Federation Secre-
tary Nockles is instructed to write
all unions warning men not to an
swer any questions if brought to the
states attorneys office on the
ground that they might incriminate
themselves.
Pictures of Grove, the supposed
states attorney, and Dudley Taylor.
the Illinois Employers Association
lawyer who is allowed to usurp his
functions, are on the letter head of
the warning and will be posted in
local unions.
Wouldn't Work With Scabs.
Evidence against Julich, the paint
er, is solely that when he found he
was working alongside non-union
upholsterers he declared that either
0ACy must quit OF ne.
The charges against all the union
lists IN the case are summed ND un-
der these headings:
l. Attempting to induce men not
to work;
2. Extorting money, thru dues and
initiation fees;
3. Spreading and publishing stick
ers and other printed matter.
Forbidding such activities, declared
the Federation, is forbidding legiti-
mate trade union activity without
which union cannot be carried on.
Support will be given the unionists'
night against convictions as felons.
IT,, H. Ola M