The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-24
Two COnSpirGcies

TWO COnSpirGcieS
States Attorney Grove and Judges Foell ant
uncover evidence of conspiracy on the part of the
garment strikers to violate the anti-picketing in
junction.
If they are really interested in criminal con
spiracies we herewith furnish them evidence of {
well-fnanced and powerful con
spiracy to deprive workingmen and women of theil
liberty, to destroy labor organizations and use tn,
courts for the aforementioned purposes. The fol
lowing letter speaks for itself; it is on the letter
head of Gerhardt f. Meyne, building-contract
ing -remodeling:
Dear Sir: -
We are addressing you for the purpose of bring
ing to your attention the Chicago Crime Commission
its general activities and activities for the building
industry in particular. The opposite side of this
sheet gives more detailed account. Won't you
read it?
Destruction Of property, assaults upon workmen and
other criminal activities promptly checked,
principally thru the activities Of this we'll organized
competent, independent body OF red-bIooded, two
listed business men.
Many of chicago's leading citizens consider the
Commission business necessity have supported it
for the past five years, and charging their con-
tributons to expense for protection No officer or
member receives cent of compensation. Every
penny contributed goes directly into the work.
Because this done during a period in which
the building industries did practically nothing for
the Commission, ! am confident that YOU will con-
slider the facts set FORTH and cheerfuIy and uener
ously DO your share toward its financial support at
this time in common with all Of the other trades,
industries and professions in Chicago.
Checks should be made payable to the Chicago
Crime Commission, Fl North LasaIIe Street.
The letter is signed by Gerhardt F. Meyne TO
the following committee:
J. W. Alder, President American Sand G. Gravel
Company; Sewe L. Avery, President United States
Gypsum Company; Avery 6rundage, General Con.
tractor; Frederick 7uIley, General Contractor Pres
dent Associated Builders Of Chicago; AdeIbert e.
Coleman, Manufacturers Ornamental Iron and
Bronze, President Building Construction Employers
Association; Thomas {. DonnelIey, Chairman cti-
zens Committee to Enforce the Lands Award;
Edward Haupt, President StrobeI CONSTRUCTION Com
pany, Former President Building Construction EN-
ployers Association; Gerhardt F. Meyne, Builder,
Member Of Chicago Crime Commission; Thomas c.
Moulding, President Thomas Moulding Brick Com
pany; Edwin w. Sims, Former United States Dis
trict Attorney, Former President Chicago Crime
Commission Of the firm Sims, Weleh, Goldman &
Stransky.
On the reverse side of the letter is the boast tina
the conspirators have during the year 1923 Sc
cured 40 convictions in labor cases.. "a of the de
fendants having been railroaded to the peniten
tiary.
We call the attention of the constituted authori
ties to this matter but we realize that there i
nothing really illegal in this sort Of conspirac,
DR. in using the United States mails to secur
money for a criminal purpose. The bosses win
have their names signed to the document abov
are engaged in protecting property and for tina
reason are quite within the bonds of capitals
legality
Conspiracies recognized as criminal and sui
versive by capitalist courts are the agreements o
workers to stick together in fight for increase
wages, better working conditions or to attempt +
secure control of the machinery of government an
Contrasted with the persecution of the carmen
strikers for their activities in unfolding thei
standard of living and the right to organize, tn
immunity accorded the above organization Of cap
talists in their conspiracy against workers is a
illuminating and living example of the function
of courts judges and other agencies of law enforc
ment under capitalism
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