The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-31

Of Peoria, candidate for General Presi
proverb was directed against VIM.
statement, "These three proverbs can
Bro. William L. Hutcheson, from the
beginning to the end Of the recent
general convention of the Brother.
hood of Carpenters.
"He started with a TRADE against
Communists and the necessity Of kick.
ing them out of the U. B." There were
only three Communists at the conven.
ton"
1T reminds us Of the tactics Of A.
Mitchell Palmer and Harry M. Daugh-
erty, both U. s. attorney generals,
who, to cover their own corruption in
Office, threw the dust of Communism
and Reds in the face of the public.
"The spirit of men whose consciences
are not deadened by desire for profit
or graft rise in resentment against un.
fair conduct of all persons and more
especially against unfairness on the
part Of those who have executive au.
thority."
Burgess in Line for Expulsion.
For these and other statements sup
posed to have been made by Burgess
he now finds himself on the eve OF
being kicked out Of the organization
along with the Communists, adher.
ents Of the T. U. E. l., and other pro-
gressive carpenters.
So far Willis X. Brown, the silent
candidate for general president, has
remained silent on the expulsion
cases. He was silent in the conven.
ton. He said nothing during his cam.
paign. He has said nothing since.
However, there is still time for action
and we call upon Willis X. Brown to
definitely state his position on the ex-
pulsion policy Of Hutcheson, on the
signing of "open shop" agreements
without the consent of the member
ship, such as the Chicago agreement.
What is his position on the corrup
ton Of the Hutcheson machine as
pointed out in the document, of which
he is supposed to have copy, issued
by Burgess, according to Hutchinson.
and for which Burgess will undoubted
ly be expelled without a trial? To re
main silent means to endorse the pres
ent policy Of the Hutchinson admins
tration.
Hutchinson has a long list Of names
compiled before and added to since
the convention of those slated for ex.
pulsion, with or without trial, depend
ing entirely upon his control Of the
local machinery. Up to date II mem
bers have been expelled without trial.
in fragrant violation OF Section S. of
the general constitution, and many
others are slated to go.
The II members in Los Angeles, all
of them members of the brotherhood
for from five to 80 years, were the first
to be expelled. This was done prior
to the convention, to stop a progress
sive group of delegates from coming
to the convention.
Five members have been expelled ir
Chicago because they opposed the
signing of the Chicago open shop
agreement One member in Detroit
is expelled because he was active If
the election campaign in support of
Morris Rosen, the left wing candidate
for general president, which resulted
in Detroit casting a majority vote for
Rosen.
Now F. w. Burgess is slated to 90.
His crime" is being too active in
the Labor Defense Council prior to
the convention, and since then he has
been guilty Of the unforgivable
crime" of digging too deeply into the
record Of the Hutcheson administra.
ton.
His support Of Willis K. Brown
would have been forgiven, only he
was not as silent as Brown. He went
far beyond the candidate he was sup
porting. He laid his finger on too
many sore spots, such as the falsifica.
ton Of the ballots cast for the old-age
home. He pointed out that the general
president had expelled 6S local unions
because they refused to accept a cut
In wages, and that Brotherhood men
were brought in from all over the
country to act as strikebreakers.
This, and many other things, Bur.
CESS is being accused of saying, b,
VIM. L. Hutchinson. who has sent in o
special subcommittee Of the genera
executive board to Philadelphia, com
posed Of LIST vice-President Cosgrove
General Secretary Duffy, General
Treasurer Neal. G. e. B. members
Williams and Martell, with a special
stenographer. They have documents
which they say Burgess was respon
sible for, which tell OF some Of the
corruption Of the Hutcheson admin
istration.
Burgess rightfuly refused to recog.
nize the authority OF this committee
and is demanding a trial according to
the rights which are supposed To he