The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04
ALL DETROIT
CARPENTERS
I'm CONTEMPT"
Everyone De6es Injunc-
ton of Hutch

the Jorr1Dl0 nature OF JulS CRIME
Hutcheson thru his spineless agents
got out an injunction to restrain VIM.
Reynolds from attending his local un-
ion meetings and to stop any local
from allowing him the floor or to TAX
ing any action on the matter until it
was settled by capitalist court.
Local Ignores Injunction.
At the meeting Of Local 420, Janu
airy 80, Botterill, Hutcheson's general
dis-organizer, warned the local that 1
they allowed Reynolds the floor or act
ed upon his case they would be in
contempt Of court. The local prompt
ly told the doddering Botterill and the
court to go to the devil
The local, to show how much the in
junction restrained them, passed a
motion unanimously condemning the
officials of the district for getting out
an injunction and, in order to make
their proposition clear, passed the fol-
lowing resolution by unanimous vote:
Local 42o Has Resolution.
WHEREAS, Brother William Rey-
nolds Of Local Union 2140, has been
expelled by the general executive
board without being given fair trial
as provided for in section 55 Of the
constitution, Brother Reynolds having
been given no opportunity to defend
himself or answer charges, and
WHEREAS, Local Union 214O, be-
ing notified of this expulsion by the
G. E. B., have taken action unanimous
ly to repudiate this action of the g
E. B., and sustained Brother Reynolds
in all his rights and privileges of mem
bership and as president of Local I'm.
ion 2140 until such time as charges are
brought before the local union in a
regular, constitutional manner, be ii
therefore
"RESOLvED, that Local Union 42o
sustains the action Of Local Union
'140 in protecting Brother Reynolds IN
his tights Of membership, and be i
further
'RESOLvED, that Local Union 42o
condemns the policy Of expulsions be
ing carried on by the G. E. B. in Chi.
cago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and
Detroit as policy which, if followed
can only result in the wrecking of the
organization, and be it further
"RESOLvED, that a copy Of this
resolution be sent to the G. e. B., and
to the official journal, the Carpenter
for publication"
What Local 10 Calls "Shipwreck."
Local 10, carpenters, the largest and
oldest local in Detroit, at its meeting
held January 26, elected Jack WEIGH,
the left wing candidate for business
agent by vote of So to 33 cast for
William Ship. Shipp was former bus
mess agent and is now chairman OF
the district executive board. The cleo
ton was on the issue of explosions.
Ship stated that no goddamned radi-
cal was going to run this town. Well
Shippy, old sock, we will assure you
that if you do any running it will be
out of town.
To make sure that Shippy knew Just
why he was defeated the local went
on record unanimously against the In
junction gotten out by President
Hutchinson in the name of the district
council Censuring District President
Shamrock and Secretary (Jelly) Fish
for signing the injunction. They also
went on record unanimously to refuse
to recognize the expulsion of Rey-
nolds.
Condemn General Office? Surel
Local 1906, Detroit, at their meeting
January 81, passed a motion condemn.
ing the injunction and ordered Shar.
rock, who is also president OF this 10.
cal, to have it lifted.
At the meeting of the Carpenters
District Council of Detroit, held Janu.
airy, 20, the expulsion of Reynolds and
the injunction gotten out by Hutche.
son and signed by the president and
secretary Of the council was condemn
ed categorically by almost every del
egate. Shamrock refused to entertain
motion to withdraw the Injunction
pleading that he had applied for It by
instruction from the general office.
The council, however. in spite Of the
opposition OF Shamrock, Fish and Bot
terill, by an almost unanimous vote
condemned the general office for get.
ting out an Injunction. and in another
motion demanded that Reynolds be
given a fair trial. Shamrock refused
70 withdraw his name from the injunc
don and fined one delegate twice for
saying what he thought OF il.
Bring On Your JaiIs--Lawyerl
This means that the district council
and all the locals OF Detroit have gone
on record to support Reynolds against
Hutcheson's expulsion policy. They
have all dehed the Injunction and le-
gally stand in contempt OF court.
Hutchinson had lawyer attend the
council meeting to justify his action.
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