The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-13
C.L.U.
FLAYS EDITOR
OF FREE PRESS
Jerry McMunn Puts Fake
Editor on Pan


Labor Free Press is warned to
change the policy of the sheet, other
wise he will,lose the endorsement of
the Pittsburgh Central Labor Union,
which means the death of the sheet.
This paper for the past year has
been a meal ticket for Arthur ireland,
a former executive board member Of
the Machinists, on the strength of the
Pittsburgh G.: L. U. endorsement.
He goes around to the unions on the
outskirts Of Pittsburgh, getting the
endorsement of locals and central
bodies, then solicits advertisements
from the local merchants, but adver-
Using scab made goods and depart
ment stores, but the labor movement
is getting wise to his game.
Editor Shielded Spies
First, his own local union cancelled
it's endorsement during the last cleo
ton campaign and instructed him not
to send the paper to it's members.
Then at meeting of the Pittsburgh
C. L. u. he was asked to explain what
he meant by an editorial Character
Assassins" published during the time
that the labor spy Beattie was being
tried.
Having only the signature Of the
stool pigeon Beattie to an endorse
ment, Ireland came before the last
meeting of the Central Labor Union,
asking the signature to this endorse
ment of the present secretary.
GIoried Over White Terror
In the discussion, Ireland and his
sheet came in for some history Of
its activities. 1t was first pointed out
by a delegate of the Molders' that
during and after the trial of Beattie,
the Free Press did not even men
ton anything of the exposure of a
crook in the labor movement, and
later when another spy was discover
ed in the executive board of the street
car mems organization, not one word
was printed by ireland, while one of
its recent issues glories over the fact
that worker was sent to prison in
Michigan because he is a member of
the Workers Party.
Other delegates made it plain that
they were in favor of labor papers
but were not N favor of giving an
endorsement to an individual for a
meal ticket. They condemned him
not printing news that the workers
are interested in, and showed that ex-
posures of crooks would be scoops for
real labor papers, but that Ireland, in
place of giving publicity, was shield
ng the spies and concealing the facts.
The only statement forthcoming
from editor was that the only reason
he is being attacked is because he "op-
posing the reds" and the Soviet gov
eminent.
Jerry McMunn Says Something
To this, Jerry McMunn, the molder,
plainly told him that he was no longer
afraid of the Soviet government, that
by the recent reports it was able to
take care of itself, and Furthermore,
that after the recognition by England,
France, Germany and other countries,
Coolidge will change his policy when
Hughes leaves the state department
and that the old cars debts will not
be paid either.
He warned that he is not now ask
ing the withdrawal of the endorse
ment, but that if the editor keeps up
the present policy, that he, Jerry
McMunn, will come to the c. L. U. and
ask to have the endorsement can
celled.
The Free Press came into exist
ence out of the 44-hour strike of the
printing trades here in Pittsburgh, but
could not keep up without advertising,
and finally fell into the hands of the
present editor.