The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-25
CARPENTERS OF
DETROIT JUNK A
FAKER MACHINE
Prepare to Fight for
More Wages

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 23.- Either
the police have abandoned Hutche-
sons takers or Hutcheson's takers
have decided that the police cannot
be used effectively against the rank
and file. Perhaps it is a combination
of both.
Suffice it to say that when the dele
gates gathered for the district council
of carpenters meeting Thursday, Feb.
10, they found the gallant toreadors
(bull throwers, not bull fghters)
Shamrock and Botterill, minus their
usual police guard.
Brother" Shamrock mounted the
presidents stand, ordered Reynolds to
leave the hall, and when his command
was not obeyed, he emulated the
Spanish dictator, Primo de Rivera and
beat strategic retreat, calling on all
the faithful to follow him. Five dele
gates from his Local Union, 1905, and
Jelly" Fish, the secretary, also Of
that local union, followed the whipped
cur out.
Council Gets Down to Business.
After the meeting had been purged
of this excrement, the solid delega-
tions from five local unions and the
one man representing Local 1905, as
delegate, held meeting at which
they discussed ways and means Of
ousting Shamrock from Office so that
the rank and file sentiment might be
carried into action by the district
council without further sabotage by
Shamrock and his co-weakling score
tary, Jelly" Fish.
After some discussion, a committee
Of six, one from each local union, was
elected with instructions to bring
charges against Shamrock for violat-
ing the constitution and bylaws of
the district council and to institute
recall proceedings in case the littis
car in Detroit or the big car in In
dianapolis might override the trial
verdict. This committee stands In
structed to visit all local unions TO
acquaint the whole membership with
the situation and current develop
mentS.
Opportunity Knocks But Once.
On leaving the hall Thursday night,
Secretary Fish fingered behind and
voiced the opinion that the policy Of
letting the matter take care Of itself
with the passage Of time and the
wearing out Of the rank and file was
mistaken one, and that he had told
them (Sharrock and Botteril) on
/ l. 2ho &h~k A.
matter was settled quickly, it would
be settled by others than themselves.
1t was pointed out to Fish by Rey-
nolds that he had lost the respect Of
the membership by signing the injunc-
ton and that circumstances offered
him rare opportunity to square him
self by returning to the meeting and
producing the minutes. He recognised
the opportunity, but refused to avail
himself Of it. The sentiment of the
delegates showed clearly that Fish IL
thru serving them. Perhaps Hutche-
son will reward this act Of treaohsry
to the rank and file.
Must Prepare to Fight BossssL
On Friday night, Local Unions 1884
and 420 carried into effect the policy
adopted by the district council dele
gates by demanding the removal of
Shamrock and instructing their dele
gates to take action to that end. Lo-
cal Union 420 elected by a committee
Of three to visit Local 1905, TO ascer-
tain if the rank and file of 1905 sup
ported the action of their delegates
and of Shamrock and Fish in sabotag-
ing the district council meetings and
holding up organizational work at this
critical period of the year in the build
ing industry.
The rank and file in Detroit have
voted overwhelmingly to increase
their wages on May l, and they wish
to see action taken to support this
demand for an increase.
Another Liar for SaIe-Cheapi
Last Wednesday night, Reynolds
brought the matter of his expulsion,
the injunction and police, and other
phases of the situation to the atten-
ton of the Detroit Federation Of La
DOR for the first time. In reply, Shar-
rock, who is also delegate, brazenly
admitted these acts which constitute
treason to the labor movement and
said he had no regrets whatever. He
lied like hell.
He further stated that when the
federation got ready to kick out the
Communist elements, which 1t In
evtably must (???) he would assist
them by advising them of what mis-
takes he had made in kicking out Rey-
nolds. The federation should request
him 90 x.yrfta a haair