The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-20
CARPENTERS OF
DETROIT CALL
RANK AND FILE
Ask All Locals to Con-
denim Czarism

The following letter and resolution
have been sent out under seal by Lo-
cal No. 2140 Of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters to all local unions in the
Brotherhood. Every Carpenters I'M
ion in Detroit has endorsed this reso-
luton.
The first local to report to the T.
U. E. L. section Of the DAILY WORK
Err outside Of Detroit, is Local of
Philadelphia, it was endorsed by that
local by an almost unanimous vote.
Read the letter and the resolution,
fight for its adoption in your local I'M
ion. Let us know what action has
been taken. If your secretary does
not bring it before your local make
demand that it be read to the mem.
bers and that they act upon it. The
letter follows:
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 80.
To All Local Unions of the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join.
ers Of America:
Dear Sirs and Brothers: The mem
bers Of Local Union No. 2140 of De-
troit are addressing this letter and
resolution to the membership of the
Brotherhood, that they may be in
formed regarding what seems to be a
definite policy of the oficialdom at
Indianapolis to expel without trial, as
provided by the constitution, all those
elements whose political and economic
opinions do not enjoy their official
approval. This letter comes logically
from L. U. No. 214O because its presi-
dent, Brother William Reynolds, has
been made the victim of official dis
pleasure by the most fragrant disre-
gard of constitutional guarantees.
At it's meeting, Jan. %, L. U. No.
2140 was notified that Brother Reyn-
olds had been expelled by the. G. E.
B. on Jan. 10 for membership in the
Trade Union Educational League
This verdict, carrying with it the ex-
treme penalty of expulsion was reach
ed by the G.. Il. B. without giving
Brother Reynolds an opportunity to
affirm; or deny, or in any way to ans
wer the charges. 4anef.
Our constitution specifically pro-
vides that defendant shall be tried
within the jurisdiction where the Of
fence was committed. Brother Reyn-
olds was charged, tried, convicted and
punished by the G. E. B. in Indianapo-
lis, city in which he has never set
foot.
That the constitution has become a
scrap of paper to President Hutche-
son and the G. r. b. is further illus
trated by the situation in L. U. No
1S1 in Chicago. Here Ave members
out of a group of eleven were de-
clared expelled without trial for sign.
ing and presenting resolution which
was endorsed by the L. U. No. 1S1,
and sent to the convention for consid-
GRAFTON, right guaranteed by our con-
stitution. The resolution criticized
the Chicago agreement that has been
entered into by President Hutcheson
without the knowledge of the men,
bers. This resolution which had the
seal of L. U. No. 1S1, was never pre-
scented to the convention for action,
which is another illustration of flag
rant disregard of the constitution.
We also wish to call attention of
the membership to the expulsion Of
eleven members in Los Angeles.
Here we see eleven members, many
Of them holding official positions in
their unions, all being members in
the Brotherhood from five to thirty
years, being suspended by telegraph
from Indianapolis, later changed to
expulsion, without trial or hearing OF
any kind, as guaranteed by the con.
stitution, being tried, convicted and
sentenced without hearing in India
napolis for alleged offences committed
in Los Angeles.
We point to the situation in Phila-
delphia where a subcommittee of the
G.. e. B. is investigating F. w. Burgess
OF L. u. No. for alleged offences com.
mitted during the heat of the general
office election campaign, and we fear
that the results of this investigation
will mean another expulsion without
trial as guaranteed by our constitu-
ton.
Local Union No. 2140 presents this
statement of facts and urges your To-