The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-29
Carpenters FOR
SQUARE deal TO
Their MEMBERS
Local ISL in Demand
for Reinstatement

1877 OF the Carpenters Union
are determined that their broth
ers who were raiIroadsd with
out trial by the local officials on
the instructions of Harry Jen-
sen and Gear" Hutcheson" are
going to have q square deal.
This was demonstrated at a
meeting Of the local last Mon
day night when a resolution
signed by a majority of the
m m b ers present protested
against the expulsion of five
members without trial and in
violation of the constitution.
The resolution says in substance
that the offense Of the expelled mem
bers was in signing a resolution
criticising the Chicago agreement as
being against the interests Of the
union and having it adopted by Local
No. Isl and sent to the general con-
yention in indianapolis.
Illegally ousted.
That the members were expelled
over the protest of the membership
who were denied a vote on the mat
ter, the president first declaring them
suspended and the records afterwards
being doctored to read expelled"
That the majority of the trial COM
mittee has signed an affidavit declar-
ing that the report OF the chairman
of the trial committee submit
ted to the membership was not the
same as the one agreed upon by the
trial committee in session; that the
report was distortion OF the fac p,
as the defendants did not plead guilty
as reported by the chairman Of the
trial committee.
The resolution demands that the
five members be Immediately restored
to full membership and given work
ing card, and that President Hutche-
son be requested to compel the Of.
ficers of the local to live to the
constitution.
The five expelled" members came
to the local meeting last Monday and
took their seats as usual. When the
password was taken, and the an
nouncement made that everything
was in order to open the meeting, the
chairman stated that there were Eve
expelled members in the hall, and
that the session could not open until
they left.
One Of the defendants asked If the
decision of the international president
on the matter was yet received.
Hutcheson had this appeal for
month, but 1t appears he is>too busy
expelling members in Detroit, Phila-
deiphia and other cities to have any
time to spare in providing trade union
lists who incur his anger, with work
ing cards.
Another expelled member stated
that the only thing in order was to
proceed with q trial Of the Ave mem
bers. who were never tried legally and
never convicted. There was no reason
why the i've members should leave
the meeting, he declared. They were
neither tried nor convicted. They
were perfectly willing to leave If the
members so decided.
Jensen Howled Down.
About this time Harry Jensen came
running up to the front and shouted
that this rs not Bolshevik meeting"
and ordering the chairman to either
open the meeting or close 1t. The
chairman. obeying Jensen's orders,
meekly declared the meeting ad-
journsd. but as he had not declared
the meeting opened yet it was rather
difficult for it to be adjourned. The
membership howlsd Jensen and the
chairman down.
An old-time member Of the local
and former ex-president took the
floor and said that while he lsas not
in love with the defendants, he be-
lieved In everybody getting a fair
trial. So far as he could see, this was
a case of railroading the defendants
and he was opposed to any such
policy.
The resolution was signed willing
ly by the members present. The fight
against the expulsion policy OF Jensen
and Hutchinson will be carried to other
locals turnout the country. What is
taking place in Chicago. In Local ISL,
Is but part Of a policy Of expulsion
that is being put into effect by Hutche-
son all over the country.
The members of Local ISL are de-
termined that their officials must live
up to the constitution and laws made
by themselves. Until they do this the
Jensen lackeys in Local ISL will find
themselves confronted with the hos
tility Of the membership.
Attack Germans In Juno- slavia.
BELGRADE. Jan. 27--Aasailanta