The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-05
thinks" Raid
STRIKING metal
POLISHERS' Hall.
Cribben, Sexton Co. and
Crowe Are Desperate

Following close upon the failure Of
States Attorney Robert (. Grove ano
the Cribben, Sexton company Sac
ramento Blvd, and West Chicago
evenue, to frame-up the metal polish
ers' union heads and implloate them
in the bomb trust, that has been run
by business mems associations to
"line-up' new members, a raid was
staged on the strike headquarters.
The detectives broke into the place
in wild west fashion fourishing their
reviewers and believing hands up.
The strikers were then lined up and
frisked. Their headquarters were
searched. Soon after every one in the
hall was loaded into patrol wagons
and driven to the police station at
1927 West Chicago avenue.
Held lneommunieado.
AS soon as the strikers were placed
under arrest, they asked that they be
permitted to notify their union ofici
ais about their arrest. This was re-
fused them.
When the men reached the 25th dis
trict police station their watches
money and other valuables were taken
away from them. They were later
lined up and Seidman, head of a pri-
vate detective agency, the scab fore
man at the Cribben, Sexton and com.
pany and a number of the plug-uglies
and scabs viewed them. After they
had been viewed, they were handcuff-
ed in pairs, driven into the patrol
wagon again and brot to the bureau OF
identification where they were grilled
and their fiingeraprints and Bertillion
measurements taken.
"Shut Up or Face Music"
The men objected to being finger
printed showing that the detectives
had no right to do so as there were nc
charges against them. The detectives
told them to shut their mouths or they
would face the music"
They were then taken from the bu
reau of identification and brot back t1
the police station and released. Nc
charges were filed against the strikers
No abil was needed. They were told
that there was nothing against them
and they could go.
To Use Prints for Frame-Up?
Some of the men are wondering ii
their fingerprints, which dicks know
how to forge, will not be used as the
basis Of frame-up of the strike pick
cts.
The Cribben, Sexton company
manufacturers of the Universal
stoves, ranges and furnaces have used
every means at their command to
break the strike of the metal polishers
Fail to Brighten Plckets.
When the men went on strike about
five months ago the company threat
ened to revoke their insurance polio.
les. Failing to intimidate the strik
ers they sent letters to the wives and
sisters of the men telling them that
the men would lose their insurance
and attempted to get the women to
NOSICC LuG men DdCh " WOTh. us
failed. Then they imported gunner
and scabs. Failing to brighten the
strikers they then kidnapped pickets
beat them up and threw them out OF
automobiles. Then came the states
attorney to the aid of the company in
an attempt to frame-up the men with
a bomb plot.
Despite their desperate efforts the
picket line remains intact. The men
are just as determined as ever that the
company must recognize the union
and grant union conditions before they
will go back into the plant to polish
the stoves and ranges.
Company Loses orders.
Every day reports come to the metal
polishers Of central declarations Of la.
Dor and central labor unions appoint.
ing committees to acquaint merchants
and contractors with the scabby ma
ture Of the UNIVERSAL products
Many contractors and merchants
have cancelled their orders and refuse
to handle the products until the com.
pany recognizes the union.