Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-03-26

The new ordinance was passed by
a vote of Se te ~, although the build
ing and Eoning Committee had brought
in an adverse report by vote Of l5
TO |. The minority report vas sub
sti,uted for the majority report under
the lash of Mayor William I. never
and George +. Brennan. Democrats
boss of Illinois and candidate for the
Democratic nomination for United
States senator.
Union Heads fishl Change
international officers of the United
Brick and Clay Workers OF America,
aided by ether officers Of organised
labor. had bitterly fought the eidi.
nance. They had made strong pleas
10 Mayor naver to withhold his sup
port Of the measure, but he vas deaf
TO all cnttpaties.
The members Of the City Council
were against the ordinance by a big
majority up To within - hours Of It's
final consideration. II was openly
charged ON the tlOor of the Council
that Mayor neser and Boss Brennan
had eoerced aldermen 10 vote for the
measure by threatening to remove
friends Of the aldermen from the city
pay roll and 10 cut Off tavors at the
police department. The latter threat
meant that aldermen would be unable
10 spring" any Of their gambler o,
boetlegger friends whenever they ran
afoul of the law.
Mayor Dever, who WAS in the chair,
did not attempt 10 refute the charge
of coercion, and he Was ruthless In
his use OF the gavol against Alderman
Oscar +. Nelson. vice president OF the
Chicago Federation of Labor, who
made an able and gallant hght against
the ordinance. II was case OF brute
strength against reason and logic.
New Law Aimed al Union
The passage Of this ordinance Ia
Chicago Is a part Of a nation-wid,
fight against the United Brick ant
Clay Workers Of America. The hollow
tile yards are all non.union, and In
teinational officers of the Brick ant
| Clay Workers are under indictment
for conducting u strike against th'
tile yard Of the j. T. Barron COMPANY
in woodford County, N
4 The brickysuls In the Chicago dis
trict are 100 per cent unionized, Will
brick selling here al lower prize
than In any city of 10000 or upwai,
in this country. The non-union hollow
| tile interests wanted 10 break int,
this market, but the building code pro
vided for safe building construction
They had TO obtain n change In the
code In order 10 sell their inferior
material. They say they expect Il
take 30 per cent Of the business.
George l.. Brennan thinks he did
foxy thihng and good days work
when he bludgeoned that ofdlnane,
through the City Council. lie Think
no one can read his hand, but the play
Is so transparent that any one can
read H.
brennan Seeks Senatorship
Brennan Is a candidate for United
States Senator. A wet plank Is the
only thing he has in his platform
Aside from that he is making a strong
effort TO appear respectable Tie
wants everybody TO forget that he II
political boss, with everything that
that term implies.
Brennan and his friends are making
big noise about his national fepu'
tation and leadership. They point
with pride to the wonderful things he
did in the 1924 Democratic National
Convention. They believe he can be
elected Senator on a wet" platform,
without any regard TO anything else.
Mayor William h. Deyer h Bfen-
mans choice for President Of the
United States. Brennan is playing
for the support Of big business in be-
half Of his presidential candidate.
Therefore the helping hand to smash
the United Brick and Clay Workers
Of America, an integral part Of Or
ganized labor.