The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03

Frayne cannot be an impartial COM
mittee. Brother Hugh Frayne insisted
upon the eight points. Brother Hugh
Frayne, above the heads of the Joint
Board, arranged for the calling of the
Carnegie Hall meeting, at which meet
ing the officers Of the Joint Board
were excluded 40
Besides, Brother Hugh Frayne pre-
sided at that meeting. Brother Hugh
Frayne appeared before the Central
Trades and Labor Council of New
York and spoke against the Joint
Board and requested that body to
withdraw its endorsement of the
strike. All these incidents prove that
with Brother Hugh Frayne on the
committee of Investigation an impair
tial investigation is impossible.
Opposes Star Chamber Sessions.
We wish to remind you that we re-
quested that all hearings be public
hearings The New York Joint Board
favor pubic open investigation into
all its activities. 1t wants the full
light of publicity thrown upon its con-
duct and activities. You can imagine
our great surprise when we learned
from your letter that the investiga-
tons are already proceeding. We
have had absolutely no knowledge OF
this being so.
We are semphatically opposed to Sc
cret star chamber proceedings. The
organized labor movement is entitled
to know what is actually going on,
what the Investigations disclose, how
the investigations are being conduct
ed. We again insist that the investi-
cation be brought into the open and
made public affair.
Punish Successful Leaders.
After the most careful and DELHI
crate consideration of all the issues
involved in the investigation, we have
come to the conclusion that the inves-
tigation is directed against the mill
tant and progressive leadership which
conducted splendid strike, the meth
DDS employed not only bringing not
able victory to the workers but also
better terms of settlement than. those
proposed by the officers of the A. F.
of L. and the International Fur Work
ers' Union.
1t would be an outrageous proceed
ure, procedure to be condemned by
the entire organized labor, if this in.
vestigation is prompted by desire to
punish and discredit this militant lead
ership on account Of their success in
this respect.
Direct Aid to Bosses.
The investigation, coming as II does
right after the strike, does not help
the union, but diverts the energy Of
the union into channels other than
the question of the enforcement of the
agreement, thus directly aiding the
bosses who are trying to evade the
terms Of the agreement on which the
strike was settled. 1t can have no
other than a demoralizing effect upon
the workers.
Submit Under Protest.
In closing, however, as we stated
in our previous letter, we wish to
state that altho there is no justifca-
ton under the, constitution of the
American Federation OF. Labor, nor
any facts in relation to the strike that
demand investigation, the New York
Joint Board will not block the inves-
tigation. We will appear before the
committee when requested and agree
to turn over books when ordered to
do so.
Appeal to All Labor.
We wish to enter a formal protest
against the whole procedure as in vio-
lation of the constitution of our inter-
national and the laws and procedure
Of the American Federation of Labor
and we reserve the right for ourselves
to make an appeal on this matter to
the next convention Of the American
Federation of Labor.
We are certain when we present our
case before the entire labor movement
our activities will not only be ap-
proved, but we will secure the full
endorsement of organized labor fer the
manner in which thu strike was con
Quoted and for our service to the cause
of organized labor.
We remain, Fraternally yours,
Joint Board Furriers' Union.
3. Gold, Manager.
NOTEi--Tomorrow the declaration
of the shop chairmen of the Furriers'