The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-05
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What reason was there for frame
up? Why, they were all the best
of friends. There had been a dis
agreement during the strike, but that
had been Strengthened out and the In
ternational Furriers' Union, the
American Federation Of Labor and
the Joint Board We're lin complete
accord" so Wolf claimed. This state
of peace and harmony Woll empha-
sized over and over again. How could
there possibly be any frame-up?
When questioned as to why he had
asked witnesses "What do you know
about payments to the police?" Vol
stated that he had heard rumors Of
payments to the police and to re-
porters from the newspapers.
"Name one person who told you
these rumors."
"Well, Mr.. Schachtman (president
of the internationally told me the po-
lice were bribed"
Vol aid Sehaehtman also suggest
ed the reporters were bribed, and it
was in an effort to clear the report
ers that various witnesses were ques-
toned. Schachtman, the instigator
Of this story of alleged bribery Of the
police, told members of the commit
tee-so Woll said-that he heard
Abraham Goodman, attorney for the
union. say he would pay money to the
police. When Schachtman testified
during these bride hearings. he abso-
lutely denied that Goodman had made
any such statement.
Give Lie To Schachtman.
Sehachtman was also accused Of
making a "misstatement" in testify
ing that the expulsion Of the Joint
Board had been based on the report
Of the A. F. of L. Investigating COM
mittee. This was Schachtman's con-
tention when he was on the stand.
Yesterday, the holy trio, Vol, Nc
Grady and Frayne, said this was not
true.
Hugh Frayne, after several min
utes' questioning on this point, re-
fused to answer eyes" or mo" as to
whether the report was the basis Of
the expulsion.
1.-THE Joint Board was expelled ac-
cording to the constitution Of the
union" said Frayne. at would have
happened anyway"
McGrady informed the court that
the real reason for the expulsion was
that the Joint Board owed the Inter
national forty thousand dollars (sic)
in back per capita tax; and also be-
cause they issued counterfeit dues
stamps.
Never Issued Stamps.
This showed McGrady little bet
ter prepared with explanations than
The others; but it showed him iRnor-
ant Of the facts, for the Joint Board
never made any stamps at all. When
the International refused to supply
the regular dues stamps, the Joint
Board printed special books marked
Temporary Dues Book"-"To be ex-
changed for regular book Of the In
ternational Fur Workers Union" APP
parently it was for this that the
Joint Board was expelled.
"Why did you not charge bribery
Of the police? Why did you not
charge misrepresentation of funds 2"
Attorney Frank P. Walsh asked each
witness as he was permitted short
period of cross-examination. And
each one made various excuses for
this, saying "It was not our business
to make charges; ~ deemed it I'M
important; I did not believe they
had bribed the police"
During questioning Of Miss Holden,
Frayne's stenographer for eighteen
years, it was brought out by Walsh
that she had not transcribed her notes
for several days after each hearing;
and that frequently she had not filled
in figures for many weeks after the
time they were given. She then got
the figures from the report Of the
two socialist auditors. She acknowl-
edged that the figures said to have
been given by Isadore Shapiro, chair
man of the Joint Board in his testi-
mony, had been filled in weeks af-
terward from the auditors incomplete
report.
Both Frayne and Vol declared