The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-07
SOME POINTED
some TERRIBLY
MEAN QUESTIONS
But Caesar" Knows
the Answers, No Doubt
by Electrical Correspondent


ization" campaign he told the mem
hership that it would not cost the
local one cent and that it would
give a lot of money to the local
treasury. To prove it he turned
over the first ten thousand dollars.
He also claimed that the dues were
too high and said that the local
should run much cheaper since it
had so large a membership. He also
said that no man should be elected
for more than one year at time.
-Broach always claimed it was
business organization.
Some Questions.
Now, Breach, show the members
what good man you are by send
ing each and every member finan-
cial statement of the Local No. 3's
finances so that they may read and
study it. Don't be afraid, If you
are good business man. Also tell
us what right the treasurer has to
sign checks all hours of the night
and early morning? Has he got
legal vouchers fol- all checks he
signs, and have all vouchers been
read to the body as they should be
read according to our locals by
laws?
At one Of the meetings this year
you said that it cost the organiza-
tion $4,000 for lawyers fees,
Now, if everything is on the up"
as you say it is, let us know what
law firms got the money and how
much each firm received, Why the
high costs of the lawyers? You
also said at the last meeting that
vou would use 100000 right away
II you could get it. Why do you
need such large sum of money If
the local is in ship-shape order, as
YOU claim?
How About the Dinner?
Tell us about tie dinner that J.
Livingston, the electrical cont factor,
gave last year, where you spoke to
he contractors about the coming
agreement. We understand that you
told them a lot of mistakes were
made and that you would reetify
hem When they asked you about
he fines that were imposed upon
the members you said that you would
also take care OF that, and that you
would "see to it, When they asked
vou about labels on fixtures you told
them that you could not write it into
The agreement, but you agreed right
here at the dinner that the contrac-
tor belonging to group No. of the
contractors association need not
bother about labels. Did you write
them a letter to that effect? You
also told them that you would agree
TO any system of helpers they
wanted, even the old one, that is,
one helper to each man; and, be-
ides, you gave them to understand
that they could write their own
agreements so long as they would
sign with you. Is this not the
truth, Broach? Yes OF no?
And Another Dinner?
There was another dinner that
YOU and the contractors had, at No.
2 Park Ave, where you told them
what nice electrical business they
had and how you were going to
make it better for them by putting
the BX out of the way, also how
one of your own field forces spoke
and put his foot in it by telling
them how Cheap some of them
we're and how they were cutting the
price of the work on one another
and running the trade.
Well. we're not always going to
stand by and see you bleed young
American boys and helpers by the
enormous dues that your pet Off
GERS of the local want to put over
on them. 1t is you and the con-
tractors. Birds of feather flock
ing together.
Now, about the building trades
council. They, as body, voted not
20 interfere with our affairs. Tell
rs what part Halcket, Patterson and
Keamally played in that little party
nd who on the council had sent
hat little letter to the contractors
md who had dictated it. and what
was the cost to the local. if any,
and who got the money?
Now. Breach, your organization
--mmittee organized the subway
Electrical workers. Now tell us
hat pay they get and what part
cr the electrical trade they do. Also,
no runs the electrical conduit in
',e subway? Tell us the number of
,--on organized in the subway and
-,.t was promised them by your
,s~ld men. Do you know that he
Id them he could "class A" each
after one year?
Your pet executive board is filming
.,er,hers large sums of money. some
-z high as $780, and the excuse
| c7ey give TO the man fined is that
SOW do not work according 10 the
ia~+ricaI code. Now, Breach, we
o,ild like 10 see you and your pet
Ulcers t1Ke an electrical examira-
On: ahfEe all, your business man.
~er, Ftiess, and you, Breach.
How many members have been
eli.stcd' from the job and what con-