The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19

period. in fact, the organization, as
cause l fought him and because
registered the complaint against
him. However, Splitter, being a
close friend of Schaps, was deter
mined to avenge not only his friend
and the rest of the officials, but
also himself. Splitter acted as toast
the insurance. The board had de-
cided that I was entitled to the
claim, despite all the efforts to
the contrary by the officials. Nor
ris Splitter, business agent of the
local, then told the board that he
wanted to investigate my claim.
Though there was nothing to be in
vestigated, as usual ne was granted,
OF rather took, the privilege himself
with purpose in mind that will
soon be seen. Let us remember now
that he made this request after the
board had invested my claim and
found that l was duly entitled to
the claim, as I originally received
it, but later deprived of same as
an act Of vengeance by Schaps be-
to utilize their influence since then
to take me off the job and get rid
CT me.
Having failed to punish me in this
way they found other effective wea-
pons. They punished me through
the unemployment insurance, as 9TH
ers have been by the same method.
Here the dirty work is being done
by Dr.. B. Squires, the supposed inn
partial chairman. who, in public
speech. spoke Of Sam Levine as
heing an angel, god. Well, we
can't blame Squires for character
izing Sam Levine as being an angel
or god. DR.. Squires could not
hold the $4,000 per year job unless
he did some dirty work for the Of
ficialdom. He can hold this job
only as long as he is willing to be
their tool, since he is selected by
them and not by the membership.
DR.. Leo Wolman, of the Amalga-
mated Research Department, is do
ing similar work for the official
dom.
When I was deprived oil my in
surance | went to the executive
hoard of my local with claim for
me in the struggle for justice. He
allowed several reductions on the
pocket section. He got away with
that because l was no longer there
t. lead and fight for them.
Driven From Shop to Shop.
As for myself, l was blackiisted.
] was discharged from one shop
after another for no reason at all.
Had it not been for a certain incl
dent that enabled me to obtain a
job without the officials knowledge,
which would have enabled them to
inform the boss, as he did before,
of the dangerous character he had
in his shop. l would have been COM
PEELED to leave the city as well as
luS u Jus. OuI LllCJ nave llOb 1allSu
whole, and Manager Levine in par
ticular. found it necessary to re-
move Schaps from Chicago as re-
suit of his unpopularity, as indicated
by the large number Of votes regis
tered against him at that time. So
they took him. away from Chicago.
They gave him a job in Cincinnati,
where he still is.
Was Schaps punished in any way
because he betrayed and apparently
sold the workers in Chicago prior to
his removal from that city? He
was not. The job they gave him
in Cincinnati is not only as good as
the one he had in Chicago, but much
better.
Before Schaps was removed from
Chicago he had determined to pun
ish me for having exposed him be-
fore the manager Of the union. He
punished the rest of the workers in
Lauter's shop who have been with