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

master at banquet for Schaps be-
fore the latter's departure for Gin
cinnati, and, at which banquet
Schaps was presented with radio
and testimonials by Splitter. pre-
sumably for the great work the
former had done in behalf of the
workers he had decided to be
my judge. E.
Keep Case From Local.
Splitter was ready to give me JUS
tice. The boards decision then did
not mean anything. Splitter was
going to take care of everything.
Board decisions do not mean thing
to Splitter. However, while he could
easily do anything with the board
he was not quite so sure with the
local. And he was particularly I'M
willing to have the local know why
the officials are prosecuting me. So
my case was delayed from reaching
the local meeting for six months.
Then report of one sentence was
read. The report was just the OPP
posite Of the boards decision. No
one spoke on the question, either
for or against. The man who was
responsible for the report was not
present at that meeting. There
could be no decision. Everything
was fixed The officials giggled.
Shortly after this l was fortunate
in securing official statements which
proved not only that I was entitled
to my insurance, lot also proved a
conspiracy to punish me by deprlv-
ing me of it. The conspirators, in
cluded DR.. Squires, Prof. John Il.
Commons, who played a minor, but
not innocent, part, and the officials,
particularly Levine and Schaps.
FearIrF that the members CT the
local would learn Of The conspiracy,
they stepped having local meetings.
Until a shorc time ago Local 144 did
rot have a regular local meeting for
about ten uonths, although the con-
stitution of the Amalgamated states
very clearly that locals must have
at least one meeting each month.
Unusual Meeting.
Finally there was regular meet
ing. But this meeting was an I'M
usual one. Instead Of reading the
minutes on the various questions
that / took up with the executive
board, particularly the question re-
lating to the conspiracy, and my
challenge and offer of one thousand
dollars to anyone who disproved the
existence of such a conspiracy, to
confuse and avoid the issue, they
decided to suspend me from The To-
cal for not buying a ticket to the
locals picnic. When Brother
Nathan Green and others reminded
the chair that members cannot be
suspended for refusing to buy such
! tickets because it would be depriv-
! ing individuals of their freedom to
choose their entertainments as we'll
as other liberties that come under
the category of personal freedom
and individual liberty, as guaranteed
by the constitution freedom that
is enjoyed even under monarchs and
dictators, Agent Splitter ordered the
chairman not to allow a discussion
on constitutional rights. When
Brother Nathan Green reminded the
local that it is a violation of the
constitution not to have regular
meetings each month, the chairman
again obeyed Splitter by avoiding
/ the issue.
saw the same thing happen
again and again at board meetings.
The chairman of the board, who is
supposed to be impartial and who is
also supposed to use his own initia-
tive in directing matters for con-
sideration before the board, is do
ing everything the agents want him
to do.
LOUIS KIRSCHENBAUM.