Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
SUIT HERE CHARGES
UNION THREATENED
j. S. WORK STRIKES
Head of Local Asks Court to
! Prevent International
From "MeddIing."
ENGINEERS ARE ACCUSED
OF REMOVING OFFICERS
Petition Seeks August IA Date for
Hearing on Request for
Injunction.

Allegations that officers of the Inter-
national Union of Operating Engineers
have threatened to order strikes on the
Internal Revenue Building and other
construction jobs in the Governments
building program unless officers OF Local
Union, No. n. accede to arbitrary and
wrongful demands are contained In a
suit filed in the District Supreme Court
today, through which the local union
seeks to enioin the international from
"meddling" in its affairs.
In an intervening suit filed on behalf
of Walter I. Green, described as the
duly elected president of the local union
attorneys for Henry E. Fish, the plain
tiff, asked the court to set August IA as
date for hearing arguments on a mo-
ton for injunction.
Fish, described as the duly elected
and authorized business agent for the
local union. complained in a suit pre-
viously filed that officials of the Inter-
national Union of Operating Engineers
arbitrarily had caused him to be sup
planted and his salary stopped.
Defendants in Suit.
Defendants in the action are Arthur
NJ Huddell, individually and as general
president of the International Union
of Operating Engineers; Charles E.
Haury, individually and as the per-
sonal representative of Arthur M. Hud-
dell: the International Union, and Law
renee H. Kirk. individually and as act
ing president of Local Union No. n.
THOMAS c. Bradley, who is associated
with P. H. Marshall in representing the
nlaintiff. Fish, was out OF the city
TODAY. Reports were current in labor
circles that organizations in other cities
that are affiliated with international
Union of Operating Engineers WouIo
ioin with the local union in enoeaVor-
ing to wrest control of their affairs
from the international organization.
The action sets forth that Fish was
elected business agent Of the local union
on June 25, 1928, according to Its BY
laws, at salary of SIS per week, TO-
gether with the use of an automopHe
It avs further set forth that on Janu-
arv IA last the local union voted to
continue Fish in Office for flve years.
Agent Visits Local.
The bill in which Fish is the plaintiff
xets forth that in April, 1929, Arthur
M. Huddell appointed as his personal
representative Chsrles Haury. with d.
rections to HAIRY to visit the local union
as his personal representative and report
thereon.
Haurv, assumed the management
and supervision Of the affairs OF SAID
local and still continues to do So, the
hill set forth. The bill added that Hud-
dell has suspended Fish and other
members of the union from membership
without lawful cause, has refused 10
hermit Fish to act and has deprived
him of his salary as business agent
and taken his automobile.
walter I. Green of Oxon Hill, Md,
set forth in his suit as intervenor that
he was elected president OF the local
union in June, 1928, for one year; out
was removed by order OF Huddell on
April s, last.
Affidavit Flied.
Tn an afidavit filed In connection
with the intervening suit, j. l.. SwelK-
hart. foreman of yards for the James
"A Elkins Construction Co., stated that
he was in charge of unloading steel at
the B. e. o. freight yards IN the DIS
trict for use in the construction OF the
Internal Revenue Building. and that on
April Is, last, Green was WORKING WIN
him on travelling crane.
HAIRY came to him on April Is, the
affidavit set forth, and ordered him 10
get another engineer in Green's place.
Sweetheart stated he told Haury tEat
Green was satisfactory and that he was
extremely busy and could not afford 10
tie up his work.
HAIRY came down to the Baltimore
Il Ohio wards on Monday, April IS. at
about 10 o'clock" the affidavit said,
land told me he was calling all members
of the local and international union on
the lob: we then had two engineers ana
two firemen under his control; he also
stated that he would pull all his men
off the Internal Revenue job; as this
would mean practically closing down
Of the work on the Internal Revenue
Building and work had progressed 10
such a point on said building that no
other contractor. or subcontractor, could
proceed with his work until we had
completed our contract 1 was compelled
to obey Mr.. Haury's order and dis
charge Mr.. Green"
The action in which Fish is the
plaintiff sets forth that Haury, as per-
sonal representative Of Hudden. has
stated that he will not permit any
member Of the local union to seek or
accept appointment from any person,
at any place or any time, except
through the mediumship OF Haury and
that employers of labor who desire the
services Of Fish or other members OF
the local union must deal with him.
Charges Members Were Fined.
The suit alleges that HAIRY has ar
bitrarily fined members Of the local
union, has refused to permit them to
meet according to their bylaws and
has arranged so that when any mem
Der of the union protests against his
actions that member is denied the priv
ilege of working by threats to employ
ers that II the man continues work a
strike of all organized labor employed
on the particular job will be ordered
bv the international union. -
In another afidavit. Henry T.. Seay,
a member of the local employed by the
SEVERN Construction Co. as engineer
on the Memorial Bridge, said Haury
told him in April that he was doing
work out Of the locals jurisdiction and
that later HAIRY told the company that
it would have to discharge him or suf-
fer the prevention of all operating engi-
neers from working on the Memorial
Bridge or any other work done by the