The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-22
ociaEst Leaders in the Role Of Spies and Thieves

1t follows from this agreement
that what the brethren expected
was nothing but a check from the
American government for their
espionage work.
But that isn't all. The socialist
spies were not content with expect
inc fat check from the government.
AS mentioned above, they began to
mulct the imported workers of their
last pennies. They began this work
Immediately afted Inspector Collins
visit to Samuel Beardsley.
1t was important for Beardsley
and company to secure proof against
the Swiss workers and to confirm
their allegation that the watch
transport of the Bulova Company
was intended to defraud the govern
ment.
For this purpose Beardsley and his
friends began to approach the i'm
ported workers. They watched them
near the company offices. They in
vited them singly to Beardsley's of
flee. They began to tell them that
the union knew of their plight and
that a union with a legal advisor
could perform miracles for them,
AS soon as the workers showed
signs of confidence in these stories,
Beardsley and company began the
work of trimming them. The union
cards brought from Switzerland
'. ere repudiated. Dues payments TO
Beardsley's union were demanded
and the workers paid for several
months.
The workers were examined in the
union" office of the government,
with the aid of the socialists. The
union office and its secretary, who
had been idle for a long while, be-
gan to stir with new life. The hear
ings continued for nearly three days
and the testimony of the workers
was subsequently used to justify
their deportation.
Immediately before the deporta
ton, the conspirators made another
move to secure funds from the work.
ers.
In the above mentioned circular
letter, Beardsley declared that his
union" instructed William Karlin,
attorney, to start court proceedings
against the Bulova Company, and to
demand full wages for the workers
for whole year." 1t could be in
ferred from these words that moth
ing was taken from the workers,
that Beardsley and Karlin, social
lists, were mainly interested in get
ting for the workers their wages.
In reality the reverse is true. The
difficult situation Of the workers
was used to get few thousand dol
lars more for Mr.. Karlin. Beardsley
persuaded the workers. to retain Kar-
lin as their lawyer.
They were told that if Karlin
would act on their behalf, he would
secure for them a full years wages
and would see to it that they we're
not deported. Of course, the work.
ers were told that they had to pay
Mr.. KARIN.
The sum to be paid was fixed in
the following way. The workers
we're told that Karlin is to receive
so per cent of the full sum he would
secure for them as back payments
and as raise in wages, compared
with what the company actually
paid them. But since the swindlers
knew very well that the workers
would be deported and that no back
would ever be forthcom.
ing, they persuaded the workers to
pay to Karlin in advance S. weekly
for each male worker and SO for
each woman worker on account Of
the money to be secured from the
The scheme worked. For several
weeks the secretary of the group Of
Swiss workers, one by the name Of
George Willemer, collected from the
workers SIS and So respectively and
handed them to Mr.. Karlin.
One thing, however, was actually
done. At the very moment when
the workers were to be deported, the
Bulova Company was persuaded if
not to carry out the full agreement,
at least to pay to every worker three
hundred dollars. Out of this blood
money which was to secure for the
workers return to their homeland,
Mr.. Karlin received SIS. Altogether
the company paid in this way $4,000, |
Of which Mr.. Karlin received $3.50 |
this aside from the sums composed
Of weekly contributions.
That this is no mere conjecture
may be seen from the reproduction
of a statement signed by the secre.
tary of the group of Swiss workers
Nothing was done with the money
thus collected, if we do not count
the fact that underhand work was
conducted to facilitate their deport
alton.
These are the facts as corrobor-
ated by photographers Of original
documents.
1t must be remembered that the
Jewish Daily Forward, a wide
spread socialist daily, hailed the
great achievement of the "union" in