The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-19
INsTALLMENT 9.

Michael Casey Helps ''Frame-Up' Crew.
MOONEY is no good" This has been the
wi poison spread by Michael Casey for Is years.
AS vice president of the international Brother
hood of Transfers this powerful labor leader"
has been travelling from Coast to Coast all the
years the two framed victims have lain in prison,
and like ceaseless refrain have come the words,
Mooney is no good
Immediately after the arrest of Mooney and
Billings in 1916 Casey made nationwide tour
of the country and spread the most noxious in
situations and malicious lies against these men.
His prime motive was to prevent the collection
of funds for their defense. and he was untiring
in this work. With great gusto he warned labor
leaders against these vicious reds" and pro-
claimed their case another MCNAMARA affair"
He spread the contemplate r,imor that he knew
"they were guilty." that confession was forth
coming, and that these men did not belong to
the trade union movement.
On the floor of the San Francisco Labor Coun-
Gil, November 49, 1918, Edward Nolan charged
"that Michael Casey has worked for Fickert and
the Frameup Grew in many cities of the United
States, and he denounced the defendants during
his trips as an International Officer OF the
Transfers" This man, an important member
of the Los Angeles Metal Trades Strike Com
mittee OF 26" who had very narrow escape
from the penitentiary, did everything within his
power to help place a moose around the neck of
Tom Mooney and imprison Warren Billings for
life.
TRANSFERS LOCAL NO. IS.
Michael Casey is also president OF Transfers
Local No IS, the largest and wealthieSt local
union in California 1t owns buildings valued at
thousands of dollars, and has treasury Of many
more thousands. During the Is years of Moon
ey's and Billings imprisonment this rich and
powerful local has never contributed one cent
for their defense. Neither has 1t ever adopted
resolution on their behalf.
There are a number of outstanding "labor
leaders" belonging to Transfers Local No. 49,
Besides President Michael Casey, who was chair
man of the San Francisco Board of Public Works,
and County Supervisor for San Francisco. there
are the following: a.
John Mclaughlin, past County Supervisor, past
Labor Commissioner for the State of California,
and now Internal Revenue Collector for the Port
of San Francisco;
John A. O'Connen, secretary Of the San Fran
cisco Labor Council;
James Hopkins vice president OF the State
Federation of Labor, superintendent Of the San
Francisco Ferry Building
James Wilson, business agent Of the Team
SJeIS OulOll,
Joseph Casey, son of Michael, A. F. of L. or
ganizer for California;
William Conboy, International organizer for
the Transfers Brotherhood. ~
There are many other srnall-fry politicians in
this exceedingly rich local union, but not one of
these leaders" has ever spoken word on be-
half of Mooney and Billings nor has any one Of
them ever written a single line asking for the
pardon of these two men. esy
UNION LABOR PARTY ELECTS FICKERT,
After the discovery Of the Oman letters prov
ing Fickert had deliberately. framed Mooney and
Billings, the Defense Committee was able to
gather enough signatures to force recall cleo
ton against Fickert. The small but militant,
Defense Committee waged tremendous battle
against the man who engineered the frame-up
and almost succeeded in its effort. Had it not
been for the treachery of the labor leaders,
Fickert would have been recalled
The Advance" official organ of the ANAL
gamated Clothing Workers, correctly charged
that under the idea Of reward your friends
ganized labor in San Francisco rallied around
the banner OF the infamous and labor batting
Fickert In the recall election. :. Fickert won
out and organized labor u entitled to credit In