The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-20
A. F. of L. Leaders Betray
Tom Mooney

great changes in conditions under which moderS
worked and lived" During the meeting men,
Der, Frank German, arose and said, HELL Tom
Mooney told us that fifteen years ago. That is
why he is now in San quentin" When we in
vestigate the records of some of the leaders of
Local No. 1854 before and after the conviction of
Mooney and Billings, we see that this accusation
carries some weight. We learn that these lead
ers' were but slightly concerned with the well
fare of the workers whom they we're supposed to
lead. We find them doing very little to increase
wages, shorten the hours OF labor or to generally
improve the conditions Of the molders; on the
contrary. they are very actively engaged in
schening and planning ways and means Of fur
thering their political aspirations. Here is list
of some Of the leaders and the various posi-
tons they held during different periods of their
careers:
John I. Nolan: Business agent Of Local No.
1854; chairman of the Executive Board, Interna-
tional Molders Union: secretary of the San
Francisco Labor Council; elected San Francisco
County Supervisor finally elected to Congress
where he served four terms.
Michael j. Roach: Treasurer of Local 1854;
Bond and Warrant Clerk in District Attorney
Fickerts office; Assistant District Attorney under
Fickert; appointed Justice Of the Peace of San
Francisco by Hiram Johnson; appointed Super
ior Court Judge by Governor Stephens, which
position he holds today.
william Boyle: immigration Commissioner for
the Port of San Francisco.
James DeSucca: Park Commissioner for San
Francisco.
John o. Walsh: San Francisco Count. Super
visor; Director of Vocational Education I(r San
Francisco.
r. w. Burton: Business Agent of Local No.
164. Pond and Warrant CLERK under district At.
torney Brady.
j. E. Dillon: Financial Secretary of Local No.
1914; Fire Commissioner while p H. Mccarthy
was mayor Of San Francisco; Chief Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector for the Port of San
Francisco; Bond and Warrant Clerk under Dis
trict Attorney Fickert.
VIM. Dorley: President of Local No 1874; held
various jobs under McCarthy's regime.
John E. Fields: Casting Inspector during Nc
Carthy's reign.
Albert Wynn: Superintendent of Corporation
Yards
William McCabe: Superintendent of San Fran
cisco Labor Temple.
What an edifying list! Men supposed to be
union leaders, sworn to uphold the rights of the
workers who must work in wet sand handle hot
castings work under sitting heat in summer and
terrible cold in winter, violating their trust and
helping to imprison two innocent unionists. Two
of them held jobs uI'der the arch-framer. Flick
ert, while two others attracted so much atten-
ton by their acts against labor that they earned
the gratitude of Hiram johnson, the sworn
enemy of Tom Mooney. Only a few months ago,
William McCabe, as Superintendent of the San
Francisco Labor Temple, refused the use Of the
Temple for a Mooney Billings protest meeting.
Shortly after the arrest Of Mooney, W. r. Burton
and j. K. Dillon, as officers of Local No 1854,
did their "bit" by sending letters to all locals
OF the International Molders' Union informing
them the Mooney Billings case was not labor
issue.
Are not these facts sufficient TO enable ,B to
understand why Mooney and Billings are still
( behind tho hsrsa 10 BE CONTINUED