The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-04

Gals. In this letter the union
makes known several out
standing atrocious incidents"
and notifies these officials that
"the union has declared war
upon these racketeers and will
continue an endless struggle" to
eliminate them. For this it will
mobilize all the workers in the in.
dustry.
Last Tuesday irving Potash, Dis.
trict secretary of the Industrial
Union was called on the telephone
and informed that the same will
happen to him as to Morris LANCER
unless he complies with the wishes
Of the racketeers. Morris LANCER
was killed by a bomb a few months
ago. Similar threats were made to
Ben Gold secretary Of the Union
and Communist candidate for Presi-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen and
to Sam Burt. manager Of the fur
dressing department of the union.
These threats come from leaders
Of the so-called Protective Rabbit
DresserS Association and the Fur
Factors, Inc, whose manager A.
BeckerInan has been indicted by the
Grand Jury.
In threatening the union officials
this gang demanded that the Union
aid in eliminating certain fur dress
ing firms from business and to con-
tributa into their golfers.
1t has been made known that the
people working with these racketeers
are holding conferences with the Ma
tional Recovery Administration and
preparing code for the fur indus
try. The code which they are pro-
posing has been drafted by none
other than the socialist leader Morris
Hillquit according to statement of
one of the Hr bosses. This is re-
ported in tbs Mount Vernon Daily
Argus" of Trs day which prints the
record of a trial of the Competent
Fur Dressing shop where the boss
was charged with working his en-
ployees on Sundays. The boss stat
ed in court that code for the indus
try is being prepared by Hillquit
Protesting against this action the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union has sent kilograms to DR.. Earl
Dean Howard and DR.. Lindsay Rog-
ers, Deputy Administrators Of the
NRA. stating that I'VE protest
against the hearings with such in
dividuals and groups which will
serve to encourage the continuance
Of their criminal practices" The
Union requests open hearings and
to be informed of the time and
place" Similar kilograms were for
warded to President Roosevelt, At
torney General Cummings and SEN
ator Copeland
The full letter Of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union ad-
dressed to District Attorney Grain
charging the racketeering gang who
are working in collision with the
International Fur Workers Union af-
filiated with the A. F. of L. follows:
Hon. Thomas C. T. Grain,
1871 Center Street,
New York City.
Rear Sir:
A conspiracy of racketeering sub
versive to safety ard conductive to
and alternating terror and de-
struction prevails in the fur in
dustry in and about the City of New
York. These nefarious acts are also
committed beyond the border of this
State.
This state of terror and crime has
already been called to your atten-
ton. Several complaints have come
to YOU in regards to the operation
Of the Fur Factors. Inc, and the
Protective Rabbit Dressers Associa-
ton. Abraham Beckerman, an of
fetal Of the former association, has
already been indicted by the grand
jury of this County for racketeering
together with other officials of the
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