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same organization. These unlawful
activities are directed against fur
dressing Establishments who refuse
to comply with the demands of the
Yacketeers; against fur skin mer-
chants who give their skins to other
than members of these associations
for dressing; against union leaders
and workers who refuse to become
Fart Of this criminal conspiracy and
racketeering. We cite only several
outstanding atrocieus incidents
which have resulted from the oper-
alton Of this raeketeering:
l. The bombing of the Wayerly
Fur Dressing Establishment, of
Newark, New jersey.
2. The killing of the Waterman
employed at the said establish
ment.
3. The bombing OF the Acme Fur
Dressing Cooperation of Gieyers-
vile, New York.
4. The bombing of the Hunts
Point Fur Dressing Company of
the Bronx.
S. The throwing of acid in the
face of MIR. Burnfield of Bricker
& Burnfieid, fur merchants.
6. The throwing of acid in the
face of Jay Joseph, fur merchant.
!. The throwing Of acid in the
face of Mr.. M. Liebuan, fur mer-
chant.
s. The stabbing of Mr.. Albert
Williams OF J. ID. Williams Fur
Dressing g. Dyeing Establishment,
ir existence for over one hundred
8. The assaulting with instru-
-. The assaulting with instru-
ments Of Mr.. M. Rutberg, fur mer-
chant.
10. The assaulting of MIR. Null OF
Null g. Goodman, fur merchants,
IL. The shooting of Godfried,
member of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union.
IL. The bombing and numbering
of Morris LANCER, manager of the
Fur Dressing Department of the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union.
The activities conducted by these
organizations are as follows: Only
specific members Of these associa-
tions are benefited by their opera
tions. No new members are per-
naitted to Join them. Prices are
fixed. Failure to comply with these
prices resulted in assaults, casting
of acid in the face of violators.
Murders and bombings took place.
These unlawful activities are also
directed against fur merchants who
fail to give their skins to other than
members of these associations.
Continue Racket Despite Indictmen
Despite the indictment of Becker
man and the others, they continue
their Illicit and criminal practices.
Recently, the president of the Pro-
tective Rabbit Dressers Association,
Mr.. Samuel MittIeman, demanded
from this union that they put out
of business any firms who are not
members of the Protective Rabbit
Dressers Association of the Fur Fac
tors, Inc. He demanded that our
union withdraw from the shops in
GIoyersville, New York, the workers
employed there for the purpose of
causing these employers to be put
out of business, and further de-
manded from the union that they
contribute substantial sums of
money for the purpose of destroying
and bombing these plants. These
shops have already been bombed ON
previous occasions.
Our union and its representatives
have consistently refused TO comply
with any such request. Upon the
refusal Of the union to comply with
this demand, Mr.. Mittleman speak
ing for and on behalf of the racket
GERS, threatened to deal with the Of
ficials and organizers of the union
in the same maner that they dealt
with Morris LANCER, an official of
the union, who was bombed and
murdered near his home because he
refused similar request.
Yesterday on August LIST, 1888,
Mr.. Samuel Mittleman phoned Mr..
Irving Potash, Secretary of the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union and notified him that in the
event that he fails to comply with