The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-04
Racketeers Threaten
Needle Union Leaders

the requests aforementioned, that
he will receive the same treatment
as LANCER. This telephone com
munics ten was final notice to him.
Samuel Burt and Benjamin Gold
received similar threats.
International With Raeketeers
While the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union has in the face Of
these murdereus and atrocious
thrsafs, RETAINED from complying
with these requests, Mr.. Lucci. Mr..
Harris and MIR. Yur1nan, officials OF
the International Fur Workers
Union have entered into a e6aspi-
racy with these raeketeerS to effect
uate their desires.
This Information or at least the
major portion thereof has been pre-
yieusIy furnished to the District At
torney and also to Mr.. George a.
Medalie, United States District At
terney, for the Southern District OF
New York. This available iRforma-
ton together with concrete facts e1-
posing this racketeering was fur
nishsd them. To date nothing has
been done. These facts were pre-
Gented not only by the union, but
also By manufacturers and fur nler-
chants. HoWeyer, to date, there has
been no disposition on the part OF
the authorities to take any definite
action against the continuance Of
this form OF muFderous, criminal
conduct in disregard of life ana
liberty. We are confident that the
information furnished, If properly
followed and investigated, will bring
about an exposure, indictment and
conviction of these racketeers and
those who participate in sharing the
spells of the racketeering,
Name Criminals
Specifically the officials who par
ticipate in this unlawful, criminal
conspiracy are: Samuel Mittleman,
president of the Protective Rabbit
Dressers Association; Oscar Yagar,
vice. president thereof; Pedro Lucei
president of the International Fur
Workers Union; Moe Harris, vice
president of the International Fur
Workers Unen; Abraham Becker
man, manager of the Fur Factors,
Inc; Morris Kaufman, ex-president
of the International Fur Workers
Union and present manager of one
of the Muskrat Divisions of the Fur
Factors. Inc; Harry Yurman, chair
man in charge of the organization
committee of the international Fur
Workers Union and the link be-
tween the International Fur Work
ers Union and these racketeering
associations; Joseph Centreili, Sec
rotary of the Protective Rabbit
Dressers Association; Frank Brick
ner, treasurer Of the Protective
Rabbit Dressers Association, and
Benjamin Balk, manager of the
Protective Rabbit Dressers Asse-
citation. All these individuals afore-
mentioned are censpirators partici-
pating in the racket aforementioned
and are working in close colIabora-
ton and with the active aid and
assistance of the notorious under
world gangsters known as "Lepke
and Gurrah Gang"
Unicn viii Fight Back
We demand the immediate ar
rest Of these raeketeers. the inn
mediate cenflscation of their books
and records to prevent any falsi-
fications; and demand further that
an immediate investigation be in
stituted.
These racketeers cause endless
misery, unemployment, injury,
crime, murder, bombing, manning,
designation and destruction of the
most horrid and sordid nature.
This must be stopped! This in
formation is called to your atten-
ton for the purpose of taking
steps in the direction of elin1inat-
ing it,
The union has declared war upon
these raeketeers and will continue
an endless struggle until they are
fully and completely eliminated
from the industry. They are par
aiding under the names of appsr-
emily legitimate associations and
unions to cover their ubiquitous
and criminal wrongs.
In view of the seriousness of the
situation we expect that immediate