The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
Willkie Firm
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but it gave that sum of money to
man who has a prison record. This
record has also been referred to on
occasion in leading labor publications
in the state of Michigan, which, 1t is
reasonable to suppose, have been read
by Consumers Power efficient public
relations department.
zoIIezzi's Prison Record
According to the records or the
United States District Court in indian
apolis." Thomas continued, "Zollezzi
and four others were indicted in Feb
ruary 1924. 1t was charged that Aoi-
lezzi and his confederates did "un-
lawfully, wilfully, corruptly, knowing
ly and feloniously combine, conspire.
and agree to commit an offense
against the United States, which Of
Tense was that they would, with intent
to .defraud one Jose N. Bridges, I'M
lawfully, knowingly and falsely as
sumo and pretend that the defendant
Norman A. Zollezzi was an officer or
employee acting under the authority
of the United States, to-wit, FEEDER
al prohibition agent"
Bridges, the indictment relates, was
a bootlegger and he was urged to pay
81 900 in instruments to Zollezzi. The
latter, it was charged, received S195
on one occasion and S147.50 on an
other from Bridges. Another count
in the indictment charged that Zol-
lezzi Illegally transported whiskey. !.
zoIiezzi Starts Labor Paper"
"Zollezzi apparently did not serve
his full term" Thomas continued, "for
during 1887 he had blossomed out as
the published and editor of the So
called Labor Digest, with all the
false appearances of an official labor
organ. The hoax was so obvious and
the idea of the paper so unethical,
that most large corporations ap-
preached by zollezzi did not care or
did not dare to use this anti-labor
labor paper
gsrThis, however, was not true of Mr..
WILKES Consumers Power Company.
1t. subscribed for 500 copies of this
fake labor sheet, with its filthy at
tacks on labor and New Deal agencies,
and ON labor leaders and leaders of
the New Deal, including the president
of the United States. Mr.. WlIlkie at
the time was not only president of
Consumers Power. He was actively
participating in it's labor relations.
Quotes From Labor Digest
= Making public number of excerpts
from 1.-THE Labor Digest" Thomas re-
Vealed one which he termed IAN anti
semitic article which attempted to
link Nathan Witt, secretary of the
NLRB, and Gilmore Herrick, New
York regional director of the Labor
Board as participants in Greenwich
Village gin parties"
Another article which WILKES COM
pany paid to circulate referred to
President Roosevelt as an "untrust-
worthy character" and alleged that
he was so known along his Duchess
County, N. Y, neighbors. Following
are some direct quotations from the
Labor Digest"
Found Wages Too High
June, 1899: 1.-THE chief obstacle to
curtailment of Federal expenditures
by an amount sufficient not only to
balance the budget but to permit a
reduction in taxes is the present high
level of factory wages. ). A reduction
in wage rates would not work any
particular hardship on factory work
ers Lower wage rates would at least
be partially offset by longer working
hours"
January, 1910: "AMEND WAGNER
ACT OR ELSE! Congress, creator of
this menace to freedom and national
well-being should drop wind jamming
on every other subject under the sun
until this error has been redeemed. .
The Labor Digest has taken a solemn
VOW never to forget the sin of any
member of Congress who opposes
amendment of the Wagner Act AT
THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS"
Personal Attack on President
February, 1910: I'VE have known
from the beginning that fundamental
ly President Roosevelt was an un-
trustworthy character His neighbors
in Duchess County, who should know
him best, have no doubt on that score.