The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
City Workers
Balk AT Plan
OF Coercion
City Hall Meeting
Is Called or

of red faces in City Hall and Of
fetal circles!
A letter came to the Voice Of
Labor signed Fed Up City En-
ploye" The letter enclosed
copy OF a notice posted on the
bulletin board at the City Ware
house on Valley Street.
To Organize
The notice read as follows:
IAN employees of the Depart
ment are expected TO attend the
following meetings 10 organize
for the political campaign.
Tonight. at 500 p. NJ. in the
Grill Room. Moose Hall.
Tomorrow night. February 2Sth
al 100 r. VI. in the basement
Of the City Hall.
All employees arc expected TO
be present.
tSigncdD NJ. NJ. Corrigan."
The letter from the City en-
ploye to us said Two years ago
Mayor Irvine suspended police Of
ficers for political activity. Please
read the enclosed notice which
was posted on the bulletin board
at the warehouse today. What
docs the gang in Office think We
are. just dogs to be lead around
on a leash?
Il am going TO the meetings 20
protect my job. but it is a fine
thing that the Mayor and Council
cannot follow us into the voting
booth. because I would get fired
II they saw who I am voting for.
II hope the Voice OF Labor will
take this thing up in its paper
and show up the gang for what
they are.
Fed Up City Employe"
We Check Up
Well. we checked up. A quick
visit to the City Warehouse show
cd the notice was still there on
Wednesday morning. One meet
ing had been held at the Moose
Hall on Tuesday night.
We visited City Hall and founL
that nobody there would ADM,
knowing anything OF the meetini
10 be held in the basement on
that night.
We spoke to Mr.. Corrigan on
the phone and asked him what
he knew of the matter He said
that the notice was correct. We
asked who he had applied TO for
permission TO use the City Hall
basement ito organize for the po-
litical campaign"
He answered that he had post
ed the notice on the orders Of
City Hall" Later he denied max
! ing such a statement and said
he posted the notice on "the re-
quest OF City Hall" Pressed for
further information he said that
We would have to call up the
Mayors Office for further infor-
nation"
Irvine Don't Know
VIC called the Mayor and re-
peated Corrigan'S conversation.
But Corrigan must have asked US
to go the wrong way" because
The Mayer said that he didn't
know a thing about any such
meeting and the Mayor and Coun-
Gil had given no permission for
the meeting to be held in City
Hail."
Back to Corrigan We phoned
and told him that the Mayor had
repudiated him and couldn't give
us the information which Corri-
gan said we could get from the
Mayors Office. Poor Corrigan was
in a jam. WELL he said. the
meeting has been cancelled. any
way.
when was it cancelled?" We
asked.
"A few minutes ago." he an
swered. Since we first spoke 10
you on the phone" We pressed.
Yes. since then" said the
flustered and embarrassed man.
Corrigan Don't Know
"Who ordered II cancelled"
We asked. II am not going 10
tell you." he replied.
"Did the cancellation come
from City Hall. where you said
your first orders came FROM"
we continued.
81 have no more comment TO
make" rejoined Corrigan.
ibid Mayor Irvine cancel the
meeting?"
"No comment"
"Will you tell us on what
authority you posted the notice
and which official In City Hall
dictated Il TO you?"
"No. I won't tell you anything
more"