The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-11

/ HcSkctt mas Dccn asleep curing
the past two years on the numer-
Gus occasions our letters Of pro-
test have been read az the City
Council meetings.
Only after tho Circuit Court
has ruled the city ordinance un-
constitutional does attorney Hes
kcit announce that the rubber
workers never did need permit!
At this late stage Heskctt adj
mits that Gels was falsely ar
rested!
Then he tries TO create a mis-
understanding OF why our menu
brc. John Gels insisted upon court
action following his false arrest.
He also tries to alibi that the
rubber workers insisted upon
OUR own Interpretation OF tho
United states Supreme Court de-
cislon. whereas the record clearly
shows that the trouble arose
through Hcskctt applying HIS or
roneous Interpretation until his
ruling was rejected b. the Circuit
Court
IIcskctl Bluffs
How strange It is to read Hes
ketts comment that the rubber
workers insisted they would have
to comply with the ordinance.
Why is IIcskctt so unfamiliar
with our repeated letters and
our final decision that under no
circumstances would we spend
any more funds 10 purchase per-
mits under what the United
States Supreme Court ruled was
an Illegal ordinance?
How stft.age t.la: Heskctt did
not rise and tell Mayor Irvine
that nc was all we; when Ir-
vine hollcrcd 10 the Council.
II want the members TO take
notice that the rubber workers
say they will not comply with
the law"
And whore vas Hcsl:ctt lcga.
advisor to tho mayo. and council
when on September 25th they
voted to tell the rubber WORKERS
they could take the case to court
If they were not fed? DID
Heskctt stand up and tell tho
council that the rubber workers
did not need 10 obtain permit
under the ordinance? NO. readers.
Heskett just sat quiet and allowed
the bluff 10 20 on.
IIcSkctt Quiet
And speaking about bluff what
did Eeskctt say at the November
18th meeting when We asked per-
mission to distribute literature Of
the Labor Committee to aid the
Rcd Cross?
Commissioner Conlon said that
the request was biz bluff and
moved that the request be vetoed
Did HcSkett stand up and say:
Gentlemen OF the Council. YOU
cannot do that The rubber work
crs do not need permit and you
cannot veto this request. vi. no.
the attorney for the Republic Steel
Co. stayed quiet
We do not know whether Hes
kett is trying to kid himself or
the public or both when he writes
his opinion: Gels. however. de-
clined to permit the case to be
dismissed. thus producing the nov
el situation of insisting upon hav-
ing case in the Circuit Court on
a charge against himself which
the City was not making"
First. HeSkett'S assertion should
have been made when Commits
sioner Manlcy was inviting the
rubber workers to test the case in
court.
Second. let us set HeSkett right
as TO why our member who was
falsely arrested refused TO let the
city get away with it, We knew
that somebody must take action
II similar false arrests were not
to be continued whenever local
officials ordered Our members
knew that our repeated requests
upon the Mayor and Council to
observe the decisions of the United
States Supreme Court and the
United States Constitution were
receiving very disrespectful treat
ment from those "dignitaries.
False Arrest
Obviously. IL our member, John
Gels. had permitted the lower
court 20 dismiss him following
his false arrest. the situation
would remain the same for flu
turc victims.
Consequently the case was re-
moved By our member 20 the
Circuit Court. The result is his
tory. The Cumberland ordi-