Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-04

depreciation.
In such cases it is possible
that a racketeer was grating
for himself alone and holdinr<S
out on the local which he WASH
supposed to represent.
WHAT is an inviting possibility
which is not likely 10 have
been overlooked by the type OF
baboon who would deprive a
aaas-t,.t-S -rr1r SfiTCytff Sill r-SZo-
or $50 that might have bought
things for the family.
Then. too. ii Is an established
fact that some OF these misera-
bic unions pay The business
agents a cash commission of SO
10 SIS on each sucker delivered
10 the rolls and Ne want Ia he
able 10 show the identical sigma
lures Of a tot of receipts by way
of showing what a sweet thing
this has been for those fragrant
friends of the working man.
A business agent or organizer
has a concession the like OF
which no independent person
ever heard or dreamed of
The United States government
grants the union a license 10
charge the stiffS and they have
10 pay or the government will
turn them down at the jobs.
And after they have paid. the
government protects the union
eer by refusing even TO ask him
what he did with the money.
The government doesn't even
ask whether he turned il over
10 the So-called union. That is a
matter 10 be fought out between
him and the others who hold the
charter for the local. which is a
document comforting on. the
owners thereof very valuable
rights
But. Of course. many Of these
locals are just little cliqueS who
elect and Te-eiect Themselves.
and vote themselves bonuses anti
gifts and in such cases even II
the collector goes through the
motions of turning the money
over 10 the treasury. minus his
commission, il all amounts to
the same thing.
NOBODY has any idea how
~ much there has been coll
-fcctru from you workers. and the
total probably never will be
known. but it certainly is way
up in the millions and il all came
out of the taxpayers because
the money for the war jobs
comes out Of the treasury.
The taxpayers wouldn't mind
IL the money went 10 you. but
when this system begins to
break up and it is shown that
they havc-been sacrificing for
the clear benefit of these coll
lectors operating under govern
ment license they are going 10
mind plenty
Another thing to make note
of is the dates.
Check back and set down the
dates when YOU were hired and
the dates on which YOU finished
paying your initiation fees and
were fired.
Many of you were canned as
soon as your payments we're
completed so that the collectors
could initiate new suckers in
turn and your receipts and
memoranda will prove that.
II will be important also 10
show that these unions have
Balkanized millions of YOU into
little township and neighborhood
jurisdictions so that even if YOU
were a member in good standing
OF union in. say. Norwalk.
Conn. and you heard of a good
job IN New Jersey YOU would
be treated as a foreigner in
Jersey and compelled to pa
tribute TO the Jersey group.
This is going 10 be good once
the reaction starts. These union
agents, protected by the govern
ment and the great tradition %
the labor movement aren't off
the hook yet
They think things have quieted
down. but Congress Is going 10
come alive on this thing yet and
when that happens your receipts
and testimony will be needed.
Save your receipts. You might
oct VOUT money hack