Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-13
Currier Case
Reviewed
By PegIer
Points TO Dark Time,
Over Unions Claims
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

by NESIbhOOh PEGLEh
A Ii within a week a situa-
ton has developed in which
the huge, irresponsible power
of the professional unioneef
threatens dark times in Detroit
and elsewhere.
p. j. Currier, a Detroit lum-
Der dealer and builder OF pre-
fabricated houses, employing
Go workmen. has underbid the
nearest competitor by 100000
on the price of 800 homes for
defense workers.
However. he hasn't got tho
job because the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor has made a
trade with the government
whereby the federation appears
10 have monopoly of construc-
ton Jobs IN return for a promise
not 10 sabotage defense by
strikes over juriSdictional ques-
tons.
In other words. where the
AEL gets jurisdiction il will
generously refrain from sabo-
tage
The AF'L has fought against
prefabrlcated housing on the
ground that this method OF
building IS too economical and
has been fought in turn by
Thurman Arnold, who insists
that It's boycottS and tariffs NO
late the antitrust law
If CURRIER gets the contract
IN Detroit, ALL unions will
he called out and the national
defense, the treasury and the
nation -Mhnle-xiiE suffer
such disorder and other penal
ties as may enSue because two
groups OF unloneerS have been
given the power 10 do such
things without risk of any
penalty
The Go union, which claims
the work. is the United Con-
Struction Workers private
little kingdom of A. D. Lewis.
the brother OF John Lewis OF
the Mine Workers.
The construction workers Of
tho clO are raiding organizs-
ton engaged IN guerilla warfare
against various craft unions OF
the ALL.
Mr. Lewis will take in any
one who Is not already captured
by another union Of the Go.
He will take transfers from
Dan Tobin's ALL union or hod-
carriers and common lsborers
from Brother Joe Moreschis no
torious union
IL ST PAUL not long ago
Il Brother LEWIS took in an or
ganlzstion Of teamSters Of the
revolutionary school after Mr..
Tobln with great sorrow and
reluctance had decided 10 kick
them out.
They beat Mr.. Tobin 70 IL hy
withdrawing and Brother Lewis
made them welcome, although
the violent character Of the ST.
Paul ,teamSters was we'll known
10 all union politicians.
The trend Of the Lewis organ
ization IS toward industrial pa
ralNsis and disorder and it's Off
Gals Aha=ft=ffHfF4= tiiEfat tfrffontxfrf
and disruption when IT serves
their political purposes 10 do so
are constantly on the prowl for
weak of Communist groups in
the ALL.
In such cases. and, indeed. IN
the present case in Detroit. the
Lewis union proclaims the right
Of the toiler TO quit one union
for another or 70 select one in
preference 10 another, although
IL must be understood that the
individual workman has no voice
in the matter
He joins the union which
eXerts the greatest pressure In
the status Of serf
II called on 10 picket or ens2ss
4 IN street fighting againsfOthe
private army Of a rival union
boss he must obey. falling which
he becomes a dirty rat and
Scab and his family loses all
rights as citizens and human
beings
A situation here arises IN
which the people Of the United
States either must pay an over
price Of AZ least 100000 on
given task or accept the conse-
qucnCes Of war between two
sets OF union bosses
The workers. Of course. have
no say in the matter and will do
as their fuehrers order
Earlier these dispatches dis
cussed the affairs Of the Movie
Operators union or racket ~
Newark, n. J.. and said The
number Of the local was 224.
That was an error which IL
hereby regretted. The correct
number Of the local Is 244.
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