Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-16
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

But up in Syracuse. Thurman
won a decision which might re-
suit in the falling OF nobody
knows how many parasites
who for years have been eX-
torting money all over the
place from workers on govern
ment projects.
The decision In the Petrillo
case was just what you might
have expected.
In fact. these dispatches have
said that any action against
Petrillo and his union would
fail because he is fully pro-
tected by the laws, the policies
and the decisions of the New
Deal"
Jimmy had forbidden his SUBJ
jects TO make recordings for
use on the radio and in juke
boxes and Elmer Davis and Mr..
Fly. of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission. took on some
thing awful about il.
WELL, there is no need to go
w into the thing.
We don't know whether Con-
gress actually did intend 10
grant unions the right 10 COM
nit offenSes against the rights
and property of innocent indi-
viduals and firms and 10 operate
stickups on the highways, but
we do know that the Supreme
Court has held this 10 be so and
that will be the law Of our
land until Congress defies the
New Deal Party and enacts cor
receive legislation in spite OF
White House opposition.
To the credit of the lower
House il must be said again
that il has passed two bills. but
that both OF [ h m were
smothered in committee In the
Senate TO oblige the White
House and thus. OF course. to
favor the New Deal Partys
ruthless, anti-public and fabu-
lousy political subsidiary.
In the Syracuse case. Tom
Clark. one Of Thurman's assist
ants. got indictments against
four unioneers Of the outfit
conducted by William f. Ma
loney of Chicago and Joe Fay.
who runs with the Frank Hague
chapter of the New Deal Party
in New Jersey. and known as
the international Union of OPP
Grating Engineers.
The defendants seem 10 have
crossed up Thurman and Clark,
however, by pleading guilty,
whereupon they were fined
$4,000 each which. Of course,
is just peanuts TO these men.
Their method was the per
nit card whereby men are
forced to pay unions for the
privilege of working on public
Jobs but arc denied member
ship in the union for one reason
or another.
HAVING won their case with
IL out a contest. Thurman
and Clark apparently can't take
il up to the Supreme Court for
final decision. but for the time
being they can have a field day
because this has been common.
However, the next set OF de-
PENDANTS might decide 10 make a
struggle and. on appeal, the Su-
preme Court might again decide
against the people and in favor
of the privileged racketeers OF
the party's subsidiary.
OF course. il is just as bad
when a union EFFORTS the money
and does give the worker a
nominal membership as a condi-
ton of permission TO work on a
Job which lasts only a few weeks
or months.
After that his union member
ship is meaningless and is al
lowed TO lapse.
The Syracuse crowd may have
been told thai They were out of
line and couldn't win on appeal,
even if they did fight the case,
because they made a dumb mis-
take in refusing TO let the suck
ers have nominal membership.
YOU have 10 read a lot OF law
Il and opinions and debates 10
get a surefooted understanding
of the Petrillo case and nobody
can explain it to you, in a few
words.
That Frankfurter decision in
the carpenters case. which gov
erned Judge Barnes in Chicago,
is a devious document which
may not give you a clear under
standing Of his thoughts, but
certainly leaves you in no doubt
that unions have a right to do
things 10 innocent people that
no other person or group would
be allowed TO do. --- Z
And that will be the law I'M
I'll Congress. particularly the
Senate. decides to wrest back
the government Of this country
from the subgovernment of the
party's subsidiary.
By United Features syrd., Inc