Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
PeaIer

1T is unfortunate that the peo-
4 pie OF the United States are
deprived these days of an OPP
portunity to read really con-
prehensive accounts of the cur
rent trials here of several Chi
cagoans against whom George
Browne and Willie Bioff are
giving testimony.
IL is not entertaining but de-
pressing news and il must be
condensed even in New York
and cut to the merest outlines
in most other places because we
are short OF paper.
But, though it is depressing,
il would warn our people OF the
terrible monstrosity OF the rule
OF underworld racketeers in the
labor movement in partnership
with the New Deal party.
There is a great TODD about
the influence Of the racketeer,
Frank Costello. over Tammany
Hall and his procurement of the
nomination of Thomas A. Au-
relic for the supreme court,
which is a misleading name for
a court which elsewhere would
be called the county court.
This is dirty mess. 10 he
sure, and Aurelio may be dis
barred and probably will he
beaten al the polls.
DUT there is relationship
- between the gang behind
Aurelio, which is probably re-
garded as low and sordid. and
certain people in the American
Federation OF Labor who put
themselves forth as defenders OF
the American toiler and dictate
10 Congress and run for office
as liberals" and supporters OF
the Commander in Chief
The forces behind Aurelio and
Costello are. in large part, the
forces Of the underworld in the
federation
Jimmy di Salvio. alias Jimmy
Kelly, a Tammany district leader
and old-time Bowery gangster,
was one of Aurelio's hackers.
He is related by marriage 10
and a close associate OF gang
ster named Augie Carfano.
known as Augie Pisano and Lit
tie Augie.
This Little Augie has been a
social intimate OF Browne. BIZ
off and George Scalise, all OF
them powerful and utterly de-
graded union bosses OF ALL
organizations.
4 UGIE was among the party
"A who were flown from Miami
10 Cuba for winter vacation
some years ago as the guests
of Scalise, who got his money
from the building service
workers.
Browne recently testified that
during his rule over the movie
unions, and when he was
member Of the highest council
Of a,A ~ 81 xta,
presidents. he attended a party
AZ the home OF AL Capone on
an island of Miami The list
Of those present included Sea-
lise and was roster OF the
Capone mob.
William Green. president ~
the AFL. knowing that Scalse
had served term for white
slavery and certainly being obi
gated and in a position To know
that he was still a gangsters
nevertheless voucher for him 10
the department OF justice as
man Of good character; and so
did Joseph Padway, general
counsel OF the ALL.
THIS recommendation con-
l. veyed a presumption that.
in justice 10 labor and 10 the
whole American people. he had
investigated the mans habits
and associates. Otherwise. he
was in no position 10 pass judg-
ment on him.
PadAVay was under the same
obligation.
Padway had received 81. 900
from Scalise for legal services
and he not only served az gen.
eral counsel for Browne union.
continuing even after il had
become notorious. but also went
before a convention Of this
abominable racket in Louisville
and heaped praises on Browne
AS labor leader.
So did Matthew M. Levy.
New York union lawyer and
politician who has now been
selected by the union party
which is run by q few union
bosses. as contrast TO Aurelio.
Green also gave aid and COM
fort to these underworld enc
mics Of labor from the same
platform.
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