The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-30
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

ANCV 1O4lN-1I is unfortunate tlat the
pie OF the United States are deprived these
days of an opportunity to read really com
prehenslve accounts of the current trials here
OF several ChlcagoanS against whom George
Browne and Willie Bioff are giving testimony
1t is not entertaining but depressing news
and 1t must be condensed even in New York
ana cut to the merest outlines in most other
places because We are short Of paper But
though it is depressing it would warn our
people of the terrible monstrosity of the rule
OF underworld racketeers in the labor move
ment IN partnership with the new deal party
mere is great TODD about the influence of
the racketeer, Frank Costello, over Tammanv
Hall ard his procurement of the nomination of
Ihomas A. Aurelio for the Supreme Court
which is misleading name for court which
elsewhere would be called the county court
Ihls is dirty mess, to be sure, and AurelIo
may be dlsbarred and probably will be beaten
at the polls
But there is a relationship between the gang
behind Aurelio, which is probably regarded as
low and sordid, and certain people as defend
erS OF the American toiler and dictate to Con-
gress and run for office as liberals and sup
porters OF the command in chief
The forces behind Aurelio and Costello are
in large part, the forces of the underwood in
the federation
Jimmy Di Salvio, alias Jimmy Kelly. a
Tammany district leader and old-tme Bowery
gagster, was one of Aurelio's hackers. He is
related by marriage to- and close associate
OF, a gangster named Augie Garland, known as
Augle Plsano and Little Augie This Little
Augle has been social intimate of Browne
Blon and George Scalise, all of them powerful
and utterly degraded union bosses of AFL or.
CARNATIONS. Augie was among the party who
were flown from Miami to Cuba for winter
vacation some years ago as the guests of
ocanse, who got his money from the building
service workers.. Browne recently testified that
during his rule over the movie unions. and of
It's vice president, he attended party at
the home of AL Capone on an island off Miami
Inc list OF those present included Scalise and
was roster of the Capone mob
William Greene, president of the AFL, know
ing that Scalise had served term for white
slavery and certainly being obligated and in
posltlon to know that he was still gangster
heVeftheless Vouched for him to the Depart
lneht OF Justice as man of good character:
and so cid Joseph Padway general counsel
OF the ALL. This recommendation conveyed
pres mption that, in justice to labor and to
're Whole American people, he had Investigate
cd the mans habits and associates. 9th
efWlse, he was in no position to pass judg-
ment on him.
Padway was under the same obligation.
railway had received ST, 900 from Scalise for
legal services and he not only served as gen.
eioi COUNSEL Tor Brownies union, continuing
even after it had become notorious but also
went before convention of this abominable
racket IN Louisville and heaped praises on
Browne as a labor leader. So did Matthew
M. Levy, New York union lawyer and poll
tlc1an who has now been selected by the I'M
Ion party which is run by few union bosses,
as contrast to Aurelio. Green also gave aid
and comfort to these underw orld enemies of
1aror from the same plantation.
| Browne was never kicked out of his vice
presidency of the ALL. The federation lack
ed the honesty and character to kick him out
but got rid of him by the cowardly device of
eliminating his office. To this very day he has
not been repudiated and for all that the AFL
has said or done, he is still the admirable man
that Padway and Levy said he was when
every newsboy knew otherwise.
| Yet, because Aurelio pledged eternal devo-
ton to his pet racketeer, Costello, he is con-
demned and Tammany Hall is leveled again,
as is right and just; while Padway continues
to lecture the United States Congress on the
Constitution and morals and Levy presents
himself as one of the pure in heart and de-
fender of the helpless toler.
connect this underworld mob with the
new zeal government because Green, Pad
way, Levy and La Guardia (who Levy are
new deal labor or union politicians. The man
who selected Levy just as arbitrarily as Cos
tello selected Aurelo, are new deal unioneers
ana many OF the characters in the mob behind
Aureno are also to be found in Brownies tes-
tlmony ana In the roster of the ALL.
| tet taHlliiahy is bad and the AFL is good
ana enjoys the support and shares the pres
uge OF tnS. new deal party and the govern.