The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-07
BY WEsTBROOK PEGLER

Copyright; 1914. King Features Syndicate, Inc
NEW YORK, - Yesterday told you some
facts about old Dan Tobin, the president Of
the teamsters' union and about the union.
itself, and came to the end of the column with
quite lot left over. So, today, let me quote
from the constitution OF the teamsters by
way OF developing my picture of old Dan as
calculating, money-loving, self@indulgent and
self admiring labor skate and 70 on from
there.
AS said, Dan gets $4,000 year and two
OF his sons are on the payroll at $1,000 year
EACH Then, in addition, Dan gets free living
from his subjects under a constitutional pro-
vision inserted for his benefit which actually
regards him as king.
/, Listen to this: 1.-The general president, for
the purpose Of promoting the interests and
welfare of the international and the making OF
diplomatic contacts with other organizations
and for the purpose of conserving his health,
may, in his discretion, travel in this country
or aboard and may take periodic rests Inc
general executive board snail provide for all
expenses of the general president when per-
forming the services mentioned herein OF Wnen
taking periodic rests the said expenses snan
included travel in this country and abroad, the
full and complete maintenance OF his wlle SO
that she can accompany the general president
and all secretarial help and services which ne
deems necessary. The expenses provided for
herein are in addition to all other constitutional
compensation and allowances. This provlslonI
shall apply only to the present lncornbent mi
the Office of general president" in other words,
this willy old machine politician is SO precious
to himself and has such monumental gau that
he put this over on his subjects an article
of the constitution.
Thus, when the mob moves IN on some
warehouse and lot of little girls are COM
PEELED by President Roosevelt's labor machine
to Join the union and pay tribute to Dan, each
one of them is forced to pay her mite for the
luxurious travel and keep of a man already
in receipt Of $500 week. IT they get tired
and have to rest up, their little wages stop.
The same thing happens it one OF the goons IN
some local command decides to order strike
whether for extortion or whatever other reason.
But if Dan wants rest he not only continues
Ito draw his pay but gets expenses without linn
lit He can go to the most expensive resorts
with his own flunkeys to wait on him, all pro-
vded for in the phrase "secretarial help and
services" he can wallow in rich food and wine
and he can take whole floor OF de luxe
hotel. And, Of course, Dams pay and allow
ances never are interrupted by strike.
And bear in mind that this was rugged up
for the benefit Of Dan Tobn and nobody else.
It applies only to the present incumbent in
the office Of general president
Yet, President Roosevelt had the leering ef-
frontery to salute this man as servant and
representative of '1abuh' in his recent Wash
ington speech and to address the whole Anneri-
can people from the festive and somewhat
drunken company Of this mob containing OPP
pressors and exploiters, racketeers and thugs.
1t was not at all out of order that couple Of
buns attacked two naval officers after the
dinner and the speech, calling them traitors,
because they refused to promise to vote for
their commander-in-chief. In Oregon, a few
years ago, a gangster named A. E. Rosser
ran an actual reign of terror as the represen-
tative of Dave Beck, who, in turn was Dan
Tobins special representative or viceroy in
the northwest, in the final revolt of the public,
IS of the racketeers pleaded guilty, and eleven
were convicted Beck of course, was among
those warm friends in the "labuh'' movement
whom the president greeted with such merry
cordially in Washington.
Back in 1912, Tobn and bis mob announced
that they had more than $1,500,O00 lying idle
In banks and were going to spend as much as
might be necessary to buy the election OIL
their favored candidates to Congress, the po-
litical preferences OF the individual subject
never are considered. And few months later,
in Boston, John M. Sullivan, the president Of
the big Boston local, No. Is, got up move
ment to pay off the personal debts of James
M. Curley, a new deal candidate for Con-
gress, including $4,000 judgement against
him held by the City of Boston on account OIL
some mysterious business that took place while
he was mayor.
The full story of Tobin's royal prerogatives|
and perouisites and his arbitrary exercise oil
power. always with an eye to his own luxury
and wealth. and of the unions practises is
one of the most appalling chapters in the do
nestle history of this country. The union is
absolutely crawling with gangsters and on the
West coast Beck just fatty announced that he
would not permit the delivery OF California
beer into Oregon or Washington because the
California brewers, who were helpless in the
matter. wouldn't compel their drivers to quit
the brewery workers union and come over
to him. This was very fine thing for the
biggest brewery in the Northwest as it shut
off important competition and Beck could get
away with it because the Supreme Court, as
hacked by Mr.. Roosevelt, would throw out
any conviction for racketeering or violation
| of the antitrust laws.
| The Beck regime in the Northwest was pure
fascism dominating the entire community.
This was the gang then that President
Roosevelt selected as his prime audience for
an address to the people of the United States.