The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-04
Buying the Vote
These Days ny S'e 9s ,3+I z. so401sxY

The quarrel between sidney
Hillmsn and David Dubinshy ever
the control Of the now Communist.
owned American Labor party has
brought TO the SUFFICE this startl.
ing fact The international Ladies
Garment Workers Union, consist
ing Of $4,000 members in New
York. has contributed Sj32 500 80 20
the funds OF that party from 1896
10 1913 inclusive. II viii be- fe-
called that the United Mine WorA-
ers contributed 100000 10 Nh
RooseyeU's reelection IN 1896. 10
will be noted that Mr. HlIlman Is
now taxing CO members for a
fourth term campaign and that his
treasury for thi purpose should
amount to about S20u0 u0n. Mr..
/ 'binsky's formal statement On
the subject viii show that his I'M
ion contributed about Sli0u0u to
insure Mayor LaGuardia's elections
in 1887 and 1871.
No American corporation may
contribute to election campaign
funds. II is against the law And
the theory behind that law is
sound The money Of corporation
is the property of its stockhold-
ers. Those stockholders may he
Republicans. Democrats. Conn
munists. and anything else. The
officers OF a corporation have no
right to invade the sphere of the
political activities of its stockhold-
ers.
The same rule applies to labor
unions The funds Of a labor union
are the property of its members.
Those members may he Republi-
cans. Democrats or communists,
The officers Of the union have no
legal or moral right. directly or
indirectly to invade the private
domain of the individuals polite
al participation in the affairs Of
his country. when Mr.. Hillman.
for instance. taxes labor unions
for campaign for a fourth term,
he is forcing many men 10 pay for
the election OF candidate against
whom they will vote.
Mike Quilts transportation an
ion contains large body OF fine,
old-line Americans OF Irish deS-
cent. good Catholics who oppose
Communism as moral as well as
a political evil. Mike Quill has
publicly followed the Communist
party line and so has his union.
Mike Quill is an outstanding pers-
onality in the Browder-Hillman
coalition which now controls the
American Labor party which IS
the de facto successor to the Com
munist party. Has Mike Quill or
any other labor leader the right
TO vote the funds Of their members
against the consciences OF those
members?
You might ask why the men do
not protest. Experience has shown
that kickers get into trouble. In
the days of Lepke and such, they
we're bumped off Nowadays, they
are penalized in many ways \
worker has to think of his meals
and his children and his job. He
let's the leaders do as they like
and he conforms It is easier that
way. OF course, he votes against
his leaders in the election booth:
that has been evident for several
years now. But he does not talk
about il.
The issue IN this matter Is the
corruption OF democratic cleo
toral system by the public and sec
ret contribution OF huge sums by
labor unions to campaign funds.
And the labor unions possess huge
treasures. The Ninson report
showed labor union assets OF close
to 100000. 600 and that was several
years ago. have list before me
Of the assets Of particular uninS
that run between $1,000 900 and
S250U0.000.
Now significant fact in connec-