Detroit evening times., 1945-05-24

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WHEN Joe Fay and James
t-Berey-r+ee presidents of
big construction unions of the
American Federation of Labor.
were sentenced to So years in
prison on April 5, so much
other news was breaking that
important details were omitted.
Because this case reveals
connection between the union
racket, the construction racket,
which is Just as corrupt as any
other, the criminal underworld
and political subsidiaries of the
Roosevelt government, this will
be background essay.
A New York nudge has lust
released Fay and BoVe on SIS
600 bail during their appeal. SO
there IS a possibility that they
will wiggle off the hook after
all.
THESE criminals shook down
Il contractors for S36S, 900 on
the Delaware aqueduct job, A
$500 900 600 project paid for
largely by federal taxes.
Federal offenSeS were in
herent but Fay is a democratic
politician IN the Hague machine
in New Jersey and in the old
line grating Democratic mob Of
political contractors and union
bosses in New York.
Moreover. the gang had con-
nections with the Kelly organi-
zation in Chicago.
For political reasons the pas
Sive United States department
of Justice let them alone so the
prosecution of Fay and Bove
was a local Job done in New
York by Frank Hogan.
But Hogan also made some
remarks about contractors on
the same ieb-~ho gave him no
help and he didn't give them the
benefit Of any doubt He thought
they iist Weren,twififng TO do
their duty as citizens.
ETRST Hogan discussed Harry
Il Mclean of Toronto. a spec
tacufar- drunkard who m "A d e
himself notorious a few years
ago by throwing away wads of
money. Mclean got a big rep
utation as a great open handed
man of mystery but he was Just
Cockeyed In September, 1912,
Hogan sent an accountant 10
examine his books and Mclean
beat him up. A month later
Hogan =sent=an= assistant district
attorney 10 see him and Mclean
fatty 9 fuse q 10 enter New
York. Later. Mclean went 10
the Battle Creek Sanltarium TO
boil out and was grabbed as a
witness but sneaked away dur
ing the night after admitting.
however. that he had paid graft
of Sl25 900 on the Job.
Another example OF good
citizenship Mr.. Hogan then
continued. and he tells me he
waS-befnG sarcastic, was pre-
sented by stephen A. Healy OF
Chicago"
uEALY IS a big construction
IL contractor and politician.
He is a friend OF Mayor Ed
Kelly and of William (. Ma
loney, the president of Fay's
union Maloney also is a Chi
cago Democratic politician Last
year. Healy picked up at bar
gain the enormous Stevens
Hotel in Chicago, W h c h the
army had commandeered briefly
for military training center.
This year. Healy sold the hotel
at A profit of Sl000,000.
Healy had paid S125- 600 hut
none Of il to Fay or Bove. He
had paid money 10 Mike Carr
roZZo. an old-tlme Capone
gangster in prostitution and
unionism. and an intimate friend
and colleague Of Healy's bosom
friend, Maloney. Carrozzo, how
ever, was now dead.
LAY, on the other hand was
Il and still is alive and kicking
and he is still vice president
of the operating engineers. under
Maloney. If Healy had testified
that he paid tribute 10 Fay for
immunity from labor trouble
on the aqueduct Job he would
have injured Maloneys racket.
And il is a fine racket because
in a few years IN the union busl-
ness Maloney has acquired a
great farm in Illinois. a winter
home in Florida and a stable
OF race horses.
That" Mr. Hogan said dis
posing OF Healy. "is the kind of
witness we had To deal with"
Maloney has been investigated,
even indicted often before.
One investigation was made
by the treasury Dennis Zeigler,
rank and file worker. and
father of large family. had
been bounded out of his Job and