The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-06-08


Of the "Mlchlgan Chronicle"
George Crockett. member Of the
legal staff of George r. adde's and
former director Of the IAW.CIO
Fair Practices Committee. urged
Negro delegates 10 the Forthcoming
Michigan CO Council convention 10
vote against incumbent president
August SchOlle. H., charged that
Scholle "always contri,eS 10 say
and look The right thing nj the right
time. But his actions helie his
words and his looks
In the following letter. Herbert
T. McCrecdy. assistant regional a..
rector Of the co. answers Crock.
EFT.
June :. 1876
To the Editor
My attention has been called To
sisncd article by one George
Crockett in the June issue Of he
Michigan Chronicle. in which he
asks all Negro delegates to The
coming Michigan ClO Convention
10 vote against President August
Schollc
Crockett's statements are under
standable to Union people who will
be tolerant about his uufounded
accusations because Michigan
Go members. Negro and white
alike. are well aware that MIR
Crockett has had only very linz
tied experience with the Go in
particular or the labor movement
as a whole. In addition To his
obvious ignorance OF CI0 struc-
tire, as evidenced by his own
statements, it should be remember
ed that Crockett was recently re-
placed as director of the rAW-ClO
Fair Practices department. by a
union member as a result of con
vention action.
Crockett says that President
Stholle aspires TO the exalted pos,
OF Presidency OF the Michigan State
Go Council n he were not a
comparative newcomer he would
realize that Scholle. who holds that
office now, previously held the post
OF President Of the state Council
for three years and declined To run
for a fourth term in 1915 He
would know thar under SchUlle's
guidance the Council was built
from scratch to a membership OF
over 100000. Furthermore. Pres
ident Schollc is Regional Director
OF the CIO in Michigan. an office
10 which he was appointed by Pre-.
ideni Philip Murray 10 whom he
IL responsible One could rightly
expect that Crockett. as an en-
ployec Of the t'AW-CIO should
know that much about the cos
history and structure IN MICHIGAN
Obviously, he has never bothered
10 learn.
Let's take close look at the
childish charges Crockett makes
against President Scholle. He
discusses both the 1891 and 1915
conventions Of the Wayne County
PAC, called for the purpose ~
endorsing Wayne County candi-
dates for public office. He cf,ti-
cizes Scholle because tile Wayne
County PAC executive board didn't
endorse any Negroes. The facts
are as wcll-informed Go menl-
hers know that tho Wayne Coun-
ty PAC is an autonomous body.
composed of delegate body Sc
lected from the various local
unions in the County. and III
teen-man executive board which
makes recommendation on en-
dorsements TO the delegate body
Scholle is nor a member OF that
board nor has he ever attempted
TO influence that boards decisions
on any question other than the
carrying out OF CIO policy Either
Crockett Is totally ignorant on
these matters or else he is willing
to engage in malicious lies IN on
der TO interfere further in tho the
internal affairs Of the CIO.
Crockett's second charge IS like
the first an outright lie. Had he
been interested in getting the facts
he could have learned that Scholle
told the Wayne County PAC Board