The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-10
TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT
THE TRUTH. SO THIS


THE TRUTH, so THIS
Controversies, issues, court orders,
and other things pertaining to the
canning of salmon in Alaska has
been twisted, tinkered with in more
ways than one so that the public
and cannery workers could not
make heads or tails of what real
ly is going on. Just the other day
4 leaflet came out of the Seafood
Workers branding all of Local
Jfficers as dishonest men. In 1t
vas a direct Misrepresentation of
facts because Briones starts calling
names and yet nothing has been
proven in that court of anybody
being dishonest. Only Briones and
Velasco and cohorts, in their COM
plant, think that some people are
dishonest. Name callers Briones
md Velasco has yet to prove any
.ody is dishonest. AS we see 1t,
1EOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS
HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW
| STONES. Hasn't Briones admitted
n court, not SO long ago, yet, IN
COURT, under oath, that he (Bri-
ones) went to the University to
study for so many months while he
is being paid by $500 cannery
workers to handle the office of
business agent. The duties of the
BUSINESS agent did not include 60
ing to school in the University, du-
oies, which Briones took under oath,
to perform to the best of his abb
lily. What would you call that in
my language?
This same bunch went to Port
land the other day and tried to
pread the same unwarranted, I'M
ounded, twisted propaganda among
c2nnery workers in that area. Some
of which, "all Local 7 officers are
in Jail SO nobody is going to ne
gotiate with the Industry but Sea-
weed officers That's beating your
bass drum a little too loud. Funny
how all bass drums are, they make
such disturbing loud noises ano
yet there's nothing but air in them
Fact of the matter is that only one
of our officers was in Jail for two
days. Yes, but not for squander.
ing money that belongs to tht
Union of Local 7, but only because
he was in custody of the records
Seaweed officers want to stick theil
noses into which records he re-
fused to surrender defying
judges decree. Brother Maths La
gunilla, the officer of Local 7
am referring to, is out now, thank
to a more understanding judge. Sc
, Fellow Cannery workers, mot car
neros) learn the facts and FOLLOW
he truth. Incidentally, Local
officers are negotiating with tn
Industry tonight, and that is no
Bass Drum Noise. It's state
ment of fact.
Now let us see what this rum
pos is about. Seaweed officer
contend that officers of Local
misappropriated the burial fund tn
sum of $4,000. Velasco Brione
, and Company think that our Off
GERS did so. They only think 81
g and with the help of judge the
wanted to get into the records
our Union to look see but our oil
G ficers refused them the look Sc
s even after the threat of a Jail an
G fine sentence. Brother Lagunill
q bore the brunt of the matter ju.
because he has the key to the RI
cords and refused to obey the loo
see order saying, Il am acting ur
on the discretion of the rank an
p file such that I am a Trustee fl
Local 7, a union of $500 Gamer
workers. The consent to surrend'
these records must come und'
their advice to do SO, not otherwise
He went to Jail for carrying OF
his duty. Yes, We have those kir
of men in Local No. z.
II We are virtually at war with IL
Seaweed Workers and they want