Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-04
Freshmen Aide
Defends Berry
Rule Of Union
lobel Firm Financing,
Without interest.
Held Good Investment


A ves president 6! I've All.
International Printing Prr~&snsn
Union toid Congress fed&S laat
The union financing al The In
sernai4onAl plastns Gard and
Label CO MAS Tire beat investment
The organization ever mass de-
spite Tire fact tlse profitable agn
noS IS wholly owned ey private
Interests
George /. Goose Q: Atlanta. Tho
asneet also defended ihs union
against charges that It Is ssnarmo-
cratic and ruled BY lntrTnA tional
oftic tals with an iron hand lie
submitted = lengthy written de-
tense OF the pTeSsnen Union 10
a House Labor Subcommittee
which Is investigating the ogEani-
Eation and also 10 the Senate
Labor Committee. where Senator
MORSE Republicans. Of oTrgoa has
charged misuse OF union funds and
called for a similar prot,s
Money Posted Interest Pre-
Mr. 0coge said the bis lAhrl
A Rogcrsy,lle Tenn.
near international union head
quarters. would pay back this year
in fun the nearly $500 600 poured
into IL by the union and would
coatinue to pay 81 900 mont,
10 the union II had been pointed
out IN the House hearing that
the huge investment would have
returned earnings Of about $500
300 had interest been charged.
The money was put into the FVn~
ture interest free.
Most Of the charges against the
have been leeeled
al operations Of the
unions late President oeorsr l..
Berry Mr.. Goose went down the
line in defending actions during
Mr., Berry's +l-year rule Of the
organization.
Prexanen's Local No J. repre-
sen,ing employees Of the Govern
ment Printing once and CONNER
ciai shops here, broughsaeoat the
probe OF the tnternatlonais o.
erationk. They have chafReG ni-
version OF union funds generally
10 private ventures Of M Berry.
and painted a picture Of iron
handed control In which those
who opposed the late PRESIDENT
were struck down.
The House committee 10 invest.
eating "undrmocratie practices"
In the union and has before II IN
amendment 10 the labor law which
would guarantee union members
the right 10 inspect records and
criticize the actions OF union on
GERS.
Suspension Explained.
Calvin L@ek. . retired OpO
presxman and member Of Local
No. /, told the committee yeateT-
day that he vas suspended from
membership when. In the is7ns
he took part IN . movement 10
remove Mr., Berry from Once
after a Federal court had ordered
Mr.. Berry and other officers 10
return 10 the union si6s 900 they
had put into a power venture.
Another witness. Leo l. Lescurs.
also Of No. !. charged that four
members here were osIstsd tempo
rarity when they took part in tia
same removal action. He said
they we're restored 10 good stand
Ing only after the charges against
MIR. Berry we're dropped.
Mr.. Leek was asked by the CON-
mittsc II he could recall any one
ever eontestins tho rule OF Mr..
Berry.
Sure. we had ont. he replied.
What happened 70 him." the
witness was asked
He ia stiil running yet, he an
swercd
William II. Meiiugh. iatsTnA"
tional secretary treasurer aRs on
the stand when the hearing re-
cessed last night He. too. had de-
Tended operations Of ibs union
and the sets OF Mr.. Berry He
said he knew Of no protests BY
union members against the acts
Of Mr.. Berry.
Plant Purchased By Berry.
Mr.. Oooge said today In ssAtf-
ment prepared for the committee
that the card company was bought
when the union had = usfs
handful" Of members II was need
ed. he said. 10 help tlse union
organize competitive non-usaaon
label printing concernA He sad
II vas operated by Mr. Berry IS
n separate entity from the safsaofa
because the union could moi on
ciaily interest itseif In the iatsl
printing business
The investment vas 10 success
full, Mr.. Cooge sad. thai tise union
has nos organized % per esns Of
the Label printing industry. \
Washington local claims the con-
pany belongs 70 the znson-
Another charge Ia that nhs
union had he'd only tao eon.sn-
tsona since is7s-in 1870 and
isSs. Mr.. oooge sasd this IVES
true. but thai the reasons ~eys
adequate.
For onr thing. such inisFnA-
tsonal CONVENTIONS CO.'S il1e sani0n
s1so 600 each. he said Thsy are
held every -four years We hald
that In ia17. dwpesAss<a sAs In
full swing and unsnn fssenlsess
In a kstacn-wt6e soss desAerSf
against spending H4aeh . sagss. TSs
same thing happened, hs sslG. n
1899. A ccnssntsnsa was h<sd ~
fa&D wfs~n business wA8 better.