Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-14
Custer Of Beck
Reported Urged
On Teanlsters
Prompt DISMISSED
Believed Asked by
Publicity Advisers
BY CECIL HOLLAND

coInmlCCee was IN q closed meet
ing today repeatedly to consider
recommendations for the custer
Of Dave Beck as president Of
the union.
The report, it was understood.
was submitted by the unions
own public relations firm.
Tony Smith, head Of the Team
sters Union news bureau, refused
to confirm or deny that q report
had been submitted which rec
commended that the union get
rid Of Beck at once.
All Mr.. Smith would say was:
"A report has been filed.
Whether it will be taken up, we
don't know. It makes specific
recommendations.
1.-THE report deals with what
We feel from a public relations
standpoint would be best for the
union"
The report was submitted by
Allied Public Relations Associ.
ates, headed by David B.
Charnay. The public relations
firm q month ago received q
5000. 900 = q year contract from
the union. y
Submitted TO MOhr
The report was submitted to
Einar o. Mohn. executive vice
president Of the Transfers in
charge Of its Washington head
quarters. Mr.. Mohn also is q
member of the five-man COM
mittee that has been named by
the Teamsters to consider what
to do about Beck and his sus-
pension from the AFL-CIO Ex-
ecutive Council.
Other members Of the COM
mittee are these vice presidents
Of the Transfers Uni IN:
James r. Hoffa, Of Detroit,
william A. Lee of Chicago,
Thomas L. Hickey, Of New York
and Joseph L. Diviny Of San
Francisco.
The Transfers committee in
session today was appointed at
the meeting last month Of the
unions general executive board
in Galveston, Tex. /.
Specific Charges Filed
At that time. the Transfers
had not been supplied with spe-
cific charges on Beck's suspen-
sion as an AFL-CIO vice presi-
dent and q member Of the cour-
ell. Those charges have since
ben submitted to Beck and the
union and were being considered
by the committee at its meeting
today. according to an an
nouncement by the Transfers.
The report containing the spe-
cific charges against Beck never
has been made public.
Beck is scheduled to 60 before
the AFL-CTO executive council
next Monday for a hearing on
the charges that he has brought
organized labor in disrepute by
his handling Of union funds and
his resort to the Fifth Amend
ment privilege against self-in-
elimination In his appearances
before the Select Senate Com
mittee Investigating alleged
try.
Reports were current a week
ago that a drive was on within
the Teamsters Union to ease
Beck out Of office.
Support Voted
However. the unions executive
board q week ago Monday
adopted a resolution which said:
AT no time has there been any
discussion about the general
president resigning or about any
request that he resign and the
board goes on record as CO.
operating and supporting the
general president as 1t has been
in the past"
That resolution was adopted
after the executive board had
attended a hearing before the
AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Com
mittee on charges that the
Transfers Union was under the
domination Of corrupt in
fiuences." The union was sup
piled specific charges at that
hearing involving largely Beck's
handling Of union funds and the
failure Of the union to take any
action against him.
The hearing was postponed
until May "a to allow the Team
sters time to prepare an answer
to the specific charges.
The Charnay puplic relations
firm was employed last month
BY the union. At the time Mr..
Charnay emphasized that its
purpose was to work for the
union and not for Beck per-
gonaliv