Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Fay 10 Testify
In Roads-Union
Racket INQUIRY
BY WILLIAM HINES
star stan Writer

"A@% ~ o@AA~e WNJ eA~Us "SSA
before the Senate Rackets In
vestigating Committee.
The group. headed by Sen
ator Mcclellan. Democrat Of
Arkansas, will delve into the
affairs of the 27O.000-man
International Union Of OPP
erating Engineers. whose menu
bers man the huge machines
that build the Nations high
ways.
II would expect this TO be a
pretty good hearing" Senator
Mcclellan said yesterday in
announcing plans for the In
quiry. It will begin either Mon
day afternoon. January 20, or
Tuesday morning. January 81.
In addition to hearing Fay.
who served nearly eight years
in Sing Sing for q $370, 200
shakedown while fourth vice
president Of the union. the
committee win take testimony
from william Maloney. union
president.
Chicago Local Cited
Mr.. Maloney will be quizzed,
among other things. about his
29-year trusteeship over Local
$50 in Chicago. According TO
Committee Counsel Robert +.
Kennedy. Local i50's expe-
rience is a record In the labor
movement for a denial Of home
rule to the rank-and-file.
The Operating Engineers.
who moved 10 headquarters at
Iii25 Seventeenth street NV.
from Chicago a year ago. pay
their president $4,000 a year
plus expenses. a salary identical
to that given Dave Beck by the
international Brotherhood Of
Transfers.
Asked II Mr. Maloney re-
ceived anything for his work
las trustee Of Local $50. Mr..
Kennedy replied:
mot pay. no."
Is to Testify
Senator Mcclellan said the
inquiry will last about four
days in its first phase. and
will hear testimony from about
rs witnesses. Neither the
chairman nor counsel would
name others scheduled TO tes-
tify.
The Arkansas Democrat said
the committee would hear evi-
dence about improper activities
of both management and un-
ion. Asked whether States.
counties or cities would figure
as well in connection with pos
sible irregularities in the pub
lie works field. Senator Nc
Ciellan said Il can't answer
that"
! Mr.. Kennedy. asked the same
question. said. Il won't an
swer."
Bars Politics
Senator Mcclellan stressed.
however. that politics will not
be q motivating factor In the
operating engineers hearing.
AT this moment don't know
whether Maloney is a Demo-
crat or q Republican" he said.
! Maloney. nearly "a years old
and reported in III health. is
expected to be questioned close
" about his stewardship Of his
! unions reputed $40 million in
assets.
) Fay will be quizzed on mat
! tiers mot in the public domain
which have occurred since he
went to prison in 1913. The for
! mer head Of q Newark IN. j.
\ local was released from Sing
Sing about a year ago. but re-
mains on parole until 1868. He
has q long record Of strong
arm union activity. and In 1910
|. repeatedly slugged David Du-
. binsky, head Of the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union. when Mr.. Dubinsky Of
fered an misunderstanding reso-
luton at an AL convention.
When Fay won parole from
the extortion conviction a con-
dition imposed on him was that
he stay out Of union affairs
forever.
Even behind bars. the stocky
66-year-old hoodlum came to
public notice in 1883 to the en-
barrassment Of two Republican
politicians. II was revealed
shortly before the New Jersey
gubernatorial election Of that
year that the @. o. p. candi-
date, Paul r. Troast. had writ
ten the then Gov. Thomas Z
Dewey Of New York asking for q
parole for Fay. And shortly af-
terward it was disclosed that
one Of Gov. Dewey's top asso-
ciates In the State Senate had
made q pilgrimage to Sing Sing
to visit Fay.
Fay subsequently was trans
ferred TO Dannemora. the al
catraz" Of the New York State
prison system.
Mcclellan Out 20 Produce
In announcing the Operating
Engineers hearing. Senator Nc
Clellan said, II don't want any
month TO 60 by II possible
without holding public hear
ings."
"Why2" he was asked.
I'm spending the taxpayers
money and I want to produce. =
Senator Mcclellan replied. He
recalled that early last year
after a period Of quiet had fol-
lowed some spectacular hear
ings. the committee was criti-
cized as loafing on the Job.
The possibility OF a delay In
the long-awaited United Auto
Workers hearings was raised
by Senator Mcclellan. He said
"the latter part OF February