Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-25
Probers Brand Hoffo
As Danger to Nation
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used millions of dollars of union
funds without the authorization
or knowledge of their members.
This money was passed on to
friends and associates as If the
unions treasury were the union
officials personal property.
IS. They have condoned vio-
lence as the proper method for
settling bor-management and
inter-union disputes.
-. Teamster officials have
seriously abused the right of
organizational picketing. using
it as a weapon of extortion and
terror. In all these instances
the wishes, desires and interests
of the employees involved as to
whether they wished to. be
unionized were never consid-
cred.
10. They have supported
corrupt unions in their disputes
with honest unions.
III. They have indiscrimi-
nately used the power of plac-
ing locals under trusteeShip
and kept these union entities
in servitude when it served the
interests of the union leader
ship to do so. When a local
is under trusteeship. its men,
bers completely lose control
over their finances and the
right to elect their own Off
Gals"
Union Power Discussed
The Indictment was prefaced
by discussion of the Team
sters' power-"The TeamSters
can. in short. stop the Ma
tion's economic pulse"-and by
this condemnation of the
unions top echelon:
1T would be heartening, in
deed, to be able to describe the
men at the Transfers wheel
as men of conscience in whom
this trust is well placed; un-
happily. the opposite is spec
tacularly true"
The report went on:
1.-THE committee finds that
the most outstanding traits
OF the Transfers leadership
are dishonesty and corruption
They present a major threat to
the economy and to law en-
forcement in the United States
"The officials of the Team
Sters union have, in the COM
mittee's opinion, disgracefully
betrayed their own members
Time and time again, when
the clear choice presented it.
self - on the one hand, the
furthering of the welfare OF
the members, and on the
other hand. advancing Their
own personal interests-these
Teamster officials chose the
latter alternative.
Particular condo m nation
must fall on the presidents, Mr..
Dave) Beck and Mr.. Hoffa.
and the general executive board
members"
HOffa "A Dangerous Influence
In a section devoted to a
discussion of Hoffa's misdeeds,
the committee revealed its deep
concern over his power for evil.
It's summary paragraph read:
"A large and vibrant Team
sters Union, honestly led and
honestly administered, can be
a great asset to the American
economy. The committee does
not feel that any Of these
qualifications can be met as
long as Hoffa leads that union
and, on the contrary, finds him
a dangerous influence in the
labor movement and an un-
worthy steward of the destinies
Of is million men and women.
Beck Called Greedy
In contrast to its fear of
Hoffa's influence on the econ
emy. the committee had little
but scorn for his predecessor,
Beck. In section on the ex-
presidents activities. the COM
mittee said:
The fall of Dave Beck from
a position of eminence in the
labor union movement is not
without sadness. His thiev-
cry in the final analysis be-
came so petty that the COM