Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-21
'Goons'

Why does the Senate rack
cts committee keep picking
on Jimmy Hoffa?
Are his goons any worse
than those of David ]. Nc
Donald, who we watched
smash up a televiSion re-
porter'S camera because Of an
embarrassing question? Or
those of Walter Reuther,
Harry Bridges or David Du-
binsky, to name a few?
OF course Jimmy'S got a
good labor racket, but so has
Mcdonald, pictured in The
Star joyouSly reveling in the
picket line of a strike he
tried so hard to prevent!
If Mcdonald were actually
interested in the steel work.
ers' welfare, he would have
agreed to a wage cut to keep
the mills competitive with
foreign imports and stave
off substitutes, thereby keep
ing more workers employed.
Yes. if the Senator's want
to help, why not investigate
Mcdonald? His top aides
were reported against a
strike since steel wages top
any in the Nation already.
But until Congress really
makes up its mind to free
union labor from the tor
lures of racketeer Serfdom,
and sends the bosses to Jail,
it certainly ought to lay of
Jimmy Hoffa and let him run
his racket the way the 9TH
erS do!
Charles P. Beazley.
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I am personally revolted by
Steelworker David ]. McDon-
AIDS actions in allowing his
aides to wreck the quipment
of NBC newsman Tom Petit.
This union president has re-
vealed himself little better
prepared for the responsible
tiles Of his position than a
street ruffian. He chose the
hooligan's method - violent
force-in dealing with an I'M
comfortable situation.
1t is true Mr.. Pettit'S ques-
tioning was very pointed, and
Mr.. Mcdonald could have
been offended by it. But his
outrage" cannot be con-
doned. Is not wilful damage
to private property a GRIM
inal offense? hope NBC will
strongly support Newsman
Petit. and hold the culprit
responsible.
feel a newsman has a
right and duty to ask ques-
tons. His training and oc-
cupation give him the right
OF access to newsworthy in
dividual. His duty is to his
audience, the public. He is
obliged to ask questions
which will bring to light sig
nificant facts about and the
opinions of the individual. 1t
is the audience which must
judge the propriety of a par
ticular question. Sensation
aliSm quickly becomes Ap-
parent to an servant
viewer.
A person who places him
self in a position of public
attention must submit to a
certain amount of question:
ing, If only to the extent of
refusing to answer. Perhaps
a question about the effect a
mans actions will have on
his career is uncomfortably
blunt. If so, Mr.. Mcdonald
could have ignored the ques-
ton. Instead, he chose vio-
lence.
Has not Mr.. Petit re-
ceived a vivid answer to his
question?
P. J. O'COnneH.
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The average steel worker
was earning 1910 an hour,
$l24 a week, or $6,448 a
year. What is wrong with
that? The steel industry
asked David Mcdonald to
accept a renewal or continu-
alton Of the contract but Mr..
Mcdonald refused. He wants
a raise in pay, which will
contribute to imitation.
Why feed imitation with
raises every time a contract
expires? There is no way
for industry to give more
money to their employees
without adding to the price
of their goods to be sold.
Some new Dealers have ad-
vocated that industry can
give raises year after year
without increasing the prices
Of their products. No BUSH
ness can be successful oper-
ating on such a basis. I am
not for capital or labor. 1
am for what is just, and it
seems that after Is years of
labor dictation Of demands,