PLASTERERS IN NEW TRIAL
Hockstein, Philip
PLASTERERS IN NEW TRIAL Union's Right to be Successful is at stake in Untermyer Prosecution. By PHILIP HOCKSTEIN The right of ^»bor union* to be jucceetful ip attaining the commonly avowed...
...They should not risk having all seats taken but go to Brody's store, 332 William street...
...As this is the first time, and we may add, it will be the last that Mr...
...Deputy Attorney General Abraham Freedman is assisting Untermyer...
...g . . . Our local Chamber of Commerce continues to advertise Buffalo as an open-shop town and as far as constructive progressive unionism goes it is a desert...
...One of the defendents, Joseph Clair, has died since the last trial tnd his bail has been released...
...This date should be kept in mind by readers of The New Leader...
...A nllng of the court on a motion IssHninary to the opening of the Ml gives the prosecution a decided idniMage...
...Many felt the Gwnjjrnor did a good job when he vetoed the Jenk's Bill...
...Monday night, May 19, at Elmwood Music Hall...
...This has been a dull week for news...
...The laborers alone are behind their brothers of other cities...
...Samuel Untermyer, multi-million-aire lawyer who hSa made repeated, though unsuccessful, efforts to corb the rights of labor uniops by law, is directing of the prosecution of the union men...
...Several organizers are in the field and soon the Buffalo market will be on the high plane set by Baltimore and other cities...
...Untermyer is enabled to act as public prosecutor through an appointment he received from the late seactionary Republican state administration as Deputy Attorney General, but the Smith administration has failed to cancel that appointment...
...The carpenters' strike was settled, the men getting a dollar a day advance in their pay...
...This trial may last as long...
...It will be "foltrly reported in ' The New Luder...
...While the defeat* i* allowed five peremptory challenges, ** is tho prosecution, it i* nevor-tkelu* certain that the jury will k* cempo*od exclusively of man «ko*e interests diverge from these of the defendants...
...Russell will lecture In Buffalo, readers of The New Leader are urged to get their tickete at once...
...Purchasers qf straw hats are warned against merchants who represent that their hats art union mad* but do not carry the label by accident...
...Untermyer, of course, alleges that certain decisions of the union, unfair to the employ*!*, have been enforced despite the objections of the employers...
...Conroy, the business agent and Parker, the president of the car men's union with others are, to be tried for the dynamite affair...
...Citizens her* feel that the bill would have harmed Buffalo since it failed to have a referendum clause...
...By PHILIP HOCKSTEIN The right of ^»bor union* to be jucceetful ip attaining the commonly avowed aiiis of organized Labor will be again tested in the Supreme Court of tK» State of New York when the case pt the 38 New York plasterers inuiqied for conspiracy is tried for the second time before Jastice Jeremiah Mahoney next week The trial is expected to open Monday...
...The Indictment against the unionists, which includes only one count, is based on the contention that the Plasterers' Union constitutes a conspiracy against the businesses of their employers, because the alleged 100 per cent organization of the union makes its decision binding on employers...
...pa*ll»e juror* are either banker*, brokers, or busines* man...
...The* A. F. of L. is threatening to organise, or reorganise the local Central Trades and Labor Council...
...the Donner-More Book Store, 79 Allen street, and from the writer at 605 Erie County Savings Bank Blrilding...
...Instead of the usual M*thod of picking a jury, the court granted the prosecution the pnv-fleg* of choosing a special panel...
...In view of the war propaganda and the constant procession of imperialist lecturers from the London Foreign Office to this country, Buffalo is fortunate in having a man who will reply to the war-whoops of the Cecils and the Wellses...
...Untermyer failed to secure a conviction In the first trial one year ago, when the jury disagreed on a verdict The trial judge then was Charles Brown of Buffalo...
...What is wrong is that the men have lost all interest in the doings and sayings of labor union officialdom...
...City Hall doings were far frofii lively during the past week...
...Louis Waldman, Elias Lieberman and members of the law firm of Goldstein & Goldstein will defend the indicted unionists, who include Hichsel J. Colleran, President of Plasterers' Local 60 and of the New Tork Building Trades Council of the American Federation of Labor, and executive board members of Plasterers' Local 60...
...The City Council voted its thanks to A1 Smith for vetoing the measure...
...That is a fallacy...
...This appeal points out how the millions of union workmen can aasist their brothers employed in the making of straw hats and defeat the anti-union interests in that industry by the klmple expedient of giving preference to union made straw bate A upion mad* straw hat, it it pointed out, bears the union label inside the sweat band...
...The other crafts in the building trades are not inclined to stir as they have the New York rate...
...Aa examination of the special panel picked for the trial dl*-ele*** that nearly all the pro...
...The union is prepared to furnish a list of stores selling union made straw hats to inquirers...
...So far there has been no move to cancel the citizenship of the Senator...
...The deftndents will also be aided by tiie testimony of leading employer* during the last trial, that their kjateesaet prospered through-ott tbeptriod during which the un-ioniats are said to have conspired...
...The unionists will point out that none of those indicted committed any of the alleged offenses for their personal profit, or without the sanction of the union's membership...
...PLASTERERS IN NEW TRIAL Union's Right to be Successful is at stake in Untermyer Prosecution...
...The excuse is given that the Beds are in control...
...The label campaign is directly it* charge of Martin Lawlor, General'Secretary-Treasurer of the United Hatters of North America, whose offices are at 72-73 Bible House, New York City...
...RUSSELL IN BUFFALO Carpenters' Strike Wen By Men—Other News of the Lake City...
...Some uphold Lacy's course, othfrs emphatically condcmn it...
...The plasterers' trial last year Nil tinned through five weeks...
...At part of the union label campaign, the United Hatters' union hat sent an appeal to thousands of labor officials...
...Leonard's Book Store, 296 Michigan avenue...
...Bet * tingle member of organ-iaed labor appear* to be on the panel...
...By P. L. Quialsn The major event next week will be the address by Bertrand Russell of England at the Elmwood Music Hall on "How To Secure World Peace...
...Much discussion developed as a result of the confession of Senator Lacy to perjury and there is considerable speculation as to the effect it will have on the trial of the others indicted...
...The Amalgamated drive toward a hundred per cent organization in the clothing trades continues with encouraging results...
...Aries' Book Shop, 116 Delaware avenue...
...Hatters' Union Launches Campaign For Label in Summer Straw Halts The arrival of warm weather i» being greeted with a wall organiaed campaign of education' and agitation for the union label in straw hats by the United Hatters of North America...
Vol. 1 • May 1924 • No. 18
