Show I I I UNION ALLEGES Fl FRAUD FRAUDIN IN ARMY HAT CONTRACT Investigation Demanded by War Department or I Congress New York May 19 The The United Hatters Hat Hat- or of North orth America in convention here have passed a resolution demandIng demandIng demanding demand- demand Ing an Investigation by the war department department department depart depart- ment or b by Congress into government t contracts for tor the tho manufacture of ot hats for tor tho the United States Slates arm army The resolutions resolutions reso reso- charged that tho the government was vas being defrauded and anti that while the government paid only for tor the army hat it should cost 1 5 to manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture It according to specifications Friends of ot the tho United Hatters ma may be asked through organized labor to cometo cometo come to the assistance of ot the tho members orthe of or the body lOdy who arc are defendants in the suitor suit of or D D. E E. Loewe Co in whose favor Cavor judgment for tor 2 was rendered in November 1912 This statement was made today b by John W. W president of ot the United Hatters presiding over the sixth annual annual annual an an- nual convention c cf cC the organization now in session here Mr Sculley said that so 80 far fai the convention had not I taken an any action In the matter al although although although al- al though it had been discussed in executive executive tive session |