| Show senate some uncovers labor Labo union rUnion graft washington the sensational labor union racket rocket investigation vesti gation by the senate already has made it clear that 1 union monopoly provides a fertile field for operations of hoodlums and gangsters whose monopolistic power makes it possible tor for their to ignore the welfare of both union members member and industry 2 the political power now being exercised by monopolistic unions who raise huge sum is a definite threat to decent government in many areas 3 the of monopolistic power by hoodlum ridden unions would te even worse it if unions succeed in destroying the secondary boycott provisions of taft hartley act the evidence adduced before the special senate committee headed by sen john mcclellan dark D ark has created a sensation even in blase washington i which is accustomed to investigations which make headlines it la Is widely recognized that the mcclellan committee has uncovered A trail of graft and corruption y seldom equaled in this country sen ben mcclellan expects to show that this trail leads into 20 or 30 cities of the country and perhaps more sensational BUT NOT the evils bared by the committees investigations into activities of the teamsters union in portland oregon are startling but this is not the first time union has been uncovered A tew ew years ago a house subcommittee disclosed similar abuse of union power graft favoritism illegal acts in detroit and end other cities and the taft hartley act it is well known grew out of many abuses of bi big labor unions including strikes during the war repeated oppression of employers for private or union gain and evidence of graft and a nd corruption UNION POLITICAL POWER i f ton politicians were especially interested in the evidence of the grab for political power by already exercising inordinate power n the teamsters union money emanating from t this his unions activities found its way into the political fund of the CIO political machine which boasted of victories in the northwest in SenA senatorial torLand and other contests con iesta i latac intact bg big labor union politicians claimed credit fo for r the election of united states state senators in oregon washington idaho and Mo montana titans TAKING OV A STATE SATE the elj evidence dofice included eluded that of 0 A larU portland Port gambler dimmer ginlio h 0 said that the teamsters union ue he feat a mayor of portland ore because he ht did nol cooperation plans to e expand abd vice tho the plan was the witness alam tot t oter the whole aole state tate ki af 1 0 egon diw made madi thai that operating in g in the teamsters U union afi helped hilia elect the district attorney in a move to control vice in the city the committee has avoided anything savoring a partisan politics in the hearing behring politicians however were interested in disclosure of the portland newspaper that a united united states senator apparently at the request quest of the teamsters stera union made a speech backing election of the district attorney ABUSE OB OF BOYCOTT POW ERA portland cafe owner said that a teamsters union picket line closed down his business when be he refused to accept pintail pinball machines from a coin company supported by Team teamsters stere officials added evidence evia ence or of the manner in which union officials use the power of boycott was given by the same cafe owner he said that of coffee bread and other food were prevented by the union conclusions REACHED chairman mcclellan of the racket investigating says that evidence shows rather conclusively that there was a tie up between teamsters officials and underworld figures in an effort to control vice operations in portland he also said that the committee has received enough tips to keep it busy uncovering unsavory situations involving union oh racketeering for two joaw spectacles were introduced to 10 the year 1300 millions of near nears sighted people had lived out their live lives unable to see ee mountains mounta lr clouds or stars the inventor of e spectacles li is not mot known spectacles I 1 a were invented by ben bee fra fraiken Fr aikyn |
