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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 5
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‘Good Unionists Must Rout Thugs:
In a scathing attack upon “greedy, godless ganysters” in the trade union m ve- fe
“the ent. Cardinal Speliman vesterday called upon decent., God-fearing union membe. to”
; ak erthrow their unscrupulous leaders “while there is still time.” .
’ thedral at the 10 o'clock Mass,| tiong of the trust of other union
_ tied in is attack on gangater- members which make “all of us
leorruption in unions with his’ who are friends of labor ‘feel ree ==
{ forthcoming annual Christmas | abame and indignation.” A _~
‘trip to visit American service . “We Must Act” }
broad, :
: _men aa thleas Domination” “We must act and, while there | .
. ahi om ination is still ‘time. remove from power |
Our soldiers, if they returned | unscrupulous feadera and their
home today, would find that a seg-. underworld hirelings,* he as-
ment of their blessed country had j i serted.
.failen under the ruthless domina-; “[t ig a tragic, almost unbe-
tion of greedy, godless murderers | lievable fact that these overlords
=—mobsters whose aim ig to et | of crime have dared to blueprint
labor and management alike to! plans with the avowed purpose
bicome twin slaves of the under- | of dividing their onderworld em-
rid,” he said. Pire, thus imperiling the very
He assailed the creation of security of America's family
ummy locals, the rigging of ; life.”
; elections, extortion, acid- throw. [ The Cardinal read the text of
ing, graft and the orisuse of a;letter from a teamster's, wife
The Cardins', speaking from?
e pulpit of St. Patrick's Cent union funds” as blatant viole. 4 : T a
pellma
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: hich she said her Husband wee ~ _
. jwasibeaten almost to deh five TO: - a
. years ago and that she feared wees Ss -
for the future of her two sons. ot _.
~ “Fight for Decency”
PV au sents enestbhle: tne tHe
reu tant possibly imagine the
horrer and thievery, the strong- .
arm methods, yes, even murder, |
connected with gangster-ruled
unions today,” the letter ‘ead.
“Most of the men are afraid to!
talk ... but we still want to do |
’ all we can to carry on the fight .
; for justice and decency and the :
: . right to be free.”
Cardina) Spellman declared:
“Regardless of any court deci-
sions, dishonest union leaders Aye iM
have already eofdemned them- eto be ka
selves by their defiance of God cee ee Bee
4 odedisloyaity to Aterica,” 3 Ti asA
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