with memory of board member present at that meeting, the present situation is as follows: The first $25,000 paid to Mr. Raddock was toward purchase of 6,000 copies of book. The $25,000 from Chicago meeting was toward research expenses and no commitment for more books. (3) Discussion of payments of further moneys to Mr. Raddock. Committee agreed to make payment to Mr. Raddock of $100,000 to apply toward the purchase of the 50,000 books authorized at Chicago general executive board meeting. Balance of $100,000 to be paid after the United Brotherhood of Carpenters receives the 56,000 copies of book or such number distributed in accordance with understanding. In other words, before Mr. Raddock was to receive the balance of $100,000, the condition precedent was the production of 56,000 books by the Carpenters or the distribution of the same. Also Mr. Raddock to furnish the general secretary, A. E. F., that is Mr. Fisher with a bound list of names and addresses to whom copies of the book is being forwarded. In return for advance of this $100,000, of the initial $100,000, Mr. Raddock is placing in hands of the general executive board a promissory document with respect to the fulfillment of the above. The promissory document they were referring to is this performance agreement dated February 14, 1955, in which Raddock acknowledges receipt of $100,000 paid in advance in part payment of order for 50,000 copies of said book at $4 per copy, inclusive of mailing and handling. Upon publication and shipment notices by author and publisher, the United Brotherhood shall pay to Raddock & Bros. the balance of $100,000, it being agreed that the contract will be performed by March 31, 1955. The CHAIRMAN. That document may be made exhibit No. 31. (The document referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 31" for reference and will be found in the appendix on p. 12155.) Mr. TIERNEY. In other words, by this agreement, Mr. Raddock has agreed to produce the books by March 31, 1955, and also produce a list of the recipients of this book to the brotherhood. Otherwise, he would not, according to the agreement, receive the $100,000 balance which was due him. The CHAIRMAN. That is the extra $100,000? Mr. TIERNEY. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. All right. Mr. TIERNEY. The next exhibits are four checks, Mr. Chairman. The first is dated January 31, 1955, payable to Raddock & Bros. for $50,000; the next is dated February 14, 1955, in the amount of $50,000 payable to Raddock & Bros. ; the next is dated March 31, 1955, in the amount of $50,000 payable to Raddock & Bros.; and the fourth is November 29, 1955, in the amount of $50,000, payable to Raddock & Bros. The CHAIRMAN. The four checks may be made exhibit No. 32-A, B, C, and D. (The documents referred to were marked "Exhibits Nos. 32-A, B, C, and D for reference and will be found in the appendix on pp. 1215612160.) Mr. TIERNEY. That comprises the $200,000 paid to Raddock for the production of 50,000 books. The CHAIRMAN. It amounts up to that time to $250,000. Mr. TIERNEY. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. That is the $200,000 plus the two $25,000 previously paid? Mr. TIERNEY. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. All right. It is $250,000 up to now. Mr. TIERNEY. The next exhibit is a letter dated February 24, 1956, to Mr. M. C. Raddock from Mr. Maurice A. Hutcheson, general president of the brotherhood, enclosing a check in the amount of $50,000 for the additional purchase of copies of the book Portrait of an American Labor Leader: William L. Hutcheson. So this is an additional $50,000 which makes the total $300,000 paid as of February 24, 1956. The CHAIRMAN. What is attached to the letter? Mr. TIERNEY. Attached to the letter is a check in the amount of $50,000 dated February 24, 1956, payable to World Wide Press Syndicate, one of Mr. Raddock's firms. The CHAIRMAN. The check may be made exhibit 33 and the letter may be made exhibit 33-A. (The documents referred to were marked "Exhibits 33 and 33-A" for reference and will be found in the appendix on pp. 12161-12162.) Mr. TIERNEY. Also in this connection is an authorization slip authorizing the payment of this particular check dated February 24, 1956, and O. K.'d by MAH. The CHAIRMAN. That may be made exhibit 33B. (The document referred to was marked "Exhibit 33B" for reference and will be found in the appendix on p. 12163.) Mr. KENNEDY. We just have a few more, Mr. Chairman, and one more witness. Mr. TIERNEY. Next is a letter dated December 13, 1956, from Mr. Albert E. Fisher to Mr. Raddock, requesting an additional 2,000 copies of the book to make up back orders that Mr. Fisher had received. Mr. KENNEDY. The next exhibit, Mr. Chairman, is of some interest. The CHAIRMAN. That may be made exhibit No. 34. (The document referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 34" for reference and may be found in the files of the Select Committee.) Mr. KENNDY. The next exhibit is in connection with Mr. Raddock's attitude toward the Carpenters. Mr. TIERNEY. This is a letter dated December 28, 1956, to Mr. Hutcheson. Mr. Fisher had died 2 days previously. This is in response to Mr. Fisher's letter. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Fisher had requested 2,000 books. They had a backlog. The record shows he wanted some books to send out, and, of course, Mr. Raddock was way behind in the delivery of the books. This is the letter that Mr. Raddock's secretary wrote to tell him what he should do. Mr. TIERNEY. The letter is to Mr. Hutcheson, dated December 28, 1956, signed by Rhoda Quasha, Mr. Raddock's secretary, which reads: Per instructions from Mr. Maxwell C. Raddock, we have shipped exactly 2,000 books per the list furnished by the late Mr. Albert E. Fisher, general secretary of the United Brotherhood. A bill for these copies is herein inclosed. The bill was $5 per book, the full price of the book, or $10,000. She goes on to say that Mr. Raddock did advise us that you and he had discussed a reduced rate as soon as you authorized a very substantial order. As soon as he authorized a very substantial order. As of this time, they had ordered 66,000 books. Mr. KENNEDY. And they had only produced 8,100, is that right? Mr. TIERNEY. That is correct, as of December 28, 1956. Naturally, we can't apply the same reduction to the above-mentioned shipment since these were printed at a considerably higher cost to us. As a matter of fact that depletes our present inventory of Mr. Raddock's book, except for about 1,000 or so copies. As of this time, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Raddock had produced 8,100 books, and as Mr. Thompson had testified, had he at that time asked him to produce the 60,000 books, he could have obtained them for 74 cents a copy. The CHAIRMAN. Are these the first books delivered after the 81,000? Mr. TIERNEY. These are from the 8,100. The CHAIRMAN. 8,100, I meant. Mr. TIERNEY. Yes. The CHAIRMAN. This 2,000 that is involved in this letter, that are referred to, is a part of the 8,100 books? Mr. TIERNEY. They would necessarily have to come from the 8,100, because only 8,100 books had been produced as of that time. The CHAIRMAN. And that left about 1,000 more, so I suppose 5,000, maybe, had been distributed prior to that time? Mr. TIERNEY. They had. Mr. KENNEDY. Here, Mr. Tierney, he is ordering 2,000 more books for $10,000? Mr. TIERNEY. That is correct. Mr. KENNEDY. And there is going to charge a greater price because he said that the carpenters had not ordered sufficient numbers. Mr. TIERNEY. They had not as yet ordered in quantity. Mr. KENNEDY. He charged them another $10,000 and had never produced all the books. The books were printed back in March 1956. He had not produced all the books by June of 1957. The CHAIRMAN. But these are the books in the original production of 8,100 copies. Mr. TIERNEY. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. So there had been no increased cost on these books. They had already been printed way back at an earlier date. Mr. TIERNEY. That is right. The CHAIRMAN. Yet the price went up. Mr. TIERNEY. Yet the price went up. The CHAIRMAN. That may be made exhibit No. 35. (The document referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 35" for reference and will be found in the appendix on pp. 12164–12165.) Mr. KENNEDY. This is the last one. Mr. TIERNEY. This is the letter dated January 9, 1957, from Mr. Maurice Hutcheson, general president of the brotherhood, to Maxwell Raddock, enclosing the check for $10,000 for these books in accordance with the bill submitted in the letter. Also attached to the letter is a check dated January 9, 1957, in the amount of $10,00, payable to the American Institute of Social Science, Inc. Attached to that is an authorization slip dated January 9, 1957, in the amount of $10,000, O. K.'d by MAH. The CHAIRMAN. Those three items may be made exhibits 35A, B, and C. (The documents referred to were marked "Exhibits Nos. 35A, B, and C" for reference and will be found in the appendix on pp. 1216612168.) Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Tierney, under the contract and under the arrangement, Mr. Raddock was to produce these books for the Carpenters, is that right? Mr. TIERNEY. That is correct. Mr. KENNEDY. And then these books were to be sent out to libraries, schools, union officials throughout the country? Mr. TIERNEY. That is correct. Mr. KENNEDY. By the payment of this money, the Carpenters had paid for the books, had they not? Mr. TIERNEY. They had. Mr. KENNEDY. And that is for all of these books that are on this schedule, the Carpenters had paid for them? Mr. TIERNEY. 68,000 books. Mr. KENNEDY. In that connection, Mr. Chairman, I would like to call just one witness, Mr. Madden. The CHAIRMAN. You do solemnly swear the evidence you shall give before this senate Select committee shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. MADDEN. I do. TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH MADDEN The CHAIRMAN. State your name, your place of residence, and your business or occupation. Mr. MADDEN. Joseph Madden, 329 Stegman Parkway, Jersey City; secretary-treasurer of the Heavy and General Laborers Union, Local 472. The CHAIRMAN. Do you waive counsel, Mr. Madden? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. Proceed, Mr. Kennedy. Mr. KENNEDY. How long have you been secretary-treasurer of local 472? Mr. MADDEN. Since 1937. Mr. KENNEDY. How long have you known Mr. Maxwell Raddock? Mr. MADDEN. Approximately 12 years or so. Mr. KENNEDY. Did he approach you in approximately May of 1957 about assisting him in the distribution of the book on Mr. William L. Hutcheson? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. What did he want you to do at that time? Mr. MADDEN. He asked me if our local union would send some books out to some libraries and prep schools, high schools and colleges. It was the life of Mr. Hutcheson. I told him at that time that I would take it up with our executive board in our union, and the following month I did and we took 75 books. Mr. KENNEDY. All right. The CHAIRMAN. Seventy-five? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. Seventy-five copies of the book? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. He gave you those books? Mr. MADDEN. No, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. You had to pay for the books? Mr. MADDEN. The 75 books were to be mailed to these prep schools and so on. Mr. KENNEDY. But the union paid for them? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. Mr. KENNEDY. Some $5 apiece? Mr. MADDEN. $5 apiece, $375. The CHAIRMAN. Do you mean $375 that your union had to pay to get 75 copies to distribute them in libraries? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. And high schools and so forth? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. I thought that was the original purpose of the publication, and that they were paid for or purchased primarily for that purpose. Did you know these books had already been paid for once? Mr. MADDEN. No. I didn't know anything about them. The CHAIRMAN. You didn't know that he had already received over $300,000? Mr. MADDEN. I don't know anything about them. The CHAIRMAN. You are learning about it then? The CHAIRMAN. I hand you here the check, a photostatic copy of the check, I presume issued by your local, to pay for these books. It is dated March 4, 1957. It is in the amount of $375 and appears to be signed by you. Will you examine this photostatic copy and state if you identify it? (The document was handed to the witness.) Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. Is that the check you issued in payment of the books for your union? Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. That check may be made exhibit No. 36. (The document referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 36" for reference, and will be found in the appendix on p. 12169.) Mr. KENNEDY. After you paid the $375, did Mr. Raddock furnish you a list of the institutions to which he was sending the copy of the book! Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. I hand you a photostatic copy of what purports to be that list, and ask you to examine it and state if you identify it. (The document was handed to the witness.) Mr. MADDEN. Yes, sir. The CHAIRMAN. That may be made exhibit No. 36A. (The document referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 36A" for reference, and may be found in the files of the selected committee.) Mr. KENNEDY. While Mr. Madden is here, I would like to ask Mr. Tierney a question, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. All right. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Tierney, did Mr. Raddock furnish to the internation, after we began our investigation a list of the institutions and individuals to whom he had sent copies of the books? Mr. TIERNEY. That is correct, gentlemen. |