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Legal Complications
Cloud Hoffa's Future
By LEE M. COHN
V H Stir Stiff Write*
James ft. Holla, who has defeated hundreds of foea In
his roughshod rise to the top, la In real danger of losing his
grip on the Teamsters Union through court action.
Even If he hangs on as president of the 1.6-mlllion-member
union, he may be forced to share his power with outsiders—
and almost certainly will have to slow down expansion of his
empire. ,
The prospect makes Mr. Hof
fa grind his teeth, and he will
fight back hard. He takes great
pride In his position as boss
of the Teamsters and resents
any Interference. But he al
ready has bowed to the extent
of delaying plana for a Febru
ary convention, at which he
would seek re-election.
Monitors Are Spearhead
Court • appointed monitors
are leading the assault on Mr.
Hofta, and a committee of dis
sident Teamsters is Joining In.
Legal bflefs piling up on the
desk of District Judge F. Dick
inson Letts constitute the most
serious challenge Mr. Hoffa has
faced since his acquittal on
bribery charges last year.
Judge y Letts appointed the
three-nian board of monitors
last January under a compro
mise settlement of a suit by
the dissidents. His decree let
Mr. Hoffa take office as pro-j
visional president, and assigned
the monitors to police the
union’s operations.
The monitors last week
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INTERPRETIVE REPORT
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startled the Teamsters by sug
gesting the decree was Illegal.
They ased Judge Letts to de
cide whether the compromise
violated a Federal rule requir
ing notification of all persona
affected by “class” litigation—
In this case all members of the
union.
Suit Trial May Resume
If the judge agrees the rule
was violated, he may set aside
the decree, reinstate the In
junction barring Mr. Hoffa
from serving as president, and
resume trial of the lawsuit. He
could put the pre-Hoffa exec
utive board back in charge of
the union and appoint a re
ceiver to oversee the whole op
eration.
Judge Letts then probably
would dissolve the monitorshlp.
Mr. Hoffa wants to get rid of
the monitors—but not at the
cost of his own ouster.
By reinstating the executive
board that governed the Team
sters until this year, Judge Letts
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Styling changes, including softer, more flaring lines on the tail fins,
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and regular gascline wilh horsepower up to 350 are being announced
by the Chrysler Corp., today.
would scramble the union’s in
ternal politics.
Mr. Hoffa unquestionably
controls the board now In of
fice, but would be on shaky
; ground with the old board.
Judge Letts could cut the old
board to a membership of 11
by barring ex-Presldent Dave
Beck and Sidney L. Brennan,
basing his action on their re
cent convictions for felonies.
Other Strategy Listed
Five of those 11 men voted
against Mr. Hoffa in last fall’s
disputed election. Among the
five is Daniel J. Murphy, who
under the union’s constitution
would run the board If Judge
Letts should oust Mr. Hoffa
from the presidency. Two or
three other members of the
board—which would appoint a
new president—reportedly are
wavering In their support of
Mr. Hoffa.
The monitors have another
weapon ready In case Judge
Letts declines to oust Mr Hoffa
on the basis of the notification
rule. They have filed a petition
asking the Judge to bloc IF the
February convention, and to
compel compliance with their
cleanup orders.
This petition—a backstop to
the ouster move—threatens to
keep Mr. Hoffa shackled indefi
nitely. He wants to hold an
early convention primarily to
win re-election In his own
right, free of supervision by the
monitors and the court.
Reeeivenhip Possible
Godfrey P. Schmidt, a New
York lawyer who represents the
dissidents on the board of moni
tors, has aimed several shafts
of his own at Mr. Hoffa. He
has filed a brief supporting the
monitors’ petition for enforce
ment powers, together with a
tough alternative.
He has suggested that If
Judge Letts rejects the petition,
he should set aside the decree,
reinstate the Injunction against
Mr. Hoffa and put the union In
receivership.
Mr. Schmidt does not base
this proposal on the notifica
tion rule, but rather on his
charge that Mr. Hoffa has vio
lated his agreement to co-oper-1
ate with the monitors.
He Insists It was understood
that the dissidents reserved the
right to revive their suit and
press it to a conclusion.
Mr. Schmidt now believes he
has a stronger case than the
one he settled with a compro
mise last January. Since Janu
ary the Senate Rackets Com
mittee has developed new
charges against Mr. Hoffa and
his lieutenants, including an
allegation that 56 per cent of
the votes cast for him at last
fall’s convention were probably
illegal under the union’s con?
stltutlon.
Teamsters Arguments
Teamster lawyers will fight
the complex legal battle on
several fronts, arguing that:
1. Mr. Hoffa has co-operated
with all “reasonable” recom
mendations by the monitors.
2. The January decree la a
binding contract, and provides
no enforcement powers for the
monitors.
3. A February convention
would meet the dissidents’
main demand—a new election
In strict accord with the rules.
4. The notification rule was
not violated, since the compro
mise was reported widely and
the suit was not a true class
action.
In another maneuver, the
Teamsters have asked Judge
Letts to disqualify Mr. Schmidt
as a monitor on charges he Is
guilty of a "conflict of Inter
ests” and has padded his ex
pense accounts.
Convention Call Delayed
The legal challenges have
stymied plans for a February
convention. Teamster officials
admit Mr. Hoffa has decided
he must await a court decision
before issuing a formal conven
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tion call or proceeding with
other arrangements.
Mr. Hoffk still hopes to hold
the conventioh In February, but
his chances are growing dim
mer. The court battle probably
will last for months, although
hearings may start within a
couple of weeks. Besides, It
takes quite a while to set up
a convention for 1,800 delegates
and their wives.
The monitors also are oper
ating in low gear. They are
processing local disputes but
holding off major action until
Judge Letts clarifies the con
fused picture.
Also apparently In mothballs
for a while U the “anti
racketeering commission” ap
pointed by Mr. Hoffa In August.
The monitors plan to ask Judge
Letts to dissolve the commission
on grounds It Is a diversionary
trick.
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