Word: frankensteens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Communist reporter for the Communist Daily Worker who covered the story of the attack by Ford service men on Frankensteen, Reuther and others, let me congratulate you on the fairly decent account of the affair in the June 7 issue of TIME...
...Frankensteen started to obey, was struck from behind, turned around to fight. Four or five men closed in on him. He was knocked down and his coat pulled over his head. He got to his feet and grabbed one of his attackers by the ear. Others slugged him fore & aft. Cameramen snapped these early stages of the battle, then fled before their plates were seized...
Organizer Frankensteen's own account of the battle, as given in detail to the Communist Daily Worker substantially agreed with the accounts of newshawks and clergymen. Excerpts...
...Dearborn police in the neighborhood did not interfere. When newshawks picked him up a few minutes later, Frankensteen was a bloody pulp. The men with him got off little easier. Other organizers who had appeared at other gates were driven off; and women organizers who tried to get off street cars were promptly bundled back aboard, some of them claiming to have been kicked...
Unfortunately for Mr. Bennett's account as far as it concerned the beating of Organizer Frankensteen, there were too many _ witnesses. Newshawks reported recognizing Ford "service men" as the attackers reported that these men had asked which were Frankensteen and Reuther. Also the Ford men were not quick enough to seize the plates of photographers. One group of cameramen were chased in a car at 60 m.p.h. and took refuge in the Melvindale police station where they were followed by three men who identified themselves as Ford service men. The pictures showed that Frankensteen & friends were given no amateur...