Members of the Federation of Kosher Butchers held a protest meeting last night at the Beethoven Hall, Fifth street and Second avenue, at which it was charged that the attempt to “frame officers of the Federation was a move to destroy the organization.” Joining in the general protest were members of the Association of New Deal Butchers.
Charles Cohen, president of the Federation for the past twenty-five years and now under indictment on charges of racketeering, was the principal speaker. He declared the charges filed against him with the district attorney are pure lies.
Cohen was given a vote of confidence by members of the Federation during the evening. In his address to the butchers he intimated that “wholesalers or slaughter houses were behind the attempts to have him arrested.” He branded as lies all statements that intimidation was being used as a weapon of the Federation.
Other speakers who joined in condemning the railroading of Cohen were David S. Andron, Federation attorney; Louis Marcus, attorney for the Association of New Deal butchers; Oscar Spitalnick, general manager of the Federation, and Emil Horn.
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