M.Charles Bakst and the INSIDERS

You can't have a name and a face like that of M. Charles Bakst

    without being an inside INSIDER somewhere - if only on the 4th floor

    of the Providence Journal building at 75 Fountain Street.

        Actually he himself seems to be quite liberal -and a very savvy

    man. But he wallows in the world of Rhode Islanders and at times their

    stench rubs off on him. Perhaps just a hazard of his job .

         In his column today ( Sept. 7 ) he mentions that Governor " Linc "

    Almond ( Linc pal ! ) was " thrilled " to have  the Rhode Island AFL-CIO

    secretary treasurer George Nee 's weighty presence  near him  at a recent

    bill signing ceremony.

          According to M. Charles Bakst , " Linc " is " preening  about his

    ability to work with labor ... " ( Georgie boy !  )

        I first observed Mr. Labor in Rhode Island, George Nee, years ago

    when he was working with the United Farm Workers ( I recall ) as a

    professional idealist.

          Way back then I could picture the future fat and smug labor

    bureaucrat. And my vision was confirmed when I spotted him marching

    down Atwells Avenue  with kid on his shoulders one sunny Columbus

    Day.

       " A complete phony ! "  I told myself.

       The bourgeois press is always confusing the interests of these

    bought and sold labor bureaucrats with the real interests of labor.

       A revived labor movement should be in the pocket of no treacherous

    politician - Democrat or ( not likely ) Republican .

           The last thing a labor buffoon like George Nee will do is

    rock his own comfortable boat.

       If any working class Rhode Islander owes a debt of gratitude to

    Nee for anything, please tell it to M. Charles Bakst . None of

    his good deeds should go unpunished !