looking for photo: exec being carried out of his building

March 30, 2007 6:59 AM

Help finding photograph of corporate executive being carried out of his building by MPs?

I'm positive I once saw a photo of a guy sitting in an office chair, being ejected from his office by four military policeman who've grabbed his chair and are carrying it and him out of the building.

For a variety of reasons this has become rather relevant to my work, and I'd love a copy, but my search skills suq and I cannot find it on the Web. Can anyone help?

Here's what I (think I) recall:

The photo was black and white.
The incident occurred in the U.S. during World War II.
The guy was an executive (President?) of Sears, Roebuck, maybe?.
Somehow he'd gotten cross-wise with the federal government (Price controls? Rationing?) and they wanted him gone, but he wasn't having any. In the end, of course, the law won.

posted by mojohand to society & culture (10 comments total)

Never mind, had an inspiration and searched for Montgomery Wards. Boy, I hardly got any of it right!
posted by mojohand at 7:06 AM on March 30, 2007

Great photograph though.
posted by iconomy at 7:08 AM on March 30, 2007

That's a great photo. WHO'S YOUR NON-VIOLENT PROTESTOR NOW, MR CAPITALISM??
posted by DU at 7:12 AM on March 30, 2007

Rare great occasion to unselfconsciously mark yourself "best answer."
posted by hermitosis at 7:13 AM on March 30, 2007

More information
posted by DU at 7:15 AM on March 30, 2007

And more on the guy in the photo. This would make a good blue post.
posted by DU at 7:18 AM on March 30, 2007 [1 favorite]

Fun photo, except I don't understand what Army troops are doing involving themselves in domestic issues.

Since this thread is all complete, can someone explain this, from the wiki article:
On December 27, 1944, Roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing the Secretary of War to seize all company property nationwide to force compliance with War Labor Board orders. The seizure was upheld by a United States Court of Appeals (United States v. Montgomery Ward & Co., 150 C. 2d 369)

The President issues an order to seize property? What happened to the whole thing about due process (5th ammendment)?
posted by Goofyy at 8:34 AM on March 30, 2007

In a time of war, the government has more powers than it otherwise would have, especially if Congress specifically says it does. (which they did, in WWII)

Bush currently uses that doctrine to justify his authority to conduct many of his arguably illegal programs, only now he doesn't have Congressional authority.
posted by wierdo at 9:26 AM on March 30, 2007

Goofyy: Well, that's why it went to court. But the point of the War Labor Board was to ensure production continued during World War II, which was not exactly a time known for its prioritization of individual over collective rights.
posted by mendel at 9:27 AM on March 30, 2007

This might be it, if Karl Rove is the executive and DC cops are the army and instead of being carried out in his chair he's being dragged...

Sorry, not an answer. Just a contribution to the genre, I guess.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:16 AM on March 30, 2007