Freak and William Inskip, also a leader of NUBSO, were part of an antisemitic campaign against Jewish shoe makers.
As the mechanisation of the industry continued apace, The pair of them blamed Jewish shoemakers for the economic consequences.
However Joseph Finn, Woolf Wess and Lewis Lyons organised amongst jewish trade unionists to protest against Inskip and Freak.
Joseph Finn published A Voice from the Aliens criticising them from an internationalist perspective.
[1] Freak was known for his distinctive old-fashioned style of dress, wearing a long beard and frock coat.