The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 11, 1926, Page 3

Caiman eed THE DAILY WORKER Page Three HISTORY OF THE || LL. W. FIGHT ON INJUNCTIONS (Continued from page 1) for an injunction. They were repre- sented by Dudley Taylor, attorney for the Illinois Employers’ Association, Employers’ Association and the Citi- zens’ Committee for the Enforcement of the Landis Award. The other group of manufacturers belonging to the Chi- Gago Dress and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association were represented by Leo LeBosky. Sullivan Alds Bosses, March 5 Judge Denis E. Sullivan 1s- sued a sweeping injunction which not only prohibited the union members from 'picketing the shops, but also to be on the same street with those that were strikebreaking or to speak to any relative or in any way try to get the message before workers that may have gone to work in the shop not knowing a strike eixsted, that a strike did exist. Judge Sullivan refused to allow the lawyer for the union to pre- sent his case in court. In the first few weeks of the strike about 40 to 50 bosses signed up with the union. March 6 the Committee of Fifteen held its first meeting, at which it de- efded to probe the use of city police- men by Crowe to break the strike. A committee was elected to walt on Mayor Dever and demand that this practice be stopped. On this same day fifteen members of the Northwest Side Manufacturers’ Association signed up with the union, Another Injunction. March 7 a third injunction was is- sued by Sullivan. The Francine Frock Co., which had an injunction against the union prohibiting it from organizing the shop, was granted this second injunction. Fear Labor’s Power. Tho three injunctions were issued no attempts were made at first to ar- Test pickets for contempt of court. The bosses feared to use the injunc- tion at first as they feared that this weapon might be destroyed by mass picketing on the part of the entire Chicago labor movement. Students from the Women’s Trade Union League, the University of Chicago, members of the Young Workers (Com- ™munist) League and other organiza- tions were arrested on the picket lines for aiding strikers. Police violence increased. Girl pickets were dragged into doorways and clubbed. Investigators for various civic bodies shared the same treat- ment. Reporters were arrested dur- ing the course of their work. As a result of this display of brutality a group of clergymen and college heads formed the Citizens’ Committee. This committee as well as the Committee of Fifteen waited on Mayor Dever to end the police brutality. Mayor Dever reluctantly ordered the bureau of public welfare to, step in and aid in settling the strike. Calls were sent by Commissioner Mary Mc- Dowell to the Interstate Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers’ Union, the Committee of Fifteen; and the bosses. The work- ers’ representatives and a few of the independent bosses attended the con- ference. The big bosses refused to at- tend the meeting and declined to carry on negotiations with the union, Po- lice violence still continued. Nelson's Attitude. A sub-committee was appointed at this meeting to investigate police bru- tality. Oscar Nelson was the only la- bor representative on the sub-com- mittee. This committee later brought in a report which was never made public and which Nelson refused to make public for fear of “embarrass- ing” the mayor. This was Nelson's argument thruout the strike whenever any attempts were made to bring the matter of police brutality before tne city council. Several times he threat, ened to refuse to aid the union in its legal fights if demands were to be GRIGER & NOVAK @ENTS FURNISHING and MERCHANT TAILORS Union Merchandise 1934 West Chicago Avenue (Cor, Winchester) Phone Humboldt 2707 When low PAINLESS treatments will permanently relieve you. Twenty years of experience curing PILES without cut- ting, burning or disability. 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Mass PicKeting. Sunday, March 16, demands were voiced in the Chicago Federation of Labor for mass picketing and real support of the strikers by the Federa- tion, John Fitzpatrick opposed this move and declared that the Federa- tion could not do so until the union requested this ald. Anton Johannsen, chairman of the “Committee of Fif- teen,” informed the delegates that such a request had already been made by Meyer Perlstein, Fitzpatrick and Nelson led the op- position to real aid for the garment workers and succeeded in getting the Federation to dodge giving this aid to strikers, ‘Wednesday, March 19, the first of the pickets arrested on contempt of court charges for defying the injunc- tion were sentenced. Florence Corn received a sentence of 30 days from Judge Sullivan. By this time 70 bosses had settled with the union and 1,000 of the 3,500 Genova Restaurant ITALIAN-AMERICAN 1238 Madison Street N. E. 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It was appealed a second time and rejected again, Jail Garment Workers, Warrants were then sworn out and the matter turned over to Sheriff Hoff- man, The union then made a personal appeal to Judge Sullivan, producing evidence that the greater part of those sentenced had children, sick husbands or aged parents dependent on them. As each case was reviewed Judge Sullivan conferred with the represen- tative of the bosses. The representa- tive of the bo: ssociation insisted on making an example of these he- roic fighters for better conditions. Very few of the women were released Those that were released were about to give birth to babes, This was done because Judge Sullivan feared the criticism that would follow their jail- ing. The others were forced to go to jail. Start Sentences, Saturday, June 12, 1926, twenty of the pickets started to serve their sen- The pickets and fellow-mem- bers of the union marched thru the busy downtown section to the county building. Here the pickets surren- dered themselves to the sheriff and went to Cook county jail to serve their sentences, The Chicago Joint Board of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union and a number of other union- ists sought to gain freedom for the pickets. Thé officials of the Chicago Federation of Labor and the Illinois State Federation of Labor were ap- pealed to aid in releasing the pickets, ‘These officials, instead of calling on the entire labor movement of Chicago ang of Illinois to openly protest The | against the imprisonment of these 1924 strike pickets and openly fight injunctions, sought to effect the release of the prisoners thru back-stairs dick- erings with politicians holding state offices. John Fitzpatrick and Edward Nockels of the Chicago Federation of Labor and John.H. Walker and Victor Olander of the Illinois Federation of Labor were in the delegation that sought to gain the release of these pickets thru appeals to these capital- ist politicians,:) Refuses Pardon, Governor Leh Small, who has par- doned thousands of criminals, and At- torney General Oscar Carlstom re- fused to grant 4 pardon to the pickets. Len Small declared that he believed the strikers would be pardoned—yet did not pardon them, tho he had the power to do so. Caristrom, the legal expert of the state, advised Small that the decision of the courts was not clear as to whether Small could par- don the pickets. The Chicago and Illinois Federation heads then laid down, To Serve Sentences, The Joint Board called a protest meeting at which speakers from va- rious organizations joined the Interna- tional ‘Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in demanding the release of the pickets, The Machinists’ District Council was one of the first organiza- tions to send a telegram to Small de- manding he free those still in jail or about to go to jail. To this date no pardon has been forthcoming. There are quite,a num- ber yet serving sentences, It is not too late to demand that Small free these pickets. Unions that have had injunctions 1s- sued against them ‘should join the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in an open protest against the further imprisonment of the pickets and demand their release and also pro- test the use of injunctions in labor disputes, Get your friends to subscribe to the American Worker Correspondent. The price is only 60 cents @ year. Ste al STATEMENT BY JOHN L. FITZPATRICK, Pres. Chicago Federation of Labor. “T stand on injunctions where I stood twenty years ago,” declared John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federa- tion of Labor in an interview with a reporter for The DAILY WORKER. “Injunctions are the illegal acts of a judge and should be so regarded by organized labor.” ANTI-INJUNCTION BILL DRAFTED AND OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR E it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America In Congress assembled, That It shall not be unlaw- ful for working men and women to organize themselves into or carry on labor unions, and to persuade or induce others to join with them for the Purpose of regulating the hours of labor, or regulating the wages, or other wise bettering the conditions of the members of such organizations, or do- ing any act in pursuance thereof not forbidden by law If done by a single individual. Labor unions and the individual members thereof shall not be liable to damages for the unlawful acts of thelr officers or of other members thereof unless they shall have personally alded, counselled and advised the same, ECTION 2. No restraining order or injunction shall be granted by any court In the United States or any Judge or judges thereof In any case Involving or growing out of a dispute concerning the terms of employment or conditions of labor which shall prohibit any person or persons, whether singly or in concert, from terminating any relation or contract of employ- ment or from ceasing to perform any work or labor; or from recommend- ing, advising, Inducing, or persuading others so to do; or from attending at any place where any person or persons might lawfully be for the purpose of obtaining or communicating information; or from inducing or persuading any person to work or to abstain from work; or from ceasing to patronize any person, firm, or corporation; or from recommending, advising, inducing, or persuading others, so to do; or from paying or giving to, or withholding from any person engaged in such dispute any strike benefits or other moneys , or things of value or from doing any act or thing which might lawfully be done In the nce of such dispute a single individual. The acts speci- fied herein shall not be construed or held to be illegal, or unlawful In any court of the United States. ECTION 3. No person shall be indicted, prosecuted, or tried in any court of the United States for entering into or participating In any ar- rangement, agreement, or combination, made with a view of joint action for the purpose of regulating the number of hours of labor, or regulating wages or bettering the conditions of working men and women, or for any act done in pursuance thereof unless such act is in itself forbidden by law if done by a single individual, ECTION 4. All acts or parts of acts Inconsistent herewith are hereby ropealed, at SH Aare iMacs penetra U.S. INDICTS ©, STONE GUTTER ” UNION’S HEADS “Anti-Trust” Law Jails Building Trades Men NEW YORK, July 9. — The presi- dent of the International Journey- men’s Stone Cutters’ Association, Michael W. Mitchell, and four other well known officers of labor unions, including William J, McGregory, prest- dent of the Building Trades Council of Westchester county, N. Y., have been indicted in the federal court for violation of the Sherman “anti-trust” law, based on strikes and boycotts against contracts using scab made cast stone. The instance cited is the strike on the Junior high school of New Rochelle. Cast stone made of pulverized rock and cement, may be made anywhere and cut to fit the particular job. U. 8. Attorney Buckner, together with spe- cial federal investigators, Alexander B. Royce and W. Housten Kenyon Jr., assistants who investigated the strike, are to prosecute the union officials, Buckner said that, “The government plants manu- facturing the cast stone should not be located at points where wages are low and the stone brought into the district where more than 1,000 union workmen get wages from $8.30 to $12 a day.” The men by unionizing, had sought to keep out all stone not made in the district, said Buckner. Twenty-three unions in Westchester were allied to- gether to help each other, and he in- timated that the government would prosecute other unions besides the stone cutters, ‘PASSAIC STRIKE MUST BE WON,’ IS CONFERENCE GRY “The Passaic etrike must be won” was the keynote of the conference, called in the Machinists’ Hall, 118 So, , Ashland Blvd., at which 27 local un ions, 3 central labor bodies and 85 fraternal and other organizations sent their delegates to plan how to aid the 16,000 striking textile workers. { Delegates were present from the Metal Trades Council representing 25,000 members, the United Hebrew Trades of Chicago, the joint board of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, Typographical Union No. 16, Plasterers’ Union Local No, & and the city central committee of Workmen's Circle. Wi 2. Werlik Chatrman, An executive committee of eleven was elected. John Werlik, of the Metal Trades Council of Chicago and tust- ness agent of the Metal Polishers Un- ion Local No, 6 was elected chatr- man, Victor A. Zokaitis of the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 secretary | and Duane Swift of the Bank Clerk's Union and the Liberal Club of Chicago, tre .sure* Ps Representative Executive, Anna Dubrov of the Chicago joint; board of the International Ladies Gar- ment Workers’ ‘Inion, Morris Seskkted | of the United Hebrew Trades, Joseph, | L. Pruneau of Plasterers’ Union Loc. 5, . Andrew Overgaard ct Machinists’ Un- ion Local 390, Rupert H. Isenhammer,' of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Local 6, Anna Dovid of the’ Millinery. Workers’ Union Local 62, Fagan of the city central committee of the Workmen’s Circle and Green- spoon of Branch 448 of the Workmen's Circle were elected to the executim> committee, ter, chat Nancy Sandosky oN Arrested Aca off thitty les. PASSAIC, N. J., July 9. — th in / Sandosky was arrested by Pa ous police in a new reign of terror. With two other frail girl strikers, Nancy was picked up on the estounding charge of having attacked and beaten up a husky police cossack, Max Meyer. The other two girl strikers arrested are Mamie Sandosky, Nancy's sister, and Catherine Toth. All three are playing an important part on the picket lines and are on the police black list, The three girls were a- rested and held in a filthy lock-up all night, In the morning they were brot before Judge William B, Davidson in police court. Judge Davidson naively declared his belief in the astounding story of the policeman that he was beaten up by three frail girl strikers, and held then on $1,600 cash batl. ay The June issue of the American Worker Correspondent Is out! 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