The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 8, 1934, Page 3

D AILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER §, 1934 Page 3 ALUMINUM WORKERS DEMAND THAT CONVENTION BE CALLED INDUSTRIAL UNION Jerse AND RANK AND FILE Conference to CONTROL DEMANDED “Agreement” Handed to Workers at End of Last | Strike Called Company Union Plan by Members of New Kensington Local By Tom PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 7—The New Kensington local | of the. Aluminum Workers Union has now placed William Green and the Executive Council of the A. F, of L. “on the spot” by demanding that a national convention of aluminum workers be called in Pittsburgh The aluminum workers in New Kensington have sent copies of sa resolution for a convention, not only to Green, but to all other | locals of the union. | Rank and File Program 1 The resolution was passed by an j overwhelming majority, and calls | for regular election of delegates from the floor of each local, in place of the appointed delegates who attended the last national con- | ference of aluminum workers. Some time ago, Green had at- tempted to forestall a convention by | conveying to the aluminum locals | the information that no national | union would be set up yet, due to: the “inability” of the present unions | to carry the financial burden of an | international office. In the rank and file program pre- | sented in a leaflet following the sellout of the last strike, four of | the points were a) for a national industrial union in the aluminum industry; b) for the immediate adoption of a constitution and by- Jaws for the union; c) for the call- ing of a national convention of elected delegates; d) “that the rank and file, who are the union, shall dictate, and not be dictated to by a handful of A. F. of L. leaders.” The national executive council has been forced to accept the first, third and last points named, and a constitution and by-laws are al- ready reported to be drawn up ready for adoption by the local! Williams Stays Away Dave Williams, A. F. of L, or- ganizer who controlled the union at New Kensington during the last strike, has not dared to attend a/ local union meeting there for sev- eral weeks. Williams’ isolation has been the result of many withering attacks launched against his poli- cies by rank and file leaders on! When | he discovered he could not defend | the floor of union meetings. himself, he attempted to save his face by remaining away from meet- | ings and writing letters to the union. en his activities in the A. F. of L. district have been curtailed, and it is reliably reported that fed- eral locals in Latrobe, Pa., will not | Workers. | them to the office of Roy Hunt, Jersey SiGe Vigilante ConveneToday ede di State-Wide Parley Will | Map Campaign for National Congress | TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 7—The | unitea Unemployment and Relief | Workers Assoclation of New Jersey will recommend to the convention for unemployment and social insur- | ance to be held here Saturday and | Sunday to set up a minimum wage | scale for unskilled labor and union wages for all skilled labor in the State of New Jersey on all relief | projects. The convention will con- | | sist of delegates from trade unions, | class jeaders are on trial here after both A. F. of L. and independent, | being seized in a drastic series of fraternal organizations and unem-| “red” raids which swept through ployed and relief workers’ organ- California after the general strike. ization from the entire State of| The jury is now being picked, and New Jersey. | the District Attorney, Neil McAllis- The convention will prepare for the organization of a mass delega- | tion to the National Congress for! Unemployment and Social Insur-! ance to be held in Washington, D. Cc. on Jan. 5, 6 and 7; also for! State-wide support of all working | class organizations for the Workers | latter ignored them.. A committee | Unemployment Insurance Bill. | of the ne union was then in-| The second day will be devoted | structed by the membership to take | to the organization of a state fed-| | eration of unemployed organizations | pen aeee | jin New Jersey. The first task of} NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 7.—A large | | the state federation will be to make ' number of stage, screen and radio Show That Reactionaries | Ago to Launch New Keenan | the I, L. D. lawyers defendin brought out that the “Citizens new “red scare” campaign and to¢ strengthen the frame-up against the defendants. Eighteen workers and working within three months. sold out the aluminum work- Company Discriminating The “agreement” with which the aluminum workers were burdened at the close of the last strike, is being exposed for the company union plan which it is. Under it the Aluminum Co. of America is proceeding freely with its program of discrimination against union Stars to Play for Benefit of | Ledger Strike Recently four of the most out- right cases of discrimination were brought to the attention of company officials in New Kensington. The president of the Aluminum Co., in Pittsburgh. The committee wrote to Hunt de- manding an appointment and re-| istration for adequate minimum) day evening show at the Mosque I.L.D. Attorneys Expos Fra me-up In Sacramento Trial. Met in Secret Two Days “Red Scare” Against Eighteen Working Class Prisoners SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 7—Before a packed court, |tomorrow on the m g the eighteen working class Committee,” a group of “vig- ter, objected violently to the ex- Posure of the Citizens Committee by the I. L. D. defense. McAllister stated: “I am on trial here, too,” referring to the widespread inter- est in the case which has grown up throughout the whole State as a test case in the fight against re- action, o ‘i gle Mens Relief Strike Solid in Detroit Worker) Dec, 7.—The (Special to DETROIT, + Jaily Mich., demands of the State Relief Admin-' stars have joined to make the Sun- | ttike of workers at Fisher Lodge, | municipal institution where more e ‘ILD Proposes LARGE NEGRO GROUP United Front TO ATTEND PARLEY ON WORKERS’ BILL On Hillsboro To Call on Socialist Body Tomorrow With Formal Offer of Unity Funds Asked to Transport Negro Workers from South to National Congress at Washington; CHICAGO, Dec. 7—A delegation ieee a Gin ae anil tkioe of the Chicago District of the In- Preparations Speeded in Many Cities ternational Labor Defense will call - —— atelier n ng of th A large delegat workers from Southern Illinois State Executive Com _ 1 7 Py tr } of the Soci to make a States will attend the Nat for Unemployment prisoners against the charges of “criminal syndicalism” | formal proposal of a united front in and Social Insurance to be n Washington on Jan. 5, 6 the fight to abolish the viciou: 7 . aS inal syndicalism law and to and 7, according to National Sponsoring Commi tobacco and ilante” reactionaries met two days ago in secret to plan a |freedom the the 14 workers facing trial on criminal syndicalism charges |. in Hillsboro. ppl ieee r Proposals for united action in this the poverty bende — struggle made locally by the Inter- ir ina ate ee national Lasor Defense were an- wever, every. | Unemploy= swered, under the signature of to make it po Harold Kelso, in the following them to reach Washington. There Fao Jape iain are no workers in America in such WOMEN ACTIVE Under the action which our desperate need of social pr ON GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Dec. % national executive committee took at its last meeting at Milwaukee, jlocal and state organizations are |permitted—subject to the approval of a sub-committee of the national in the form of adequate unemploy- ment insurance as the Negro peo- ples, who represent about twelve per cent of the working population tiona sor: m- executive committee—to engage in Kibiian apiece da united front activity in specific civil izations in the North, both Neg: |liberties cases, “The national organization as such is not empowered to initiate any type of united front activity and your letter of Nov. 27 there- fore should have been mailed to | our state secretary, Joe Brinocar, 526 E. Adams St., Springfield. If our Illinois state executive com- mittee approves of a united front and white to make special cor tions to assure the attendar these wor! t the Con; News of plans and all activities in various localities requested by the National Sponsoring Committee. When delegates are elected, when a considerable distribution or sale of supplies is organized and ca rotect Women ceived a note in reply directing them to “submit any complaints in , Writing, in accordance with terms of the agreement,” explaining that | no visits were provided for in the latter document. One of the cases in point involved | a man employed by the company | for seven years, laid off recently. Officials justified his discharge from his old job under the “ability” clause of the agreement, failing to explain how it took the company seven years to discover his short- coming. The company lately has pursued @ consistent policy of pushing known union workers from job to job in an attempt to provide trouble with the union. At the same time the company unionists are shouting their wares, but to date have been unsuccessful in attracting more than a handful of workers to the “Protective Association.” In the union, elections were held last week, in which Paul Howlett was re-elected president over Joe Farneth, rank and file candidate, by only 27 yotes. A. Giordano’s ma- jority over his rank and file op- ponent for financial secretary was only nine votes. Burt Gravatt, rank | and file candidate, was elected re-| cording secretary; Robert Reed, | | Vice-president; George Hobaugh was R. A. projects. If these demands are refused, the United Unemploy: | ment and Relief Workers Associa- |tion of New Jersey will recommend to the convention that a state-wide strike be immediately declared. In addition to the organization of a federation of unemployed or- ganizations, a special session will take place of all A. F. of L. dele- gates for the purpose of organizing a committee for the support of the Workers Unemployment and focial Insurance Bill. Many credentials have already been received from all kinds of la- bor organizations. The committee in charge of the convention has re- ceived 2 promise from the State Na- tional Guards of 200 cots for sleep- ing accommodations. A mass parade of the entire con- vention will take place through the streets of Trenton on Saturday eve- | wages for unskilled labor and union | Theatre here, for the benefit of the ; Wages for skilled labor on all F. E.| tedger strikers, one of the most j eventful yet seen in Newark. Among | them are Milton Berle, Grace Bar- | rie, Nick Kenney and gang, Bill Steinke, N. T. G. and Girls, Ina De | Martini, ; Arthur Tracy and many others, Heywood Broun, President of the Newspaper Guild, will be master of | ceremonies. | A letter was sent by the Newark Newspaper Guild to all local unions of the A. F. of L., informing them that the New Jersey State Federa- tion of Labor and the Essex County support, and particularly that each worker place the Ledger on “his personal unfair list.” A financial statement issued by the strike committee shows that a total of $3,491.09 has been donated for strike relief from Guilds Empire Theatre Chorus, | | than 1,600 unemployed single men are quartered, continues to spread. A meeting of the Fisher Lodge men on Tuesday night elected a ‘strike committee of thirteen, and more workers yesterday were pulled off the six projects on which they | are compelled to work. The strike started Monday, the men demand- jing $8 a week work relief or $6 direct relief and the right to live ; Where they please. The walkout is | being led by the Unemployment | Councils. Yesterday a picket line was started at the County Welfare Com- mission, 176 East Jefferson Avenue. Labor Council have endorsed the | County Welfare Administrator John |in Chicago on Dec. 8 and 9. Before strike. The locals are asked to give |, Ballenger came out and dema-|then, I of course cannot give you! cond | gogically told the pickets that he |didn’t blame them and would do | the same in their place. In an ob- | vious attempt to curry favor and | break their solidarity he gave them | money to buy food. | At strike headquarters, estab- through, when demonstrations place, the National Committee w to know about it. A publi along the lines outlined in your letter, we are sure that the sub- committee of our N. E. C. will give CONFERENCES PLANNED sympathetic attention to the pre- mittee has been set up to send out PITTSBURGH, Pa. Dec. 7—A sal,” news on the congr It is import- Tri-County Conference for Uneme The State Committee of the So- 2nt that all preparations and activ- | pioyment and Social Ir e will cialist Party also answered as fol- ities in connection with the congress | ),, held here on Sunday, Dec. 16 at be publicized, Post Card Campaign A post card demanding the passage of the Workers’ Unemployment In- ; surance Bill has been printed by the This card con lows: “I have your letter of recent date at hand, in which you ask for united | jaction in connection with the Hills- boro Criminal Syndicalist cases. 2 p.m. The purpose of the confe: up a pe ent com yment insu: to mobilize del: es for tk mal Congress r Unemploy- “And as you quote in your letter, National Committee. ; ; ment and Social Insurance. Cells your proposal will have to come up |tains the famous question asked are bettie st out to Warne Reber before our State Executive Commit- | President Roosevelt a few mont and Ontasio Counties: mposiums tee for action. This commitiee meets you ago: “Are you better off than were last year, we better, faith in ju individual fut in Canadaigua and Genova are be- ing arranged to which all political parties have been invited to send ning. The parade will be re-in- forced with workers from Trenton. | The convention will open at 10:30) a.m. on Saturday, at the Hungarian | throughout the country and sym- lished at the Greek Workers’ Edu- pathizers, cational Club, 1413 Randolph Street, A house-to-house canvass has |Your correspondent was told by i iv i | bers of the strike committee Hall, Hudson and Gen Sts, | been started in a drive against the | mem! n Trenton, Berit je | circulation of the Ledger. Among oat ae par aig AL gael Ke Organizations who have not yet | the latest unions to vote boycott of Fisher Lodge, has been trying to elected delegates should: do so now, the scab paper is the Amalgamated | intimidate individual workers. Be- and send their delegates with the| Clothing Workers local of Newark. | cause of the militancy they are dis- credentials to the convention, All| ppieving, Hotes he NDE Duy cared | to evict any strikers or to cut off Say Getinite reply,” y Perey speakers. The Spor ‘ing Commit- Spy Se \firmly grounded?” And the work-| tee of the 5 | lers reply: “No, therefore we demand | Geneya con. Ah tl H d unemployment and social insur-| of tho | ex 1 © an S| ance” mocracy, the Unemployment Coun- | One million of these cars should ils, Senece County League of 1 1 *1- | be mailed to President Roosevelt) women Voters, Relief Workers Firm in Strike) cs 'Sastoe ace cicareanen| Women Yours, Relet |e On Stretchout PENACOOK, N. H., Dec. 7.—Two | hundred and fifty workers of the | Harris and Emery Company Woolen | | Mill are on strike against the | stretchout in the card room. The before Christmas. In this way the government will be informed of the mass support behind the National Congress for Unemployment and Social Insurance. ‘When Congress knows that large masses are no longer being fooled by sweet speech- es and promises and by fake un- employment insurance and relief the Geneva Federation of Labor, PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Confer- Ss on behalf of the National ress for Unemployment and Social Insurance are being called by the Italian, Jewish, Russian and Ukrainian branches of the Inter- national Workers Order. Branch elief Rolls | working class organizations are eli- Buffalo R. mes, they will be forced to give renamed treasurer. | their miserable food. allow him to speak now Chester County, Pa., Relief Cases Reach All-Time Record Peak COATESVILLE, Pa., Dee. 7.—Ten | thousand persons in 2,175 families of hunger doles of the relief admin- } istration, | In announcing present relief fig- | ures, the county relief administra- | ing period last year, 1,300 families were on relief. Demands for relief! jare on the increase, and aid is only} given to those who are absolutely destitute. Chester county now live on the AFFAIRS Detroit, Mich. Daily Worker Victory . Celebration. Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. Finnish Hall, 5969 14th St., near McGraw. Good Pro- gram, Dancing, Refreshments. Adm. in adv. 15¢, at door 20c, Chicago, Jil. House Party given by Unit 418, ©. P., at 1410 Winnemac Ave., Satur- day, Dec. 8 8p.m. Newark, N. J. and Dramatic Evening at mton Ave., I, W. O. Center, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. “Del,” car- ‘ot Daily Work L, T. of toonist FOR THE DAILY WORKER New York. Ausp. Communist Pa’ ‘Cincinnati, Ohio Big Affair, Musical Program, Good Food, Ed. Hamilton, Speaker. Sat., Dec. 8 Workers’ School, Elm and Opera Place, 8:20 p.m. | Osage, West Va. Spaghetti Supper on Seturday, Dec. 8 at Shoe Makers Hall. |Columbus, Ohio Dance and Entertainment for Work- ers’ Press—Daily Worker, Uj Elore and Radnik-—Saturday, Dec. 15 g . at Ivanoff Hall, 189919 ns A Jewish Bureau, | at 50. . Adm. 25¢. WHAT’S gible and are urged to send dele- gates, THOUSANDS STARVE IN LOUISIANA NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 7.— families are starving to death in the marshes here. Landowners have been appealed to for aid, but has thus far failed to feed them. | BUFFALO, N. ¥., Dec. 7.—More | jthan 30,000 families, the largest | number yet recorded, are on the| tion stated that for the correspond-|One thousand trappers and their |December relief lists here. Novem- | ber figures showed 28,125 on the) ‘lists; a year ago, 24,505. i mates that one out of every five On the thorities, including iwome~ are on relief, Dyers ‘Ss trike ProvesPow Not Lawyers, But Union troduced Harry Joelson, who only;tiations, No secret negotiations Members’ Militancy Won Victory By George Morris Article 1 The successful strike of 25,000 silk and rayon dyers, having taken place three weeks ago was booed off the | platform by the strikers, as “our |lerge picket lines at the slightest next mayor.” Joelson, because he|indication of attempts to bring in |a reputation as a labor attorney. | To tell the worters that th lcleve negotistors, is Reach All-Time Highs | Meeting for Weinstock Is Set for Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 7— The fifty-fourth annual convention of the American Federation of La-| bor and the third American Federa- ference, will be analyzed in a lec- ture by Louis Weinstock, National F. of L. Trade bworkee ‘ has USual number estimated by relief au- | Union Committee for Unemployment |Work. The relief administration about 123,000 persons, not | Insurance, on Sunday, Dec, 16, 8| threatened that if they do not scab single unattached men and |p.m,. at The Center, 138 So, Eighth in the mill they will be denied re- Street, | strike came on Dec. 4, when the | company tried to fire five out of | fourteen card room workers and | make the nine remaining do the | | work formerly done by fourteen. |The mill is tied up 100 per cent, | | This is the first strike in this mill in the thirty years of its existence. The United Textile Workers’ Union | leaders came up to the meeting and The Emergency Relief Bureau | ti - S ine = ‘importe i an toon chad anobians in esti gency tion of Labor Rank and File Con-| spoke along their usual line, tell: jan effort to break the trappers’ union ' families are on the lists. |and the men are unable to find basis of 4.1 persons to a family, the ‘Secretary of the A. | ing the workers to have faith in| | the government and in the U. T. W. | leaders. Workers on relief have been | lief. | Were permitted. This was backed by is well paid for services as attorney | scabs. They took their fight to the} for several labor unions, has gained | labor movement and organized a {solidarity demonstration of 25,000 in owe |Paterson to show their determina- bosses are not any different than |their victecy to good lewyers, or|tion to defy the Chamber of Com-|other bosses. Just as during the to deceiveimerce threat to open mills with| Strike, the workers will not be able er of Rank and F ile Conirél | Only If Dyers Are Ready | To Act Will They Protect Gains to enforce the contract. The dye |thon. in a most shameful manner. |police and thugs. Attempts of offi- to depend on lawyer's wits, ror greater consideration to our gram,” the National Sponso: Committee declares. DELEGATES ELECTED NEW YORK.—Local 143, Amer- ican Federation of Government Em- ployes (A. F. of L.), has elected two delegates to the National Congress for Unemployment and Social In- surance, according to information received by the New York Spon- soring Committee of the Congress. This local has also endorsed the Workers Unemployment and Social Insurance Bill. WATERBURY PICKS DELEGATE WATERBURY, Conn.—One dele- gate to the National Congress for Unemployment and Social Insur- ance has been elected by Waterbury Lodge 486 of the New England Pro- tective Society. BAKERS PREPARE PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 7.—Bak- ery and Confectionary Workegs In- 581 is sending speakers to all Eng- lish branches to secure delegate: Boston, Mass. VICTORY BALL Friday, December 14th RITZ PLAZA HALL 218 Huntingion Avenue Dr. G. O. Vennesland Dentist Western Avenue each 0757 mi. 4816 N. Lon Chicago, Ra PARE P11 ADELPHIA, Pe trea 200,000 HAVE CHEERED ‘sievedere |When the bitter memory of the be-|'The truth is that reactionary labor |cials to split the ranks through a|leave the fight entirely with the Patsy aoe plscriny: be ame neil Goatees Tans Ont inte ak” hepelges | rmved. Genisral Textile Bttike ia willl fometala “and goyernment. represen-|red, iseare were’ detected by the (SHO) chalmmien end, eHop. commit- ; “f ° | Unit 118 Sec. 1. Come and have a/ fresh in the minds of the workers,/tatives are alarmed at the fact that strikers. Only because of such con- | tees. Coming—Monday, December 10th accompany notices. ' grand time. igives a clear contrast betwen mis-|in the dyers’ strike the workers did duct of the strike did the workers! Charles Vigorito, who was one of | GARRICK THEATRE jleadership by A. F. of L. officials, “EVERY WORKER IN Chicago, Il. First Annual Dance given by Painters Br. 565 I.W.O. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Mirror Hall, 1156 N. Western. Ave. ‘Adm. 25¢ in ady., 35¢ at door. First Annual Cabaret and Dance giv- en by the Central Body Needle Trade Opposition, Sat., Dec. 8, at Hunga- rian Workers’ Home, 1630 Milwaukee Ave, 8 p.m. Tickets in adv. 25c, at door 30c. CONCERT and Dance given by A. P. ct L. Trade Union Committee for Unemployment Insurance and Relief, Sat., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., at Imperial Hall, 2409 N. Halstead St. Tickets in advance 30c, at door 40c. Workers Theatre presents “Three Miniature Nights.” Dec. 7, 8 and 9, at Workers Playhouse, 508 South State Street. Gorki’s “Motiter,” a Garrison r is now playing at World Playhe: 610 South Michigan Ave. This film was directed by Pudovkin and stars Nicolai Batelov of “Road to Life.” A. Newhoff, Organizer International Labor Defense, will speak at Chi- cago Pen and Hammer Forum, Sun- day evening, 8 p.m., December 9, at 20. Ontario St. Adm, 15c. Cleveland, Ohio Annual Communist Party Bazaar will be held Sat. and Sun., Dec. 8 and 9, at Prospect Auditorium, 2612 Pros- pect Ave. Sat. night will be an In- ternations! Costume Ball. Sun. aft. Concert, Play and Athletics. Eve.: Soviet movie showing, Dinner and supper will be served, Philadelphia, Pa. Freiheit Gesangs Farein Dance, Sat., Dec. 8, 8:30 p.m. at Boslover Hall, 701 Pine St. Good Orchestra. Plenty ot food. Adm. 25¢. Bazaar and Restaurant will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. # and 9 at 533 Wolf St. hall of Downtown Workers Club, Great selection ar- ticles at popular prices will be for sale. Milwaukee, Wisc. Dance, Entertainment, Survrises Sat- | Boston, Mass. Y.C.L. presents: “New Deal Follies" | —Humorous Stage Show, Dancing. New International Hall, 42 Wenonah; St., Roxbury, Saturday, Dec. 8, Sub- scription 35¢, 8:30 p.m. Newark, N. J. New Jersey Conference of the League of Workers Theatres, Sunday, 1 p.m., 2 Shipman St., Newark. All theatre groups and interested persons invited to attend. Harry Elion, national sec’y, will speak. | Philadelphia, Pa. House Party, Saturday night, 8 p.m. at 4032 Germantown Ave. Ausp. Br. 535 I.W.O. Everyone invited. { Temple Chapter of National Student League invites you to a Studio Dance | on Saturday. Dec. 8, & p.m. at 329° . Benefit Scottsboro-Herndon 1 Pund. Adm. t5c. Canton Commune Commemoration, Saturday, Dec. 15 at & p.m. at Girard | Manor, 911 W. Girard Ave. Speakers Hansu’ Chan, editor China Today; Mother Bloor; also Workers Mandolin Orchestra, Workers Chorus and Play by Nature Friends, Commemoration Event under auspices of I.L.D. Adm. 25c, Tickets at the door. Regional Conference Against War & Fascism at Hosiery Workers Hall, 2530 North 4th St., Sunday, Dec. 1 p.m. Conference followed by fi mass meeting at same address, 8 p. m. Speakers: Dr. Harry T. Ward,| National Chairman American League | Against War and Fascism; Roger | Baldwin, American Civil ‘Liberties Union; Mother Ella Reeve Bloor, Na- tional’ Executive Comm., American ° League Against War é& Fascism. Corliss Lamont will speak on “Soviet | Union and Religion.” Friday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. at Musicians’ Hall, 120 N. 18th St. Adm. 30c. nt door. Ausp. Friends | ef Soviet Union. | Bridgeport, Conn. i i Sovict Film “Deserter’’ will be shown | Sunday, Dee. 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. 2 Capitel Theatre, 435 East Main for benefit Workers Center. Adm. 25c. Children 10¢, and rank and file control. The task for the militant rank and file workers among the textile workers is made simpler. The work- ers will understand the effectiveness of rank and file control much more easily if given the Paterson victory as an example. Learning the les- sons of the dyers’ strike is an imme- diate duty for every active member of the textile unions, This is especially important in view of the efforts being made by certain of the higher officials in the Federation of Silk and Rayon Dy- ers (U. T. W.), and by government representatives, to cover up the real reasons for she successful conclu- sion of the strike. At the very mass meeting where the workers voted to approve the settlement proposals, Nathan W. Shefferman, Federal mediator, told the workers that the setilement was chiefly due to the efforts of Eman- uel Shavik, attorney for the bosses, and Harry Joelson, a former judge, but now attorney for the dyers’ union. Mr. Shefferman said: “Both Mr, Shavik and Mr. Joelson proved square shooters. They Played the game on the level and fairly. Both looked after the inter- ests of their clients, and yet sought, not te take advantage of each other. They were both broad and gener- ous enough to realize that a settle- ment was necessary for the best in- terests of everyone concerned in the ‘industry as well as for the city it-| militant fighters. The strike was self.” “Our Next Mayor” not rely upon lawyers or govern- ment mediators, but depended upon their own mass power. That is why on the very day when the settle- ment was made, Shefferman and Ammirato already started to “ex- Plain” to the workers that they owe thanks to these “friends of labor.” The truth is that if the workers | would listen to these kind friends they would be getting 64 cents per | | to strike, and all complaints left for decision. before an arbitrating com- mittee of five. There would be a considerably increased speed-up, and many other advantages in the present agreement’ would be absent. This is what these gentlemen pro- posed in the first case. In the sec- ond case they made the same pro- Posal, but with 66 cents per hour instead of 64. It was then that Joelson was booed off the platform for trying to put over such an agreement, and disgraced before thousands of workers who once had a great deal of confidence in him. The board, which Shefferman rep- resents, was a strikebreaking agen- cy. Immediately when the strike took effect a telegram was sent to the workers advising them to return and leave everything to arbitration. Werkers Took Militant Course But the workers followed a differ- ent course. The actions of some of | these officials in the union had hour, without a union shop, no right [ment committee ;Were made, win, Joelson and Ammirato, who are apparently trying to tie the union to a political machine in Paterson, only advised the bosses how far it was advisable to give in to the workers’ demands. None of the rank and file representatives would claim that good negotiating was re- ‘sponsible for the results. Honest negotiators, as most on the settle- are, help very much in getting the most possible \for the workers, but it is primarily the militancy and determination of the mess of strikers that decides |what the negotiators are-able to ac- complish, If one or two shops in Paterson had been able to open with even a skeleton crew of workers, the bosses would not even have jtalked to the settlement committe>. Dangerous Conception To tolerate such an explanation of the strike results, as is given by Shefferman, is extremely dangerous and threatens the very gains that It means that the workers are told: “You do not have to do anything about violation of the contract, or when your employer chisels, Just place your complaint sentatives on the impartial griev- jance committee. They'll take care of everything.” As a matter of fact, the workers aroused their suspicion and they, instead, placed their confidence in- |controlled by the rank and file. The workers decided that there will be will have to hold on to what the contract entitles them by continu- ally showing that they are ready to fignt. The shop committces will fight. The shop committess — will While Shefierman told the work- a9 settlement unless the new con- nave to be continually on the look- ers that they owed “thanks” to the two lawyers, Anthony Ammirato, strikers. They elected rank and file «president of the Paterson local, in- [representatives to conduct the nego- | (crect was first approved by the out for tricks of tine employers, Un- doudtedly the workers will some- times even have to call shop strikes before our attorney, or our repre-' the most militant strike leaders, | while speaking before the workers | when they celebrated the victory at/| Hinchkliffe stadium, made a cor-| rect summary in the following} words: | “It Depends Upon Us” “Let it be known that the credit | for victory belongs to the strikers | for taking care of the factories _ and keeping out all scabs. Now we go back to the plants to work, but we must guard against every vio- lation. I must remind you that we have the privilege of striking against every manufacturer who violates the agreement. If we show them we mean business the manufacturers will respect us. It depends upon us.” From the above it should be clear that, just as during the strike, the ;membership was wide awake and |would not leave the conduct of the struggle in the hands of a few offi- cials, so after the strike all mem- bers must take an active part in the | jaffairs of the union, and in the, shops work in close co-operation with the shop committees. Only if the bosses see that the workers are ready for action at a moment’s no- ‘tice will they fear to try taking back | , What the workers had to fight for jvery hard. { spite the substantial increases , which the new contract provides, no one can deny that much more could | have been gained, in view of the) splendid militant spirit, and un- ‘shaken solidarity displayed by the ;workers. However, the obstacles which were in the way, and the weaknesses which prevented this, will be the subject for the next are | ticle on the strike of dyers, i Juniper & Che: Strects @ Benefits United Workers Organira- tions - Tues., Thurs., Friday eves., Dec. Ul, 13, 14- Tickets on sale 2t Workers’ DETROIT, DAILY | | Admission in Advance ise OVER THE TOP WORKER VICTORY CELEBRATIO! | Saturd Bol N NCES: 59629—14th Street, GOOD PROGRAM — NAN REFRES: oston, Mass. PHILADELPHIA SHOULD SEE IT.” —C. A. Hathaway. MICH. y, December 8th “at 8 P. M. HALL near Mc Graw - GOOD ORCHESTRA NTS: At Door 20c DAILY WORKER BANQUET NEW INTERNATIONAL HALL 42 Wenonah Strect, Roxbury Hot Tasty Meal—Gay and Interesting Program Chalk Talk by LIMBACH Admission 35 cents Sunday December gTH at 8 P.M.