The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-20

AGNES NESIOK, Women's Trade Union League:
Bw- FRANK BUCHANAN, Iron Workers Union
The Committee of Fifteen" held its first meeting in
the offices of the Chicago Federation of Labor ON Thursday
March 6. 1t had its picture taken and appointed sub
committee of three consisting of John Fitzpatrick Victor
Olander and Anton Johannsen MAYOR and
protest against the brutality of the police against strike
plckets The informed the subcommittee that he
wls not of improper action the part of his
police but that he would take under consdera
ton John A. English, member of the Committee of
FHeen also organizer OF Typographical Union No. 16
stated to DAILY WORKER reporter that the
ing the members of the COMMITTEE of Fifteen" was
that IN the event of further improper interference the
part of the police with the strikers general meeting
of the committee would be called
Since then meeting has been called until today.
What has happened in the meantime? Scores of
strikers have been arrested by quor-soaked thugs uni
formed and ununifOmed from the attorneys Office
and in the uniform of Mayor Dever police force Citizens
who had connection with the strike for
appearing in the vicinity of the scab clothing chops Two
reporters of the DAILY WORKER were arrested and taken
to court because they took down the numbers policemen
engaged IN brutay assaung girl pckets. AND SOPHIE
ALTscHULER, PICKET, WAS TAKEN INTO A HALL
NECESSITATING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CON.
TENEMENT TO BED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. Yet, the
Committee of Fifteen did not
committee of citizens, composed of cergymen pro-
tessors and well meaning liberals called the mayor,
bringing these facts his course the mayor
being capitalist lackey did was at least
publicity and the plute press obliged to open its
columns the workers side of the The Committee
of Fifteen representing hundreds of thousands of Chicago
trade unlonists did not even utter This crying
scandal.
The injunctions of Judge Denis Sullivan are rendering
it extremely difficult for those in charge strike to
function unaided. Yesterday Florence Corn, strike
picket, was given thrty-day Jail sentence by Judge
Sullivan Oicer 1881 who beat Sophie Altschuler
still on strike duty usually in bordering ntoxi-
cation While this is taking places while little girls are
courageousy battling the courts the bosses
states attorney the bosses mayor bosses police and
the bosses the leaders of the powerful organized
labor of Chicago comfortably sit in their Offices
and smoke the pipe of peace.
The strikers the picket line look TO the COMMITTEE
of Fifteen for aid in this bitter struggle The committee
has it in its power to win the strike Will they do it? The
DAILY WORKER has urged the calling of a great mass
meeting, picketing, collection of strike fund and
other to bring the of organized labor to bear
against the open shop expoers. These practical
suggestions
The DAILY WORKER urges the Committee of Fif-
teen to take action before is It will not do to
lay the blame for inacon the shoulders of the reac
honary leaders The rank and file of workers will hold
every member Of the COMMITTEES of Fifteen" responsible
for failure to do their obvious duty in this strike
WHAT WILL THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEENn DO
TODAY? ~