The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
CHICAGO FOREIGN
BORN JOIN FIGHT
ON DAVISLAWS
March End Meeting to
Unite Nationalities

In an effort to centralize and make
more powerful, the campaign protest
ing against the proposed oppressive
laws to register and finger-print for
eign-born workers, the ChekoslovaA
Workers Council has issued a call fol-
joint conference to be held March
End, 1890 a. M, at Room 301, $50 w
Washington Street. Delegates are
invited from all Chicago local unions
local labor political parties, and the
various national councils which have
already set up machinery to take
part in this campaign.
Meanwhile the Chekoslovak Work.
ers' Council has arranged a protest
mass meeting which will be held
Thursday, Feb. %, at Pilsen Park
Auditorium, 26th and Albany Streets
Speakers Of various nationalities will
analyze the true character of the
alien bills.
Lithuanians In Stock Yards.
The Lithuanian Workers Alliance
will hold a mass protest meeting
Friday, Feb. %, on this particular
issue. The stock yards workers, Of
which a large percentage are Of
Lithuanian birth, are taking active
part in the arrangements.
The Southslavic workers of Chi.
cago, who have succeeded in uniting
total Of some 20 organizations, COM
prising nearly 5000 members on q
united front for their mutual inter
ests, have gone on record to dc
everything in their power to launch
an effective protest against the pro-
posed finger-print laws. Literature
is being published to make clear tC
the workers just what these measures
mean, and preparations are being
made for mass protest meetings.
The provisional committee Of
Jewish workers established on the
initiative of our Party units, to take
part in this campaign, has now be
come definitely crystallized into a
council for the protection of the for
eign-born workers. Over twenty or.
CARNATIONS were represented at the
first conference held recently, inclus
i've of local unions of the Amalga.
mated Clothing workers, Cap Makers
Workmens' Circle, Branches of tht
Workers Party and others.
Those branches Of the Workmens
Circle, who in the past have followed
the general policies of the Jewish
Daily Forward but became embittereC
at the action taken by the bureaucrats
in control of this paper, in excluding
the left-wing branches from confer
ence held nearly two weeks ago, have
also joined in and became part of the
present established council. Effective
steps haye been taken to bring all tn,
Jewish workers of Chicago into ths
campaign for protection Of the for
eign-born workers.
Scandinavians Organizing.
The Scandinavian population, whC
furnish great part Of the industrial
army of this city, are scattered in
colonies mainly on the North, South
and West sides. Upon the initiative
of our Party units central organiza.
tons are being formed within each Of
these colonies to take up this vita
issue. Even the churches have be.
come interested, realizing that the
workers following their particular
creed are endangered.
The conference to be held on March
will unite the efforts of the many
thousands of workers, no matter what
other political differences may exist
in an effective protest against the
endeavors to convert the foreign-borr
working class population of thi:
country into available material fol-
strike-breaking purposes and wipe
out every vestige of labor organiza
ton.
Davis Bills Issue In Kenosha.
Local Workers Party, Kenosha
Wis, has arranged a mass meeting il
protest against the proposed anti
foreign-born workers legislation. Tou
lO'Flaherty, associate editor Daily
Worker, will speak. The meeting il
Thursday, Feb. 28th, at German
American Home, sos Grand Ave. Ad
mission is free.
Chicago Meeting Tomorrow.
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