The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-02

by renewing the absurd charge
the most responsible work In the last
organization campaign and carried II
out, not hesitating before hardships
and arrests. The results were good
and promised to organize the entire
industry in Chicago. But the expul-
sion campaign, inaugurated and car
ried out by Sigman, Perlstein & CO.,
put stop to it all.
Militants Want United Front.
The left-wing militants appealed
for peace for the sake Of the organ
ization campaign. They had given
the officials loyal cooperation. They
declared themselves ready TO 20
to any lengths to preserve and
strengthen the union. But the only
answer they received was that the
officials will carry out their expul-
sions even If they will remain with
but seven members in a local union.
Convincing proof that full and
complets responsibility for the whole
situation rests upon the officials, and
that the left-wing elements have al
ways been ready to do everything
possible to settle all controversies, Is
contained in statement recently is
sued by a group Of union cloak
makers. Those are not radicals or
left-wingers, they are just honest un-
ion members who want peace in the
union. The statement follows:
Rank-and-File Tell Faets
We, the undersigned, have
formed ourselves into a committee
to attempt to bring about settle
ment of the controversy between
the officials of our union and the
expelled members. This committee
was formed at the request of Vice
President Meyer Perlstein who
made the statement at the meeting
of Local that those who are
speaking for the expelled should
go to them and make them give
up issuing the circulars that they
have issued lately, and that he
would reinstate them back on their
jobs, and If he won't do it he
will have Balls do it. He further
agreed that a conference should
be arranged by the undersigned, in
Guiding the expelled and Perlstein
for the purpose of establishing
peace in the union.
This conference was agreed to
by the expelled members and the
conference was called for Dec.
18th. Perlstein left for New York
two days before the conference
without making arrangements for
the reinstatement Of those expelled
from the shops. This conference
was delayed owing to Perlstein's
absence until Dec. 18th. In the
meantime, we prevailed upon the
expelled not to issue any circulars
in the hopes that Perlstein would
carry out the statement he made
to Local 5, namely, that he would
reinstate these men back on their
jobs.
We have approached Biallis and
called his attention to the state
ment made by Perlstein that If he
won't reinstate them, he would
have Balls do it. And he refused
to act on the argument that this is
an international case and he does
not want to interfere with it. We
have appeared before the Joint
Board and were not admitted.
The committee composed of the
undersigned and formed upon
Perlstein's suggestion at the meet
ing of Local met with Perlstein
previous to joint conference. We
reminded him of his promise to re-
instate the expelled back on the
! job. His answer was to order US
out Of the Office and threatened
us with the same punishment as
he inflicted upon the expelled.
The expelled members agreed to
Perlstein's offer of peace made by
him at the meeting of Local 5 and
it is no fault of theirs that this
promise was not carried out.
We make this statement for the
sake Of bringing about peace and
harmony in our union. We give
this statement without drawing
our own conclusions and leave il
to the judgment Of the rank and
file.
Fraternallv submitted,
The Expelled.