The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-20
BOSTON STRIKE
OF CLOTHIERS
IS SUCCESSFUL
Left-Wingers Rally to
Workers Support
BY JAMES J. LACEY
Especial to The Daily Worksrl

BOS ON, August ~ ne
situation here in the strike of
the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America is COM
pIeteIy in the hands of the
strikers. Shops previously un-
organized since the lockout of
1920, at the peak of the open
shop drive, have succumbed,
and already favorable settle
4 ments affecting nearly half of
the 4,5OO strikers makes GER
tain that the successful termi-
nation Of the strike Is only
matter of days.
Called originally to enforce
the agreement already in exist
ence that was not being lived
up to, the strike spread to shops
hitherto impervious to any Or
ganization drive. The workers
in Macullar Parker Co. and E.
r. Smith Co. factories, both in
Cambridge, walked out the
second day of the strike.
Strike 100 Per Cent Effective.
They were followed the next day by
the clothing workers employed in the
shops of Sammett & Wasserman, Re-
we're, and Peavey Bros, at East Bos-
ton, 100 per cent
The background Of this strike is
interesting. For some time all has
not been we'll with the bosses. Sam
nett g. Wasserman in particular have
had tough time In enforcing a scab
shop condition. Last winter they had
to have recourse to the capitalist
courts. An Injunction was secured
from a complaisant judge against in
reference by union workers, but this
was not sufficient, the factory being
moved to Revere in order to secure
a non-union labor supply. These In
effective efforts to prevent organiza-
ton have had but one result-organ-
ization that includes the last man in
the shop.
Can't Divide Races.
The enthusiasm and solidarity dis
played by the workers in the Konda-
zian factory is interesting in view of
the circumstances of this particular
case. Kondazian, one of the wealth.
lest employers in the trade, has made
a practice Of operating on a nation
alistic basis. Alleging discrimination
against the Armenians, Greeks and
Syrians, he has imported his labor di-
rect-the raw material This untu-
tored labor importation had their first
taste of American institutions in the
sweatshop and from the police in the
service of their countrymen.
The story is told of Kondazian
financing the local Syrian church. On
the Monday following his donation Of
$500 for the relief of the distress of
his nationals, he handed his nationals
a wage cut!
PIeketlng Continues.
Despite mass arrests of those car
rying on at the picket line, picketing
demonstrations continue with the
greatest enthusiasm and solidarity
Twenty were arrested on the second
day and 2S on the third. Despite the
large force Of police on hand tonight,
the largest demonstrations were held
and no arrests were made. This goes
to show that the bosses are beginning
TO realize that the workers on strike
cannot be inundated or their forces
broken by any show of force or coer.
cion on the part of the police.
Communists in Forefront.
Members OF the Workers Party
were among those most active on the
picket lines, among the first arrested
The Armenian and Greek comrades
along with the rest Of the Communists
bore the brunt Of the burden. At the
mass meeting Joseph Schlossberg adj
dressed the strikers amidst the great
est enthusiasm. AT next days meet
ing John J. BALKAN, district organizer
of the Workers Party,g spoke to the
clothing workers.
Great enthusiasm continues un.
abated and the work OF the left wing
ers is an inspiration and source of
strength.