The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07

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injunction and beaten by Off
ces Of the law" cried Mother
Jones to the Federation meet
ing.
She recounted stories from her owr
experiences with injunctions and de-
manded that the girl pickets stand
up before Judge Sullivan and his
court, before Dudley Taylor, lie Bos-
key, and their gang of sluggers and
defy their illegal injunction against
the workers.
John Fitzpatrick, president Of the
Federation, seconded Mother" Jones
cry with a strong appeal:
"When one labor organization is
involved in fight, make it the COM
mon cause Of all and settle it then
and there!"
Girls Doing the Fighting.
"This fight is not alone that of the
few girls that are struck over here,
Fitzpatrick continued. They're MAX
ing a fight for the whole trade union
movement of Chicago. They're not
afraid of the situation. They're do
ing the fighting!"
True enough, Brother Fitzpatrick
and what is the Chicago Federation
of Labor doing to back the girls up
in this fight, the Federation's own
fight?
"The Committee of Fifteen has
picked few feathers Of the Grove in
the states attorneys Office and made
few remarks to Mayor Dever, three
weeks ago, on the matter of police
brutalities. The uniformed and plain
clothes sluggers continue their rough
dealing with girl pickets.
Mayor Dever promised the "Com-
mittee of Fifteen" that if witnesses
of brutalities were produced, as
promised, that the officers would be
brought up on charges and dismiss
ed from the police force. So far
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. The
Committee Of Fifteen" has made
no further report to the Mayor.
The Citizens Committee also re-
ported to Mayor Dever and then
disbanded. Their proposed investi-
cation of .he strike situation col
lapsed, unsupported.
Send Them Engraved Invitation.
Do the women OF Chicago. the
Women's Trade Union League, need
an engraved invitation to help their
sisters in the garment strike?
Do the women of Chicago need a
special request to demonstrate their
active sympathy Is that why they,
too, have failed to join the picket
lines of the striking ladies' garment
workers?
President Fitzpatrick himself has
said that The garment workers are
fighting for the whole labor move
ment of Chicago. It is evident that
Dudley Taylor and his cohorts in
the Employers Association are
backing the Dress Manufacturers
Association IN another battle Of The
war Of Chicago big business against
unionism, against LABOR.
Why doesn't the Federation of
Labor send its auxiliaries irto The
fight they have acclaimed their
own?
Mother" Jones Never Afraid.
Women Of Chicago, women Of the
Trade Unicn League, will you stand
by and see the garment bosses
crush the girl workers, your sisters,
with an INJUNCTION? Are ycu
afraid to go to jail? Mother
Jone has never been afraid. These
garment strikers are not afraid.
Women Of the Trade Union
League, if you let the opportunity
slip, you will be confronted with IN
functions whenever you are called
out to fight for better life.
Women Of the Trade Union
League, will you accept the issue {?
Will you recognize your fight? viii
you demonstrate your sharing the
cause of the striking garment
workers?
Strike VIII Go On.
You have heard the international
vice-president, Perlstein, cav that
the strike will continue. If it cannot
be settled soon. it will have to drag
on for months thru the slack sea-
son. Are you women Of the Trade
Union League willing to let such a
situation remain?
Settle that fight then and there. -
cries John Fitzpatrick.
Women Of the Trade Union
League, show the Federation what
you can do for your striking sisters.
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