The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10


the convention, presented Com
pers to the convention as "Our
Chief"
Applause Carefully Staged.
Carefully staged applause had
greeted the Anti-Sovietist upon
his entrance to the convention
hall. He came in while the dele
gates were discussing the un-
seating of four delegates Of
Local No. 1, of New York City.
The same claquers who had up
held the vindictive attacks of
Vice-Presidents Israel Feinberg,
Meyer Perlstein and the rest of
the official crew, against the
militants, again exerted them
selves for Sammy
But the militants had been busy,
and when Gompers entered all dele
gates had in their hands leaflets stat
ing Gompers' opposition to immigra-
tion and in favor of the notorious anti
labor Johnson bill.
Take Up Case of Local 9.
The climax in the contest growing
out of the report of the credentials
committee was reached with the case
Of Local No. 8, Of New York city. In
this case charges were made against
both the local and its delegates.
The credentials committee recon-
mended the unseating of eight of the
IL delegates, charging that secret
meeting, held with outsiders, nomi
mated the elected delegates.
The committee also recommended
that Local No. 8 be placed under the
dictatorship of the General Executive
Board for some time, because it had
disobeyed the decision of the G. E. B..
in that it had taken no action against
the league members, and because, as
it was alleged, it had received orders
from outsiders.
Progressives Control Local.
Local No. 8 is now under the con
troll of progressives and is opposing
certain policies of the Sigman official
dom. The administration forces aim
to seize control of the local and to
destroy every vestige of opposition.
Delegate Louis Hyman, manager OF
Local No. Q, defended the seating OF
the delegates, charging that the case
was a frameup, based on the fiimsy
evidence offered by one individual
There was no corroborative evidence
offered and no investigation. LYMAN
charged that the objections against
the delegates border on the tactics
familiar to martial and lynch law. He
charged that the officialdom holds
caucuses and uses it's power to pre-
vent the election to the convention
of well-known union members dis
agreeing with the international poll
cies of the regime in power. Instead
they secure the election of unknown
members in order to solidify he con
troll of the machine.
All Left Wing Hit.
Other delegates. defending the &C
cused, charged that the Sigman ad
ministration seeks to destroy the 10
cal. They stated that preparations
had been made three weeks ago to un
seat the delegates.
Thru the unseating of these dele
gates the Sigman administration di
rected its aim, not only against the
Workers party, the Trade Union Edu
cational league, but against the pro
gram and principles of the entire lef
wing.
The secretary OF the credentials
committee bitterly attacked the Fret
heit, the Jewish Communist daily
The eight delegates whose seats wer,
contested we're unseated on a roll cal
by vote Of 225 to AZ. The local wal
placed under the supervision OF tn.
General Executive Board by vote O.
: 214 to SO.
New Workers unseated.
IL was after the Sigman machin,
had rolled out vote OF 207 to 81 II
favor OF the unseating OF the New
York delegates that Gompers wal
given the floor and, with his usual bit
ter invective, launched into an attacl
on the Workers Party, the Trade
Union Educational League and al
things and persons Communist.
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