The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-03
CHICAGO UNIONS
join BATTLE FOR
FOREIGN WORKERS
Council Endorsed by
Labor Federation.

Inc Chicago Federation of Labor
yesterday cast itself into the fight
against the Davis laws which plan
the fingerprinting ami indexing Of
foreign born workers under the guise
Of "selective immigration" measures
By unanimous vote the federation
adopted a resolution passed by the
newly constituted Council for the
Protection Of Foreign Born Workers
that met at 1870 w. Washington ST.
that morning and that represented
numerous Chicago labor locals, Ian
guage and political groups.
The protest adopted by the FEEDER
alton will be forwarded at once to
both houses of Congress. It repre-
sents the largest and most formid-
able body of labor opinion yet formu-
lated against the open shop scheme
and shows that the workers from the
Windy City are not taken in by the
"anti-foreigner" cry which Big Bust
ness is raising for the purpose Of
having several million workers at its
mercy.
The resolution follows:
Flay Peonage Laws.
Whereas, There are now pending
in the United States Congress sew
eral proposed laws, backed by the
big employers of the country, in
tended to enslave the workers, cut
down the standard of living, and
establish the "open shop" thru the
destruction Of the existing unions,
and
Whereas, Some of these notori-
Gus proposed laws, known as House
Bill No. SOL, introduced by Repre-
sentative Rosenbloom; House Bill
No. 1900, by Representative Kelly,
and Senate Bill No. 4303, by Sena-
tor Colt, provide for selective inn
migration on a contract basis,
registering of all foreign born
workers in general contained in
these foreign born workers be also
photographed and finger-printed
like criminals, and
Whereas, These proposed laws
are a menace to native and for
eign born workers alike, inasmuch
as the true purpose is to force
these foreign born workers to be-
come a club wherewith to beat
down the standard of living to all
the workers of this country, to
force then to become strike-break-
ers to help destroy the established
trade unions, and
Whereas, The Convention of the
American Federation of Labor held
recently at Portland, Ore, in a
forceful manner went on record
pointing out the dangers to the
workers in general /5ntained in
these proposals for legislation for
selective immigration and register
ing of foreign born workers arr
recommended that the Executive
Council use all means at its dis
posal to defeat such legislation,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That this Conference
go on record to constitute itself
as a Council for Protection of
Foreign Born Workers and do
everything in power by means of
public protest meetings, publicity,
ETC., to oppose the passage of
these proposed laws to Cypress the
foreign born workers.
Conference Plans Action.
The morning conference which
formed itself into council for the
Protection Of the Foreign Born laid
plans for mass meetings and litera-
ture to arouse the workers of the
Chicago district to the menace of the
so-called "selective immigration
laws and the necessity of all workers
standing together against attacks at
any one group.
The conference will meet again
Sunday after next at which time it
is expected that additional unions
will be represented. The conference
was called by the Czecho-Slovakian
Workers Council. The organizations
sending delegates were:
Organizations in Council.
Czecho-Slovak Workers Coun-
ell; Machinists' Local Union, No.
"a; Machinists' Local Union, No.
1874; Machinists' Local Union, No.
113; Machinists' Local Union, No.
47S; Painters No. 1874; Painters
No. 237; Capmakers No. s Brew
cry Workers No. IS; Carpenters
No. BAL; Carpenters No. 1856;
Carpenters No. 1887; Hodcarriers
No 81; Local Workers Party;
Young Workers League; German
Protective Organization Hungarian
Sick and Death Benefit Society;
South Slavic Organization for Pro-
lection of Foreign Born Workers;
Ukrainian Organization for Pro-
lection of Foreign Born Workers;
Lithuanian Workers Alliance.
The Council for the Protection Of
Foreign Born Workers is a particu-
larly important thing for Chicago