The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-28
PULLMAN co.
Crippled BY 3 new
STRIKES in SHOPS
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ton of joining the walkout, because
they know that the Pullman Company
will try to extend the recent wage cut
to all the departments.
Keep Police Out Of Homes.
Alderman Sheldon w. Govier as
sured the strikers that they would be
protected against the lawlessness
practiced last week by the hired
thugs of the Pullman Company.
Alderman Govier assured John
Holmgren, heading the strike, that he
will see that no strikers in his ward
are molested.
"No police officer has the right to
enter the home of any citizen without
a warrant" said Alderman Govier to
John Holmgren. IF any plain clothes
man or uniformed officer tries to
break into a strikers home, the strik-
er has the right to resist the entrance
Of such officer"
Next Move Up to Pullman Co.
John Holmgren told the strikers
Saturday that it is up to the officials
Of the Pullman Company to make the
next move in dealing with the strik-
ers. He declared he expected the
Pullman officials to start negotiations
with the strikers soon.
They must be spending thousands
Of dollars every day just for their pri-
vate police" said Holmgren, who is
general vice president of the Broth
erhood of Railway Carmen. "Produc-
ton in the Pullman shops is at a
standstill. The strikers are actively
picketing every day and the ads put
in the papers for riveters and ream-
ers will do no good. From now on we
will see to it that new men hired
know there is a strike on. They will
not go to work when they are told
there is a strike. This strike is cost
ing the Pullman Company hundreds
Of thousands of dollars.
The Strike Is Spreading.
"The strike is spreading, and be-
fore long we will shut down the en-
tire plant"
Holmgren told the strikers they
were within their rights in telling the
thugs and gunner of the Pullman
Company to get out and get out quick.
The DAILY WORKER is the only
newspaper in Chicago that is printing
news Of the struggle of the Pullman
workers to thwart the Pullman Com
pany's attempt to wiring immense
profits out of the lives of their en-
ployes. The strikers decided to picket
he employment ONCE hereafter.
Tell Workers to Strike.
Even the police know that the strik-
ers are unable to exist on their low
wages. One striker informed the
DAILY WORKER that two policemen
had asked him for lift" into South
Chicago in his fiivver.
These cops told us to stick togeth-
err" said the striker. land we would
win out. They told us it was a dirty
shame the way the Pullman Company
ground the very life out of the work
ers.'
More and more police are in evil
dence in and around the Pullman
plant. Police automobiles, filed with
fat sergeants who are said to be get
ting extra pay for trying to scare the
strikers, are overrunning the town.
Strikers are trying to find out why
the city pays out good money from the
taxpayers pockets to have its en-
ployes walk around on empty lots.
Like the DAILY WORKER.
The DAILY WORKER counted al.
most 100 policemen and plain clothes
men patrolling ION foot and riding
around in autos, between 10Srd and
115th streets, near the Pullman plant.
The strikers sold 1000 copies of the
May Day edition of the DAILY
WORKER to the men in other de.
partments as they came out of the
shops Saturday noon. The paper has
made big hit in Pullman. One work.
err said: I'VE all like that paper in
here. 1t prints news you can't get in
the regular newspapers"
Nick Spynow was selling the
DAILY WORKER at the 1Osrd street
end of the plant when he was threat.
ened with arrest and his papers were
taken from him by a fat police SER
geant, who termed the DAILY
WORKER dirty literature" After an
argument with several of the strikers.
the COP saw he was getting the worst
OF it. and walked of, grumbling.
Hold May Day Meeting.
Max Salzman will speak TO the
workers Of the Pullman Company on
May First, at p. m, in Stansick's
Hall, 205 East 115th street, the hall
now used by the strikers for their
strike meetings. Karl Reeve will act
as chairman of the meeting.
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