The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-21

the following statement to the
membership of the organiza-
ton:
Sillinsky opposed Gompers'
red batting tactics at the Port
land convention, voting against
t h e ousting Of William F.
Dunno, and supporting all the
progressive resolutions. The
statement follows:
One Union In Needle Trades
In accepting the nomination as
candidate for General Secretary
Treasurer of our organization, the
Journeymen Tailors' Union of Anne
RIGA, do so with thoro know
ledge Of the responsibilities of said
officer and the confidence that am
capable of performing these duties
to your complete satisfaction, and
hereby submit my program and po-
licies which will follow if elected.
IMAGINATION: Journeymen
Tailors, Amalgamated Clothing
Workers, International Ladies Gar
ment Workers, Cap Makers, Neck
wear Makers and United Garment
Workers, ETC., all engaged in one
branch or another of the Needle
Trades are going their separate
ways and often working at cross
purposes. Each of these unions is
confronted with similar problems
and conditions, chief among which
is the problem of organization of the
unorganized. The crying need, is
to unity the industry by amalgama-
ton. One union of all needle trades
workers will strengthen us incalcu-
lably and is essential if we are to
wage winning struggle against the
encroachment of the employers.
United Labor Political Action
A LABOR PARTY: Solidifying
the ranks of the working class poll
tically as well as industrially must
be our next step. We in our country,
America, are blushing with shame
because of the Tea Pot Dome scan
dial exposure, Injunction against the
workers in their struggles for better
conditions and the punch and
judy, show of the Democratic and
the Republican parties in America,
which is the joke of the whole
world. Compare this political mess
in America with the concentrated
activities of organized labor along
political lines in Russia, in England,
in Sweden and in our neighboring
Mexico. 1t is very clear that the
working man must have a labor
party organized along working class
political action.
Must Defeat immigration Laws
PROTECTION OF THE FOREIGN
BORN: The employers of this
country are even on the alert to de-
wise new ways to increase the ex-
ploitation of the workers. One way
is to divide the workers of racial
and religious lines and to establish
categories of native and foreign
born. There are pending in Congress
Bills which propose selective immi-
grafton and registration of the for
eign born. Secretary of Labor Davis
whose department has jurisdiction
over immigration and the alien with
in our borders, is advocating an
"alien code, which includes regis
tration, photographing and finger
printing. This cannot help but de-
velop vicious system of espionage
that will be disastrous in it's effect
against the foreign born. The Ma
tional association of Manufacturers
is authority for the statement that
50 per cent Of all workers engaged
in the clothing industry are foreign
born. Registration of the foreign
born is a blow at our Union, and l
-AEl unalterably opposed to it.
Recognition Of Soviet Russia
RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION: The
Mussolini Government, as well as
many military relationships that
now rule Europe, such as Hungary.
Spain, etc, are recognized by our
government. Why not Soviet Rus
STA? We have men such as LaFol-
lette, Shipstead, France, Brookhart
and others demanding that Russia
be recognized and that trade re-
lations be established. Trade rela-
tions with Russia means increased
demand for American-made pro-
ducts, which in turn means the re-
ducing of the number of unemploy-
ed. Furthermore, it SHOWS our SYM
pathy for the Russian workers as
against the worlds Imperialists.
ORGANIZATION. In every city
where business agents are employ
ed, results are achieved and the
locals are functioning livelier than
those where general organizers are
in charge of the affairs. Too many
National organizers and too few bu-
slness agents. / shall encourage the
maintenance OF business agents in
more locals-they to have charge OF
the smaller locals in the nearby ci-
ties within given territory. Il