The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-24
Batting"
MARKS SESSION
OF CARPENTERS
Hutchinson Covering
Up Chicago Agreement
Especial to The Daily Workerl

tion of the brotherhood, expell
those who advocate amalgama-
ton, was the keynote of Inter-
national President Hutchen-
sons speech to the convention
Of carpenters now in session
here.
These, according to Hutchen-
son, were the greatest tasks be-
fore the carpenters. Or, as he
put it, the three great enemies
of the brotherhood, were the
Fosterites who advocated in
dustrial unionism, those unions
who tried to encroach on the
jurisdiction of the brotherhood,
and those who advocated the
american plan.
Murray Lends His Aid.
3 He was supported in this by Phil
Murray, vice-president Of the United
Mine Workers of America, who gave
his usual red batting speech against
the miNtants in the miners union
dwelling his attack against Tom My
erscough, the Communists and Foster
He tried to excuse his failure to or
'ganize the miners in West Virginia by
blaming Warren E. Stone and sug
gested that Foster try his hand at it
He forgot to tell the delegates that
whenever the miners attempted to ad
vocate progressive measures, be il
Myerscough, Alexander Howat or ar
ordinary rank and iler they were ex
PEELED from the union, and that the
Lewis-Murray machine had not an
swered the charge of Frank Earring
ton, president of the Illinois miners
that Lewis deliberately kept certain
fields unorganized for q definite
price.
Hutchinson Not Opposed.
Hutchenson's opposition to the Am
erican plan is lip opposition. Whai
is the Chicago agreement entered in
to by him without the knowledge o.
the rank and file? The American
plan is an open shop" condition, bu
the Chicago agreement is worse thar
that It has union "open shop" agree
m@nt thru which Hutchinson pledged
the support Of the Chicago carpen
ters' union to the open shop" forces
to be used to destroy the other build
ing trade unions.
In other words, Hutchinson signed
an agreement that pledges that the
carpenters will remain at work while
the American plan is being forced up
on the other trades.
The Chicago agreement was signed
in secret, one day before the Chicago
district election. Jensen, whom
Hutchinson supported against Stahl
was elected on the strength of the re
port that the agreement was a rea
union agreement. Without this fake
propaganda he would have been de
feated. The agreement was entered
into last June. Not a single copy
was printed for months, and the
agreement is so rotten that the ranl
and file has not received copy Of
It1yet. It is worse than the American
plan. because the American plan 4;
the frank open shop" while the Chi
cago carpenters agreement entered
into IN q period Of prosperity, wher
every carpenter was working, many
of them for $3.50 per hour, is the
Lands award which offers an agree
ment to those union men who will
be good and help to defeat and de
stroy their brother tradesmen.
Fought Landis Award.
The carpenters Of Chicago put up 9
great and victorious fight against the
Lands award, their membership In
creased during the fight, they had the
contractors licked, and they were be
trayed by Hutchinson and Jensen fol
personal political gains. If they are
proud Of the agreement why DOM
they publish it, read 1t to the conven
ton or let the rank and file know
what it is? But they have something
to hide, so they attack Foster, and
the progressives, and no doubt Rus
STA will come in for its share Of the
blame.
The progressive issues now con
fronting the carpenters convention
cannot be met on their merits by
such men as Hutchinson, the appea
to prejudice is all that can be expect
cd from machine politicians. II thu
keynote struck by Hutchinson in hi
speech is followed out by the conven
ton, then it means that the agree
ment foisted upon the Chicago car
penters will be forced down thu
throats Of other cities.