The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
NELSON FAILS
STRIKERS AT
CITY COUNCIL
But Girls Flock To Picket Line
In Greater Numbers

Alderman Oscar Nelson, vice
president of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor, and paid at
torney for the garment strik-
ers, fatty refused to raise his
voice at the city council meet
ing yesterday afternoon against
the police smuggling and whole
sale arrests which are going on
in violation of the law.
The labor alderman's. deser-
ton of labor came on the 29th
and most critical day of the
strike. Another case of police
smuggling had just occurred and
three dozen arrests had been
made of girl pickets and social
workers who had come on the
picket line in greater numbers
than ever.
Girl Strikers Demanded Action.
When the city council opened at
two o'clock the galleries were filled
with girl strikers who were taking
two hours off from the battle front
on s. Market street for the purpose
Of hearing Alderman Nelson raise his
voice in their behalf
The girls waited for more than an
hour in vain. Their paid attorneys
voice was lifted loudly for a special
Friday meeting of the council. to
consider the SAG, ZOO, 900 budget pro-
posal of the city of the council but
he was dumb on the issue OF police
slugging.
Nelson Turned Girls Down.
So the girls sent Nelson a note
stating that they were waiting for
some action from you. Can you
help?"
Cries Foster" To Hide Issue.
Out came Nelson. Using the same
tactics he used at the Chicago FEEDER
alton of Labor when John w. John
ston urged mass picketing by the
Federation, Nelson launched another
attack on "Fosterism."
There is movement going on to
split the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union" he began. ut
is being led by William q. Foster ami
the DAILY WORKER. I'm not act
ing under instructions from the
DAILY WORKER. If the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers I'm
ion asks me to introduce bill on the
floor / will do it. All the protests
against police action are being given
to the mayor. There is no need to
bring the matter on the floor Of the
council"
Council Acted In Other Strikes.
Before Nelson could be asked what
Fosterism' had to do with the de-
mand that labor alderman protest
against fragrant police violence he
had turned away. In the 1915 strike
of the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers, city aldermen raised such an is
sue on the floor of the council and
me police were forced to back up
under their fire.
Fear DAILY WORKER Exposes.
News that the DAILY WORKER
intended to tell what was going on in
the Chicago City Council had evident
ly gotten about there. When the
DAILY WORKER reporter went
about to the side entrance that leads
towards the press seats he was stop
ped by council attaches.
'The DAILY WORKER, they ex-
claimed: "they won't let you in.
Another newspaperman took I'm the
cudgels for the reporter after seeing
his reporters pass which is signed by
the Chief Of Police and properly ac-
credits him to get news in city de-
partments.
He summoned the Sergeant Of the
Guard, tall young man wearing horn
rimmed spectacles. But the sergeant
seemed TO have his orders.
eve won't let you fellows inr, he
cried pompously.
The reporter again produced his
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