The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-29
/. v. v. MEMBERS
MAKE CHANGES
in CONSTITUTION
Attempt More Closely
Knit Organization
BY KARL REEVE.

he Industrial workers OF the
World have been forced by re-
cent disintegration Of the or
ganization TO make changes In
the constitution which will aid
better future leadership and
more centralized control of the
policies and propaganda of the
u. w. w.
The present convention, meet
ing in Emmett Memorial Hall,
has ruled that the general ex-
ecutive board shall have full
control over policies advocated
in all l. w. w. papers and that
in future administrative officials
may run for reelection.
This ruling eliminates the clause
making it compulsory for administered
Tors Of the l. w. w. to return to the
point of production after serving one
year in office.
Rowan Sticks by Injunction.
Meanwhile James Rowan, in Master
in Chancery Fred Berstein's Offices
was refusing to withdraw his injunc.
ton against the Doyle-Fisher group,
against even the advice of Bernstein
himself One of the I. w. w. members
told the DAILY WORKER that Row
ans lawyer, William Bigelow, has de
clared that now that the 1. w. w. has
been forced into the courts, "the or.
ganization must behave ITSELF" and
the entire organization must submit
to law and order"
The funds. of the T. w. w. have all
but given out, the convention has al
ready been Endorsed by thirty l. w.
w. branches thruout the country, and
defense work is being hampered BY
the injunction. Still Rowan, more
vicious in pushing the injunction than
the capitalist Judge before whom he
pleads, continues to give his testi
mony against the Doyle-Fisher fac
ton. Rowan repeated to the court
yesterday, testimony which he pre-.
sented in the injunction, emphasizing
his claim to have been assaulted by
"gunmen" in the l. w. w. headquart
ers and afterwards thrown down the
stairs.
William Guinea told the DAILY
WORKER that his clients are anxious
to withdraw the Injunction and he be
lieves disputes within the l. W. w
should be settled out of court. He
declared the case might take as much
as a week or more. Rumors are
afoot that two other members of Row.
ans self-appointed general executive
board have followed James Grifith's
lead and come out for the withdrawal
of the INDUCTION, leaving Rowan with
practically no following in his stub
born action.
The arguments advanced yesterday
for more centralized control of the
I. w. W. press were that in the past
many publications issued by branches
and subordinate parts of the I. w. w.
have misinterpreted the principles of
the organization. Chairman p. ]. Wei
inder cited examples of past straying
Of the Industrial Worker" from /.
w. w. principles.
The convention also empowered the
general executive board to institute
a uniform system of bookkeeping in
all subordinate parts of the organiza.
ton and to examine and audit the
books of all industrial unions or
branches. The general executive
board was also empowered to settle
questions by mail or telegraph which
come up for action in the field.
The Offices of general organizer and
assistant secretary-treasure were
abolished by vote Of the convention.
The clause in the constitution naming
the term of Office as one year was
amended so that administrative Off.
GERS may be reelected. Nominees for
Office must be members of the organ.
ization for three years, according to
another change in the constitution,
and Is months of this period prior to
Nomination the nominee must be con.
tinuously in good standing.
Industrial unions were instructed BY
the convention to pay per capita dues
to the temporary administrative com.
mittee.