The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-09
LABOR PROGRAM
FOR CARP ENTERS
is STAHL'S PLEA
Candidate Challenges
Jensen's Policy

by Harry Jensen, as president Of the
district council Of the Carpenters and
Joiners' Union, the opponents of Jen-
sen in the June IA election have in
dorsed practical and constructive
program. Headed by Frank Stahl,
Jensen's opponent on the progressive
slate, the anti-machine candidates are
expected to sweep into office, due to
Jensen's disrhptive tactics, and his
trickery in looking after his own poll
teal fences to the detriment Of the or
ganization.
Support Labor Press.
The program indoxsed by Stahl de
clares an unceasing war on the open
shop for the fusion of the various
building groups, for greater support
Of a labor press, and for vigorous
organization drive.
I'VE pledge ourselves to carry on
increasingly the fight against all at
tempts on the part of labor's enemies
to establish the open shop and do all
in our power to maintain union con-
ditions." says the program Endorsed
by StahTs ticket.
To do this we indorse the enact
ment Of the resolution adopted at the
Building Trades Department conven-
ton. held in Seattle, Wash, in 1913,
calling for the fusion of the many
building trades unions into FIVE
groups, viz: Mason group, Iron group,
Pipeftting and Power group, Building
Finishing group, and Wood Working
group. Such amalgamation would
strengthen our forces and be the only
effective way to combat the open
shop" which the enemies of labor now
attempt to establish in Chicago"
Organize Associated Trades.
The Stahl slate also Endorsed organ
ixation to: Assist in establishing the
union shop in all trades belonging to
the building industry; to work for the
organization o. all mills so that only
union material shall be used on the
job: to strive for greater cooperation
between the various building trades
crafts and to support all moves to-
wards a closer union Of same; and to
secu. uniform minimum scale Of
wages for All building mechanics with
agreements expiring at the same
time"
I'VE favor a greater support Of the
labor PRESS declares the program ap-
proved by StahIs candidates, "and
would instill in our membership the
recognition of the identity of inter
ests Of all classes Of labor"
Jensen Trick Rebounds.
Members of the suspended locals
told the DAILY WORKER that Jen-
sen did not make his usual spring
election campaign this year. They
declare this was because he had the
trick Of suspension Of his opponents
up his sleeve and was confident that
all names except those Of his own
candidates would be kept of the bal
lot.
Such a storm of protest manifested
Itself against the suspensions, not only
in the suspended locals, but also in To-
cal unions No. 81 and So, as well as
in Jensen's own local, and many 9TH
ers. which all passed resolutions con-
demning Jensen's action, that the
complete withdrawal Of many Of the
local unions from the district council
was threatened. The prediction Of
Sand, secretary Of the District Coun-
ell that "the names of Jensen's oppon-
ents win be kept OF the ballot" which
he made to the DAILY WORKER,
proved a boomerang. The suspended
locals were reinstated.
Jensen is appearing for reelection
a discredited man. Not only does
Jensen have nothing to show in the
way Of constructive accomplishments
during his term Of office, but he Ia
bors under the handicap Of an ex-
tremely bad record as an attempted
disruptionist and political trickster.
stahI Wants Progressive Action.
Frank Stahl, on the other hand, Is
known as the hacker Of the above
printed clear-cut and constructive
progressive program. Stahl advocates
the independent political action OF la
Dor.
Every sign points to victory for
Frank stahl and his progressive slate.
The true story of the suspension OF
the nine locals by Jensen is a black
mark that Jensen viii find it difficult
to erase.
Jensen suspended these nine locals
without notice. because they had not
paid their building fund assessment
into the district council, but support
ers OF the stahl progressive ticket
point out that the ruling was
that special bonded committee con-
sIsting Of one delegate from each To-
cal union be elected to take care OF
the building funds. Jensen sabotaged
the election OF such q committee, and
the local unions kept the money until
the committee should be properly or
ganized. Then came Jensen's arbit-
rary suspension, and the overwheip-
ing condemnation OF Jensen and his
political hangers.on as disruptfonists