The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28
FOSTER-GITLOW
SPEAKING TOURS
TOSTIR WORKERS
Steel Towns Plan Big
Meeting August IL
BY JOSEPH MANLEY

The chlef standard bearers OF the
Workers Party of America, William
Z. Foster, its candidate for President
and Benjamin Gitlow, for Vice-Presi-
dent, will enter the political struggle
almost Immediately. Speaking dates
covering half the country are now be-
ing arranged. \.
Foster will tour Illinois, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota. In
Minnesota particularly big gatherings
are expected. The recent convention
of the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor, at which a straight out fight
on the candidacy OF Foster or LaFol-
lette occurred, has dramatized the poll
teal fight thruout the state. A large
block of Communist delegates in the
State Federation convention fought
for the adoption OF constructive trade
union and political policies that II car
ried out would take the control of
the workers Of Minnesota away from
the United States Steel Corporation
and the old parties which it owns.
Fosters name was recognized by the
rank and file elements Of the conven-
ton as the one which symbolized
amalgamation and the labor party
the principal issues around which the
struggle occurred.
Invade Bobcats" Den.
In Wisconsin Foster will lay down
the gauntlet to LaFollette himself.
The workers in the big open shop
packing houses and steel mills of Mil
waukee, will again have an oppor-
tunity to hear the man who headed
the campaigns that in 1917 and again
in 1918 lead them against the two
most powerful trusts in America. At
these Wisconsin meetings followers Of
/ LaFollette will have an opportunity
10 hear how the Communists propose
TO handle the trusts. in contrast with
the outworn LaFollette program of
trust regulation"
Gitlow Tours East.
Benjamin Gitlow, will tour the east
ern states of Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, In
dianS, and Ohio. Gitlow has been
active in trade union circles in the
East for many years, in the retail
clerks union, and in the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers.
Gitlow is a powerful speaker, and
Is expected to unite the radical ele-
ments of the East solidly behind the
In rs~,,, v,.,,n;otc arafort Az tx,o W. II
Street parties and LaFollette's petty
bourgeois movement. AS editor of the
Jewish DAILY FREIHEIT, Gitlow in
creased the circulation 1000 over it's
former circulation. The Jewish trade
unionists are expected to listen to
Gitlow's message eagerly, thru the
Freiheit as well as in his meetings.
Foster Demonstration.
Word has just been received at the
Iofice of the Campaign Manager that
Ia great open air demonstration for
AWilliam 2. Foster, the Presidential
candidate Of the Workers Party Of
IAmerica, will be staged at Youngs-
town, Ohio, on August 18th.
Wallace t. Metcalfe, of Youngs-
town has charge Of the arrangements.
HE reports that it will be one of the
greatest outpourings OF steel workers
that has taken place since 1919. The
aIahoning Valley in which Youngs-
town is situated, is one of the great
est steel producing districts in the
world. 1t is the home of the Youngs.
kown Sheet and Tube.
Remember August 18th.
Foster is popular figure with the
bteel workers of the entire Valley.
A controversy is raging amongst them
bver Foster or LaFollette. This was
brecipitated by the editor Of the fake
abor paper Of Youngstown and some
pf the professional Business Agents
pf the craft unions that kept the
workers so badly divided during the
treat steel strike. 1t was this sup
bort of LaFollette coming, from. the
o-called labor leaders that clinched
he support of thesrank and file of the
teel workers for Foster.
The demonstration will be staged
Avon Park, which is close to
ngstown. Steel workers and their
antilles, from the nearby steel towns
{ Warren, Niles, Girard, New Castle,
Narrell, Bessemer, Leetonia, Struth-
RS, and East Youngstown, will go by
treet car or auto bus to the park.
Entertainment will be furnished by
big Finnish band all of them men,
ers Of the Workers Party. The whole
flair will be presided over by that
eteran steel worker and we'll known
kbes William ]. White.