The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-07
GARMENT STRIKE
CAN'T Be BROKEN
BY INJUNCTIONS
Labor Delegates Hear
Story of Struggle.
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out unmolested. We have found, also,
that some of the women scabs are
related to union men. We are pre-
pairing a list of the names of union
men whose mothers, wives and sisters
are acting as scabs, and we are going
to urge the unions to expose these
people and get their relatives out of
the shops"
The Citizens Committee appointed
at the suggestion Of Mayor Dever,
resigned because the employers re-
fused to act with them in any way to
settle the strike, Johannsen reported.
"The union officials agreed to confer
with the Bosses" said Johannsen,
"but out of 1873 letters sent to the
bosses asking them to confer, con-
ciliate, arbitrate, or in some way to
cooperate to settle the strike, all but
five ignored the Citizens Committee,
and the five who answered unquali-
fiedly refused TO confer"
Johannsen Makes A Break.
Speaking of the personnel Of
The Citizens committee, Johannsen
brought laugh from the delegates
by saying "There were a couple of
labor delegates on the committee who
were more or less unimportant."
No effort has been made by the
COMMITTEE of 10" to get the strike
situation or the police brutality on
the floor of the city council, altho it
was pointed out that this could easily
be done thru Oscar Nelson.
Mother Jones again called on the
strikers to defy the injunction. "You
don't need lawyer" she said. Gre
fuse to pay the bonds and go to jail.
Fill up their jails, and they'll have to
let you out. / never call a Judge His
Honor Most Of the judges haven't
got any honor
Nelson Finally Bushes.
''The great trouble in these strug-
giles is the officials of labor them
selves do not take advantage of the
psychological time and then strike the
blow. Don't pay for a lawyer.
never paid for a lawyer; prefer to
defend myself. wouldn't pay law
yer to save his neck"
This brought roar Of laughter, AS
the delegates looked pointedly at the
reddening Oscar Nelson.
Railroad An Adjournment.
Friends of Len Small railroaded a
motion to adjourn thru the Chicago
Federation of Labor meeting yester-
day while the delegates were still
reporting in order to choke off criti-
cism against John Fitzpatrick. e. n.
Nockels and Harry Scheck. The
sentiment of the delegates seemed to
be largely against the action Of
these Farner-Labor Party members
in throwing over independent politi-
cal action in favor of participation
in old party politics.
Fitzpatrick, ir the chair, decided
that the motion to adjourn-made a
little after A o'clock-had been car
ried. A roar OF protest went up at
his decision and he declared himself
in doubt. On a standing vote, tho
it looked to many present as tho
the motion had been decisively de-
feated, Fitzpatrick declared the
meeting adjourned.
Fitzpatrick was in an embarrass-
ing position due to his violation cf
the Farner-Labor Party platform
by entering the Tuesday primary
fight. His friends have been DENYING
all week that these three Farmer
Labor Party members had linod up
for the corrupt Len Small At the
Federation meeting today, however,
the March 2?th Illinois State FEEDER
alton Of Labor weekly news letter
was passed around and on the front
page was a statqment signed by
Fitzpatrick, Nockels, Scheck and
others definitely advising trade
unionists to vote for Small. He was
forced to railroad the motion to adj
journ thru the meeting rather than
face the adverse criticism If his
betrayal Of independent political