The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-01

mission for which they are prepari
ton Of the behavior of vice-President
Perlstein and others at several meet
ings Of the locals Of the international
Fellow Workers:
Previous to the expiration OF last
years cloak and dressmakers' agree
ment, as well as others turnout the
industry, the officials OF the Interna-
tional prepared to crush all opposition
to their tactics thru explosions of our
best and most active members and
reorganization Of opposition locals on
the pretense that these members be-
long to the T. q. e. L. It is now
clear to everyone that the real reason
for that terrorism was to smother
the opposition in order to be able
thru the tactic Of a governors COM
mission to abandon the struggle for
the vital demands 30 necessary to
make a decent living in our industry.
Do you still remember how for
weeks and weeks they conducted Sc
cret diplomacy behind closed doors,
the end Of which was that a deal was
made that no strike be called for any
Of the demands and all demands were
referred to the governors commits
sion?
Against Class Collaboration.
Now, what is this governors com
mission? AS everyone knows, and
surely our leaders ought to know, the
q. s. government as well as the gov
eminent Of the state Of New York, is
controlled by Wall Street. AL Smith
is their governor, elected by Tam
many Hall, and this governor, a mere
tool Of Wall Street capital, appointed
other tools-capitalists themselves
as commission, and our leaders have
put our fate-the well-being Of our
families, our bread and butter-into
the hands of this commission; In
other words, into the hands Of Wall
Street.
Who are the rulers Of We'll Street?
They are the biggest labor-baiting
capitalists of the country, and the
commission is their commission. What
can we expect from such a commits
sion? Nothing, or even worse. What
is our union for, If Wall Street com
missions are the arbiters Of our con-
ditions? Glass collaboration is the
policy that our officials follow in deal
ing with the bosses. Their motto is
to have peace with the bosses.
Conditions In the Industry Are
Growing Worse.
Do you know that the workers Of
the ladies' garment industry, accord
ing to the latest reports Of the U. S.
census bureau, are producing 35 per
cent more garments than before,
while the number of employed is
10 per cent less? You may not know
that, but you do know that your sea-
sons are getting shorter every year
and that your income as figured per
year is getting smaller year by year.
That the contractor system that pre-
walls thruout New York has made your
job insecure. subjected you to speed
up and bad sanitary conditions.
If the bosses could produce IS per
cent more garments than before with
10 per cent less workers employed, it
was Of course at your expense; in
other words, the jobbers and manu-
facturers are getting richer and
stronger while we are getting poorer
and weaker. Where will that lead
us to?
VIII we at last make the union our
Instrument or will we remain mere
pawns in the hands Of the offlclaIs7
The rank and file has suffered
enough abuse. Democracy in our
union has become a farce. Our best
and active members are subject to
expulsion and persecution. We are
taxed and dues are increased without
consulting the membership, the union
has become a gold mine for the Off
Gals instead Of being an instrument
for the workers to fight for better
conditions. We suffered and stood
for all that for the sake Of keeping
our union intact for the big thing
the struggle for better conditions.
Once more our leaders are prepar-
ing to abandon definitely all our vital
demands to the mercy Of the COVER
nor's commission, and in preparation
for this purpose threaten again to dis
tees, and the shop committee system
in its application to the textile indus
try. Along with this. other Hpecial