The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-22
Attempt to Whitewash
Some False Friends"
of "The A1nalgamated"
BY j. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY than at any time in the past it absolutely
necessary that the rank and file OF the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union Of America take accounting and
find just where it at. An administration that resorts
deliberate Misrepresentation in order to secure its ends
needs careful Watching 1t is intended here to comment
only several paragraphs appearing in the report OF the
settlement of the strike against the international Tailoring
Co. and the j. L Taylor Co.. that appeared IN the unions
official organ The Advance, on Friday Nov 18th
Strike settlements like many other occasions for iuba
ton attended with untold amount Of you scratch my
back and III scratch yours among the officials Of labor
fact carried to ridiculous and deliberately misleading
extremes that should receive the quick and OF the
unions membership.
Instead Of using the enthusiasm incident upon the end
ing the strike to bigger victories in the future,
the officials used hide the terms of the settlement
and thus undermine the morale of the union
Thus The Advance, after stating that the strikers in
New York City and Chicago received the active support of
the unions organizations in Rochester, Cleveland and other
centers, this is tackled on:
"Th Chicago Federation Of Labor and the Trctles Organized
Labor Movement also came nOb and rendered invaluable
aid"
And in another place:
Chicago O.
come our strike against the international has been received as
victory for the entire labor movement It pointed out that the
Arauamated definitely established validity
ton law in Illinois, with this strike"
If by the Chicago Federation Of Labor" and the "ri-
Cities Organized Labor Movement meant the membership
of labor in these two centers then the report approximate
y It the mltancy of the membership that
forced the Chicago Federation of Labor first into SYM
pathetic stand the side of 1.-THE Amagaated" But the
report The Advance is intended tribute those
who made the fight in the Chicago Federation of Labor 1t
is clumsy attempt the treason of the officials of
the Chicago Federation of Labor especially of President
John Fitzpatrick and Secretary Edward NJ Nocke
$4,000 members of 1.-THE AmaIgamated in meeIy acques-
cling in the demand of President William Green, the Amer
Federation of Labor that 1.-THE Amagamated" be con-
sidered in this struggle "a dual and seeding oganiza
tion that the strkebreaking United Garment Workers of
America that pouring scabs into the struck plants be
considered the regular and recognized organization The
fight that made in the Chicago Federation of
to be made against the ofcado, especially against Fz-
patrick who declared in the meeting of Sunday August
when the strike was In a crucial stage:sa
I'VE will continue Federation
The policy of the A. F. of L in this strike, the
use OF an organization without any membeshphe United
Garment Workers of Americans strike-breaking outfit
and Fzpatcks acquescence in that policy draw
the Chicago Federation of Labor into the scabbing
roe This only obvated by the settlement of the strike
that eliminates the United Garment Workers as an anti
working class influence in New York City and Chicago.
The fight for the AmaIgamated Clothing Workers of
America as the recognized union in the mems clothing indus
try viii go on 1t will be made, with other struggles by
those members whose arguments the officials silence
with guns and backjacks.
These officials of 1.-THE Amagamated" who beIy-crawl
before those who refuse to make fight inside the r
OF L. thus themselves hostile to the best interests
OF the union Let the membership understand this and then
act accordingly.