The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-08

First OF May mass meeting at
Moissaye J. Olgin, spoke.
Hyman's defense was in part
as follows:
Mr.. HYMAN: Mr.. Chairman
and Members of the Committee:
The specific charge against
these members of the Executive
Board of Local 2 and its man.
ager, is that they have violated
Section S and Articles 9 and 10
of the Constitution of the Inter-
national. Section 9 and 10 which
they are supposed to have Vio-
lated, reads: THAT the regular
revenue of the local union con-
sisting of initiation fees, dues,
assessments and fines, shall be
considered trust fund of the
|. l.. G. w. U. to be held by the
Local Union for the members of
the |. L. G. W.. U. belonging to
the Local Union, shall be adj
ministered by the Local Union
in accordance with the provi-
sions of this constitution.
There is nothing in that section
which applies to this particular case
There is Section 10, which says:
THAT the regular revenue Of the Lo-
cal Union shall be used only for the
payment of the per capita tax and
other legitimate expenses of the Lo-
cal Union"
The question then arises whether
the First Of May meeting was, or
whether the money spent for this
meeting was, or could be considered
as legitimate expense of the Local.
1t must be known y this Committee
that the First OF May celebrations
have been held by this local and by
ali the locals of the international for
years and yeas, and that eyom this
year the Local of which the Chair
man, Brother Boz enstein, is = bHIem-
Der, also had celebration anddthat
there speeches were made of the
same nature as were made at the
First of May meeting at the Metro
politan Opera House. .sat
l want to call the attention Of the
Committee to the fact that the aFlIst
of May was accepted as holiday at
one of our conventions. ~
l will read 10 you the resolution
that was introduced and the resolu-
ton that was accepted at that con.
vention with reference to the First
of May Resolution No. rs introduced
by delegates of Locals No. Z, ~, 40
and sc of Boston, which reads % ftI-
lows: (See convention minutes Of
1920, page 1857.
Whereas, the First of May as a
holiday recognized and celebrated by
the class conscious workers Of Eu-
rope and America; and
Whereas, the labor unions in the
mems clothing and other needle in
dustries already make its practice
of ceasing work on the First of May
and taking stock of their accomplish
ments during the past by making 1t
an inspiration for activities in the
future; and
Whereas, the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union has not yet
made the First of May holiday, thus
compelling our members to work on
that day; and
Whereas, the idea OF working on
the First of May without a chance of
celebrating it, is repugnant to the
ideals of thousands of our members,
be it therefore
Resolved, That the 18th biennial
convention assembled in Chicago go
on record as declaring the First OF
May holiday to be observed by our
members by the cessation Of work
and by general celebration x
On the same page OF the conven-
ton proceedings, is a resolution rec
commended by the resolutions commit
tee as a substitute for resolutions rs
and SO. which read as follows:
Whereas, our. International at its
previous convention recognized the
First of May as an International holt
CONTINUED on page a.