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work and would not resume work I'M
til the removed members were rein
stated.
Cops and Gangsters Unite
Before long the shop was surround
ed by sluggers who were sent by the
pogrom leaders, backed by law and
order" in the form of masses of police.
The sluggers were armed with various
weapons, some carrying heavy bottles
in their hands, with no objection
being made by the police. The result
was that when the sluggers attacked
the workers, several workers were
beaten up by the sluggers and then
eight were arrested by the police. The
united front of the pogromist yellow
machine gang and the police was
carried out in action.
The sluggers picked out the girls
to attack. Iona Klein was beaten the
worst Of all Her head was badly
wounded by slugger with a bottle
and she had to be taken to the Roose-
welt Hospital where her wounds were
treated Sonia Chaikin, Mollie Seche-
rim, William Summerhous, Sonia Mil
Ter, Hartman, Pauline Schulman, Mol
lie Rosen and Ida Katz were the eight
arrested.
Not Discouraged
The attack of the sluggers and po-
lice did not, however, help the bosses
and their agents at the head of the
machine, to make clothes. Many of
the workers left their places and the
work was crippled Similar events
happened at the other shop, with the
difference that at Fredericks the slug
gers themselves got the worst of the
beating from the angry workers
Far from being discouraged, the
workers were only inspired to battle.
and declared that they will picket
every shop where the agents of the
machine try to take off active union
members from the Job just because
they support the suspended executives
Of Locals 2, 9 and 20. In every case
where the workers of the particular
shop fail to defend the militants and
their own interests against the bandit
methods Of the machine, the dress
makers will picket en- mass. More
demonstrations are expected around
the two shops.
Committee Issues Call
The Joint Action Committee has
called upon all workers to not permit
discrimination against their brothers
and sisters who stand in the vanguard
for a better union. The committee
asks all other workers to turn out
every morning to participate in the
picketing around the shops where no
other method will stop the assaults of
the machine.
The other battle front was at the
Hotel Cadillac. There the executives
of the three locals were subject to the
lynch law OF the machine 1t was
wild and idiotic spectacle, stages by
comedians. "They have long been
guilty" said the injustice" of Mister
Yanovsky, speaking of the accused
executives. But yet they stage trial
and pretend to Investigate"
They must do so according to the
constitution. One has to appear to be
fair" before the world 1t is neces-
sary in order to deceive the union
membership
"Tria" Begins
The trial began at 10 a. m. and
the accused came to trial disregarding
the fact that they know perfectly well
the fake nature of Lne proceeding
Louis Lyman, manager of Local 8,
| and S. Zimmerman were brought to
act as attorneys for the defense. At
once they demanded that the trial
should be open to the representatives
of the press. This was refused.
They then demanded a jury of pro
minent people such as Frank p.
Walsh, Roger Baldwin and even Eu-
gene " Debs. who is chairman of the
socialist party and friend of Sigman,
Hillquit and others. This, too, was re-
! fused.
Then they demanded to read a
statement at the opening about the
entire case and the accusations. This
was denied, also. The only thing
granted was that the accused should
have their own stenographer.
Did Not Withdraw
The defendants did not, however,
withdraw from the trial. Let the ma
chine have some fun and let the mem
! bership and all honest members of the