The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-28
new YORK LEAGUE.
BATTLING UNION
REACTION DAILY
Needle Trades Workers
Never Quit Scrap


The New York league is carrying
on very active campaing in the In
ternational Ladies Garment Workers
against the reactionary policies of the
Sigman and the Forward machines.
These two groups, now fighting one
another, were one against the T. U.
Il. L., resulting in over 100 members
being expelled, Sc suspended, and
many members of the league ruthless.
Iy removed from Office thruout the en-
tire industry. They also formed a I'M
tied front against the membership
led by the left-wing, in the last New
York cloak makers strike, turning
victory into defeat.
An Offensive Defensive
For some time the T. u. e. L. in
the l. L. G. w. has been forced to a
Iwage a defensive fight. This is a tao
tic never adopted by the league UNI
less it is unavoidable. In this in
stance the attack was so bitter and
vicious being carried out simultan-
eously thruout the entire country, that
the league was literally forced to wage
a defensive fight. 1t can be said, how
ever, that it was very offensive de
fensive.
Now the league is again on the Of
fensive, pushing it's program before
the members, sinking it's roots deeper
than ever into the ranks of the l. l..
G. w. U. The confidence that the
rank and file have in the T. U. q. L..
is shown in the demand made upon
the general executive board against
an arbitrary increase in dues, and
signed by 10000 members Of the un-
ion.
Increase In Dues
The opposition against an increase
in dues is due to the lack of confidence
in the leaders. The membership know
that the extra income will be used
to continue the fight against the mil
itants instead of against the bosses.
In order to show logical reason
for increasing the dues, the G. e. B.
has announced a nationwide organiza-
tonal drive. At the same time, they
oppose strikes, advocate class col
Elaboration and still adhere to the
policy of expelling, suspending, and
removing from Office and the ballot
those who do not accept their pro
gram.
Against this policy, the National
COMMITTEE of the Needle Trades Sec
ton Of the T. u E. L., has launched
a campaign based upon a fighting pro
gram,-the class struggle as against
class collaboration; reinstatement of
the expelled with a reputation of the
expulsion policy; militant campaign
to organize the industry 100 per cent.
When a real fighting program has
been adopted, the rank and file will
gladly assess themselves to carry out
an organization campaign.
The New York Carpenters
The New York League has just COM
pleted an election campaign in the
Carpenters union with splendid re-
suits. The reports sent in show that
in seven local unions Morris Rosen,
left wing candidate, received 1922
votes, while the combined vote of
Hutchinson and Brown in the same
locals only totalled 1898. In one Of
these locals No. 2717, where Hutche-
son received $40 votes out Of total
of 5S4, it is known that no more than
800 votes were cast
$4,000 copies Of the left wing pro-
gram were distributed by the New
York League, and 5000 Of the Special
Carpenters Election Edition of the
Progressive Building Trades Worker,
were sold.