The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-19
JOINT BOARD
REMOVES II
FROM OFFICE
But the lem b ership
Repudiates Act
tContinued frolr page i

NOOulluuCu lTOlV pd66 ~
the returns to suit themselves and
announce some good big figure that
sounds as tho they had a great mass
of the workers supporting them.
Then they can go forth, as We hear
they are trying to do, and negotiate
a loan of a half million dollars on
the promise that they will tax all
these members to repay 1t.
But they will never collect that
tax; not from us, nor from the other
locals either. We are all sick and
tired of shouldering the debts of the
Joint Board, for we know the way
they squander our money.
Fancy Figures.
For instance in July, 1924, after an
agreement was all complete between
the employers and the union, these
officers called an absolutely unneces-
sary stoppage of work. Drawing on
special fund, altho this was not a
strike, they spent over 100000 in one
month. When they were forced to
make some explanation, they pre-
scented a report which had such single
items as Hall Committee S43,671.27'
and this did not include rent but
was paid to those who kept order in
the meeting halls.
ut had an item of s1O0,119.0O for a
Picket Committee yet there were no
pickets necessary because this was
not a strike. There was s31, 109.s1 for
a Law Committed a committee of
one-yet there were no arrests, no
court cases, and this did not include
counsel fees.
There was S5s,93s.5s spent by an
'Out-of-Town Committee altho this
was a New York City matter. The
majority of the workers were out of
work only a few days in this stop
page, and only few thousand were
laid off their Jobs for several weeks.
Yet a Brooklyn Committee spent
$3S,SS9.1D; a Brownsville Committee
$7,S95.04; Harlem Committee
$14,5Oa46.
Hall rent was s27,e12.3o; legal
fees SIS, 4s5.00 and this did not include
the fee of the chief counsel We could
get no further details on these expen-
ditures, even for Miscellaneous Elk
pense' item of S4,716.6O-
Not to Be Trusted.
such irresponsible leaders cannot
be trusted with money They will get
no more Of ours, and if they manage
to obtain loan from outside sources,
they will be responsible for 1t them
selves We of these three locals, and
the rank and file Of the other locals
who are behind US, but dare not
openly express their sympathy-winI
never pay one cent Of it.
I'VE no longer recognize the Joint
Board and neither do 80 per sent of
the workers 1t viii be useless for
them to agree with the employers
that we will abide by the report of
the governors commission for no
agreement of theirs will be binding on
u.s. We of the Joint Action Commit
tee are signing no agreements and
neither can they. We will take care
of the problems of our workers, de-
fend them when they are discharged
for being our sympathizers, insist on
their right TO work despite any diff
culties within the union
Stand Firm.
I'VE have more than $4,000 union
members behind us. Some Of them
are members of other locals, such as
Nos. 35 and 10, where if they express
sympathy for us they are dealt with
by strong arm methods. They, as
well as our own local members, are
looking to us to continue the fight,
and we shall stand firm"