The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-08
WORKERS PARTY
HOLDS MEETINGS
AMONG WEAvERS
Shelton Silk Shops Are
Organizing
Especial to the Daily Worker.)


SHELTON, Conn, Aug. 6. The
Workers Party, Connecticut district,
conducted noon meeting Monday in
front of the Shelton Looms (sidney
5lumentha's) attended by 400 work
ers. The weaving department Of this
plant was on strike 2 months ago
and won most of their demands. Dur.
ing the strike, the Workers Party
sent speakers to the strike meetings,
whose speeches and practical advice
were welcomed, Comrades Ida Roth
stien and District Organizer William
Slmons being the speakers.
Since the strike, Simons was in.
vited to attend a meeting of the
Weavers' Social Club, where he urged
the election of delegates to the Anal
gamation Textile Conference in New
York City on Sept 6, 1925. This was
done, the most active workers Frager.
Dagle and Stockmal being elected.
Great enthusiasm was displayed for
the conference and it's promise to put
the Shelton workers in contact with
textile workers in other cities.
Police Interference.
Several weeks ago, two New Haven
comrades, R. S. Killing and Rose Mar
kle9were arrested for violation of a
Shelton ordinance forbidding distri-
button of leaflets. They had distri-
tnted at the factory gate a mimeo-
graphed letter from the Connecticu+
1 TUEL to the Blumenthal workers
summing up their strike experience
and showing the necessity of getting
all the workers of the plant into their
organization, which as yet represent.
ed only a fourth of the workers EN-.
ployed.
The comrades were fined So and
costs each, which made a patriotic
total of $1776 each. The Shelton
Sentinel, the local paper, printed
screaming articles, exposing" the
Communists for their agitation. Mr.
Gerrity, secretary of the Manufactur.
ers Association of the Lower Manga.
tuck Valley paid the Shelton and
Derby Board of Trade a special visit
denouncing the leaflet as tending to
cause another strike, and pointed ont
that at the legislative hearings in
Hartford in February and March, both
kothstien and Simons has declared
themselves communists.
The Right to Street Speaking.
Upon. inquiry, it was learned that
there was no city ordinance regarding
street speaking. This was admitted
by the city clerk, the police chief and
the mayor, each one passing the buck
70 the other. But the police chief took
1t upon himself to say that he would
select the corner for us to speak from
The Workers Party decided to ig.
more the chief, and Mondays meeting
was the result, meeting which met
with the approval of the workers
Last time, when the two comrades
distributed a leaflet, it took the com
pany little time to summon the police
and have the comrades arrested. What
Kept the police from interfering this
time is not known. 1t is hoped that
they realize that they have no consti
tutional right to interfere. But what
ever their move, the Workers Party
Is proceeding with further meetings
A larger crowd is expected.
Believing that the ordinance against
distribution is unconstitutional. a leaf.
let advertising the meeting was dis
tributed at noon, just before the meet
ing, but no arrests were made.
The determination of the Worker
Party, Connecticut district, to conduct
educational meetings despite police
threats has aroused the deep sympa.
thy Of the Shelton Loom wage slaves