The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-15
RANK AND FILE
HALTS SEATTLE
LABOR REACTION
Council Delegates to Aid
Of Communists
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the resembling of the councils action.
Ex-socIaIlst Like Russian Counter.
Revolutionlsts
Bailey, business agent of pattern
makers and ex-socialist was one of
the two opposing delegates to whom
the welfare Of organized labor is of
no concern for he as usual worked
himself into Mysteries against the
Communists.
The other reactionary delegate.
David Levine, petty shopkeeper OF
cheap brass jewelry-ware and other
trinkets of the notorious pawnshor
type, holding up the DAILY WORK.
Err containing the story about the
Seattle situation, shouted, "You see
you see, if you don't agree with the
Communists, they call you labor
fakers!"
Shop-keeper Worries Over Workers
Dictatorship
Grinning faces and some smiles of
others were the replies. He went on
abusing the Communists and shouted
Thousands are imprisoned in Rus
sia!" They're yellow socialists" vel
led one delegate.
The delegate from the laundry trades
urged the council to rescind its action
since delegates were representing in
the council their locals and not them
selves.
ExpeIIlng Communists Not Easy
Delegate Gorlick from the garment
workers cited the New York example
when one Communist was expelled
thirty-two Communist delegates were
elected at the next election in his
stead. The solution of Communism Is
abolishing capitalism, he said.
The delegate from the metal polish.
ers characterized the action of the
council a shameless one. A woman
delegate from the printing trades
stated she had no objection to Com.
munists or Communism but wanted
the ideas kept out of the council
Delegate Belanger, steamfitters, said
he had already spoken against the
Communists and urged not to rescind
resolution.
Communists Defended
Hansen, delegate from painters. said
ne has been in the labor movement
Tor many years, also in the council
and never seen any disruption carried
on by Communists nor any danger OF
such, but on the contrary they are
good militant workers.
Delegate Price Of the machinists
stated that he had as much right to
be Communist as others who are
ku klux khan, republicans, democrats
etc. Replying to Levine he said those
imprisoned in Russia are yellow SO.
cialists who are counter revolutionary
and caught conspiring against Soviet
government,
Pearl, delegate from BARRIERS, stated
that I'VE are not against Communist
and Communism" said there was in.
tolerance on both sides and urged
harmony for the sake of the council
as This Disruption?p
Delegate Belsky of the leather work
ers said that the leather workers had
no union until a year ago when
Communist arrived and organized the
thriving local he now represents. Then
because of this, the Communist lost
his job. He wanted to know if this
is disruption.
Havel, the last speaker, character
lied the statements of Levine as those
Of shop keeper and closed by urging
the resembling Of the councils action
Yes, And viii Keep You oolnu!
When the meeting adjourned ono
delegate of the opposing side good
naturally remarked 1.-THE Communists
got us going" the Communists are on
The alert and determined to carry orr
the fight should any attempt be made
10 expell any Communist delegates and
they have a large backing in the
trade union movement.