The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-15

we are splitters. want to say that
they, and not we, are the real split
ters. We have proven by years of
service, that we work for unity and
for the interests of the rank and file.
We have seen our union press turn
agent provacatuers: we have seen
our joint board office turned into a po-
lice station, where workers we're held
for arrest, we have seen our own Of
fee Local 20 held by us behind barri.
cades, day and night for four weeks.
For four weeks we have withstood
their attack and today have real unity
in our rapks." a
Hyman's Great Speech.
Louis Hyman was introduced as
The lawyer and our chief counsellor.
Hyman declared II never studied law
in college, but think I know enuf to
protect the workers against Hilquit
and such lawyers"
Hyman went into the demands of
the Cloak and Dressmakers. He told
the story of the general attitude of the
Sigman gang toward the fundamental
problem in the trade, that of the con-
tractors and jobbers.
He recalled how Bisno had been
ousted from Office In the middle of the
night by this same gang, just as they
had done with Local and 8. And
after Bisno, his successor, Professor
Hourwich, was treated in almost the
same manner He said they are used
to collecting dues, they cannot get
them voluntarily, now they want to
collaborate with the bosses associa-
ton, so that it will help them to col
lect."
Demonstration for LYMAN.
At the close of Hyman's speech a
tremendous demonstration took place,
finally when Chairman Zimmerman's
voice thru the amplifers stilled the
enthusiastic workers, he read a res
luton which set forth the grievances
of the three locals and called for the
support of the membership in The
struggle of Locals 2, 9 and 20 against
the misleaders of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union.
The resolution called for the resig-
nation of Sigman, Pearlstein and Fem
berg, and asked the membership to re-
fuse TO pay dues and taxes until these
designations and reforms in the organ
ization have taken effect. The reso-
luton also pledged the membership to
the raising Of defense fund to help
carry on the struggle.
The vote on the resolution, (given
below from this great assembly of
the membership was unanimous Just
as was the vote on a motion which
quickly followed, registering full con-
fidence in the Joint Committee of Ac-
tion. This following fiery speech by
teh old fighter "Mershe" Rubin. Then
the gathering dispersed.
The Resolution.
Whereas, a few individuals, not
ably Morris Sigman, president, Meyer
Perlstein, vice-president, and Israel
Feinberg, vice-president and manager
Of the Joint Board, have arrogated
to themselves the pNwer and misused
the name OF the General Executive
Board of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union and OF the
Joint Board OF the Locals OF the said
union in the City Of New York, for
the purpose Of disrupting the said or
ganization and particularly the New
York Local unions; and
Whereas, in the execution OF their
said nefarious purpose they have en-
ployed Illegal and unconstitutional
means and strong-arm methods by at
tempting to suspend the three largest
locals Of the international Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union In this city in an