The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04
PEACE PLAN
OF SIGMAN IS
PROVEN fraud
Fight Continues in Gar
\ ment Shops

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 2.-Ah
talk Of immediate peace In the ranks
Of the international Ladies' Garment
Workers Union had subsidized today
following the gathering Of over 1000
shop representatives In Webster Hall
and Manhattan Lyceum on Monday
night, where President sIgman's fake
peace proposals were exposed and
unanimously rejected.
The Joint Committee Of Action is
continuing it's work Of reinstating
workers who were discharged after
the stoppage. and of picketing those
shops on strike as g result Of dis
charges. One dress shop was settled
today, but there are % cloak and
dress shops still on strike. One
cloak shop struck yesterday when the
boss demanded that an workers turn
over to him their union books and
one-half the dues which they owed
to the Joint Board. When the work
ers refused they were forced TO stop
work. ,,a,ssa.;st.,
ATTEST FtCkctS. -fFN
At the Siesser Dress Shop, 1918 r.
22nd street, two girls were arrested
for attempting to speak, quietly, to
the scabs being broOght to the shop
in an automobile. Jennie Locker, one
of the pickets, has been arrested once
before for the same offense and her
case for the previous arrest will be
heard Wednesday. Yetta Ziel was ar
rested with Jennie Locker this morn
ing. they were taken to the 57th street
police station and were released on
bail until Friday.
Following the announcement that
the Joint Board has called a meeting
of shop chairmen in CoopeR Union on
Wednesday night, but that every
shop chairman who is to attend must
obtain from the Joint Board q card
Of admittanee, the Joint Committee OF
Action states that It knows the meet
ing will be packed not with shop
chairman, but with those known to
be Joint Board followers-and there
will be no possible chance for the ex-
preston Of honest opinion, partic-
ularly no chance for criticism Of the
Joint Board and its actions and pol
icies.
The Joint Committee Of Action u
certain that the majority Of the shop
chairmen win not respond to this car
Tor meeting since they no longer rec
ognize the authority Of the Joint
Board and would refuse TO &c 70 ,ts
Offices for an admission card. or for
any other purpose.
workmen's Circle Rap sIaman RuI.
The Joint COMMITTEES OF Action has
learned that at a meeting held on
August 30, branch so Of the work.
mems Circle passed a resolution CON
domning the officers Of the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union and their campaign Of terror
ism against the members: that thew
voted $25 to the defense fund Of the
committee; and they voted in favor
OF calling a general meeting Of all
members OF the Workmen's Circle in
New York for the purpose of dis
cussing the present fight Of the rank
and file in the union against the
corrupt political machine and its
leaders.
While distributing a leanet on
West 3Sth street during the noon hour
yesterday, Celia Teller, a member OF
Local p was arrested and held under
$500 hail on a charOa ~ dtuor5~,f.- -.
duct Miss Teller is one Of the girls
who has spent many nights guarding
Is West 21st street, the headquarters
of Local %. against the attacks OF
gangsters. Her case will come up for
hearing on Friday.