The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-18
BOSSES DELEGATE IN LABOR COUNCIL
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les weapon and they use it to threat
en- and intimidate delegates individu-
ally with expulsion from their local
unions and from the c. L. c. as well
as the revocation OF the charter of
that body.
And it was such threats and intimi-
dations that caused many delegates to
vote in favor OF the concurrence in the
building trades resolution. Reaction
airy business agent after business ag-
ent took the floor in succession and
their arguments, threats and intimida-
lions were, that the presence Of the
Communists as delegates is a violation
of the charter because the Workers
| (COmmunist) Party is a dual organiza-
ton and the Communists hostile and
therefore the charter of the Central
Labor Council will be revoked.
Bosses Saw Reds Everywhere.
For long time the reactionary la.
Dor takers were looking for an oppor-
tunity to square themselves in the
eyes Of the bosses who ever since the
general strike, looked down upon them
with contempt and suspicion and dis.
trust and quite often reproached them
rs reds and altho several attempts
have been made and few clashes had,
yet every attempt came to naught.
However, Wednesday, the week prev.
ious, when Communist delegates
moved that Norman H. Tallentire, dis
trict organizer Of the Workers Party,
be given the floor on behalf of the
Michigan defendants, VIM. Johnston,
an International reactionary turnkey
organizer of the carpenters, launched
an attack upon Tallentire on the
grounds that he has at one time been
expelled from the Carpenters Union.
Slammed the Takers.
He was followed by other reaction.
aries, who urged that the floor be not
granted to Tallentire. In turn the
Communist delegates led by Paul
Mohr. Havel, Jones and others landed
heavily on the reactionaries, the re.
suit being a vote Of As to SO in favor
of granting the floor.
When the district organizer, fallen.
tire, took the floor, about dozen bust
ness agents and labor takers left the
meeting with the intention of disrupt
ing the meeting by causing a STAN
pede. However, all others remained
to listen to Comrade Tallentire.
Tallentire briefly replied to johnson
latter he had asked him to remain)
that his expulsion was ordered by
Huteheson without a trial and asked
the council to afford him an oppor
tunity at some future time to explain
as he was now before the council on
another mission. In the meantime
Johnson took to his heels, while Tai
lentire spoke on behalf of the Michi-
gan defendants.
The YeIIows as Usual.
After Tallentire was thru with his
address and received a splendid ova-
ton at the close of his speech, one Of
the Communist delegates moved that
the Michigan defense be given the en-
dorsement Of the council. Some of
the remaining reactionaries opposed
it. The vice president, David Levine,
who acted as chairman, resorted to
every trick in order to hold up the
action of the council, which would
have been favorable, for next meet.
ing The Communist delegates in
turn urged immediate action, in the
meantime the hour of adjournment
had arrived and the meeting adjourn
ed.
The resolution originated in the
Building Trades Council on Friday
night following the defeat Of the reac.
tionary element in the G. L. G. It
has been ascertained that It was
passed at the request, urge and insis-
tence Of Billy" Short the president
OF the State Federation of Labor, who
for many months has been appearing
before every chamber of commerce
body in the state, expounding and beg
ging for the adoption of the indus
trial peace" plan.
Short the sewerpipe. 1
For many months Short has also car.
ried on vicious trade and malicious
propaganda against the Communists,
progressives and radicals, by pouring
and sDilling his slime OF abuse and
hatred all over his weekly sheet which
he started in the hope that 1t would
eventually succeed the Union Record
which at that time was still under the
control OF the Seattle Labor Council
Once the resolution passed by the
Building Trades Council It was sent
for endorsement 10 the Central Labor
Council on the following Wednesday,
while at the same time the reaction
airy machine was working overtime to
line up and pack the council with rs
new delegates of the most conserve
tive locals which have stayed away
for years from that body.
The Renegade 5alIinner.
When the resolution of the Build.
ing Trades Council was read, one Of
the Communist delegates moved that