The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-13
/. G. L. w. Convention
Votes Unanimously
for the Labor Party
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the International Labor Defense re-
solution May 1st had been made a
compulsory holiday for the industry.
Call sisman Bluff.
In addition to the acrimonious de-
bate on the international Labor De-
tense resolution, another clash occur
ed between the left wing and the Sig
nantes. The convention was held in
the Eagles Hall, smaller than the Lu
Lu Temple, which is located across
the street and was available for the
convention, and the machine had
made no proper arrangements for
seating the delegates, Sigman took
advantage of the irritability gener-
ated by the uncomfortable quarters
to continue his deliberate policy of
insulting the left wing at every OPP
portunity by blaming them in the
most provocating language for the
slightest disturbances.
He utilized every opportunity to
threaten the convention and visitors
with executive misunderstanding
the machine has been trying to en-.
gineer, in order to get away from the
hundreds Of union members who at
tend, ever since the convention open
ed.
After a particularly insulting per-
| Torrance of Sigmans, Zimmerman
| took the floor and delivered another
ultimatum: "You are deliberately and
constantly insulting the progressive
delegates to this convention, in line
with your general policy of expul-
sions. We have been very patient
but we warn you that we will stand
no more. This is not Boston but
Philadelphia"
Sigman then declared a half-hour
recess but no one left the hall. When
the convention resumed business Sig
pan's tactics had obviously been
changed and the discussion proceeded
| in a calmer atmosphere. The conven-
ton has gone on record against citi-
zen's military training camps, instruc-
| ted it's American Federation of Labor
delegates to fight against them at the
| convention of that badly and endorsed
all the movements directed against
militarism, especially among the
youth, that are under way in the coun-
try.
In allowing such measures to pass
without opposition and with their
open support the Sigmanites are de-
monstrating the difference between
themselves and the cruder reaction
airy machines in other A. F. Of L.
unions.
This support to class struggle
measures is given with tongue in
cheek and in the most cynical manner
imaginable but the record is kept
fairly clear. The watchwoyd is to steal
the issues from the Communists, but
to keep out of power any group which
would really follow a class struggle
| policy.
Arturo Giovannitti appeared before
the convention in behalf of II Nuovo
Monde, the new Two-and-a-Half In
ternational daily. Giovannitti, who
spent most of his life fighting such
elements as the Sigman machine, is
now the best supporter it has. He
told how he wept after. the Boston
convention when the expulsion policy
was put in force but in the next
breath chided the left wing for ISLAND
ering the chosen officials of the
union"
The depth to which Giovannitti has
sunk can be estimated by the fact
that while he mentioned the French
and American revolutions he was un-
able to remember such a thing as the
Russian revolution. The convention
pledged support to II Nuovo Monde.