The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-19
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within the next few weeks Stimuli
taneously with the circulation of the
petition the six defendants have pub
lished the third OF a series Of leaflets
showing the great danger to the labor
movement of such arbitrary and auto
cratic actions.
This third leaflet deals with the
history of the case to date and will
be quickly followed by fourth set
ting forth the basic reasons why the
explosions take place and revealing
the sinister influences within the
ranks of organized labor which are
behind these explosions.
OF Interest to All Labor.
Union men thruout America as well
as in Seattle should be alive to the
imminent dangers lurking In the labor
movement are to the fact that the
policies of the enemies Of the work
ers are being insidously introduced in
the labor organization by the agent Of
organized capital.
Cooperation with the bosses and be-
trayal of the real interest Of the work
ers is now the avowed policy Of many
outstanding leaders in the American
labor movement, notably Johnston Of
the machinists. Hutchinson of the car
penters and Major General Berry of
the printing pressmen.
Undermines Strength Of Unions.
This program of class collaboration
Qnstead OF a militant program based
upon the class interest Of the work
ers) threatens the workers Of America
today with lower wages, longer hours
and worse conditions than heretofore.
In order to put such plans in opera
ton effectively the first essential is to
rid the unions of the militant class
conscious workers.
Hence the attack upon these mill
tant Seattle workers whose statement
and appeal we are printing as warn
ing to workers everywhere, as to the
methods that will be employed by re-
dictionary forces within the ranks of
labor in order to lay the basis for
retreat of labor before the onslaught
Of the bosses by first Kidding the
unions of their real red blooded
fighters:
To the Membership of Organized
Labor in Seattle:
Greeting the regular meeting
of. the Seattle Central Labor Council,
held on Wednesday, January %, 1925,
a representive of the Labor Defense
Council asked the privilege Of the
floor to speak on the Michigan Grimm
al syndicalist cases. After consider
able debate the request was granted
by 40 votes to &c. When the speaker
took the floor about Is delegates who
had voted against the motion walked
out in a body. A motion protesting
against the Michigan syndicalist law
was laid over when the hour for ad-
journment came.
"At the next meeting, Wednesday,
February 5, after a week of feverish
activity on the part of certain ele-
ments in the council, a large number
Of new delegates were seated, some
of whom represented unions which
had not been affiliated with the coun-
Gil for many years, and it was freely
stated by some of the new delegates,
In the ante room of the council, that
they had come there to expel the Com
munists.
Motion RaIroaded.
"a resolution presented by the
building trades council requesting that
all Communists be unseated from the
Central Labor Council, carried by a
vote OF SO to 33. During the debate
that lasted to a late hour, only one
delegate opposed to the motion was
able to obtain the floor. In fact the
motion was railroaded thru the coun-
Gil.
ION Wednesday, February is, charg-
es were filed against the undersigned
by w. B. Bailey, j. n. Belanger, d.
G. Williams, Chas. Hughes and G. w.
Roberge, charging us with being mem
bers OF the Workers Party, workers
political organization. The charges
were referred to the strike and griev-
ance committee. of which David Lee
vine is chairman, and Of which Severt
Johnson is also a member, both of
whom had actively sponsored the
building trades resolution and were
chiefly responsible for its adoption by
the Seattle Central Labor Council.
Disregard Councils Rules.
"At the meeting Of Wednesday,
March Is, the committee presented its
report recommending that Havel.
Jones and Price be unseated, and
that Mohr, Carlson and Hansen be
exonerated for lack OF evidence. The
council adjourned before vote was
taken, and discussion OF the matter
was resumed on Wednesday, March
26. when an amendment was moved to
the committees report that all six
defendants be expelled After long
discussion the motion TO adopt the
committee report as amended was car
ried by rs votes to II.
"The chair then ruled that tha ally