The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-23
2UNE0 Company
SCAD WAS SPY
DURING The WAR
Incited Workers to Take
Out Guns
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MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Aug. d.
Sam Fox, the cuneo soab, played the
role Of an agent provocateur In the
Minneapolis labor movement from
1919 to 1921.
At q session Of the Trades and La
Dor Assembly he took the floor and
urged the delegates to "get guns and
shoot up the capitalists" This was
an attempt to provoke honest workers
and thus report them to the spy agency
for which Sam Fox worked. The Pal
mer raids were In full swing at that
time.
However. ali the honest workers
were onto the dirty game that Fox
was promoting, as his face bore the
full Imprint of a spy. Consequently
Fox trapped nobody but himself.
The following is a copy of the agree
ment that was entered into between
Franklin Union No. and Pressmen's
Union No. 8. It provides for joint
action between the two organizations:
AGhEEMENT.
This agreement entered into this
18th day of August, 1925, by and be-
tween Chicago Printing Pressmen's
Union No. 8, of Chicago, Illinois, and
the Franklin Union No. 4, of Chicago,
Illinois, for the purpose of bringing
about closer affiliation and a better
cooperation between the above nam
ed unions and with the firm belief
that there should be no more mis-
understandings between both these
unions, the following propositions are
hereby agreed to by both unions.
First: That the Chicago Printing
Pressmen's Union No. 3 or the Frank
lin Union No. shall not enter into
or make any contracts or agreements
unless said contracts or agreements
are entered into jointly, and ratified
by joint membership meeting. The
membership of both unions to be mott
fed by mail of said intended meet
ing.
Second: In the event Of an attack
upon either Chicago Printing Press
mems Union No. or Franklin Union
No. by any employer or from any
other source, it is hereby agreed that
the union attacked shall Immediately
call upon the second party to this
agreement to call upon the presidents
and business agents Of both unions to
visit the parties involved with a view
OF settling the controversy. Should
it be impossible for the joint commit
tee to amicably settle the difference
they will report back to a joint meet
ing of the executive boards Of Press
mems Union No. 8 and the Franklin
Union No. 4.
Third: In the event that the Joint
executive board of Chicago Printing
Pressmen's Union No. and the
Franklin Union No. are unable to
have the existing difficulty settled to
the satisfaction of the agrieved union
or unions they shall have power to
Immediately call upon their members
working in the affected office or ofic-
es to cease working until the griev-
ances have been adjusted satisfac-
DRY to both Chicago Printing Press
mems Union No. and the Franklin
Union No. 4.
Fourth: 1t shall be the duty on
the part Of pressmen or feeders en-
ployed in any once where no shop
chairman Of either union party to
this agreement is employed to demand
to see standing of said members for
the purpose of at all times safeguard
ing their respective interest thereby
keeping all members Of both unions
constantly in good standing.
Franklin Union No. 4,
Chicago Printing Pressmen's
Union No. 8.
The solidarity and success OF the
two unions depends on the spirit In
which this agreement is carried out.
1t is expected that the above agree
ment is only a step in the direction
of complete amalgamation, and that
1t will give an impetus to the ANAL
gamation movement in the entire
printing trade.