The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-20
when LOCAL q
Met TO DECIDE
FATE OF union
Membership of /. L. C.
w. Pledges Mass Revolt
BY FANNIE BoBlcK,
(Worker Corresponding

ANAAfN OANAN ~ 4 a. June 40 ~
Tuesday, June 16, I attended a meet
ing Of workers in Webster Hall. AS
] approached the hall, saw hundreds
of workers marching up the stairs,
hurriedly
The joint board Of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers had thrown
out the executive boards of Locals
%, ? aud 8, which we're legally elect
ed by the members. The workers
were hurrying to protest against this
rotten action of the International.
AS l entered the hall saw all the
chairs already occupied and every
space filed by standing workers. 1t
was only six o'clock.
Foolish Charges.
In a few minutes the executive
mounted the platform and amid loud
cheers Brother Portnoi called the
meeting to order and Brother zim-
norman was elected chairman. He
gave brief outline Of the charges
brought against the local executive
board. These we're: The executive
board allowed Communists to speak
at the first of May celebration; it en-
dorsed a certain loan to a workers
summer camp colony which is fire.
quently visited by Communists.
Plain Talk.
After that the floor was open for
discussion by the membership. The
members spoke in plain working class
language, but they vigorously protest
ed against the corrupt action Of the
Fjoint board They said that the joint
board will have to take back the
executive board which the workers
elected; that the Joint board will have
to reckon with the viii Of the work
ers, otherwise the workers will drive
them out of the working class move
ment; they will drive them like mice
into their holes until they will not
dare to show their faces again be-
fore the workers.
Brother Zimmerman asked that if
any one in the audience who is
against the executive board would
take the platform and express him
self. One responded. Many workers
recognized him as an official of the
International and protested. The
chairman. however. allowed him to
speak. He mounted the platform and
3 produced his membership card Of Lo-
cal %.
All Swelled Up.
One could see that he was self-sat-
isfed and confident that because of
his well-fed appearance and good Eng
lish the workers would listen to him.
He opened his speech by telling that
it is easy to appear before the mass
es when the masses are with the
speaker.
He, however, took the difficult task
of appearing before the masses know
ing that the workers are against him.
Then he went on to the arguments
defending the action Of the joint
board. These arguments we're so film
sy and ungrounded that the workers
refused to listen to him very long.
They drove him off the platform with
loud boos, which lasted for several
minutes. They convinced him that
they will not be satisfied with good
language unless that language ex-
presses the truth.
Spirit of Vctors.
Three resolutions were read and
approved by the workers unanimous
ly. They expressed the will Of the
workers to stand by the executive
board tooth and nail. The executive
board pledged itself to give every
thing in their power, even their lives,
to the fight against the action of the
joint board and remain where the
workers elected them to stay, and to
work for the workers interests.
With this the meeting adjourned.
But many workers went to guard the
headquarters which the Joint board
wants TO seize by force. Gangsters
arc sent there for that purpose. They
succeeded in the other two locals,
Nos. 9 and 2.