The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-04
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ed out solidly, that they could come
back without any union, even the
scab United Garment one. But they
are standing out 100 per cent for the
Amalgamated. And the firms will
find out that scabs don't make
clothes"
Tillie KAYAK, the white haired but
spirited woman striker who spoke yes
terday again to the strikers, was
given great ovation. She told of the
1910 strike when, after the strike was
over the foremen told the scabs:
Now you can get out of here. We
want someone to go to work. Beat it. I"
OF the pickets, twelve were arrest
ed Wednesday night and three on
Thursday morning, the latter being
Esther Lami, Josie Florida and Julia
Carmignani. The police act often
with the slightest reason, evidently
just as wanton intimidation, seizing
upon group which may be doing
nothing at all and loading up the
wagon with them.
The shop chairmen of all Chicago
shops were NEE, ng as this issue of
the DAILY WORKER goes to press.
Their duty is to devise means of put
ting watch on all shops to see that
the struck firms do not smuggle their
work thru other manufacturers.
But the biggest sensation of the
hour is yesterdays circular letters
sent out to the strikers by the firm
One is the memorandum agreement
made between the scab United Gar
ment Union and the International
Tailoring company, the other let
ter to the strikers sent individually
from the ]. L. Taylor shops on South
Peoria street.
T e memorandum agreement"
signed by the scab union and the firm
reads as follows:
Memorandum Agreement.
"This first day of July, 1925, an
agreement has been entered into
between the United Garment Work
ers of America and the Internation-
al Tailoring company, Chicago, I'LL
nois, to the effect that employees
of the International Tailoring COM
pany shall, from this day on, be
members Of the United Garment
Workers of America affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
1.-THE International Tailoring COM
pany shall use the bona fide label
of the United Garment Workres of
America recognized by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Only members, or those willing
to become members of the United
Garment Workers of America, shall
be employed in the tailoring shops
and cutting rooms of the Interna-
tional Tailoring company.
There will be no reduction in
wages Of any kind"
UNITED GARMENT WORKERS
OF AMERICA.
Geo. c. Slater, General Organizer.
INTERNATIONAL TAILORING CO..
{. N. kARMEYER, Secretary.
The agreement was brot about by
a conference between Bob Lorine.
formerly an A. f. OF l.. official in
Chicago, and today a secretary of the
Overall Manufacturers Association.
Lorine and George C. Slater, flying
scab agent" of the United, and Cor.
don, also United official cooked up
the agreement" given above. The
letter sent by the ]. L. Taylor com.
pany to the workers on strike is one
tissue Of lies combined with strong
boost for the scabby United Garment
Union, circumstance that should
cause any worker to steer clear of the
United. 1t reads:
To Our Former Employees:
- "some statements have been made
that are untrue
"Just what do you know about
the dispute between the AmaIga-
mated and ourselves7 Here are
some Of the facts:
I'VE did NOT refuse to sIgn an
agreement with the Amaleamated
absolutely notl We requested