The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
DETROIT LABOR /
FEDERATION FOR
UNITED DEFENSE
Send Delegate to the
June e Conference
BY CYRIL LAMBklN
(speelal to The Daily Worker.)

Especial TO The Daily Worker)
DETROIT, Mich, June 22-Imbued
with a spirit Of class consciousness
such as has seldom been evident In
the Detroit Federation Of Labor since
the late Sam Gompers handed them
his uItmatum two years ago tho
Detroit Federation of Labor at thelr
last meeting took favorable action
on the call issued by the Labor De-
Tense Council for a National confers
ence to be held In Chicago Sunday,
June 20. They elected VIM. Moolen-
hauer, delegate from the Muslelnns'
Union, as their representative to this
conference. MblIenhauer won over
John T. Taylor, former president Of
the Detroit Federation by a vote Of
81 to rs.
The delegates also declared them~
selves vigorously against the imper-
ialist depredations in China and
against the conviction OF Pablo Mans
lapit the leader of the striking cane
field workers in Hawaii.
The following resolutions were
adopted unanimously and ordered
sent to the president Of the United
States.
Resolution introduced by delegate Mol
| lenhauer:
WHEREAS, Pablo Manlapit. leader Of
the striking canefield workers in Hawaii
has been convicted and sentenced to from
| two to ten years at hard labor for his
| activities in the strike, and
/ WHEREAS, Manlapit Is man Of
slight physique and such a sentence is
! equivalent to a death sentence and has
been imposed because Of his standing in
| the strike Of the cane workers, therefore,
| Be 1t Resolved. That the Detroit FedV
tional pardon Of Pablo Manlapit az
/ once.
Moved and supported that the rescluy
tion be adopted and q copy be sent to tho
president OF the United States. Carried
Resolution introduced by Delegate Mol
lenhauer:
Recall U. s. Troopsl
| WHEREAS, The cotton mill workers
Of Shanghai, China, struck for higher
wages, better conditions and the right to
WHEREAS, Chinese students wers
| ruthlessly shot down by police under tho
control Of the so-called foreign ccnces4
sionaries, ten being killed and many
wounded, and
WHEREAS, The government Of the
United States has been q party to this
| by virtue OF its having q part in the
| Shanghai municipal council and 90 be-
| ing partly responsible for the actions of
| the Sikh police who are under the con-
| troll of the council, and
! WHEREAS, The above and the send
| ing of gunboats to Chinese waters to
aid in suppressing the strike are threats
/ to the workers turnout the world,
| Be 1t Resolved, That the Detroit Fed.
| Grafton of Labor demands the immediate
| recall Of American warships from Chin
I rurDf nwn1 ~ almk ill., II -
| extra territorial rights in China now held
| by America which were forced from the
Chinese people against their will.
Moved and supported the resolution be
/ adopted and a copy sent to the president
Of the United States. Carried.
Letter From Workers Party.
The following letter from the
Workers Party calling for a united
front campaign in the municipal cleo
lions which take place in the fall
was read and referred to the Political
Committee Of the Federation.
June 9th, 1925.
Detroit Federation of Labor. Frank
x. Martel, Pres, Detroit, Mich.
Brothers. The municipal elections
at which mayor will be elected for
four years and city council for tive
years are rapidly approaching. The
working class of Detroit is and must
be vitality interested in the elections
Of the officials of a city in which II
constitutes a majority of the popular
ton.
The Workers Party, while it real
ICES that the problems confronting us
as workers cannot be solved in a sys-
tenn. based upon the exploitation OF
the working class, 1t nevertheless
considers the elections OF great i'm
portance as they offer the opportun-
fly of mobilizing working class
strength for safeguarding the gains
already made and for making further
gains.
Call for United Front.
The Workers Party which is a DO
litical party of the working class In
tends to enter the campaign. It has
no faith in politicians Of either Of
the old parties because the old par
ties are parties of the employing
class. II believes that the interests
of our class can best be served If ell
working class organizations. labor
unions, political, and others, will
join in united front for the purposes
of the campaign and will put forth a
joint program.
The Workers Party OF Detroit fra
ternally requests you TO communicate
with us by the Goth OF this month.
Fraternally yours, Workers Party
OF Detroit, Edgar Owens, Sec'y.