The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-17

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him from the A. c. W., the Forward
came to his defense in double-headed
vicious editorials. And now, Brother
Hillman they defend and praise you
At the meeting called by Local SO
| to ratify the agreement, a question
was asked, What is the new agree
ment?" and the answer given by
Manager Levin was that it was prac-
sfcally the same as the old one. Dur
ing the discussion that followed,
everyone who spoke, with the excep-
ton Of yourself and the reactionaries
who followed you, pointed out that
under the old agreement a series of
reductions in wages had taken place
under the so-called plan of readjust-
ment
Two Vlewpoints-one Fact.
This Interpretation of the agree
ment was greeted with great applause
from the rank and file who have suf-
fered under the agreement. The feel
ing Of the membership against the
agreement and your policy of class
collaboration was expressed when
they booed and Kissed your lieuten-
ant off the floor when he tried to
defend the agreement. OF course, he
gets $65 per week and any readjust-
ments that are made in business
agents salaries are always upward.
You say that the agreement Is a
satisfactory one, but you forgot to
mention that 1t is the employers and
not the workers who are satisfied
with 1t. 1t is very easy for you and
the well-psid business agent to agree
to give the employers 500 coats for
the pirce previously paid for 500. This
is an introduction of the sweat shop
on large scale.
This is the general basis Of the
new agreement. More work, speed
up system, reduction of wages, reduc-
ton of working STATS, more unem-
ployment, and general misery for the
workers This is the kind of agree
ment you sponsor and this is why
the Daily Forward and the employers
praise you as wise and conserva-
tive labor leader.
What does the left wing offer in op
position to your class collaboration
policy?
Class struggle against class COL
liberation.
Direct negotiations with the
employers.
Forty-hour week.
Week work as against piece
work.
Full maintenance Of the unem-
pIoyed at the expense Of the en-
pIoyers.
No suspension by the manufae-
turers without charges and fair
trial.
Abolition Of the two weeks pro-
batlon clause.
Organize the unoraanized.
Shop committee control Of the
union.
These points the left wing demand
ed to be incorporated in the new
ageement. You knew only too well
what the demands of the left wing
were, and it was for making these
progressive demands that eight of the
most prominent leaders of the left
wing in Local 80 were expelled from
the union by you and your ieuten
ants.
Who Are the DisIoyal?
Aronberg was correct when in de-
Tending himself before Local SO
against being expelled, he stat
ed that those who were accusing him
of disloyalty to the union, as for ex
ample Charlie Weinstein, are them
selves guilty of disloyalty. Aron
berg and the other leaders of the left
wing were expelled because they
were exposing the treachery Of the
present Amalgamated administration
headed by yourself.
You accuse the left wing of throw
ing mud at the organization and Of
being disloyal. Your idea of loyalty
is one who co-operates with the EN-
ployers and accepts without a strug
gle the rottenest agreement that has
ever been accepted by the Amalga
mated since it was organized.
Official Corruption and Graft.
Disloyalty according to you and