The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-05

of the delegates, does he have to pre-
tend to believe in these measures or
any of them, in order to get back into
power? Could, he not do the same
thing here as in Boston if he so
desiredH
There is no doubt that, with the
majority Of the delegates, Sigman can
land may force his own way thru
this convention. But he will not find
it so easy as in Boston, and certainly
it cannot be done with even the
amount of success he had in Boston.
Why?
In Boston, II months ago the same
forces met. At that time the left wing
had about so delegates, representing,
conservatively estimated, forty per
cent of the membership. The Sigman
and allied forces had some $50 dele
gates, representing about sixty per
cent of the organization. With the
left wing in the minority, the Sigman
forces were ruthless. Delegate after
delegate was unseated. The first ten
days were spent in speeches and ex-
pulsions. The T. U. E. L. was de-
clared dual Union. The convention
adjourned with the understanding on
the part Of the 'Sigman crew that the
left wing was dead and buried, and
must be forgotten.
But it didn't work out so simply.
And that is whysSigman wears a diff
ferent countenance in Philadelphia.
This convention9 coming as the result
of the Boston convention, should be
an example ahdba warning to the lead
ers of all those unions land especially
to the AmaIgSmated Clothing Work
ers) who are now beginning the ex-
pulsion policy against the T. U. E. l..
and Workers (Communist) Party
members, as oSigman did a few years
ago. Ae1os
Yes, Sigman has a majority of the
delegates. But he doesn't seem so
happy about it as he might be. Nor
does he seem to know just how to
handle the situation. He has major
ity of the delegates-but they repres-
ent only about twenty per cent of the
membership of the union. So that is
why in Philadelphia Sigman's attitude
is so different from that in Boston
only IL months ago, why he now talks
of peace, harmony and brotherly love.
The credentials committee has re-
ported. The left wing had contested
number of delegates. The Sigman
forces contested even more of the
left wing delegates. Yet the creden-
tial committee (majority report)
moves to seat all delegates and leave
the contests to the appeals committee.
But the left wing has minority re-
port. This fly in the ointment of Sig
mans majority" in the person of Hy-
man, challenges Sigman to try to put
anything like that over on the mem
bership.
The nature of the Sigman majority
is illustrated by the objections they
entered against the left wing dele
gates. They challenged the entire
left wing delegation of Locals 2, 8 and
%. They did this in order to stop the
left wing from exposing the shady
deals by which the Sigman delegates
were brought to the convention. They
tests to the appeals committee which
propose, for this purpose, that all del
egates be seated and leave the con-
meets on the last day Of the conven.
ton. Thus they would hide their cor
ruption by keeping the discussion
rom the floor Of the convention, by
seating all delegates on the plea of
unity.
Majority Is Machine Built.
That the left wing should come
back so strong, in such short time
after Boston, in spite of the terrific
prosecutions, with a majority of the
membership now supporting them, is
very discouraging thing for the re-
dictionary machine. They are, how
ever, still fighting. bill" Green and
John l.. Lewis will be here to help
them in their struggle. They have
machine-bullt majority in the con-
vention. But the left wing knows the
real relation OF forces. They cannot
be bluffed. They forced this conven-
ton on Sigman. They are determined
to force many other things in the in.
H. t.. tt.l.