The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-26
CARRY FIGHT
ON SIGMAN
TOCH|CAGO
Continued from page u
of the officials Of the International.
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This quarrel is not a local mat
ter: it is a fight for control of our
union by the rank and file which has
been going on all over the country
for years. With the. Chicago mem
bers behind us we shall be certain of
victory"
sIgman Seeks Support Only From the
Police, Bosses and canasters.
Not a day passes in the struggle of
the cloak and dress makers in which
there are not important incidents.
On the one hand there is still on
the order OF the day the report of the
governors commission. 1t appears
that on this report not only the work
ers are gagging, but also the contrac
tors. On the other hand, there are
continually new developments in the
struggle against tie corrupt machine
of the union, which becomes sharper
every day.
Regardless of the fact that the Sig
man machine has settled for itself the
question of the recommendation of
the governors commission, regardless
of the fact that this machine has also
carried thru the fake referendum, the
question is far from settled II Sig
man and his machine can satisfy
themselves with the "favors" Of the
commission, the cloakmakers have
shown they will not be able to swal-
low them.
General Strike In offino.
The sentiment for a general strike
is spreading and it is clear that II
this sentiment should reach a little
further, a strike will surely break out.
1t is also certain that il strike will
break out from the mass itself, then
that strike will surely wipe out the
official rule of the Sigman machine
from the union. And such strike
will also have the necessary power
to dictate new working conditions for
the cloakmakers.
The cloakmakers are not the only
ones who cannot swallow the "favors"
of the governors commission. Those
favors are also choking the contrac-
tors. Tuesday evening the contrac-
tors association had a stormy meet
ing on the question of whether they
should accept the decision Of the COM
mission.
According to that decision the con-
tractors also have received blows
against their interests. The jobbers,
who are the big capitalists, have won
everything. The main demands of
the contractors, as. for instance, the
establishment of a standard cost of
labor, were rejected.
The meeting of the contractors de-
cided therefore, to send out the de-
cision of the governors commission
to referendum vote.
Arrests, Fights, and Other Incidents.
Seven workers were arrested Tues
day morning near the shop of Metch-
es and Herbert, 1874 w. 25th st. This
firm attempted to test the power of
the Joint Action Committee Of the
suspended locals, demanding of the
workers in the shop that they should
obey the orders of the Sigman-F ein-
berg machine. The workers declin-
ed. The bosses attempted to dis
charge all who refused, saying they
wanted to see who is who.
The workers thereupon showed
whom they stand with. OF the 30
workers, only few cutters remain
ed scabbing in the shop. All others
went out on strike and picketed the
shop.
Sgman's Backers a Fine Lot.
And so the Sigman machine CON
centrated on this shop all its strength.
And what does it consist Of? Po-
lice, gangsters, paid strong-arm men.
seven pickets were arrested near the
shop, but no dressmakers came to
work. The arrested are Sasha Zim-
herman, secretary of the Joint Ac-
ton Committee who works at that
shop, Abraham Lupin. Kove, Green.
berg, Anna Solomon, Emma Cohn,
md another girl All were released
IN bail pending trial Thursday.
In the court yesterday also was the
trial of the two gangsters who at
tackled George Stupekevich Tuesday
At the hearing in sthe court ii was
shown that the gangsters are not even
formally cloakmakers. They declar-
ed that they were chauffeurs. But
when they were asked for their H.
censes they said they didn't have
them.
Ganesters' Trial Postponed.
The lawyer OF the machine-gang.
sters demanded Of the court that they
should be fined for disorderly conduct
and the case dropped. But the law
yer for the Joint Action Committee
said no, that to this proposition he
could not agree. He demanded a trial
because II not the gangs will be at
their work again, and It is very un-
desirable that gangsters who do not
even have formal relation with the
union should attack workers In the
streets. The Judge postponed the
trial to the 9th of August In the