The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
THE T.U.E.L.

QuoSIlOuS from the lett wing group
were put by the dozen but answers
were refused. Then Sarah Holman
took the floor and amid much inter
ruption stated that whereas the Of
fetal journals of the Amalgamated
did not give Local an opportunity
to place its case before the member
ship, that therefore it was the thing
to do to issue leaflet in explanation
OF their action.
For Free Speech by Members
She talked against taking members
off Of jobs for voicing their opinion
regarding occurrences in the Anal
gamated and told the rank and file
present that this method of persecu-
ton and that this onslaught against
free speech would not be long endur-
ed by the members Of the Amalga-
mated.
JOS. Shiffer, special organizer for
the Amalgamated in Cleveland, also
spoke against the motion and called
the attention of the meeting that all
this matter was out of order because
the meeting had been called to dis
cuss the new agreement. While
talking Shiffer was attacked by
slugger, kept at hand for purposes
of subjugating members who want to
voice their opinions. AS this occurred
there was rush for the door and
the meeting broke nm. s.I.-l.
Reaction Starts Rough Stuff
Sarah Holman also rushed to the
door to distribute the Local leaflets,
thinking the meeting had disbanded.
While she was distributing the leaf
let's, Peppercorn took vote upon the
motion among his own followers and
announced the motion carried by
vote Of is to 6S. The alarm was
then given that the leaflets were
being distributed, and presto, the fe-
male slugger appeared upon the scene,
attacked Sarah Holman, tore her
blouse, grabbed the leaflets Miss
Holman had in her hands and tore
them up. Having her hands free to.
do some fighting on her own account,
Miss Holman began giving Mrs.
People bit of her own medicine un-
til separated by other members.
The next day Sarah Hickman came
to work at the usual hour. Pepper
corn however, was already there. He
told Miss Holman, in present Of the
shop boss, that she could not work
there any more.
Peppercorn Gets Stepped On
Last night the local joint board held
its meeting. 1t could be readily seen,
that altho only one day had passed
since the discharge of Miss Holman,
the Peppercorn group had already
sensed the Hnfavorable reaction Of the
rank and file to his action. However,
as a gesture to the established Anal
gamated policy to take away the
bread and butter from all those who
are not fully with the reactionaries,
Peppercorn suggested motion to sus-
pend Sarah Holman from the joint
board. But not single member of
the joint board arose to make the
motion.
Mamie Sanford, G.. E. B. member,
seeing which way the rank and file
wind was blowing the reactionary
straws, arose and began to plead for
the reinstatement of Sarah Holman
on the job. She also tried to muddle
the question by bringing in jurisdic-
tional disputes between the local
jorneymen tailors and the Amalga-
mated, charging the left wing with
playing into the hands of the tailors.
She informed the joint board mem
bers that the Local 5 leaflets had al
ready done much harm, because it
had led many of the unorganized to
discover that the Amalgamated was
Differed by Jews. Many more I'M
founded statements were made by her.
Left WIneer crushes Foes
Sarah Holman answered that she
was not looking for their pity nor for
charity, that she intended to stand by
the principles she believed in, that
she was much obliged for the recogn-
ltion given her as an active and loyal
fighter for the Amalgamated in the
Cleveland needle shops by those who
the other day attacked her and en-
couraged sluggers. She denied dis
loyalty to the organization and pledg-
ed herself to fight for the Amalga-
mated just as Loyalty in the future as
she had in the past.
In this Cleveland case the Amalga.
mated reactionaries will have TO 20
slow. The rank and file in Cleveland
know Sarah Holman, are fully 40
quainted with her years Of service m
the Cleveland union field and the
shops will. continue humming with
protest which will finally express H.
self in concrete action against this
starvation policy OF the Amalgamated
bureaucrats.