The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-15

unconstitutional manner by preferring
false and malicious charges against
all Of the officers and members Of the
executive boards of the said locals
contrary to the provisions of the con-
stitution of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union, and have by
force and the use of strong-arm meth
ODDS illegally obtained possession Of
the headquarters, records and prop
erty OF Locals 2 and 8 and
A Long Struggle.
Whereas, these actions were the
elimination of long struggle within
the union in whcih the said three indi-
viduals, taking advantage of the I'M
democratic constitution of the Joint
Board have attempted to foist upon an
unwilling membership of the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers Union
Of this city policies Objectionable to
them both in methods Of internal or.
lganization as well as in dealing with
employers, such as the imposition of
high dues and special taxes for the
purpose of raising large revenues
which were unnecessary for the regu-
lar and ordinary business OF the
union, but which enabled the said in
dividuals to maintain an expensive
and corrupt machinery upon which
they based their powers in the union,
and the calling of fictitious strikes
and stoppages as an excuse for the
raising Of the said revenues and as an
opportunity to illegally squander the
same by corrupt and illegal methods;
and
Whereas, in order to mask the real
struggle going on in the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union be-
tween the membership and its mis-
leaders, the said misleaders have
raised the false and fictitious cry of
Communism" so as to raise a smoke
screen behind which they could pur-
sue unpublished their illegal and Grim
inal methods of warfare;
I'VE. the members of the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers Union
resident in New York assembled in
mass meeting at the Yankee Stadium
in the City of New York on this 9Th
day of July. 1925. on the call of Lo-
calls 2, and %, do hereby
1--WE, the Membership"
Resolve, that we hereby express
our sympathy and pledged our loyal
and devoted cooperation with Locals
2. 8 and 20 in their struggle against
the misleaders of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union, and
particularly against the individuals
named; and we hereby approve the
action Of Locals 2, and 20 in elect
ing a Joint Committee of Action to
take all necessary means for the pro-
lection of the officers and executive
boards of the said three locals, as
well as the entire membership of the
said local unions and their property
from illegal attacks; and we hereby
express our sense of solidarity with
them in this struggle, which we be-
lieve to be for the benefit of the entire
of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union thru
out the country and for the protection
Of their rights as members Of the
said union.
Resolved. Further, that the said
struggle is in our opinion a struggle
for true and correct policies OF trade
that It's origin and develop
ment is purely along questions of In
ternal policy OF the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union, such
as dues and other burdens imposed
upon the membership, and the proper
or improper attitude taken by the
leaders in the struggle with employ
ers, and that the issue OF "Commun-
ism" is faxed by Messrs. Sigman,
Perlstein and Feinberg and their con.
Iederates for the purpose of obscuring
The real issues involved In this strug-
gle; and we hereby expressly assert
hat Messrs. Sigman, Perlstein and
Feinberg never hesitsted to employ