The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-03

the New York Joint Board, with no
opportunity for the New York Joint
Board to present its side Of the case.
why" he asked, docs the General
Executive Board accept a report on
the New York situa ion without giving
representative OF the New York
Joint Board opportunity to present its
side? Why do vice presidents tour
the country discrediting the New York
Joint Bosrd?"
Results Tell the story.
Gold pointed out that under the
former administration a system OF
graft, corruption and smuggling pre-
vailed, Blackjacks were the law. Hon
est criticism and the morale of the or
ganization was destroyed, and the en-
ployers took advantage of it to intens-
ify exploitation. Under the present
administration, graft, corruption and
smuggling have been eliminated. The
rank and file participate in the work
of the union and the bosses have been
compelled to moderate their exploita-
ton.
Rank and file committees Of 100
shops do the organization work. Many
strikes and stoppages had taken
place to enforce union conditions. In
creases of $40 a week or more were
obtained, about $4,000 in back pay
collected and ruthless campaign was
launched against contractors, with sat
isfactory results.
cangsters Get New Bosses.
Sluggers who had worked for Kauf-
man by smuggling members of the I'M
ion and breaking. up meetings, were
doing so today when the union mem
bers let them-but today they were
being paid by the bosses, and not-at
least-by the union itself. They now
work for the bosses or scab agencies.
Recent acts prove the above. Jack
Cooper, Kaufman gangster, has
slugged M. Pinchefsky, Joint Board
delegate, on the picket line at Kramer
Brothers. Nine stitches were taken in
his scalp and he lies in a hospital in
a critical condition
Membership Goes Over to Gold.
Colds speech cracked the majority
the Kaufmanites thot they had built
up by packing the hall. Members all
cheered Gold heartily during his
speech. Gold had to plead with them
to listen to Kaufman's rebuttal. Only
upon the promise that Gold would
speak again did they remain thru
Kaufman's drivel.
Kaufman did not answer any Of the
real issues raised by Gold. He only
tried to spread a red scare" accom-
panied by lot Of lies about the New
York Joint Board.
Sorkin, the assistant manager of
the New York Joint Board, then
asked for the floor, but was refused
by Milstein, who stated that the New
York Joint Board will never speak for
this local. But the workers from the
floor howled Milstein down with cries
bhoS DOth OOi nil anu OOlu Will III inc
near future address the local again.
Beginning of End.
This debate proves again that Kauf-
man is a defeated man, bankrupt and
certain never to wear the presidential
crown again after the Furriers' union
holds its convention, and with him
will go all his vice presidents, with
the load Of graft, gangsterism and cor
ruption, the tactics that prevailed I'M
der Kaufman's administration.
1t may be stated that Milstein at a
shop chairmen's meeting held last
week, stated that the left wing is try
ing to put the manufacturers out of
business by their demands for better
conditions and the enforcement Of con-
ditions the union is already supposed
to have but which are ignored.