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to the membership by referendum
with supervision of the balloting by
both sides.
8. Candidates in all union elec-
tions have access to ballot boxes to
control election methods where the
officials are distrusted.
Local Elections.
4. The membership will elect the
manager of the Joint Board and the
business agents within two weeks at
local elections.
5. Elections will be conducted by
a joint committee from the Joint
Board and the shop chairmen.
6. There shall be referendum
on the matter of dues, with the three
alternative proposals of thirty-fve
cents, forty cents and fifty cents to
be voted upon and the decision to be
retroactive to July /.
7. Before elections are held, the
eight business agents who are dis
charged shall be reinstated.
G. &. B. Promises Reinstatement.
s. Members of other locals penal
lied during the fight are to appeal
their cases to the General Executive
Board, the shop chairmen recommend
ing their complete amnesty, which
the board promises.
8. The plans proposal that the re-
instatement of members thruout the
country who have been expelled for
their opinions be left to the conven-
ton, was dealt with by the resolu-
tion from the floor that demanded
immediate amnesty for these mem
bers. It, was adopted unanimously.
10. Following the Joint Board
elections, the question of economy in
the union and the formation of an
organization committee of volunteers
shall be, considered.
Fair Representation at Convention.
IL. It is agreed that Local 2 shall
be represented in the convention by
the same number of delegates as
would have been allowed from the old
Locals 1, IL and IL (from which Lo-
cal 2 was formed) and Local 22 SINH
larly to have the same representa-
tion as the former Locals % and 25
(from which Local % was formed).
IL. After the elections, the mem
bership and the shop chairmens
meetings shall discuss the governors
commissions report and formulate
plans to enforce the demands of the
three locals.
Left Wlnsers cheered; sisman Ad.
mlts Defeat.
Significant of the spirit of the
meetings was the contrast in the at
titude of the shop chairmen toward
the leaders of the left wing and to-
ward Sigman. At Cooper Union,
Louis Hyman won an ovation, as did
Sascha Zimmerman at Webster Hall,
both the outstanding leaders of the
left wing Joint Action Committee.
Sigman, on the contrary, received
a mingle OF applause and booing. He
appeared as defeated man, explain
ing that he still believed the Com
munists were menace, but that he
yielded to memberships demand for
freedom Of political opinion in the
union.
Expelled VIII Return to Office.
Julius Portnoy, suspended left wing
manager of Local 22, spoke at Web
ster Hall in the name of the Joint
Action Committee. julius Hochman
representing the Sigmanite Joint
Board, was loudly hissed and could
not proceed with his speech until
Portnoy persuaded the crowd to listen.
Membership meetings were held of
Locals 2, . and 20 Saturday night, at
Webster Hail. Cooper Union and Man
haitian Lyceum, to hear the details OF
the victory for which. they have
fought over fifteen weeks Of bitter
struggle. Nominations for the new
elections in these three locals on
Tuesday night will mean return TO
ONCE Of the three expelled executive
boards within ten days