The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-15
Recommendations.

The growth and spread of the Am
algamation Movement was traced by
Brother Wangerin, as detailed in the
DAILY WORKER of Saturday, with
considerable particulars given of work
in the various unions. A number of
recommendations based upon the
ideas enveloped in the course or work
by active workers for the movement
were made, including the broadening
Of the program, better method of
financing the work and the question
Of moving the headquarters Of the
movement from St. Paul to Chicago,
the greatest railroad center of the
country.
Strong demands had been made to
include in the program a position of
opposition to all sorts of class col
liberation schemes and to make of
supposed cooperative" institutions.
real co-operatives and not mere priv
ate business institutions for officials.
The union membership must actually
control such institutions.
international Trade Union Unity.
The isolation of American rail un-
ions from their brothers in other
lands had been criticized by many &C.
tive workers. The British unions had
taken the lead for international trade
union unity and it is demanded that
international relations be set up with
the rail unionists of other countries.
The workers must be given a new
deal all around. The 100000 unor-
ganized railroad workers must be brot
into the unions. The conference must
formulate to a progressive and mill
tant policy land build up the move.
ment within every union to inspire
the flank and file to action.
Sixty Delegates Present
Roy H. Woods, chairman Of the In.
ternational Committee for Amalgama.
ton in the Railroad Industry, opened
the conference with approximately
sixty delegates present. The credent-
ials committee reported many dele
gates not yet arrived, and that many
present represented district, system
declarations and so on. Five or six
brothers present without credentials.
but expressing an interest in the con.
ference were seated as fraternal dele.
gates.
The report of the rules committee
was adopted providing for the follow
ing agenda: Report of credentials
committee, report of officers, address
by chairman, report of secretary.
treasurer, report of committees, in
order-resolutions, finances, press and
organization; new business, election
Of international Committee and ad.
jorunment.
Committees Appointed
Chairman Woods opened the con-
ference with a brief but interesting
address, and committees we're announ-
ced as follows: Resolutions; John Fo-
ley, B. of R. T., Cleveland; w. H.
Wangerin, Rock Island amalgamation
committee, Inver Grove, MINI; Donald
Menzies, Railway Carmen, Local 4sS,
London, Ontario; ]. A. McGovern, 1.
A. M. No. Ill, Montreal, Quebec; ]. B.
Carmichael, Maintenance of Way, Spo-
kane, Wash.
On press and finance, the following
were chosen on committee: Pete Jen-
sen System Federation No. 1870, Chica-
go; M. 0. Slipher, l. A. M. No. ISL,
Lafayette, Ind; Frank Remainder.
Blacksmiths No. $50, New Butler, Wis.
The organization committee was con-
stituted as follows: Scott L. Gipple.
Railway Carmen, Dist. 1, st. Paul.
Mimi; A. L. Hardin, c. and o. FEEDER
alton, Covington, Kentucky; w. E.
Long, machinists No. Ill, Montreal.
Quebec; c. H. Clarke, machinists No.
1O3, Stratford, Ontario; w. ]. Pierce.
Amalgamation Committee, London.
Ontario.
Secretary Otto H. wangerin then
reported on the situation in railroad
unionism and the progress of the
amalgamtion movement since the last
conference in December 1922. A sum-
mary of Wangerin's report is printed
elsewhere in the DAILY WORKER.
Discussion followed by Brothers, Cor
bett, Foster, Wangerin, Jensen, Long
and Forbes, after which the report
was accepted. Adjournment was taken
to allow committees to complete their
work.
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