The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-06
LEVIN GANG
MAKES CONVERT
TO LEFT WING
Expulsions "Tore OFF
Mask" Says Worker

AS m6mD5T OF Local l44, Audl-
gamated Clothing Workers for the last
six years, wish to say that l was al
ways under the impression that our
local is different from the others. The
officials Of our local always boasted
that in it free expression is not only
allowed, but welcomed, that nobody
ever lost his job because Of political
differences. More, they boasted that
ours is an opposition" local against
Levin and company, against all who
are unfair.
Is Shocked.
But the last meeting of our local,
where two Of our best members,
Brothers Sayanofsky and Rudman,
were suspended because they dared to
help Local 5 of New York explain its
case to the A. c. w. membership by
means of leafet, has completely
shocked me.
And it was not only the suspensions,
but the arguments given by our of
ficers! l wish / had the ability to
picture the meeting and summarize
the arguments and the wild looks Of
our officials, so that all our members
would also awaken.
Here are some OF the arguments
given for expelling militants from
Revolutionary" union: First, they
gave us the usual bunk about "orders
from Moscow" I'VE will not be die
tated to by the Workers Party" "dis-
rupters," agents Of the Bosses" etc.
The Real Goods.
Then when they got warmed up they
came out with the real goods" Here
speaks Splitter, president Wilson was
a professor and wise man, l believe
he was great man. When he wanted
to defeat Germany he knew that the
most effective way was leaflets, and
he sent airplanes with proclamations
into the enemy's ranks.
when we used to fight against the
bosses and got arrested, we used to
take our medicine. Why don't you
take yours?
These people are ridiculous" he
continued. you know what they pro.
pose. week-work and the 40-hour week
and so on"
Do you see the terrible crime? Nat
urally they have to be expelled! But
greater than all was Rothbord, a man
who, when defeated for business agent
by the vote Of the membership, simply
bought his job from another business
agent, and here is what he said after.
you must remember. that Local No. 5
was prevented from stating it's case
in the Advance or any other publica-
ton Of the A. c. W., and after men,
bers are taken off the job for distrib-
uting their Ieafet.
What are the "Union channels?"
He said IF anybody wants to
criticize the union or its officials he
is welcome to do it, but within the
channels Of the union"
Will someone please explain what
are the channels of the union?" It
is not the Amalgamated press. It is
not the membership. What is it?
Perhaps the membership are only
"rascals," as he called the members
of Local No. 5. If anyone is dissat-
isfed he perhaps should go personally
to Levin or Hillman, and that will
mean the proper channels"
Vows Allegiance to Left Wing.
True, the members are expelled. but
the mask is of of the officials. I. and
others as well, who were up till now
wavering, am convinced that it is my
duty to line up with the left wing ele-
ments in our local against the bosses
OF our union.
| accept the challenge OF our vice
chairman who said that they expel the
left wingers because they were only
a few, handful, and will do my bit
together with others to see that the
lefts shall not be a handful any more
in our local.