The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07


bosses in the executive council of the
speciality is grinding the faces Of the
poor organizers who were left behind
when Sammy died. Here it is:
EMMETT T. FLOOD.
UBa5 N. Francisco Ave., Chicago, III.
To the Delegates Assembled at the
Atlantic City Convention Of the
American Federation Of Labor, to
You ! Appeal for Economic and
Social Justice.
On January the first, nineteen
hundred and three, received a writ
ten request from the late President
Samuel Gompers to meet him in con-
ference at Washington, d. c.
On my arrival there, he advised
me that the executive council had
decided to appoint me as one of their
general organizers, position which
l accepted.
For twenty two and a half of the
best years of my life | have given to
the tolling masses of America, almost
from the beginning | have received
letters of praise for my efforts and
success from the late President Com
pers and Secretary Morrison, and
in almost every letter have received
from President Green during his
short. term in Office he has favorably
commented on my work as ageneral
organizer. | think my ability to
serve in that capacity is well known
to the labor movement in America.
A Slave to an Ideal.
The late President Gompers and
Secretary Morrison were both aware
of the fact that l had several posi-
lions offered to me at an increased
salary over that paid by the Fedora
ton, but the American Federation of
Labor was an ideal to me and l had
a desire to remain in the service as
long as health would permit
On June 23rd, 1925, l received a
letter from President Green ia which
he stated in His Exalted Position"
he had decided to discharge all the
organizers Of the A. F. of L. and
made stipulation that any organizer
who wanted his job back must make
an individual application
Loekout-And Boycott, Tool
On August 5th, Mr.. Green again
wrote me and informed me that as
far as | was concerned the lockout
was permanent, so l am not only
being locked out but am being boy
cotted from ever obtaining a posi-
ton at a trade that l have served
at for nearly twenty three years.
understand that six of the Oldest and
most efficient organizers of the A. f.
OF L. have suffered the same fate.
BY Mr.. Green's actions he has
established a lockout for the EN-
ployes on the A. f. Of L., created an
open shop, put into effect the boycott
abolished seniority rights and abolish
ed any possibility for old age pension
for faithful workers in the service of
the A. F. of L. and has violated every
principal of the trade union move
ment.
My discharge from the official staff
OF the A. F. OF L. comes at a time
when six of my eleven children are
Of school age and are in absolute
need OF my assistance and my home
ie mortgaged for all that it can stand,
furthermore, you are aware of the
fact that the salary of the organizers
never was large enough to lay away
sufficient funds to take care Of
situation in which now find myself.
Diseovered-A Constitution.
am very familiar with the con-
etitution OF the A. +. of L. and In no
part lof it does it give the president
the right to do the thing which is
complained OF in this letter.
ask that you use your efforts as
a delegate to the Atlantic city con-
vention, so that this convention may
take some action to redress this
serious and unJustifiable wrong afflict-
ed on the old and faithful organizers
OF the American Federation OF Labor.
With best wishes, remain, sim
cerely and fraternally yours,
EMMETT T. FLOOD.