The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-20
CHICAGO REPORTS
VARIED AND Great
LEAGUE ACTIVITY
Garment and Metal
Trades In Lead


front of the labor bureaucrats has been
formed, if not organically at least
ideologically. Even Levin, of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, a So
called. progressive, has Joined in this
attack.
The program of the league has been
carried lately thru series of cleo
lions in the unions No matter what
the elections were, delegate to the
central labor bodies, district councils,
national elections, the program Of the
league and the right Of a Communist
to hold Office were the issues.
In the Chicago Federation.
Red batting in the Chicago FEEDER
alton Of Labor is the order of almost
every meeting. For a time only the 26
league members voted for revolution
airy working class issues. The persist
ency of the left wingers, however, is
beginning to bear fruit, and many
rank and file delegates are again be-
ginning to line up in support Of left
wing issues.
The endorsement of the citizens
military training camp by the delegate
to the A. F. of L. convention was
severely criticized by the left wing
delegates. This brought a bitter at
tack from Nockels and his reaction
airy following. They were shocked by
the support that the "reds" got-many
Of the rank and file delegates support
ing the left wing in their fight against
the military training camps.
A Good Basis, eh Fitz?
Fitzpatrick unknowingly paid a
compliment to the league members
when he said: These people are
clever enough to base their propa-
ganda upon fundamental issues"
In the City Election.
The league is carrying on an active
campaign to help put the Workers
Party candidates on the ballot for the
coming aldermanic election. Plans
are ready to present to the next meet
ing of the local general group for
intensified activities in the defense
of the Michigan cases, against child
labor, for the building up of the
DAILY WORKER, the strengthening
of the local industrial groups, etc.
Chicago Metal Trades.
The metal trades group is paying
special attention to the nomination for
general officers in the Machinists'
Union. There are three states in the
field, but the left wing is the only
one going to the rank and file with
a progressive program. Their program
is based upon the policies laid down
by the 7. U. E. L. The issues are clear
in this election campaign. 1t is the
left wing class struggle policy VS.. the
Johnston reactionary class collabora-
ton scheme.
Two thousand copies of the special
machinists' election edition of the
Metal Trades Amalgamation Bulletin
have already been distributed contain
ing the names of the candidates and
the left wing program. So far, four |
locals have endorsed some or all of |
the left wing candidates.
Chicago Building Trades.
The building trades group have
waged their first left wing election
campaign in the Carpenters Union.
In the unions and on the jobs there |
were $4,000 left wing election pro-
grams distributed; 5000 copies of the
special carpenters election edition of |
the Progressive Building Trades
Worker were circulated and 1900 |
DAILY WORKERS were sold on the
day of the election.
Altho the left wing did not carry
any Of the local unions, it established
itself during the campaign as a real
left wing in the union.
Since the election five members of
the union have been expelled. Altho
expelled, they still attend their union
meetings; deprived of working card,
they still work on union Jobs. The
members of Local 1S1, Harry Jensen's
own local, are solidly behind the ex
PEELED members
The Fake !. L. G. w. Election.
Again the Perlstein-controlled Joint
board OF the l. L. G. w. U. have re-
AhO'cN AAOhA tiC DdiiuJ LHOSG WHO are
opposed to the machine. A farce cleo
ton was held, the election committee
setting the date for the election so that
there could be no meetings. of the locals
beforehand, therefore preventing any
protest being made against their &C.
tons until after the election.
The strike of the dressmakers,
called of last fall. is expected to be
renewed this spring. A corps OF or
ganizers have come into Chicago. The
expelled members have offered their
support in this drive. They point out,
however, that no organizing cam
paign can be successful unless the
purpose is to carry on militant strug-
gle against wage cuts with a counter
offensive for wage increases.
Nor can logical appeal be made to
workers TO join the union when these
very officials are expelling the pro-
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