The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-03
LYMAN EXPOSES
FAKE PEACE
OF SIGMAN
Shows Up Attempt to
Fool Workers
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lists to run and be elected to office?
"For the past IL weeks a vicious
campaign Of terrorism has been car
ried on against the suspended officers
and now Mr.. Sigman grants the right
of appeal to n-Communists. But if
there are any non-Communists, as he
now admits, why we're all these men,
bers suspended?
"Mr. Sigman is gracious enuf to
permit those to whom he may grant
an appeal, the right to run for any
other office even as high as general
manager of the Joint Board; but he
may not run for the Office from which
he was suspended. Imagine Mr.. En-
right suspending a policeman, and
after he is exonerated from the
charges, permitting him to occupy
the position of sergeant, captain or
even police commissioner, but forbid
ding him to serve as a policeman
again.
Representation-Not Nowl
"On the question of proportional
representation, Mr.. Sigman states
that this cannot be carried thru now.
Instead, in very unconstitutional
manner, he depriyes three small To-
Gals of any representation whatso-
ever. We believe it to be unfair for
a small local to be deprived Of all
representation just as we deem our
present system unfair and demand
proportional representation because a
small local of 200 members has the
same representation as one Of 10000
members. This reform of his is so
vague that it can always be misused
to his own advantage.
Mr. Sigman, in his statement,
promised further reforms at the con-
vention; but he offers no method
whereby the membership shall be
more fairly represented than hereto
fore when all conventions were packed
by delegates representing artificial To-
Gals Surely the proposal for an i'm
partial committee to supervise these
elections is meaningless. This COM
mittee, no matter how sincere it may
be, cannot guarantee an honest cleo
ton thruout the country. Such an
impartial committee can only be of
value when working in conjunction
with a committee representing both
factions.
| uosIHyman Condemns Ban on
| ID IN. Communists.
"MT. Sigman's ban against the Com
munists, while they are legally placed
on the ballots for political Office thru
out the country, is unjustifiable and
will receive the condemnation of
every member of our union. We fur
ther brand Mr.. Sigman's statement
that the constitution prohibits Com
munists from holding office, as false.
This is proven by the fact that Mr..
Sigman permitted Communists to run
and be elected to office.
"The entire so-called peace proposal
is nothing but a brazen fraud, and
will be taken as such by the entire
membership. 1t demonstrated the in
sincerity of Mr. Sigman and his ma
chine. Mr.. Sigman may continue his
reign of terrorism, but the cloak and
dressmakers have been once more
convinced that no real peace can
exist until Sigman and his clique have
been entirely eliminated. The Joint
Committee of Action, which thru the
consent of the membership has been
conducting this struggle against cor
ruption in our union, is determined to
carry on the fight for a union repre-
sentative of the membership"
Designers Condemn Joint Board.
On Saturday afternoon, a member
ship meeting of Local As, the Design
ers, was held at Hotel Pennsylvania
and by unanimous vote resolution
was passed demanding that the Joint
Board reinstate the expelled officers
of Locals 2, and % and that the
Joint Board be reorganized on a ba-
sis of proportional representation.
The meeting also passed a resolu-
ton denouncing the Joint Board offic-
ers for their neglect of the interests
Of the Designers and pledging each
member to give IS toward new and
energetic campaign of organization
The Designers pledged that, should
the Joint Board refuse the demands
OF the Designers with reference to Lo-
calls 2, and %, they would support
unanimously the fight of the Joint
Committee of Action against the cor
rupt machine of the international.
Shop chairmen Meet.
A meeting of shop chairmen, called
by an impartial committee in Man.
haitian Lyceum on Saturday after
noon, voiced in one speech after an
other, approval of the Joint Commit
tee of Action and also passed reso-
luton for reinstatement OF the ex-
PEELED officers and reorganization of
the Joint Board.
Over 500 registered shop chairmen
we're present.