The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-18
A. C. W. FIGHTS
RIGHT WINCERS
IN Phil ADELPHIA
Local 40 First to Up.
hold Left Wing
BY ALEX BAIL

There is decided swing to the right
in the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers of America.
The expulsion of Local No. in
New York is, however, not a local,
phenomenon. It is rapidly assuming
the form of a national policy.
In Philadelphia, Local 14O was the
first to feel the effect Of this new
policy, announced by Hillman in an
arrogant speech to the New York
joint board. Prior to the election for
local offices and delegates to the joint
board, a vicious campaign against the
left wing administration was launched
by the right wing badly disguised as
the Council"
Rumors, half truths and just com.
mon lies flooded the market. The
Jewish candidate for business agent
and the candidates for the other Of
fees and committees we're branded as
anti-semites who give the available
jobs to Italians and keep the Jewish
workers on the street.
Try To TerrorIze Members
Shop chairman worked with great
zeal and limited to militant workers
that vote for the left administration
will mean the loss Of their job. Every
means Of correction was put TO use in
an effort to defeat the administration.
But the great majority Of the mem
bers refused to be- intimidated.
They were convinced Of the honesty
and integrity Of the militant leaders
of Local No 140 and they would not
listen to the SANDER Of the shady
characters Of the Council" several
of whom were thoroly discredited in
other organizations in which they
were active, and others who are to
this very day closer in theology TO
the United Garment Workers then to
the A. G. w.
Mr.. Rudow Defies Mr.. Rudow
The membership gave it's decisive
answer when 1t reelected the old ad
ministration by vote Of 2 to 1. The
right wingers staged demonstration
and handful of them struggled out
amid the jeers Of the membership.
1t is essential at this point to mention
that Mr.. Rudow, the Philadelphia man
ager of the Amalgamated, presided at
the meeting, counted the votes and de-
clared the old administration re-elect-
! ed.
When the delegates of Local 140
came to the meeting Of the Joint
board, Mr.. Rudow declared that the
election was illegal and therefore the
delegates can not be seated. The
reasons he gave were that group Of
members left the meeting and that
the elections were made by a show
of hands and not by secret ballot.
The members of the joint board
realized that the cause lay deeper mad
! that Mr.. Rudow was manufacturing
reasons. There is not a single local
in the Philadelphia joint board that
elects local officers by any other
means then a show of hands. Local
140 has always elected officers in the
same manner and it was never chal-
lenged. Mr.. Rudow presided at the
election and not only had he no word
of reproof but he declared the dele
gates and officers elected.
Mr.. Rudow had one good reason
which he saw 1T to keep under
cover. The reason is, that with the
delegates Of Local 140 seated, Mr..
Rudow cannot control the joint board.
The membership of the local does
want to become the victim of Rudow's
political schemes, and they bitterly
resent his actions. The local voted
to reject the decision OF the joint
board and demands the seating OF it's
and demands the seating of its dele
gates.
Joint Board Calls New Elections
The joint board has met again, and
/ old timers in the Amalgamated say
that 1t was the most bitterly contest.
ed meeting in many years. or special
significance is the fact that the dele
CATION from the Italian local under
| the leadership Of De Martini stood
solid and led the fight for Local 14O.
Even with the seats OF Local 140
vacant the vote stood 10 to IL on a
motion to call a new election by secret
vote.
IL was with the vote OF the machine
chairman that the decision was made.
The election will be carried out under
the control OF a special committee Of
the joint board and one can well
imagine what methods will be used
TO GUST the present delegates.
Do II Overland Better
Altho the members Of the local are
opposed to a new election they will
most likely accept II as a last resort
in order TO again support the present
delegation TO the joint board. The
members of Local lao will again show
that they can not be intimidated and
browbeaten into accepting n discred-
tied leadership. They will again