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the needle trades of major Importance
that was led by left wing administra
ton. The bosses tried TO use this fact
to make an alliance with the right
wing forces and the Forward, the New
York Jewish socialist daily, to smash
the strike. Even this unholy alliance
did not help the bosses.
Early in the strike their nefarious
schemes were exposed with the result
that the Forward and the right wing
opposition were repudiated. It was
schemes Of this character that aroused
the Indignation Of the workers. These
right wing forces together with the
agent of the Jewish Daily Forward in
the office of the international of the
union, agreed to the following plot:
The Right Wlng-Forward Plot.
1. That the Forward shall print
news to the effect that the workers
are dissatisfied with the strike lead
ership and the manner in which the
Communist leaders are conducting the
strike.
2. That Abraham Beckeman, man
ager of the New York joint board of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union, shall supply sluggers who shall
beat up innocent strikers and that
then the Forward should charge that
I the non-Communist strikers are being
beaten up by the express orders Of the
Communist strike committee.
8. That the officers Of the Interna-
tional who are right wingers, shall
take over the leadership of the strike,
4. That the strike funds shall be at
tached so that the Communist leaders
shall not have the wherewithall to
carry on the struggle.
S. That the Fur Manufacturers As
ISOLATION in wJese interest the moves
were to be made, shall contribute
100000.
The meetings that followed the ex-
posture greeted the condemnation by
speakers of this plot with thunderous
approval. The Fur Workers strike
was marked by numerous spontaneous
demonstrations against the Jewish
Daily Forward and by cheering dem
onstration in front of the Jewish
Daily Freiheit, the Communist daily.
Sought Green's Aid.
The right wing attempted to betray
the strike by bringing in President
William Green of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. He was to speak as
announced by the International at a
mass meeting in Carnegie Hall on
April 10th. In announcing the mass
meeting by mail the International Of
ficials have sent a referendum out to
the strikers asking them to allow the
officials to settle the strike by accept
| ing satisfactory proposals.
The right wing had intended to use
President Green to enable them to gel
rid Of Ben Gold and the New YorE
joint board leadership of the strike
To the surprise Of the right wing
the strikers attended the meeting er
masse. Furthermore the left genera
strike committee issued declaration
in which they stated that they would
gladly accept any satisfactory pro
posals for a settlement provided tht
workers themselves would be permit
ted to make the final and decisive de
cision on their acceptance. All known
Communists and left wingers were de
barred from the Carnegie Hall meet
ing. Police kept Gold, the leader o
the strike and Gross, one of the vice
presidents of the international, from
gaining admission.
Rank and File Present.
The rank and file, however, gave tn,
right wing and all those who desire,
to betray the strike, a very definite
answer. The workers who jammeC
Carnegie Hall demanded that thei
leader, Gold, be admitted and given al
opportunity to speak. The call TO
"Gold! Gold! Gold" became a thun
derous demand that was raised b,
thousands of workers that picketet