The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-08
Police Ban Youth Meet
to Help Passaic Strikers
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PERTH AMBOY, N. J.-There be-
ing a strike in Passaic we, the Young
Workers League Of Perth Amboy, felt
it our duty to form relief committee.
This relief committee thus far col
lected and sent in over 500 in cash
and quite some food, clothing for re-
lief of the strikers and their families.
To push the work of relief and to
acquaint Perth Amboy with the strike
situation, we decided to hold a mass
meeting at which the leader Of the
strike, Albert Weisbord was to speak.
Hall was rented, leaflets were printed,
and an ad put into the local paper, to
appear twice, and all other necessary
arrangements were made. The meet
ing date was March %, Sunday eve
ming. The place of the meeting was
Washington Hall, one of the largest
halls in town. The workers were
deeply interested in this meeting, and
prospects were bright for a large
gathering.
The day before the meeting we were
notified by the hall proprietor that
the hall will be closed on Sunday.
March 2S, because of orders received
from the chief of police, prohibiting
same.
Our deposit for hall was refunded.
Our paid ad was to appear the second
time in the local paper that evening.
Instead of our ad, an announcement
appeared on the front page by the
Washington Hall management an
nouncing to the public that his hall
will not be opened on Sunday, March
%, for the meeting scheduled. This
ad was responsible for large mass of
workers staying away from this meet
ing.
In spite Of the orders of the police
we decided to hold this meeting. The
only hall available at the last minute
was the Workers Home at 3OS Elm
st.
Two men were stationed at Wash
ington Hall to direct workers to the
place of meeting.
Being in this situation we notified
Weisbord about conditions and that
he need not appear. The Workers
Home was packed with workers eager
to hear about the strike. A committee
from Passaic appeared and one of
them spoke about the strike, and the
brutalities of the police.
Next speaker was Mike Rosen Of
the, Carpenters Union of New York
City, who explained the meaning of
the actions of the local authorities
and also spoke about the strike and
the necessity of organizing the unor-
ganized. He appealed for a collec-
ton, which netted $47S5.
The local Pioneers entertained the
workers with a few songs which the
strikers sing at the picket lines. An
important incident in connection with
this mass meeting was the action of a
local priest, Rev. father Kish, of
Hungary, a Hungarian Roman Catho-
lie church, who Sunday morning in
his sermon said that If .any of his
followers dared TO attend this meet
ing they will be thrown out OF the
church. He also stated that he would
send committee of three to the
meeting, which would report back to
him about this meeting. This CON-
mittee was present. One of the com
mittee was his brother.
This incident shows up the church
as a tool OF the bosses.
We are planning another meeting
to be held soon at which Albert weis-
bord, in spite of the police authori.
ties, win speak TO the workers OF
Perth Amboy.
Signed, Perth Amboy Relief Com.
mittee.