The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-11
HISTORY OF The
Ii. C. ". fight
ON INJUNCTIONS
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for an injunction. They were repre-
scented by Dudley Taylor, attorney for
the Illinois Employers Association,
Employers Association and the Citi-
zens' Committee for the Enforcement
of the Lands Award. The other group
of manufacturers belonging to the Chi
cago Dress and Skirt Manufacturers
Association were represented by Leo
LeBosky.
Sullivan Aids Bosses.
March Judge Denis e. Sullivan IS
sued sweeping Injunction which not
only prohibited the union members
from oicketing the shops, but also to
be on the same street with those that
were strikebreaking or to speak to
any relative or in any way try to get
the message before workers that may
have gone to work In the shop not
knowing strike existed, that strike
did exist. Judge Sullivan refused TO
allow the lawyer for the union to pre-
sent his case in court.
In the first few weeks Of the strike
about 40 to so bosses signed up with
the union.
March the Committee of Fifteen
held its first meeting, az which it de-
cided to probe the use o; city police
men by Grove to break the strike. A
committee was elected to wait on
Mayor Dever and demand that this
practice be stopped.
On this same day fifteen members
of the Northwest Side Manufacturers
Association signed up with the union.
Another Injunction.
March third injunction was is
sued by Sullivan. The Francine
Frock Co., which had an injunction
against the union prohibiting it from
organizing the shop, was granted this
second Injunction.
Fear Lahor's Power.
Tho three injunctions were issued
no attempts were made at first to ar
rest pickets for contempt of court.
The bosses feared to use the injunc-
ton at first as they feared that this
weapon might be destroyed by mass
2icketing on the part of the entire
Chicago labor movement. Students
from the Women's Trade Union
League, the University of Chicago,
members of the Young Workers Com
munist) League and other organiza-
lions were arrested on the picket lines
for aiding strikers.
Police violence increased. Girl
pickets were dragged into doorways'
and dubbed. Investigators for various
civic bodies shared the same treat
ment. Reporters were arrested dur
ing the course of their work. AS a
result of this display of brutality a
group of clergymen and college heads
formed the Citizens Committee. This
committee as well as the Committee
of Fifteen waited on Mayor Dever to
end the police brutality.
Mayor Dever reluctantly ordered
the bureau of public welfare to step
In and aid in settling the strike. Calls
were sent by Commissioner Mary Nc
Dowell to the Interstate Ladies' Gar
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of Fifteen, and the bosses. The work
ers' representatives and few OF the
independent bosses attended the con-
ference. The big bosses refused to at
tend the meeting and declined to carry
on negotiations with the union. Po-
lice violence still continued.
Nelson's Attitude.
A subcommittee was appointed at
this meeting to investigate police bru-
tally. Oscar Nelson was the only la
Dor representative on the sub-com-
mittee. This committee later brought
in report which was never made
public and which Nelson refused to
make public for fear Of "embarrass-
ing" the mayor. This was Nelson's
argument thruout the strike whenever
any attempts were made to bring the
matter of police brutality before the
city council. Several times he threat
ened to refuse to aid the union in its
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