The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-15
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BkCALITY
TO WALKER
N. Y. Labor Rallies to
Garment Strikers
(spsciat to The Daily wOrker)

resentatives of 100000 New York
trades unionIsts and thousands Of
workers in the needle trades and
others sympathetic to the 10000 strik-
ing oIoakmakers will march to the
City Hall at I p. m. Saturday to pro-
test to Mayor Walker wholesale ar
rests of cloak plckets and "other po-
lice brutaIities," the emergency labor
conference formed last Friday an
nounced yesterday.
The demonstration has been ar
ranged because appeals to Police Com
missioner Mclaughlin and other po-
lice heads have proved futile.
Thank A. F. of L. For Support
The emergency labor conference,
which has established headquarters at
1870 East 25th Street, yesterday tele-
graphed President William Green of
the American Federation of Labor it's
gratitude over the federation's deci-
sion at the Detroit convention to give
prompt financial aid to the striking
cloakmakers and help them combat
the injunction issued against them.
For the 100000 union men of Greater
New York, the emergency conference
promised to carry out Immediately the
A. f. of l.. call for financial support.
John Sullivan, president Of the New
York State Federation Of Labor. who
wired his support against the injunc-
ton. was invited Geographically to ac-
cept the post of honorary chairman
of the emergency labor conference to
which he had been unanimously elect
ed at a conference last Friday night
at 3 West. 10th street at which 1873
labor union officials were present.
capmakers Lead Way.
Among the first labor organizations
to respond to the emergency appeal
for funds and to fight the injunction
is the Joint Council Of the Capmakers
Union, representing seven locals. 1t
has called mass meeting for Thurs
day, at p. m. at Beethoven Hall, 210
East Fifth street, of its entire mem
bership.
Magistrate Corrigan, in Jefferson
Market court, discharged scores of
cloak strikers charged with picket
ing. In a few cases he suspended
sentence or fined the defendants 81
each. In contrast to fines paid by the
union of several hundred dollars
day last week, the total fines paid
yesterday reached S44 About 100 men
and women were arraigned before
Corrigan, number of cases having
been postponed from last week.
Wire Convention.
The telegram. sent to William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor yesterday, read:
THE emergency labor conference
to help the striking cloakmakers and
combat injunctions held on October s
with 1873 delegates representing $780,
900 organized workers of the city of
Jew York was greatly encouraged and
enthused by the resolution adopted
by American Federation OF Labor con-
yention pledging full support to strik-
ing cloakmakers and calling upon la
Dor organizations to extend them
moral and financial assistance.
"The conference unanimously de-
cided to extend heartfelt fraternal
greetings to officers and delegates of
the American Federation of Labor in
convention assembled, and pledged the
organizations represented in this con-
ference TO respond wholeheartedly to
the appeal of the Federation.
THE conference also decided to
bring to the attention of the conven-
ton drastic injunctions sought against
workers of the I. r. T. OF New York
which would prevent organizing of
workers aiming 10 bring them into
the fold of locals Of the A. F. of L.
Kindly convey greetings and thanks
of conference to the 44th annual con-
vention of American Federation Of
Labor.-(Signed) NJ. Feinstone, chair
man; j. M. Budish, secretary"