The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06
EDWARDS FEARS
Meeting WITH
STRIKE MISSION
Senator Carries on His
Probe at Paterson
(speeIaI q La paIIy Workerl


llteracy, might work for women, wages
and hours, he will return Impressed
with the need for a real Investigation
in Passaie." With these words, Albert
Weisbord, organizer Of the PassaIe
textile strikers, greeted the proposed
investigation Of the strike situation by
Senator Edward L. Edwards, Of New
Jersey, the senator who demanded
that congressional action on the Pas
sale strike be delayed while he made
"personaI" Investigation.
The senator has come and gone. He
has investigated" the strike. His Gin
vestigations" were conducted in
Paterson, where he spent two hours in
a hotel room closeted with labor COM
missioner" A. F. Mcbride, a repres-
entative Of the Forstmann-H Huffman
mills, and local politician. He has
Investigates" the strike from his
mansion in Jersey City. There is no
strike in Paterson. There is no strike
in Jersey City. The strike is in Pas
sale and vicinity, but Senator Edwards
seems not to be aware of this fact.
Strikers Seek Edwards.
The United Front Committee of tex
tile workers is glad to invite Senator
Ewards to all of the meetings conduct
ed during the strike. They will be
glad to furnish him with a guide to
go to the homes of those people who
are given relief. They have elected
a committee of ten workers, all Amer
leans, all citizens, all ex-service men,
who are ready to testify before Sen.
Edwards, concerning their working
home and living conditions.
This offer of cooperation by the
United Front Committee was ignored
by the senator. The prominent citi-
zens interested in a just settlement Of
the strike were likewise ignored. In
the strictest privacy, masking his
movements from even newspaper re-
porters, Senator Edwards conducted
his investigation" without ever CON-
ing to the strike area.
Edwards Refuses To See Mission.
Six representative strikers from sew
eral mills spent hours in Jersey City
waiting for the senator when it be-
came apparent that he did not intend
to visit Passaic. Carl Trocola, Fran
ces Janicke, Anna Brexnak, Nancy
Sandowsky, Teresa Standiger and
John Sabo, with banners in their
hands, Senator Edwards, please see
us, we are the real strikers" went to
mis- home with the avowed intention Of
picketing it if refused admittance. But
the senator had flown. They were
told that he was in his Office at the
First National Bank. The determined
pickets went to the bank. The senator
had gone to New York.
Twenty-three churches and church
organizations, representing a large
body of church members in the strike
area, have put themselves on record
as sympathizers with contributions
amounting to almost $1,000.
Sunday after Sunday collections
have been taken in the churches of
the strike area for the relief of strik-
ers and have been turned over the
United Front relief organization to
buy milk and bread for strikers chill
dren, food that means that the work
ers need not be starved into submits
sion to the injustices Of the bosses.
This list shows how much the
clergy and the organizations which
are close to the workers feel concern
ing this strike" was the comment Of
Albert Weisbord, organizer. by their
contributions they signify that they
support the demands of the strikers
and the business of their struggle
against the mill owners for their de-
mands."
The churches and societies that
have made contributions, all Of which
are between SIS and 500, are the
Polish National Church, st. Michaels
Society, st. Slovak Holy Name Cath
Ollie Church, st. John the Baptist's
Russian orthodox church, First Hun
garian St. Elizabeth Ladies' Society,
st. Anthony of Padua Hungarian Sick
and Benefit Society, First Sloyensky
Suovnost Church, (Garheld) st. Nicho-
las Greek Catholic Sick Benefit So
ciety, First Catholic Slovak Union
Brotherhood, st. Joseph's Greek Cath
Ole Society, (Garheld) First Hun
garian Reformed Society, Holy Name
Slovak Catholic Society," st. Anthony's
Society, Garfield Ukrainian Orthodox
Ascenious Church, St. Georges Gym
nastic Society, st. Peter and Paul's
Russian Orthodox Church, Greek Cath
olic Ladies' Sokol Societies, Society
Of the Holy Jewell st. Crucihx, st
Peter and Paul's Russian Orthodox So
ciety, st. vladimir Russian Orthodox
Society, st. Michael's Rectory, Society
OF the Church Addolorato (Garfeld)
Church Addolarata (Garheld), Rus
sian Orthodox Three Saints Church
Greek Catholic Church.
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Suckers Threaten Strike.
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