The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-13
"SOCIALIST'' FORWARD TRIES TO
CRIPPLE ORGANIZATION DRIVE
OF THE LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS

The Daily Forwards, which in New
York City is aiding the bosses in the
attempt to smash the strike Of the
union furriers, in the columns of its
Chicago edition yesterday attempted
to discredit the organization drive
that the international Ladies' Gar,
ment Workers Union is now carrying
on here.
Instead of offering the union its aid
and cooperation in this drive to or
ganize the great masses of morgan
lied workers in the needle trades in
dustry in Chicago, the Forward is
attacking the union for its attempts
to organize the unorganized workers.
The Forward acting in this manner
aids the cause of the bosses.
In its article the Forward declares
that the organization of committee
of 500 to carry on the organization
drive Of these workers that are work
ing in the non-union shops at present
is a fake. The DAILY WORKER re-
porter has learned from reliable
sources that the Joint Board of the
union has had delegates elected to
this committee from many shops and
that this committee, all of whose
members are serving without any pay,
are carrying on the organization work
of the union in the Chicago district.
The attempt of the Forwards to RI
dicule and to belittle the rank and
file organization committees that are
being formed has little effect on the
members of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers. The Forward is
carrying on its vile agitation against
the rank and file committees that
are serving the union without de-
handing a single cent because a num-
Der Of the Forward agents that car
ried the title of organizers and drew
down sos every week from the I'M
ion now find themselves looking for
work. The rank and file committees
have made all efforts to bring as
many workers into the active work
of the union as it could and as the
Forward fears an active rank and file
it carries on its agitation against any
attempts made by rank and file com
mittees.
The Forwards henchmen attempted
in every way to disrupt the new cleo
tons that are now taking place
Every attempt was made on their part
to hinder the elections and keep them.
selves in Office as long as they could
But in spite of the methods used by
the Forward and its henchmen OF
slandering and calling the Joint Board
the vilest of terms becaues it voted
for the new elections, the Joint Board
has declared new elections and the
Forward in its desperation, seeing
that its henchmen will no longer con.
troll the destinies of the Chicago In.
ternational Ladies Garment Workers
are attacking the union and it's con
structive program.
Chicago garment workers can well
look to the furriers in New York and
see what happened there. While the
Kaufman administration was in power
the Forward did all it could to keer
them in power. When the Kaufman
machine lost out and the left wing
the progressive elements of the union
gained control of the union and went
on strike to force better conditions
in the industry, the Forward made an
alliance with the bosses and are now
attempting to break the strike. These
are the tactics of the socialist For
ward. The international Ladies
Garment Workers are now proceed
ing to organize the workers of Chi
cago. A new day is coming in tn,
history of the garment workers O.
Chicago. Every member of the unior
should support the present organiza
tion drive of the union and MAX,
Chicago a real union town as far al
the garment workers are concerned
BY your activity in organizing tn,
unorganized workers In Chicago yol
twill give the lie to the Forward
which today supports the bosse,
against the workers that are strug
Cling for better living conditions.
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