The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-07
John Fitzpatrick Cannot
Be Silent Without Aiding
Enemies of the Workers
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

IoHN FITZPATRICK president of the Chicago Federation
Of Labor says he has attitude the alliance of the
so-caed Cook County Wage Farmers League composed of
a few union labor officials with the admittedly srkebreak
ing of demorepubcan political adventures flying the
-BarretB Brennan pirate flag in next weeks primary
elections.
Fitzpatrick not always deeply at in his atti
tude toward the antabor county prosecutor States Atto
ney Robert Grove who has turned his office completely
the open shop interests in their the work.
No one has been brazen argue that Grove has
changed Groves color much fast black Then
Fitzpatrick must have changed he is undecided he
says in his attitude toward Grove.
It during the strike of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union, in March, 1924 that John Fz-
patrick wrote to States Attorney Grove letter in part
follows.
have much evidence that proves your desire to serve the inter
employers
union We had hoped however, would
regard for womanhood there limit
would stop desire the interests unfair
To permit office be used prosecuting girls
who their working
suffer the ndsni unwaanted brutal handling
and confinement in police stations with unfortunate
surely beyond the Limitation anything
sidered decent"
But John Fitzpatrick might now explain if it is not more
indecent by far to give his passive support States Ator
ney Grove whom he has bitterly denounced Grove is
least open and above board in batanty procaing his
allegiance the union-smashing employers Fitzpatrick
must explain why he is not now just as openly procamng
the position of the workers he down himself in his
letter attacking Grove two years ago.
is not enough for John Fitzpatrick say that he has
no position regarding the Cook County Wage Farmers
League, which the caspaw of the
bipartisan political machine.
The political endorsements of the Chicago Federation of
Labor are paraded along with those of the league.
Charles F. Wills the business manager of The Fedora
ton News the official of the Chicago Federation of
Labor one of the most energetic organizers of the league
that has become the dupe Of the republican BOSSES
and Barrett, and Of the democratic boss, Brennan
Fitzpatrick cannot remain silent He say that
he has no attitude the league The agony of the
and women of labor thrddegeed and thrown cells
by Groves uniformed thugs demands that speak clearly
is impossible not to take stand for or against
States Attorney Grove who used the whole power of his
office in an effort at various times crush the international
Ladies Garment Workers Union, the Bakers Union the
Metal Poshers Union, the Amagamated Clothing Workers.
Union the Milk Wagon Drivers Unon the Flat Jantors'
Union and the BARRIERS Unon when these labor organza
tons were in the severest struggles with their enemesthe
employers.
Charles F. Wills Fitzpatrcks business manager of the
Federation News I'VE have decided by-gones be
by-gones"
Does John Fitzpatrick subscribe to that?
Does John Fitzpatrick think that possible now to CO.
operate in the political campaign States Attor
ney Grove whom he charged in 1924 with serving the in
teress of that element of employers who the drup
ton of the trade union moVement?"
John Ftzpatrcks silence support of the Crowe-Bar-
ett-Brennan bipartisan aborcrushing political regime in
Cook County.