The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
BOSTON CHECKER
TAXI DRIVERS
STILL STRIKE
Strikers Need Financial
Aid Badly
BY SAUL WHITE.
(Worker Correspondent

BOSTON, Jan. 6.-The 500 Checker
Taxi strikers are standing pat, despite
the prosecutions and frame-ups of the
company. That the much-heralded de-
mocracy is sham and fraud behind
which the capitalists rule with an
iron fist is-r demonstrated to the
strikers day in and day out.
The case Of a fellow by the name of
Fitzhue, who had his license revoked
for manslaughter prior to the strike,
and was givenfback his license as soon
as the strike broke out so that he
could scab for the company and has
run over and killed another man, de-
monstrates to- what extent the city
fathers will go in their zeal to support
the capitalist class. The widow of
John Powell, who was run over by
this scab, is. being cared for by the
strikers.
Frameipp Strikers.
Several strikers visited scab re-
Gently to induce him to leave his job
and join the strike. This is called a
violation of the "holy" Injunction, and
Mr. Sawyer decided to make the most
of the situation and get the strikers
into trouble. This master mind of the
bosses had the seab swear that the
strikers had beaten him up and rob-
bed him of his proceeds. Seven men
were arrested ON this fFamed-up char
ge.
Altho some of the strikers had OBJ
tanned jobs with other concerns, there
are still 20 per cent out on strike and
need financial as we'll as moral sup
port. The support that the Central
Labor Union hands out to them is
very scanty,sl The president of the
Central Labor Union, John Kearney,
who sold the strikers at the beginning
of the strike has little standing among
the cab drivers and is referred to as
the Crook" ier
Too Busy Casing over Radio.
Kearney is teoibusy talking over the
radio on thew "turrible reds" that
@threatenH his l6labor" movement to
aid. the striking cab drivers. The
workers know how dear" the labor
movement is tosiitm and the facts that
he broadcasts as his own findings.
were collected by stool-pigeons, who
were paid fancy prices for manufacture
ing red scares.
The other officials of the Central
Labor Union drdp in once in a blue
moon and forga1about the strike the
minute they leave the strike head
quarters. II
Daily Worker Aids Strikers.
The local papfsrs have built a wall
Of silence aboJH the strike. Not a
line appears in the local press on the
strike of the drivers. The articles
in The DAILY WORKER on the cab
drivers strike have made a great hit
with the strikers. When The DAILY
WORKER was brought to the union
hall with the news of the strike it
was grabbed up like hot cakes. "a
damn good newspaper" was heard on
all sides. alta boy. Tell 'em to write
some more" 1--WE want The DAILY
WORKER" The strikers were cheer
ed greatly to see a real newspaper
speaking up for them. They were
joyful when they read in The DAILY
WORKER that Local of the Cap Ma
kers' Union, which has a Communist
administration, refused to make caps
for the scabs.
Strike Funds Needed.
The strikers had successful dance
recently which brought in a goodly
sum to the strike fund, but more is
needed. .e,
The action of the Cigar Makers
Local of Boston in taxing each mem
Der twenty-five cents should be follow
ed by all unions and in that way help
the striking cab drivers. A victory
for the cab drivers is a victory for
organized labor in Boston.