The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-24
REACT|ONARIES
MEET FOR War
ON MlLITANTS
Right Wing Conference
Gathers in N. Y.
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militant trade unionism and in favor
Of workeremployer cooperation in
New York and the United States was
declared at conference held on
Tuesday in Beethoven Hall when del
egates from right wing locals and
trades councils met.
The body is self-styIed "committee
for the Preservation Of Trade I'm
IONS" and was organized at the Rand
School two weeks ago by Socialist"
officials of needle trades unions.
Abraham I. Shiplacoff. manager of
the International Pocketbook Work
ers' Union was made permanent chair
man. Those who spoke to the meet
ing and whipped up the frenzy OF the
reactionary gathering against the
left wing and Communism in the
trade unions were Abraham Becker
man, manager Of the New York Am.
algamated Clothing Workers, Morris
Sigman, president and Julius Hoch-
man, vice-president of the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers.
Judge Jacob Pankin and Arturo Clio
vanitti.
Plan Demonstration"
The program adopted by the gath.
ering called upon organized labor
thruout the country to rid the trade
unions Of the insidious, inside en-.
envy" An anti-Commun1st demon
stration to take place on an unan-
nounced date will be staged by the
committee, they declared.
Progressive unionists see in this
move not only plan of the reaction
aries to assist Morris Sigman in
gaining control of the N. Y. cloak
makers who ousted his henchmen
from Office, but also to further the
arbitration and cooperation policies
with the bosses, pursued by the right
wing and fought against by the left.
On Green's Action.
That the action of William Green,
president OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor in stepping into the in
ternal strife in the cIoakmakers' I'M
ion on the side of one faction be-
fore he investigated or made charges
against the other faction, was unprec,
edented was the statement of Louis
Lyman, chairman OF the general
strike committee, Monday.
THE American Federation of La
Dor heads have never asked me for
any information or asked about our
side of the struggle. The action of
President William Green in backing
Morris Sigman without an investiga-
ton of any kind is without prece-
dent and can do nothing but harm to
the cloakmakers' organization. Ths
unJustness of the action is even more
obvious when it is known that the
great majority of the membership Is
wholly opposed to the Sigman ma
chine.
"Never Win Masses"
Whatever benefit Sigman will get
from his alliance with the American
Federation of Labor he will never
win the mass of the membership.
The membership has always been
with us. This has been demonstrate
ed time and time again and was
clearly shown by the mass meeting
in Madison Square Garden Saturday.
Decision to abide by whatever or
ders were issued by the Joint board
was made at two meetings of shop
chairmen held at Webster Hall and
Manhattan Lyceum Monday after.
noon.
Bosses Help sIeman.
The close collaboration between
Sigman and the bosses is shown BY
the fact that many workers have al.
ready been told by the, employers
that they will not be put back TO
work unless they have registered
with the international. It is hoped
by the Sigmanites that economic
pressure will drive the mass mem.
Dership to register and "renounce
Communism" when the shops reopen
following the settlement soon to be
announced by the impartial board