The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-19
LEFT WING is A
POWER IN ERIE
LABOR MEETING
Convention Passes Many
Progressive Measures
BY GEORGE PAPcUN.
Especial to The Daily Workerl

ERIE, Pa, May 1.-THE left-wing
in the Pennsylvania State Federation
Of Labor convention put thru resolu-
ton after resolution placing the work
ers of Pennsylvania on record for pro-
gressive measures.
The power of the left wing was such
that tho the Cappellini and Golden
machine controlled the convention and
the resolutions committee was COM
posed of reactionaries, they did not
dare bring in a report to non-concur
on the Labor Party resolution.
The Labor Party resolution was in
troduced by Machinists Union Local
$50. The committee brought in a re-
port that the resolution be referred to
the executive committee of the Penn
sylvania State Labor Party.
The left wing rallied around 1t many
of the rank and file delegates and tried
to get the convention to endorse the
resolution. The resolution was finally
referred to the Labor Party committee
for action.
Philadelphia Sesqul-c
The convention unanimously adopted
a resolution on the Sesqui- Centennial
Exposition in Philadelphia, which de-
mands that all work done in the Ses-
qui-Centennial Exposition be done
solely by union labor.
A strong resolution introduced on
the United States and the Mexican
crisis was unanimously adopted.
Mexican Controversy.
The resolution in part reads as fol-
lows:
"That we declare our solidarity with
the Mexican people in their firm stand
against American Imperialism and de-
nounce the demands put forward by
the United States state department as
an assault on the sovereign rights Of
Mexico as a nation, and be it further
Resolved, that we hereby protest
against the policy of yelled threats to
Mexico demanding that all pressure
against Mexico in the interests of Wall
Street cease, and be it further
Resolved, that copy of this reso-
luton be sent to the executive council
of the American Federation Of Labor
and a copy to Senator William E.
Borah, chairman of the foreign rela-
tons committee of the United States
senate, and to the press"
$3.50 Workers. Sports.
The convention also endorsed Work
ers' Sports and called on its affiliated
units to help promote the idea OF
Workers Sports. The anti-sedition
conference which was organized in
Pittsburgh a couple of months ago was
also endorsed.
Passaie Strike.
A representative of the American
Federation of Labor, who represented
William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and who also
was the first president Of the Penn
sylvania State Federation Of Labor
when it was organized on December 5,
1901, made a speech attacking the
Passaic strike.
He did everything in his power to
discredit the strikers and to get the
workers in the convention to withdraw
their moral and financial support.
Even the reactionary lead ors at the
convention were ashamed of this
speech by the representative of the
American Federation of Labor. Some
Of the delegates declared that even
Green would not have dared to make
such a dastartly attack on the Passaic
strikers. 1t was a contradiction Of
what President Maurer said about the
Passaic strike in his report. He said:
Maurer's Report.
1.-THE fact that the strike is not in our
own state and is not being conducted
by the regular American Federation of
Labor union for the textile industry
does not affect the fundamental truth
that the wrongs of any group of work
ers are the concern of all organized
labor. Wherever a valiant fight is
being put up in the defense Of human
rights, there our sympathy and sup
port should be given, regardless Of
economic philosophy by some of those
involved in the struggle"
Frayne was not satisfied with max
ing his speech to the convention, but
went to the convention banquet and
in the same dastardy manner attacked
the Passaic strike.
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