The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-01
BOSTON WORKERS
TO AID PASSAIC
STRIKE RELIEF.
% Organizations Hold
Conference
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BOSTON, March 30 - Twenty-Five
labor organizations of Boston gath
cred at the American House to organ
ize campaign for the relief of the
10000 striking textile workers Of
Passaic. The conference was called
by Cap Makers Local No. and it
was opened by ]. Miller, the chairman
of that organization.
The chairman was followed by
Mother Bloor, a textile organizer of
Passaic and Lawrence. In thrilling
words Mother Bloor explained the
brave struggle carried on by the Pas
sale strikers. She told Of the terrible
conditions under which they work and
Of the militant struggle they are put
ting up against the millionaire textile
bosses.
Mother Bloor was followed by Mary,
one of the Passaic strikers, who told
how she was called on strike by the
United Front Committee; how the
bosses tried to prevent them from go
ing out by empty promises. She also
told Of the wonderful solidarity Of the
workers in Passaic and Of their deter
mination to stick until they have their
own union.
Katherine, another striker gave an
interesting account Of the desperate
struggle of the Passaic workers.
The conference then adopted a reso-
| luton supporting the Passaic strikers.
1t also adopted vigorous resolution
protesting against the brutalities COM
mitted by the Passaic police. Another
resolution which was unanimously
adopted was the one demanding con-
gressional investigation of the condi-
tions in the textile industry Of Pas
sale.
The conference was confronted with
a difficult problem as another confer
ence was called by the socialist party
for Sunday, March %. It was decided
to elect negotiations committee Of
four consisting of Morris H. Tubiash,
general secretary of the Independent
Workmen's Circle, ]. Miller, chairman
| Capmakers' Local No. Z, B. Miller, or
ganizer of District No. 1, Workers
(Communist) Party, and N. Rosenthal
of Water Proof Garment Workers No.
"a to approach the other conference in
order to establish unity. 1t was also
decided to elect a committee of three
to negotiate with the Central Labor
Union to establish basis for har
monious work. This committee con.
sists of Car Appel, of the Upholsterers
Local No. 81. ]. Miller of the Capmak-
ers Local No. z, and M. Adler, Leather
Workers Union N. 80.
The following plans were made for
the collection of relief:
A tag day for Boston, collection of
clothing; call for donations to all
unions, call upon organizations to tax
their membership for relief of the tex
tile workers, distribution of textile
strikers bulletin to membership or af-
filiated locals, arrangement for big
mass meeting in the near future, dis.
tribution of the textile workers con
tribution list to all affiliated locals,
and to urge all organizations to run
affairs for the benefit of the Passaic
strikers. 1t was also voted to endorse
the mass meeting arranged by the
international Workers Aid and the
Mothers League which was held
at Paine Memorial Hall Sunday after
noon, March 2S at o'clock. The
conference organized itself as the
Greater Boston Conference for the
Relief Of the Passaic Strikers.
1t was decided to send all money
and relief material to the General Re
lief Committee, Textile Strikers, "a:
Main avenue, Passaic, New Jersey.
]. Miller, of the capmakers wal
elected secretary-treasurer
The executive committe of clever
includes the following: I. Freedman
and Carl Appel of Upholsters Loca
No. 81, H. Adler of Leather Workers
Union 32; Saul Freedman OF the Pa
per Hangers Union 25S; JACK. Nc
! Carthy, of the International Workers
. Aid; Eva Hoffman of the Mothers
d League; Joseph Corsum of Capmak
! ers Local No. Z; Louis Scholshber,
d Of the Independent Workers Circle
e Branch No. %; Bert Miller of tn
{ Workers (Communist) Party; j
e Sorroci of Independent Workmen'
e Circle, Branch No. 10 and ]. Miller
secretary-treasurer
: The conference closed with grea
l. enthusiasm and work for relief viii
}. be started at once in Boston.
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