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from the union.
In the Amalgamated the struggle is
more difficult. For many years Hill
man and company gave lip service to
the class struggle, and even at timeS
posed as being revolutionary. This is
now gone, and cooperation with the
bosses has taken its place. Slugging
and terrorism is the order of the day
because Hillman knows that his pol
icy is against the interests OF the
membership. He is desperately try
ing to drive the left wing out of tho
union.
Victory Only by Struggle.
II the terror and expulsion policy OF
the administration is so great then the
left wing will adopt measures to meet
this situation. The policy OF the left
wing is correct as is shown by the
fact that at the last G. Il. b. meeting
the Hillman gang had to take a small
step in the direction OF having on
joint board in New York as the LEFT
has been demanding. In New York
the mass meetings Of the members
show that the days OF Hillman are
numbered. In Chicago IL is necessary
to gather all the militants OF the rank
and file together to combat the Levin
machine. The left wing program fits
the needs OF the membership. That is
Why the smuggling and explosions OF
the left wing take place.
The duty OF all members OF the
Amalgamated who want to fight for
the interests OF the workers is to sup
port the Amalgamated Action Com
mittee and the r. u. Il. l.. in spite OF
the sacrifices IL entails. Only thru
struggle can the workers protect
themselves against the bosses and
their agents M the unions.
THE DAILY WORKER.
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clearly the advantage that the bosses
are taking of the situation. That such
things can happen show that the
union is weak in the shops. What
happened to this warker can, and will,
happen to other workers as this Is a
fine method of destroying the union
control OF the shops and soaring the
workers into submission to the bosses.
In spite Of the fact that you see the
necessity of fighting against these
evils you doubt the correctness OF the
left wing policy, because that policy
makes martyrs" out of some militant
workers. This is the wrong way to
look at the question as we will show.
The Real Issue.
The ofiicialdom Of the Amalgamated
has become just as much agents of
the bosses as it Is possible for them
to become. Their function is not TO
fight for the interests OF the workers
but to control the workers for the
benefit Of the bosses. This is shown
in many instances. From readjust-
ments to the agreement" made with
Golden Rule" Nash there has been a
steady process of turning the union
into an agency of the bosses. In terms
OF living standards this means less
food. clothing and shelter for the
workers.
Consequently the membership OF
the Amalgamated is faced with thu
problem: Either rid the union OF the
Hillman administration who are
agents Of the bosses. or submit TO
their rule and accept a reduced stand.
ard OF living and the speed-up sys-
tenn. The union cannot fight the
bosses unless the leadership accepts
policy of struggle and conducts the
union on that basis.
To get t.le union onto the basis OF
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"LENIN: WAS THERE EVER A
MAN so LNSTINCTIVELY LOVED?S

meeting. One was the unfurling Of
tremendous canvas on which was
painted the head of Lenin by the
American revolutionary artist, Fred
Ellis This canvas which hung from
the front balcony and extended all the
way down to the stage was a fitting
background for the stage on which sat
workers representing many nations
and races. Another high spot was the
entire audience rising and as one
voice, filling the hall with the inspir-
ing strains Of the International. Still
another was when a group of Pho
neers, little colored and white boys
and girls, presented a beautiful silk
banner to Robert Minor, the speaker,
to send to Moscow to bedeck the
Lenin mausoleum, while in one part
of the hall all the Pioneers with red
kerchiefs about their necks stood
holding large red stars high above
their heads. Still another was the
symbolic dance given by "a Checho
Slovak young men and women depict
ing workers first divided and fighting
each other and then awakened to the
realization that they belong together,
Joining hands in common cause. But
the biggest, the most impressive and
the most inspiring note Of the eve.
ming was struck when the new Lenin
motion picture depicting Soviet Rus
STA in mourning for their great leader
was flashed on the screen. The ire
mendous audience that packed the
hall sat motionless. Their emotions
rose into air, then descending again
lowered over their heads filling the at
mosphere with what can only be do
scribed as the SPIRIT OF LENIN.
When the screen flashed the question:
WAS there ever a man so instinct
lively loved by all the working class %
the audience at the Coliseum was the
answer.
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class struggle policy is the task OF
the left wing. To do this it is neces.
sary to fight the administration at
every turn. This leads the admins
tration to eypel opposition elements
SO that they can continue to betray
the workers. Naturally in this strug
gle many workers will suffer thru un.
employment and smuggling. But the
issue Is one which makes these sacrl.
fees Of comparatively little impor.
tance 30 long as the tasks of winning
the membership for struggle against
the bosses proceeds. And the admin.
istration can only succeed in this pol
icy so long as the left wing is not sup.
ported by the rank and file.
Battles In other Unions.
In this respect the experiences o.
the left wing in the other needle
unions is Of Importance. In the Fur.
riers' Union, President Kaufman car.
ried on a vicious campaign of terror
Ben Gold, manager of the New York
board of the union, was nearly killed
by the sluggers. But did this prevent
the defeat of Kaufman at the recent
convention? Not at all. The left wing
continued it's work and succeeded be.
cause their policy Is the only one that
enables the membership 10 defend
themselves against the attacks of the
bosses. The task Of the left wing is
not yet completed in the Furriers'
Union, but the bulk Of the member.
ship follows the left wing and the cor.
rupt Kaufman machine is thoroly dis
credited. ssrf
In the struggle in the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union. Sig.
man used eveiy foul method he could
against the left wing. But he was
defeated in the great New York strug.
gle. and viii eventually DO driven
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
SOVIET SHIPS
BETTER Than
THE BRITISH
Seamen Tells How He
Found This Out
By A seafarine Wage Slave.

/ have heard very much about So
Wet Russia and have listened to many
speeches and read both sides of the
story, now having the opportunity to
visit the country, l suppose that I
am in a position to come to some
conclusion, and make a slight COM
parison.
During our stay we were duly enter
tanned by the international seamens'
clubs, and made many excursions to
factories, clubs, and Russian ships
which were interesting and educa-
tional to us, giving us an idea of what
is going on. must say that in regards
to the conditions on the Russian ships,
and ours, there is absolutely no COM
parison, and the laugh is certainly on
us British seafarers and no doubt it
would interest the Russian seafarers
to know some of the conditions under
which we exist.
British Seamen,s Conditions.
Able seamen receive the sum of six
pence an hour and less for 81 day
month, working in two watches, re-
ceiving no overtime for extra hours
which come very frequent, this makes
a total of "a hours per week. The fire.
men are supposed to work hours
day, seven days a week and receive
for this, the sum of six ,shillings and
four pence a day, In three watches,
with no pay for overtime, and in case
Of sickness which often happens, they
must do the work without anything
extra. The stewards work not less
than fifteen hours a day for the sum
of eight pounds, five shillings
month, also no pay for overtime.
Now, regarding the general living
conditions it makes me blush with
shame to think that our great fighting
race was so slavish and subservient
to take them lying down" while the
shipowners live in luxury. Our living
quarters are so vile and primitive,
that you can cut the air in the morn
ing, after a nights rest. The food is
more fit for pigs than for human
beings, with no baths or decent santa
ry facilities.
1t is indeed very plain to me, since
have visited the U. S. S. R. the rea-
son why the Russian workers are
holding with all their might the con-
ditions they have got thru the revolu-
ton, in spite of all the organized oppo-
sition of the capitalist class. am we'll
satisfied with my visit, for it has
shown me the real conditions under
which the Russian workers really
exist, and seeing is believing.
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CONTINUED from page ~.
for three days. Since we all work
piece work the boss loses nothing
when worker does not come in. But
when that particular brother came TO
work on the third day, the section
foreman came up to him as soon a.
he sat down to work, and ordered him
in regular czarist fashion, to look
up the foreman, because the foreman
wanted to see him. The operator
told him that he was working piece
work and could not afford to go look
ing for the foreman. If the foreman
wants to see him he can come to his
machine and tell him what he wants
The result was that that brother was
Immediately fired
Years ago we used to fight such bru-
talities by stopping the whole section
from work and making such skunk
like our foreman Mendelsohn under
stand that he can't get away with
such stuff. But lately we have learn
cd TO our sorrow, that when we In our
bectlOn nave tried tnat method, the
boss with the help Of "our" union has
succeeded in beating us.
IL is true that the writer, r. Katz,
pointed out those evils. but what can
we do? | know that you will say, go
to the meeting and join the Commun.
lists and the Trade Union Educational
League. But what have you people
accomplished with your Trade Union
Educational League? You have made
some people martyrs. know in our
shop William Savonovsky had lost his
job because he fought against such
things In the shop, and in the union,
and now his wife and children are
starving and we are worse or than
before. =
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was responsible for that? Is that
the tolerance that you preach? Is
that the kind of free speech you be-
lieye in? Be so kind and ask Brothers
Kaufman and Sigman how workers
regard this kind of free speech. N
You said that The DAILY WORK
Err, the Freiheit and the left wing
were scab agencies. Then let us adj
wise you to ask the rank and file Of
the Furriers' Union and of the Inter.
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union what they think about it. Ask
them if the left wing and their sup
porters are scab agencies?
I hope that in the near future you
will find out what the rank and file
of the Amalgamated thinks about you
and your tactics. Regards to your
future awakening!
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GIRLS ARE LAID OFF
AT MONTGOMERY WARD;
OTHERS SLAVE HARDER
By a Worker cOrre.p0ndsnt.

OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 26.-Ten
minutes before quitting time the
boss comes around and whispers in
the ear Of his employees: "You are
requested to take leave of absence
as we expect to receive less bust
ness than usual and shall not have
enough work to keep every one
busy" Within the last month about
300 or more employees we're laid off
from the Oakland Montgomery Ward
& Co. Yet the sales for the month
of December were S22,7s9.0o9. This
amount is greater than any preced-
ing December. Expenses deducted,
financial statement shows, leaves
about S6,s3e, 7o2.7o clear profit per
month for the bosses, while the
amount paid out to employees is
about 100000 per month. What.
chance has the employe who be,
comes ill7 was III for few days
and remained at home. My pay roll
for the week was $2.65, but my
doctor bill was $40. -fy
After the Iayoffs a notice was
passed around the exchange depart
ment, saying: "eirIs, you must put
out at least 20 adjustments instead
Of so. You know there are not so
many Of you now" A similar notice
was passed around in every depart
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
by a Worker Correspondent

Wy q WI NNl -SOINgdpOIlACnAJ
81 never would have expected to
find you here" was the greeting with
which workers of the shops greeted
one another at the. Lenm memorial
meeting that filed hegaColiseum in
Chicago. aEe&Io1
In one corner Of the building a Ger
man wood carver was telling his Ital-
ian shopmate how surprised and
pleased he was to find him there,
while in another part of the hall a
bond of common interest was being
sworn by two stockyards workers who
were overjoyed to find that each had
come. Dressmakers and millinery
workers were confiding to each other
in the dressing rooms and around the
hall that they had always been anx-
ious to approach each other ON the
subject of working class solidarity and
congratulating each other that the
time had come when they could work
together for the cause Of the workers.
"Of course, am not yet a member
Of the party" confided a pretty young
girl in red silk smock. / read The
DAILY WORKER when it is brot into
our shop. l especially like to read
the Worker Correspondents page. So
tonight l decided to come to this
meeting. / never thot 1 would see so
many people here. Do you know the
entire street car came in was packed
with people coming to the meeting.
And when l got here met so many
girls from our shopl" 5f5
Epoch Making Meeting.
Those conversations heard in all
parts of the hall show us how effec-
tive the few months of propaganda in
the shops has been and how superior
our new form of organization on the
shop nuclei basis is to the old one.
For the first time in the history of
the Workers (Communistl~ Party of
Chicago has such tremendous fol-
lowing of sympathizers rallied to one
Of our meetings. 1t was an epoch
making meeting of the Chicago
Workers (Communist) Party. Altho
the meeting was called for eight at
seven already workers began to fill
the seats in the hall. By eight every
one of the 1000 to 5000 seats were
filed and workers were standing
around the hall and up in the balloon
les.
The spirit Of the meeting thrilled
every one present from the little
Pioneer to the old and hardened revo-
lutionist. Nationalities and races
were melted into one; Americans,
Europeans, Chinese, Mexicans, Ne
groes-all we're welded together in the
common bond of working class solid
arity.
High Spots Of Meeting.
There were many high spots in the
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working as a washer all the time.
After began taking part in the Am
erican Negro Labor Congress 1 was
transferred to a different job to do
wringing which brings in at least 10
dollars less per week.
Just before the congress took place
cut in wages of 10 per cent was
declared and soon after the half day
rest on Saturday was cut off. I ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with this cut
in wages. Stool-pigeons were quick to
report this to the boss, and he appar-
emily instructed his agents to pick a
fight with me so that | could be fired
"for cause" l made every effort pos
sible to avoid fight.
Later a sign appeared on the time
clock that the working hours have
been changed again; that from now
on the working hours would be as
follows: Monday to Wednesday from
1880 to GAS, Thursday off; Friday
again from 1880 to 6:45 and Saturday
until the work is finished. Any one
not working according to schedule
will be paid according to the actual
time they work"
In the past workers have been paid
for holidays and overtime. This new
rule would cut this out, and those
who have not worked during the holi-
day would receive pay for four and
half days. The workers asked ques-
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So what shall we do? Make some
more victims and get nothing? / was
always a sympathizer of the "Lefts"
but am a married man with two chill
dren and don't want to play the mar
tyr. | always warned Lavonovsky OF
the same thing, because the only
thing Savonovsky had accomplished
is that Levin (Sam Levin, manager Of
the Chicago Joint Board "a. C. W.
is riding the automobile, and he Is
walking the streets unable to get a
job.
To conclude. your describing the
conditions may be true, but your
method of doing away with such con-
ditions don't work, as proven in the
last three years of futile effort in our
union. Unless you will work out diff
ferent methods, the boss will rule
with the help Of our officials unchal-
lenged, and you will knock your head
against an iron wan.-M. Nedlig.
Our Reply.
nEAh Brother Nedlig: Letters
~ such as yours show that in the
ranks Of the Amalgamated there is go
Ing on process of questioning and
doubling Of the fitness of the present
administration to lead the union in
the present situation In which the
standard Of living OF every worker in
the mems clothing section OF the
clothing industry is menaced by wage
cuts under the guise OF "readjust-
ments," speed-up systems that throw
more workers on the scrap heap, and
unemployment that not only starves
many workers but also intimidates
those who are working with fear Of
losing their jobs.
Your example OF the mistreatment
OF worker in your shop shows very
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
This Weeks Prizes!

The following will
FIRST PRIzE-"Flying osip," stories
short stories written since the revolution presenting
the most significant of the Russian writer's
SECOND PRzE-"Whher Eneand?' by Trotsky. A
liant analysis Of the factors which threaten
supremacy shaens prophecy Engands approaching
ome political decline.
THIRD PRIZERussia Today official report
trade union delegation
Russia including the special
which responsible government
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tions, but were afraid to speak to the
boss. l was the only one who dared
to say anything to Miss Martin. the
timekeeper and stenographer. The
boss soon told me that was the cause
OF all the dissatisfaction in the shop
He put the entire blame on me and
not on his cut in wagesl
Search Locker.
My locker was ransacked and a
copy of the Negro Champion discover
ed. The stools began to ask me uues-
tions and were looking for a fight.
The boss came up and without any
further investigation informed me
that l was fired. This after have
been on the job for more than two
and half years and was doing more
work than l really had to according
to the pay l was receiving.
The worst of it is that the rest OF
the men and women in the shop. most
ly colored, stood by without realizing
that the fight against me was also the
fight against them and had no cour-
age or conscience enough to tell the
boss what they think of him and of
the working conditions under which
they are compelled to work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
HILLMAN TAKEN
TO TASK BY AN
A. C. ". Member
BY A Member Of the A. C. W. A.
(WorKer correspondent.)

Sidney Hillman, president of the
Amalgamafed Clothing Workers, sum-
married. the activity of the Amalga-
mated for the year Of 1925, telling us
about the strike and struggle in the
international Tailoring and J. L. Tay-
lor company but he did not tell us
of the real agreement that was sign
ed with the company. Brother Hill
man did not find it necessary to tell
the members of Local No. 80 of the
agreement that was signed with Mr..
Nash in Cincinnati Brother Hillman
didn't tell us Of how many "readiust-
ments" were made during the year of
1926 and how many demands" of
the bosses were granted nor of his
masterpiece 1.-The unemployment in
surance. What has happened to this
masterpiece of Brother Hillman? He
did not say a single word about his
wonderful" plan.
In his speech he was too busy en-
PERTAINING his followers, telling them
fairy tales about the New York stu
alton. He learned the methods of
cheap vaudeville actor and tried to
tickle the public to make them laugh.
Brother Hillman, these speeches
that you are delivering all over the
country prove your bankruptcy as a
labor leader.
Left Wing Forces Issue.
There are two sides to every story.
The sentiment and talk after the
meeting was the "hoylem" is not the
"goylem" anymore-the masses are
not a snoHIhan anymore. The rank
and file begin to understand that
there is Something wrong in Den
mark. And you, Brother Hillman,
proved your guilty conscience by TAX
ing the floor again after Brother
Schneid was thru and you talked an
other thirty minutes and said MOTH
ing. One reply you gave to Brother
Schneid was that you believed in one
joint board for New York City a long
time ago. If you really did, why
didn't youvsay so a long time ago?
1t took the left wing to force the is
sue and bring it about, and now you
are coming out and trying to tell
the membership that you were al
ways in favor of it."
Brother Schneid was right when he
said that we want tolerance in our
organizationaand not only do we want
tolerance in the organization and per-
NIT difference of opinion but we
should also welcome new suggestions
and interchange Of opinions in order
to keep our organization alive. What
was your reply? You stated in your
reply to Brother Schneid that you
were also for tolerance and inter-
change of opinion. So dear Brother
Hillman, let us take an inventory of
1925 and see what you have accom-
plished sp
SIugging in Chicago.
What happened in the year of 1926
in our organization? In Chicago,
Brother Herschler was beaten up and
blinded. Another brother had his
arm broken. Another dozen brothers
and sisters are still under doctors
care. All these brothers and sisters
were victimized because they have
expressed their difference of opin-
ion. Some of our brothers and sis
tiers were deprived of their member
ship in this organization for the crime
of expressing their opinions. Who
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
LEST WE FORGET
sy a Worker correspondent.

Michigan 2s"Lest forget strikes
welding prisoners helping
give light to the workers.
huout America tragedy
Calumet Meh- where
Around the 1914 the country
scabs yellow Shiny they
addition
the Christmas gathered
families the hall and
were soosbIe tho
the strike yet Then just
FRE FIREl Many babies were
ramped foot crushed
the air. the death
chiefly uaqna Of
the yellow the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
Drive to Unionize
Philadelphia Garment
Workers Is Started
az a workers c0rrespondentl

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. rs - The
Shirtmakers' Union of Philadelphia
has opened campaign to organize
all cutters, pressers, and operators in
the shirt industry. A committee of
100 has volunteered to distribute cir
culars announcing that it is the aim
Of the union to secure a 44-hour week,
an increase in wages, and collective
bargaining. Four general organizers
have been assigned by the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers to conduct
thtis campaign. Offices and meeting
rooms have been opened at 1913 Arch
street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
Brakeman Is Killed
on Lackawanna Road
(sy a Worker Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-William Y.
Warren, who worked as brakeman
for the Lackawanna Railroad COM
pany, while working on top of one of
the freight trains-the trains were
being coupled, fell to the ground and
died of the injuries. His body was
removed to Higgins morgue.
At the same time Marcus Anderson,
a conductor for the Lehigh Railroad
died at Perth Amboy from exposure
during a severe storm that hit Perth
Amboy.
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Why worker correspondent Why
not? Is there nothing of Interest hap
penlns around you? Write Il Up and
send IL inI
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AFTER YEARS OF SLAVERY FOR
BOSS, FIRED BECAUSE HE JOINED
AMERICAN NEGRO LABOR CONGRESS
BY a Worker Correspondent.

PITTSBURGH 26For years have been
Laundry company and every
Negro Labor Congress-
I
in
to of