The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-13
N. Y. COUNCIL
IN SYMPATHY
WITH british
Investigates Fur Strike
Judges
BY SYLVAN A. PoLLAcK.
Especial to The Daily Worker)

NEW YORK CITY, May 11.-Senu-
ina sympathy to the British strikers
and at the same time referring to the
executive board for. consideration a
resolution to support the strikers and
prevent seabblng by American work
ers, featured the melting of the Gen.
trail Trades and Labor Council. II was
also decided to have a special meet
Ina Of the executive board Monday
night to take up the question Of the
furrIers strike, especially the charge
that city magistrates are giving the
striking furrlers raw deal.
Delegate AL Furman Of the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, Local 2, introduced a resolu-
ton on the British strike:
"Be 1t resolved, that the Central
Trades and Labor Council goes on
record in support Of the British work
srs in this critical struggle, and re
solved that every attempt be made to
prevent scabbfng and strikebreaking
against the striking miners and the
HOIhbIS OIL GISdl D4ANaAh-
Holland on His Feet.
AT once James P. Holland, former
president Of the New York State Fed
Grafton Of Labor, and at present a
political appointee Of Mayor Walker,
was on the floor and said: Are we
going to endorse something we know
nothing about?" He then made a sub
stitute motion to the effect that the
Central Council takes the same at
titude on the strike as President
william Green.
Secretary Coughlin said that the
resolution should be referred to the
executive board, also that he dis
agreed with that part of It which
urged the American miners not to
scab, as the American miners are OBJ
tanning more wages than the British
miners and surely viii not go over to
England and work for less than they
are getting here.
Delegate Thomas Curtis of the tun-
nel workers then made a substitute
to the executive board and at the same
time to send our sympathy to the
British workers. Curtis substitute
z Ts1s passed
coughlIn Reports on Fur Strike.
Coughlin gave a report of the fur
riers' strike. He said that Magistrate
Goodman sat for three weeks on the
same bench so he could try fur cases
and that Magistrate Harry Gordon had
. manufacturer of cloaks sit ON the
bench with him while he heard cases.
He continued: This question should
be referred to the executive board for
action These magistrates are good
democrats and will soon come back
for endorsement. We have been very
friendly with them in the past, but
they have this time gone too far and
we must call halt"
Delegate Philip Frankfeld of the
Post Office Clerks, Local 10, made an
amendment that protests should be
sent to Mayor Walker, Police Com
missioner Mclaughlin and the press.
Coughlin opposed Frankfeld's amend
ment on the ground that I'VE might
write letters we win want to recall
later"
Ask For Complaint.
Holland said that now it is the fur
riers that are being attacked and
next 1t might be some other group of
workers. He suggested that a com
plant be lodged with Chief Magistrate
McAdoo against the way the magis-
trates are acting.
Themes Curtis then made a motion,
which was passed, to have a special
meeting Of the executive board Mon
day night to consider the entire ques-
ton of the furriers' strike.
sesqui-centennlsi.
The resolution of the Post ONCE
Clerks, Local 10, in reference to the
sesqui-centennial celebration to be
held in Philadelphia, urging that only
union labor be used in the construc-
ton work, was held in allegiance while
the executive investigated whether or
not union labor is being used.
A communication was read from the
Eureka Lodge of the International As
ISOLATION of Machinists, notifying the
Central Trades and Labor Council
that the strike Of the Hoe Printing
Press workers has been Officially
terminated" after 80 months Of strug-
gle.
The meeting closed with a lengthy
discussion Of union hotels and halls in
New York, the final conclusion being
that there are none. 1t was stated
that "even William Green, himself,
has to stay at non-union hotels when
he is in New York"