The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-03
The CIOQkmakers' Strike in New York

1O'VVo AN'ONiOoIN
Union in New York in danger Not because of
any fighting spirit of the rank and file which has shown
willing and anxious battle mianty for the demands neces
sary weeg of the workers and the healthy growth the
union but eager willingness of the right wing Sig
m elements compromise the struggle
The left its lack of assert
of its leadership particularly when its methods and its
leadership the full support of the membership
DEVELOPMENTS by the
disgracefu written the signatures of Morris Sgman
president International and Louis Hyman chairman of the
committee joint board leader to Governor Smith of New
York state
This letter was reply Smiths demand practically
amounting backed the full of the
that the workers back work and submit compulsory
arbitration easy what the motive of this is in view of
governors program industrial peace with which he
peang capitalists for support of his presidential ambitions
Breaking Strikes by armed force compulsory arbitration the
reaconay apnts president This understood by
all cassconscous workers.
But what was the reaction of the leadership
wing Sgman group socialists
LYMAN representing the leader from whom
right expect better things letter.
euogs toward this enemy Of labor and his
mission that while rejected the immediate demand of the governor
opened way further pressure upon the union do just
reluctantly" declined n present conditions"
The left apparently playing only negative role in this
affair It's fault in remaining much in the background letting
the right wing which refuses support militant strike policy
injury the the possible frusra
of its demands for which the membership have heroic
struggle
ample eactionary leaders seeking weaken militant strike
policy They defeated there because the left wing would
the fighting of the struggle be undermined
Smiths ultmatum follows suspicious coincidence
Smith The right wings immediate
the principle compulsory arbitration it's ckening audaton
of Impartial arbtraors and outside tribunals such the
ernors commission, completes the picture.
Instead denOuncng the capitalist who apes
capitalist president by enforcing eace the expense
workers. Sgman of the right wing effectively
this end by appauding him and his commission asserting gra
ud" for his en interest in the workers. throwing
the commission that denied every essential
for its wisdom devotion" accepting
ton in principle.
That arbitration declined n present
conferences directly with employers favored surrender
what employer would in conference the
when the opened trick the workers arbitration?
That Hyman who himself with glory
Sgman last for the rights of the New York membership
allow himself be made by the compromising right wing
this shady for sharp by fighting
workers of New York who have right
his mistake and look them support doingwhere
support must be mutual upon Sig
nantes whose strength lies only in dupy intrigue the
weakening of the strike.
AS for the left wing it must take lesson
the Furriers strike Only the left wing this development
shows be lead the union struggle Only the left
wing express in action the fighting spirit workers. to
whom they and should appeal for full authority lead the
strike from until victory
There nothing weak in Ladies' Garment
Workers Union except the leadership so far been
successful despite the compromises of the right wing left wing
take and lead the strike victory We confident
the membership will back them up to the hilt