The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-21
n. Y. UNI)NISTS
DEMAND SIGMAN
RESIGN OFFICE
Militant Crowd Jams
Madison So. Garden
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bred left wingers stood up to see if
they could see the right winger but
Immediately sat down without precip
itating disturbance.
Hyman in his speech announced
that he would ask the strikers to re-
turn to work on whatever terms were
decided upon between Sigman and the
manufacturers. This, however, was
not to be the end Of the battle he
said. The business agents and repre-.
sentatiyes OF the International would
not be recognized by the cloakmak-
ers. the joint board and the locals
would not be turned over to the inter
national, and the right wing element
would be fought to a finish after the
workers had returned to the shops.
Vigilance Needed.
Vigilance and cunning on the part
of the left wing leadership alone pre-
vented the disruption Of the meeting
ia planned by the Sigman machine,
Four meetings were held by the Sig
man forces ana a large passes Of hired
eangsters at the Rand School Bee
.shoven Hail Arlington Hall and
Byrant Hall Saturday morning where
elaborate plans to break up the mass
demonstration were laid.
Union cards from the Amalgamate'l
and fake strikers cards were passed
out to the gahgster element to make
It easier for them to get into the gar
den. Whistles We're distributed which
were to be used to bring chaos to the
demonstration. According to the plans
tho hoodlums we're to break loose and
throw the meeting into disorder when
Lyman commenced his address.
Spoil Plans.
The program was dislocated when
Charles Zimmerman introduced the
resolution before Hynan made his
speech. This was passed without
the slightest commotion. Also the
main body Of gangsters numbering
about 200 were not allowed admit
lance. The few dozen Sigmanites
who succeeded in getting into the hall
we're Immediately recognized when
they refused to stand when the vote
on the resolution was called. The
booing and kissing winch they then
received apparently was sufficient for
when Hyman later rose to speak only
one woman in a weak voice uttered
the words, "Hurrah for Sigman." This
resulted in a wave of laughter.
sigman himself appeared at the
doors Of the garden. He had been in
vited by Hyman the day previous.
However, he refused to enter himself
without being attended by his 200
hired gangsters.
No Disturbance.
In expectation of clashes between
the Sigmanites and the left wing
scores of policemen were stationed
within and without the garden. A doz-
en- or more mounted policemen gal
loped up and down the streets outside
the garden. There were, however, no
disturbances whatsoever excepting
minor scufrles when individual gang
sters on being refused admittance
tried to push their way in.
Throughout the demonstration the
masses burst out into Humorous ap'
plause for Hyman and the other la
Dor leaders OF the strike. Every men
tion of Sigman. the Jewish Daily For
ward. and Beckerman was the signal
for a deafenfng mass of "boos."
Hyman thoroughly explained his po
sition TO the assembled cloak and
dressmakers.
Invited slgman.
Il invited Morris Sigman to attend
this meeting to lay his accusations be
fore the membership but he has failed
to show up" said Hyman. Il didn'i
make a reply TO his accusation before
the general executive board Of the II.
ernationalu because said then that
intended 70 state my position before
the general membership and | asked
sigman to do the same. said
would be willing to withdraw from
the leadership Of the general strike
committee IL the membership should
ask me to do so.
"But you see that Sigman is afraid
to appear before the membership. H'
knows he would be completely repudi
ated. He knows that the only reason
that he is able to remain as presidenl
t. OF the international is because he re
ceiyed the votes at the convention Of
delegates from paper locals, locals
which could never be found II you at
tempted to hunt for them. Under the
constitution seven members can form
a local. Before an election hundreds
of these locals are formed and they
send voting delegates to the conven
ton.
sieman's Purpose.
"Sigman was asked after his cleo
ton how he could have the dignity Il
accept the presidency when he knew
that locals 80, 3, 20, and the entire
Joint board OF the Chicago district
constituting the vast majority Of this
membership, we're against him. lie
said then he would not have the dig
nifty to do 50 except that he had I
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