The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-09
PITTSBURGH TO
HELP WIN THE
PASSAIC STRIKE
Unions Hold Conference
to Plan Relief

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 7. - The
Steel City's Passaic Strike Relief
Conference turned out to be the best
labor meet of any kind held in this
city for a long time. Several hun
dred delegates were present from
labor unions and workers fraternal
organizations. They represented the
most active material in the labor
movement in this city. A fine spirit
of enthusiasm for the textile strikers
cause prevailed turnout the confer
ence.
The meeting was called to order by
Ella Reeve Bloor, of the General Re-
lief Committee. Charles Miller,
delegate from Central Labor Union,
was elected temporary secretary; e.
R. Bloor, acting temporary secretary.
A report on the Passaic strike made
by two textile strikers. The crowded
hall of delegates and spectators gave
these striker speakers tremendous
ovation.
Discuss Means Of Aid.
There were very interesting dis
cussions on the following phases of re-
lief work: visiting organizations by
committees, showing of moving pic
ture of Passaic Strike, house to house
COLLECTING, tag day, picnics, collection
of contributions of groceries and cloth
ing, contribution lists, distribution of
bulletins and sale of pictorials.
Executive Comments.
A permanent organization was
effected, and Fred Singleton of
Brotherhood Railroad Clerks Union
was elected chairman; with Jane
TAFT of the Office Workers Union as
secretary; and j. B. Miller of the
Structural Iron Workers as treasurer.
An executive committee was cleo
ted with the following members:
T. e. Scanlon, Web Freshmen; A. E.
Starrett, Carpenter Union No. 142;
Robert Brannigan, Stage Employees;
T. Shughrue, Bricklayers Union No.
2; Leonard Craig, Moulders Union No.
As; Andy Lertvany, Upholstorers
Union; John Otis, Machinists Union
No. $50; Alexander Agricopulos,
Greek Workers League of Pa; Will
lam Scarville, American Negro Labor
Congress; A. H. Sorvat, Journeymen
Tailors Union No. 1871; Rose Dieter
and L. Jaffe, Young Workers (Com-
munist) League.
The executive committee met imme-
diately and selected a down town
office, Room 301, McGeagh Building
6O7 Webster Avenue. Stations were
arranged for receipt of clothing, food,
etc. 1t was voted to have all unions
send donations and collections direct
to the General Relief Committee,
Textile Strikers, TAB Main Avenue,
Passaic, N. J.
Delegates Present.
Among the delegates present were:
Arthur D. Reid, Sign Painters Union;
Nathan Weiner, Paperhangers' Local %;
Charles Miller, Pittsburgh Central Labor
Union; T. E., Norton, Web Pressmen's
Union No. 8; L. Cohen and Oscar Simon,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
P. A Daugherty, Carpenters Union A.
r. Starrett, Carpenters Union No. 142;
ers' League; Herman Gordon, Bakers
Union. No. A; J. B. Miller, Structural
Iron Workers; Harry Feldman and Max
Jenkins, Workmen's Circle No. 70; George
]. Lutchlxin, Painters Local "a; Joseph
Forsebach, Workmens Sick and Death
Benefit Society; William Scarville and
w. C. Francis, American Negro Labor
Congress; Morris Seder, 'Freiheit Branch
1872; Workmen's Circle; Thos. Broderick
and T. Sughrue, Bricklayers' Union;
John Otis, NJ SCHNEIDER, Machinists No.
5S6; Andy Lervany, Upholsterers Union;
Fred j. Singleton, Brotherhood of Rail-
road Clerks; George Dreamer. James
Hooper and Robert Brannigan, Theatrical
Employees; A. Horvat, Journeymen
Tailors No. 1871; Albert Weissbart,
Bakers Workers Union; A. Jalxira, Work
ers (Communist) Party of America; Jane
TAFT, Office Workers Union; William
Adams, socialist party; Louis Shuba, In
dustrial Workers of the World; Leonard
Craig, Iron Moulders Union; Gerardo
Tenaglia, Italian socialist party; w. p.
Caldwell, Carpenters No. 165; ID. e.
Farley, Protection Foreign-Born; ]. w.
Zoeller. Painters Local No. 6: Mat Spoler.
Fraternal delegates: James SifllSism. Liza
Basinn, John Poll, r. Unikel, Horace
Walker, o. Lands, Fred Carreno, Joe
Manl<in, Sara Axler, NJ. Yeager.
The Relief Conference will meet again
on July 8 at Walton Hall