The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-05
PASSAIC MILL
STRIKERS GET
u 7. W. CHARTER
5000 Strikers Signed
Up in A. F. of |.
Especial to Tho Daily wOrke,)


PAssAIc, N. j., Sept. 3.-Wlth the
charterIng yesterday Of PassaIo Local,
No. 1903, United Textile Workers Of
America, tho striking textile workers
OF PassaIc and Vicinity, who have
waged a heroic battle for tho past
s5 weeks against the robber textile
barons, became affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor, thus
fulfilling one Of the major aims An
nounced from the beginning Of the
strike by tho former Ieadershlps.
With the continued backing Of the
American Federation of Labor, which,
now that the strikers have been ad.
mitted into the q. T. W., will be In
tensihed thousand-fold. the strikers
expect to bring their 224-day strike to
a speedy and victorious close.
To Ask Congressional Probe.
Henry T. Hunt, vice-chairman Of the
Lauck committee, thru which the A.
f. of L. afflliation was negotiated, said
yesterday that the work of the COM
mittee was not yet ended, as 1t had
been asked by the U. T. w. to col
laborate in further negotiations with
the mill owners.
Mr.. Hunt also said that the work OF
organizing a general committee Of 100
to promote congressional inVestiga-
ton Of the textile industry with spe-
cial attention to tariffs and wage
scales, will be proceeded with. Il
would advise the textile barons to put
their house in order before this in
Yestigation," Mr.. Hunt added, 'as they
are in no position to go before the
public now" He pointed out as on abb
surdity the "A per cent protective tar
If imposed on the American consumer
thru the tax on imported textile goods,
which, he said. combined with the mis-
erably low wages paid their workers,
enables the American textile manufac-
turers to make 100 per cent profits.
Charter Dated August 80.
The new charter is dated August 30
and 4,500 Of the 5000 union cards are
ready for distribution in Passaic as
soon as the executive committee of
the strikers goes thru the Formally Of
hCC6plluS Lu6 Sudi bCA AAohA LAo A~"SA
committee, to whom the charter has
been officially turned over by the u.
T. w. Eight thousand strikers have
enrolled so far, but the lines are still
long at TAB Main avenue, and 1t is con-
fdently predicted that over 10000 will
enter the new A. 3. Of L. union.
At $3.50 tomorrow Thomas McMa-
hon, president Of the u. T. w, will
meet the strikers executive commit
tee to discuss the details of the organi-
zation Of the new union and plan for
future mediation proceedings.
Albert Weisbord, the organizer Of
the strike and leader thru the past
seven months of heroic struggle, will
step aside as soon as the strikers ac-
cept the charter of the U. T. W. in ac-
cordance with his promise during the,
early negotiations when the q. T. w
demanded his withdrawal from the
strike as the basis Of their acceptance
Of the strikers into a u. T. w. local.
Weisbord, for the past several weeks,
has been rallying the strikers to the
u T. w. and doing everything in his
power to keep their ranks intact and
turn over 100 per cent strike to the
U. T. w. In this he has fully sue
ceeded, and the strike today is still
a 100 per cent strike.