The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-25
WORKERS CHEER
THIRTEEN 1924
STRIKE PICKETS
Hold Celebration in the
Unions Headquarters

A. the thirteen international Ladies'
Garment Workers Union 1924 Pickets
marched down thru the garment
trades district with several hundred
members Of the union that greeted
them on their release from the Cook
County jail, many workers in num-
her Of shops chsered and applauded
the 1924 strike pIckets.
Held Small Meeting.
After the march thru the garment
trades district they then went to the
headquarters OF the union where a
small celebration was held. A num-
Der Of the more active union workers
greeted the strikers and urged them
to continue their militant fight.
This celebration would be COM
plete if all our members we're released
from Jail, began B. Soil as he opened
the meeting AS there are several of
our members still in Jail we cannot
have real celebration"
Seek To Free Prisoners.
He pointed out that the Chicago
Garment Workers Union had gone to
great lengths to have the pickets
freed. He told of how delegation
had gone to Governor Len Small and
tho the governor had the right to par
don these victims of Injunction
Judge" Sullivan's edict against picket
ing, he had not done so.
Governor Represents Bosses.
"We did not expect, we do not ex-
pect and you cannot expect that the
governor will release these prisoners.
The governor and the judge are part
of one institution serving the bosses.
These prisoners are in jail, because
they served their class-the workers.
They were put in Jail for fighting for
better conditions.
Pardon Criminals, Not Strikers.
They have not committed any
crimes. Bootleggers, murderers are
pardoned by Len Small, but not work
ers jailed for carrying 'onra fight Tor
better conditions"
Need For Real Fight.
He then pointed out the need for a
real fight for the release of the other
prisoners and urged those that had
Just been released from Jail to aid
make the mass meeting the Joint
hoard had arranged to demand the re-
tease of the 46 garment workers and
protest against injunction judges and
against the silence of Len Small on
the release of the strike pickets a
success.
Mass Meeting Friday.
The mass meeting will be held at
the Temple Hall. Marshfield and Van
Buren, Friday night. June Is. Speak
ers representing the Illinois and Chi
cago labor movement and number
OF those that served sentences in jail
will speak at this meeting.
l. l.. Davidson, organizer of the Chi
cago Joint Board of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union then
pointed out the efforts that had been
made by the union to have the pickets
released
He urged those assembled to get
behind the campaign the joint board
was initiating for the release of the
remaining "a that are now serving or
are about to serve their Jail sentences.
II don't know what the results Of
the visit to Small will be. A commit
tee of very influential people went to
visit Small. Here today 13 sisters
are out after having served their SEN
fences. Up to this hour not a single
one has been released on-a pardon.
No Use Waiting.
"There is no use waiting" declared
Davidson. eff he wanted to pardon our
members he would have done it long
ago. We can no longer wait. The
members of this union must arouse
the rank and file of the Chicago labor
movement to wage fight for the re-
lease of those brothers and sisters
that are still to serve their sentences.
You must arouse them to fight against
injunctions.
1--WE were in the midst Of a COM
paign to organize the industry. The
bosses thought they could stop our
campaign by sending to jail 80 OF our
members. They were mistaken, We
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