The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-02
BOSTON WORKERS
HEAR WHITMAN
ON NEGRO LABOR
Many Join A. N. L. c. at
Mass Meeting
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Whiteman, Negro labor organizer and
head of the American Negro Labor
Congress, addressed white and color
ed workers at the well-known Buffers
Hall, 1895 fremont St., Boston.
The meeting was opened by chair
man Jackson who pointed out the in
tentions of the provisional A. N. L. c.
committee under whose auspices this
meeting was held. He said "Since
the civil war many things took place
but so far the Negro worker is not an
equal, not free"
"All the existing organizations" he
continued have not succeeded to
bring together the Negro and white
workers because they are NOT work
ers' movements The American Negro
Labor Congress has already proven
that it sincerely does bring the white
and Negro workers together" He
pointed to the white workers in the
audience, This is the proof"
The first number on the program
was a piano solo. After this the
chairman introduced one Of the speak
ers, a white worker, who was given
good reception. This is the first
time in the history of Boston that the
white and Negro workers met in a
Joint meeting. The speaker expressed
HIS appreciation of being able to adj
dress his fellow-workers of the race
which is usually looked upon as not
worth while" He as a radical work
er sincerely extends his fraternity
to the rest of the workers. "Our
cause is common, our enemy one, the
capitalist class, the class which rules
at present, and whose interest Is to
keep us workers divided in groups,
creeds, and in nationalities."
Let us join hands and shoulder to
shoulder fight for our rights, under
the banner of the American Negro
Labor Congress-" he concluded.
Il am very much moved by the re.
ception which you have given me-"
began Whiteman. Boston is sup
posed to be the cradle OF liberty, and
yet | understand that this is a town
where the Negro population is not
even given representative in the
legislature who would some time pre-
sent the grievances of the people,"
He proceeded to analyze the con
ditions Of the Negro worker in the
United States. He outlined the diff
ferent remedies and movements
among Negroes which have failed to
emancipate the Negro worker as they
were catering to, and were upholding
segregation.
"The remedy is not separation, seq
regation and division" went on White
man. mo, it is just the opposite
Unity, mingling, and international
enterprise among the workers
Of all races that will bring about
the emancipation OF the Negro for II
is in the realization of their class adj
herence that they may succeed in de-
feating those who are deliberately
separating. crushing, by means of law.
prison, schools, churches and news
papers the efforts Of the working peo-
pie 10 unite regardless OF sex, color,
or nationality"
He proceeded in artistic language
to picture the new Russia where he
spent eighteen months. He showed
that there was no more room for di.
vision, segregation, or inequality for
the working man and woman in the
Soviet Republics. because the work.
ers united and did away with the rul.
ing class.
Many questions were asked, to
which Whiteman answered so plainly
that tho they were meant to hurt his
mission, especially those put by cIer.
gymen, and Negro politicians OF this
town who are determined to disrupt
the new movement among Negro
workers Of which they cannot be the
leaders. they had to agree and con.
firm the correctness OF the policy
pursued by the American Negro Labor
Congress- More than sixty applica.
lions for membership we're signed.