The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-12
WORKERS PARTY
PROTESTS N. Y,
POLICE TERROR
Asks Socialists for a IN
tied Labor Ticket

NEW YORK, Oct. 10-In aStelegram
sent to>the mayor, James G. Walker,
the Workers (Communist) Party, thru
Benjamin Gitlow, Communist candi-
date for governor, denounces the New
York police for their wholesale ar
rests Of striking cloakmakers.
The telegram declares that the New
York police are lining up in the strug-
le on the side Of the manufacturers
against the cloakmakers who are
struggling to maintain their union and
fight against the introduction Of
sweatshop labor.
Ask United Labor Ticket.
The Workers (Communist) Party,
in view Of the necessity Of unity of
all forces of labor in support of the
cloakmakers' fight against injunctions
and police brutality, has invited the
socialist party to join in a united
labor ticket in the campaign, with one
set of candidates backed by both par
ties. The invitation is, in part, as fol
lows:
Socialist Party,
- East 18th Street,
New York, N. Y.
Dear Comrades:-A vicious UNI
junction has been issued against the
10000 striking cloakmakers in the city
of New York. The courts, the police,
the governor of New York state-the
entire state machinery has been
brutally thrown on the side of the
manufacturers in order to break this
strike of the brave cloakmakers who
have continued to battle against the
manufacturers in spite of hunger and
the brutal attacks of the police.
A Vital Issue.
This struggle affects the vital in
.terests not only of these 10000 cloak
makers but of the entire needle trades
and, if the injunction is to go unchal-
lenged and undefeated, the labor
movement of this city, state and ma
ton will suffer a severe setback.
'At this moment, more than ever
before, the united power of the work
ing class must be thrown in support
of the cloakmakers and a mighty re-
.sistance must be put up against these
officials who use their offices to in
timidate workers and break strikes.
At this time, more than ever, the
workers must utilize their political
power and put up an aggressive fight
with all the strength at their com
mand in order to hearten labor and
give courage to these striking work
ers in their battle against great odds.
Program For United Action.
1--WE propose a common program
and one set of candidates of the so
cialist party and the Workers Com
munist) Party for one joint campaign
on the issues: 1. Against injunctions;
e. Against interfering with the right
to strike and picket; 8. Against whole
sale arrests of striking workers as in
the cloakmakers' strike, the furriers'
strike; 4. Against all attempts to
deny to labor the Nght of freedom of
speech, press, assemblage and against
such laws as persecution of foreign
born and criminal syndicalist laws,
which are all intended to intimidate
workers and prevent their union or
ganization.
One Ticket And Joint Support.
1--WE believe that on this program a
way can be found to agree upon one
set of labor candidates backed by the
two political parties of labor, in spite
of the fact that election day is only
several weeks OF. This united cam
paign is even more necessary because
the capitalists have put forward as
their candidates the open shopper
Mills and the arbitration and injunc-
ton friend of labor" AL Smith.
Governor Smith, who has sought to
introduce compulsory arbitration in
this strike and who is responsible for
a commission which turned down the
fundamental needs of the workers in
this country, bears the chief respon-
sibility for the injunction. Governor
Smith is the boss Of the democratic
party and is responsible for the
present city administration, which has
already caused the arrest of several
thousands of workers.
"Dist. Executive Committee No. 2,
Workers (communist) Party.
"Wm. w. Weinstone, Gen. see'y.