The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22

a spectacle was the giant parade held
here to welcome the coming Of the
United Textile Workers Union to
Passaic! And what contrast be-
tween the speeches Of MacMahon, the
! conservative and even reactionary
head Of the U. T. W., and the spirit
Of the strikers as expressed by the
| speech of Gustav Deak, and by the
$4,000 members of Local 1903, who
marched together with, 5000 other
Passaic unionists In the great parade
of 10000! iag soa ~
@ hHere We comAI" y.
Under their militant banners came
the strikers. Here We GOMEZ Local
1903, United Textile Workers, 10000
Strong!'t-so ran one banner and
there were scores. Only 80 0marched
with the Slavic Committee, which in
cidentally had tried to control the
parade against the wishes Of the
strike committee. The Central Labor
Unions of Passaic and Patterson
marched with 1900 in line.
At the mass meeting following the
parade were $4,000 workers. Here the
contrast became apparent in the
speeches of the leaders,
A Traitorous Speech.
MacMahon's speech was an accusa-
ton, not of the mill owners but of the
strikers. A Encouragement to the
strikers, an encouragement, to the
mill owners.
Here are glimpses of MacMahon's
speech-impossibl words to come
from the lips of leader of labor.
Be Nice to Bosses.
I'VE must avoid attacks on mill
owners, I. How can we get recogni-
ton of our union If you call mill
owners bad names? !. You must stop
engaging in violence throwing
bricks and fighting the police 1t
does no good to try to destroy the
authority of those elected by you in
your city and turning Passaic topsy-
turvy ;, !"
Be Kind to scabs.
Those on the inside of the mills
will not be put out, you will have to
go back and work alongside of those
who are now in the mills. What have
you got out of this strike of eight
months? Oflcers of the U, T, w. are
not fooled. Before receiving recogni-
ton of your union you must prove
that you did not come in to get more
funds. We win try to secure settle
ment with each individual mill owner
and set up separate mill locals united
In an executive council. God, in his
mercy, see that we may win"
Received In Silence.
After the above sort of cold and
malignant sentiments that were re-
ceived in dead silence by the strikers
and every worker present, the
speeches of Louis Boudenz, Adolph
Music and others, more encouraging,
were received with applause. But
Gustav Deak won the greatest ap-
plause when he delivered the follow
ing address;
Deak's Speech.
Ladies and gentlemen, and fellow
workers.:
81 have been selected by the strik-
ing textile workers of Passaic and
vicinity to speak in their name on
this great occasion.
THE step which we have taken in
Joining hands with the great body of
organized labor under the banner of
the American Federation Of Labor
was taken after mature elaboration
and by vote Of our entire body.
Fought All Obstacles.
1--WE have carried on our struggle
in the face of tremendous obstacles
since January 2. 1926. l will not have
time to recite the history OF our
strike, which has stirred up interests
amongst all classes and has centerd
the attention OF the entire labor
movement upon the problems and
grievances of the underpaid and over
worked textile operatives.
Our 10000 textile workers went on
strike about eight months ago against
a wage cut OF 10 per cent. We struck
against inhuman conditions. We
struck to establish here in Passaic an
American standard of living.
Battle For Right To; Organize.
''But more important than all our
demands; moro necessary to our
future lives and living I've struck
for the right to organise. and to deal
with our employers thru our own
chosen representatives..
During our strike we have seen our
members beaten by police clubs;
drenched in zero weather by streams
from fire hose; attacked by tear gas
bombs; men, women, yes. and even
little children brutality man-handled
and then hailed into court corrupted
by the mill owners and fined OF thrown