The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
N. Y. Cloakmakers
Denounce Treason
of the Right Wingers
(ContInued from paae y

national on1cerS and their supporters
In some OF the New York locals OF
the union begin a wen-prepared cam
paign which claims to demand the
removal Of the present leadership.
The Official declaration OF the Gen
eral Strike Committee follows:
The trattorous attacks that are
levelled against the leaders of the
general strike by the general board
Of the International and the Daily
Forward, the maneuver OF the Cooper
Union meeting Thursday night, is a
systematic and organized step of the
right wing machine to break our
strike and in the disturbance to seize
the union.
All the reactionary powers Of the
labor movement have undertaken thru
provocation and lies to stir up dissat-
isfaction In the RACKS Of the cloak
makers.
Accused OF Treason.
The General Strike Committee ac-
cuses the leaders of the International
of organizing and leading the whole
movement of treason against the
strike.
They, the leaders of the Interna
tional, have not accepted our chal
lenge to come to the membership and
let 1t decide who has interfered with
our strike. Instead of deciding cleo
tions to take place in the unions
where the members would have their
say thru the ballot, the general board
has undertaken a campaign of treason
and provocation by means Of the
press and thru meetings which are
called by the Sigman khan, and not
by the membership Why don't they
come to the meetings of the member
ship? They could then speak to the
membership. sThey do not do this
because they know that they will
show only too clearly that they are
traitors. They demand our resigna-
ton so that they will be able to as
sumo the leadership of the strike"
Belongs to Members.
The General Strike Committee ex-
plains that such conduct brands the
leaders Of the International traitors.
We will refuse to hand over the strike
to traitors. The unions belong to the
membership. The strike is a strike
of the membership. The membership
mas elected us to lead the union and
the strikes, and they alone are the
ones who control us. We will serve
them. The general board did not
elect us. The Sigman khan did nor
elect us. On the contrary, for years
they have succeeded in maintaining
control of our union forces. They
have failed this time, and now they
want to repeat their treason and prov.
ocations.
The General Strike Committee de-
clares that such reason as this that
the general board has committed
against the membership. has no paral.
lei in the history of the labor move
ment. On the very day that the un-
ION received the ultimatum of the
bosses of the American Association to
accept their demands for reorganiza.
ton under the penalty of a lockout
on that same day, the International
officials declared open war against
the strike leaders.
Calls For Defense.
The General Strike Committee calls
upon the membership to defend the
union. The General Strike Commit
tee declares the present leaders, who
have been elected by the members
VIII never go against the will of the
members, as have those who now
want to seize the union.
The General Strike Committee de-
clares that elections in our union
Will be held as soon as the union
reaches a settlement with the Amer.
lean Association and the jobbers. At
these elections it will be the men,
Dership that will carry thru the
election Of their officials.
The General Strike Committee an.
peals to all workers in the needle
trades TO come to the help of the
striking cloak makers against the at
tacks Of the internal and external
enemies.