The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-24

ton campaign which is now being
carried on by the rank and file COM
mittees of the Ladies' Garment Work
ers would not get the support Of the
Chicago Federation of Labor and the
other bodies affiliated to it was used
in the election campaign to terrorize
the needles trades workers into sup
porting the right-wing candidates.
This attempt at terrorization failed.
Elect Militant Workers.
The combined efforts of the For
ward, which is aiding the employers in
New York to break the furriers'
strike, and of Fitzpatrick and Nockels
failed to elect the reactionaries
Three progressives were elected as
business agents Of the Chicago joint
board.
Delegate Ida Rothstein of Local 100
of the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union took the floor fol-
lowing Davidson. She pointed out
that in spite of the statement Of Fitz-
patrick and Nockels that they
would not support the organization
drive of the Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union if Communists were at the
head Of the committee, this would not
deter the garment workers from Sc
lecting those who had the best ability,
regardless of whether they were Com
munists, anarchists, socialists or Of
any other political grouping.
Left Wing Unlonizes New York.
Ida Rothstein pointed out that this
attempt on the part of these back
ward officials of the Chicago Fedora
ion to make it appear that 1t was
impossible to organize workers when
Communists were in control was not
borne out by facts and cited the or
ganization campaign Of the New York
international Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union as an example Of what
Communists and left-wingers can ac-
complish in organizing unorganized
workers.
chewed off Too Much.
Neither Fitzpatrick nor Nockels
dared to take the floor to defend this
attempt on their part to terrorize
members Of union at the behest Of
elements which have used sluggers
against militant rank and file that
sought to unionize the industry. They
did not say word in defense Of their
position. A number of delegates sit
ting near the DAILY WORKER re-
porter remarked: That's where Fitz
chewed off more than he could swal-
low. What the hell right has he to
bust in on a union and tell them who
they shall vote for or who their candi-
dates can be?"
When the vote to concur in the re-
port of the executive committee was
taken 144 voted for the report and %
voted against. When one of the dele
gates asked whether only delegates
were voting, Nockels, who was count
ing the votes, declared angrily: ut
makes no difference to mel"
United Assails AmaIaamated.
A communication from the United
Odimeht WOhh0Ab Ohioh pOAhLcu OuI
that many workers In Nash shops
were forced TO join the Amalgamated
against their will and called upon the
Chicago Federation OF Labor to let
its members know of this condition
and urge the membership to buy cloth
ing bearing the United Garment
Workers label and TO refuse to buy
clothing made by the OUTLAW or
ganization. This letter OF the United
Garment Workers in Chicago was re-
ceived and notations made in the
minutes" The executive board of the
federation In that way passively In
dorsed the appeal Of the scabby Uni
ted Garment Workers against the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers.