The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-08
1856 LABOR GROUPS
unite FOR DRIVE
IN QUAKER CITY
Call on A. f. Of L. Heads
to Join in Struggle
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walkout in protest against the CAPT
talist demand for the lives of our
two comrades in Massachusetts.
The strike drive gained great i'm
petus at the enthusiastic gathering
of 500 delegates from 1856 workers
organizations, many of them trade
unions, at Machinists' Temple, adj
dressed by J. Louis Engdahl, editor
of The DAILY WORKER, and AL
bert Weisbord, leader Of the recent
Passaic textile strike.
Demand A. F. of l.. Take Action.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted demanding that the local,
state and national organizations of
the American Federation of Labor
take immediate action in aid of the
strike movement.
These demands were addressed to
the heads Of the Philadelphia Cen
trail Labor Union, to James II.
Maurer, president of the Pennsylva-
MIA Federation of Labor, and to Will
liam Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
The resolutions also asked for a
complete United Front between all
forces working for the release of
Sacco and Vanzetti. This was plea
directed especially to the Sacco-Van-
zetti Committee organized by the To-
cal socialists.
Many Decide on Strike Action.
There was no discordant voice in
the gathering. Even delegates from
trade unions, usually classed as con-
sentative, argued theoretically for
the city-wide strike on Tuesday and
urged that every effort be made to
draw in the unorganized workers as
WELL 1t was declared that special
committees should be appointed to
give special attention to the unor-
ganized.
The delegate of Local No. 104, Bar
bers' Union stated that the 1000
members of his organization were
ready to strike. He told of the or
ganization drive for his union, that
had been carried on for the last
three months, that had brought 1900
new members into the union.
The Carpenters Will Strike.
Delegates from two locals of the
Carpenters Union stated that their
members were ready to strike. Sim
liar reports were made by the dele
gates of the furriers, the upholster-
ers and other organizations.
This is the Sacco-Vanzetti Com
mittee that held a demonstration and
parade for Sacco and Vanzetti on
July 3, that called out at least 10000
workers. They were addressed at
that time by James H. Maurer, presi-
dent of the State Federation of La
Dor, and others speakers.
The Offensive Against Labor.
Engdahl pointed out that the CAPT
talist-planned murder of Sacco and
Vanzetti was but a part of the whole
employing class offensive against the
working class in this country.
eff Sacco and Vanzetti are burned
to death in the electric chair in Mas
sachuetts, then the lives of other
working class leaders are also en-
dangered," said Engdahl. "If the
employers are able to perpetrate this
murder against the working class,
then the vicious attack of capitalism
against labor viii grow"
Great enthusiasm greeted Eng
dahls declaration that the workers
must use their strike weapon in this
crisis.
Weisbord pointed out that the in
terests of the workers in Phialdel-
phia were directly involved in the
struggle. He showed that if Sacco
and Vanzetti can be murdered with
impunity, then the open shop war of
the employers will grow everywhere.