The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-17
n. Y. FUR LOCALS
SEND DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
Joint Board Denounces
Violation Of Rules

Altho the subcommittee of the In
ternational Fur Workers Union has
failed to notify the New York Joint
Board Of the convention announced
for June 13, the Joint Board and it's
affiliated locals-1, 5, 10, and To-
will, as usual, elect and send dele
gates to Washington so it was an
nounced yesterday by Ben Gold, man
ager Of the Board.
These delegates will go prepared to
make charges against both the Off
cials of the International, and of the
American Federation of Labor, for
their activities during the 1926 strike,
where they carried on secret nego-
tiations with the bosses and attempt
ed to ''break" the Joint Board.
1.-THE Joint Board is pleased to note
that the officers of the International
have at last yielded to its persistent
demand for convention?" said Gold
in making public the plans of the
progressive group.
Violate Constitution.
However, it is the first time in the
history of the international Fur
Workers Union that the constitution
Of the International is so flagrantly
violated. The last preceding conven-
ton set the first week in May as the
date for the 1927 convention. The In
ternational officers arbitrarily disre-
garded this decision of the highest In
ternational authority without resort
ing to any of the legal processes pro-
vided by the constitution. They thus
offer additional evidence of their ut
ter contempt for constitutional and
democratic practices. Such is evident
ly the influence Of the special A. f. of
l.. committee.
'In ignoring democratic rule, in dis
regarding the wishes of the member
ship, in considering the constitution
as a mere scrap of paper, the special
committee of the A. F. of L. is, in
the opinion of the Joint Board act
ing in manner absolutely contrary
TO the fundamental principles of the
American trade union movement. This
sort of procedure will unquestionably
have its detrimental effect on thou
sands of workers"
The Joint Board, altho by decree
of the international it is suspended,
considers this whole procedure abso-
lutely unconstitutional, since the In
ternational did not hold any trial, as
is provided by the laws Of the union
In discussing the coming convene
ton, which rumor says is to be hous-
ed in the American Federation of La
Dor building in Washington Gold says:
"The Joint Board hopes that the
delegates to the coming convention
will be interested in practical union
problems rather than in political in
tligues of the A. F. of L., which has
done very little to build the Inter
national Fur Workers Union but
very much to destroy its power.
"The Joint Board delegates will go
to the convention with charges
against the International officials |
and some of the officials of the A. |
F. Of l.. for seeking to break the 1926 |
strike of the fur workers, betraying
the strikers by concluding a secret |
understanding with the manufactur-
ers, for framing up the Joint Board |
representatives, for violating the In
ternational constitution, and, finally, |
for seeking to break the Joint Board |
and its Locals l, 5, 10 and 10, and |
concluding a secret agreement with |
the manufacturers, which deprives
the fur workers of their gains as a
result of the 1926 Strike.
"The Joint Board attaches special
Importance to the fact that the con-
vention is going to be held in the
Federation Building in Washington.
We undoubtedly appreciate the gener-
osity Of the A. +. of L. for granting