The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-14

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dustry," said Sherman. women and
men must together work unitedly for
the betterment of their conditions"
Tells Women to Organize.
When Fannie Warshafslly, business
agent of the Furriers' Union, ap-
peared, wild applause broke out. Sne
told the women to hold fast and or
ganize with their husbands for the
release Of the arrested cloaB1nakers.
No injunctions, nor even inquisitions
can scare the needle trade workers.
They have struggled too much to give
up.
Sigman was booed all along
A resolution was passed condemns
ing Judge Rosalsky's actions and de-
handing immediate unconditional re-
lease OF the arrested cloalzmakers.
Not a Social Club.
Kate Gitlow, the secretary Of the
United Council of Working Class
Housewives of New York City, told
Of the work the councils were doing to
help the cloakmakers, and to organ
ize the women. every struggle gets
our support" she said. THE Pas
sale strike, paper box strike, furriers
and cloakmakers. We are not mu-
tual aid organization where women
gather to discuss socials, but we are
working women concerned in the bat
tie Of the labor movement"
Religious Duty"
Another speaker was the wife Of
Joseph Turetsky, one Of the cloak
strikers who is serving a severe SEN
tence in the penitentiary as result
Of Judge Kosalsky's methods of dis
pensing justice.
Mrs. 1uretsky came with her little
girl to tell the other women about
letter she had received from her
husband. He said that soon after
he reached his prison cell a rabbi
was sent to him and to the other
eloakmakers to try to persuade them
it was their religious duty to give
information that one of the Joint
board officials had sent them to the
picket lines where they were arrested
and had instructed them to commit
illegal acts.
Turetsky Refuses.
"My husband refused to say any
such thing, said Mrs. Turetsky. ale
absolutely refuses to be a squeele.
and stand with him" u
There was loud applause Of this
speech, and Mrs. Turetsky will De
urged to join the women's committee
which has been appointed to continue
the agitation for release of the cloak
strikers, and which will visit their
fomilies and see that they are taken
care Of. d
Resolution Mentions Sigman. .
The resolution, which was present
ed by Mrs. w. Hartlieb Of the United
Council Of Working Class House
wives, and was unanimously adopted
~ the meeting, read:
hereas. the l6 cloalunalers were
given long sentences for carrying on
s,sike activities;
md whereas, Sigman and the
Forward machine are responsible for
these long, unheard-of terms.
ce il therefore resolved, that this
meeting called by the United Council
Of Working Class Housewives, the
Cloakmakers Housewives Council,
and the Joint Board of the Cloak and
Dressmakers Union, protests against
The sentences Of Judge Rosalsly;
And be il further resolved. that
this meeting protests against the
Sigman and Forward acts Of betrayal
which are aiming TO destroy the
workers union.
And We further resolve, that we
demand that Sigman keep his hands
off the Cloak and Dressmakers Union
and that this meeting demands im-
mediate release of the 16 strikers and
will do all in its power to fight for
their freedem.