The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-18
union OFFICIALS
FIGHT MILITANTS
WITH POLICE AID
Send "Observers" to
Meeting


ment which was issued to the hosiery
strikers at the Allen-A mill in Ken
osha after the events it describes had
taken place
Striker.
Something mas occurred which we
think is necessary to bring to your
attention. It reveals the revolution
airy nature of one of the str Ike lead
ers to such an extent that we know
the strikers and workers of Kenosha
win repudiate such actions on his
part
All Of you. we are sure, will re-
member the monster mass meeting
called by the Committee Of 1000"
in the square outside the city hall
last Monday, June 4th. At this
meeting one Of our representatives,
Samuel A. Herman, was present and
was asked by several workers and
strikers to speak Only after our
member had been urged by quite
number of workers to speak, and it
was qpite evident that no one else
would address the crowd, did he con-
sent to say a. few words. He called
upon the workers to stand solidly
together with the strikers to help
them picket the Allen-A. Co., and
help the strikers out financially as
this was rot only a strike Of $50
workers against the Allen-A. Co. but
a strike of the workers of Kenosha
against the open shop interests of
kenosha.
Urge Arrest.
No sooner did our representative
utter n few words than Mr. Harold
Steele, vice-president Of the Amer
lean Federation of Full-Fashioned
Hosiery Wor1less, urged the police
to arrest him. To the workers who
witnessed this uncalled for incident
il was startling surprise. The
workers had previously known only
IF cases where officials of the open
shop Allen-A. Co. urged police to
arrest strikers. But this was quite
different, union Official ordering
he police to arrest member of
workingclass youth organization, The
Young Workers League. We later
learned that the reason the arrast
was not made was because the police
feared it would result in tremendous
protests from the thousands of work
ers present.
Hand in Hand With Police.
l.,
our speaker arrested? The Young
Workers League had issued several
bulletins to the strikers to conduct
mass picleting all day long and thru
out the week instead of neglecting
TO picket the mill or engaging in oc-
casional pickcting for a half-hour az
time only two or three tines
weekly. We urged the strikers to
picket about both mills of the Allen
A. Co. and to make special efforts
10 call out the unorganizcd, unskilled
workers. VINO are at present work.
ing for the AIlen-A. Go. and pilinga
up profits which the firm uses to
break tho strike. We pointed cut
to the strikers the growing number
If scabs that the company has been
able to hire because the strikers did
rot conduct mass picketing from.
early il the morning until the eve
ming, thus oBatling the scabs 20 come
to the company in the morning with
out any picket iire being present.
We called upon the strikers to
L. Il L -
militant action to win the strike. No
sooner I'D we point these things ont
to the workers, than the Steele-Bud-
en- leadership began to become
alarmed Unwilling to engage in a
real fight against the Allen-A. Co.,
unwilling to lead the strikers on the
picket line and to inspire the work
ers by their presence, unwilling to
call out the unskilled Allen-A. work
ers in the other mill across the street.
the rcactionary leadership began
campaign against the Young Work
ers League. They started the attack
against us by slandering our organi-
cation, though they know we have a
record of participating courageously
in all struggles of the working class
youth
On Wednesday, June G, while help.
ing the strikers picket, during the
noon hour our member was arrested
by police il vicious manner. The
police claimed later that the leaders
of the strike did~llot want members
of our organization around the strik-
ers. The reason is plain. The lead
ership is afraid that our influence will
grow among the strikers They are
afraid that the strikers will demand
some real militant policy from their
reactionary leaders. so the leaders
are resorting to the most contempt
ible methods used by the open. shop
Allen-A. Co. against the strikers
by ordering our arrest.
On Friday, June 8, the Young