The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-17
WORKERS MARCH
THRU CITY FOR
ALLEN A men
Socialists Talk but Do
Nothing
(Bg a Worker Correspondent

(By q Worker Correspondent
KENOSHA. Wis, (By MaiD.--On
Saturday, May 18th, there was held
in Kenosha the largest demonstration
of organized labor and sympathizers
ever held in many years. The demon
stration was held under the auspices
of the Kenosha Trades and Labor AS
sembly.
Workers Demonstrate.
The huge parade of over 5000 work
ers started at 3:15 in the afternoon
from the headquarters of the Alien-A
strikers at 3215 Goth st. Every local
Of organized labor in Kenosha and
neighboring cities made up the mile
long column of marching workers.
Their were huge banners carried by
the painters, milk drivers, sheet metal
workers, plasterers, iron molders and
other trade union organizations.
To the rear of the column were the
locked-out Allen-A workers with ban
ners reading: eve were locked out in
a body, we will go back in body"
"Lincoln freed the slaves, the Allen-A
Co. would enslave us, The strike
breakers of the Allen-A Co. must Col"
and countless other signs. Slowly the
long column marched down the center
Of the street past It's open shop.
Allen-A Co. and on TO Liberty Park
near the downtown section Of the city.
Along the sidewalks thousands of
workers cheered the marching men
and women until the air was deafen-
ing with cheers and applause. Hun
dreds of automobiles followed the
narchers footing horns in sympathy
with the demonstrators.
After arriving at Library Square
the column broke up and gathered
close to a speakers stand containing
q microphone and four power loud
speakers. a representative of the
henosha Trades and Labor Assembly
acted as chairman and after few
preliminary remarks introduced one
OF the leaders OF the strike, Louis +.
Budenz. Budenz pointed out the
splendid struggle of the strikers
against the vicious Allen-A thugs and
gunner However he failed to men
ton what future policy the union will
pursue in regards to the injunction
and the calling out of the unorganized.
no efforts worth mentioning have
been made by the leaders to organize
regular daily picAeting around the
open shop firm, and the unorganized
have been entirely neglected and al
lowed to remain IN the plant to help
the scabs, in spite Of the fact that
with proper methods they could easily
be won over into the union. Instead OF
oatlining a militant policy for the
future, Budenz trumpeted the lofty
Virtues of the late robert LaFollette
and Co. with whom he was once
closely associated.
After Budunz, came Leo krZychi
the national organizer of the Anal
eamated Clothing Workers and a
nember OF the socialist party. He
painted in rosy colors the good work
OF the socialist parry and Mayor Dan
Hoan Of Milwaukee and reached a
climax by comparing the trial OF
Dudenz recently for violating the in
junction, with the trial Of Christ by
the Romans, centuries ago. His en-
tire speech was a crudely disguised
campaign in behalf of the rapidly dy-
ing socialist party.
Young Workers Sign.
He was followed by the socialist
mayor of Milwaukee, Hoan who
boosted Of his record in office. Al
this point III the open air demonstra-
ton there arrived group of young
workers from Milwaukee and Chicago
who belonged to the Young Workers
League of America. They joined The
crowd of over ten thousand or more
workers holding tall banner thai
was applauded by the mass of work
ers present. The banner depicted ar
injunction document with q policeman
in the center holding a club in his left
hand. His right hand pointed to q
group Of strikers. The caption above
the policeman read: Don't talk, sing
or look cock-eyed at scab." On the
other side Of the huge poster were
the words: Young Workers League of
America. As the sign was on very
tall pole it was seen by everyone
present at the gathering.
Mayor Hoan continued to boast of
the progressive state of Wisconsin
where the Socialists" have the power
of government He failed to men,
ton that Wisconsin suffers from
unemployment, low wages and open.
shop conditions just as in other
states. Nor did he mention the TACT
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