The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-15
TERROR BEGUN BY
SILK UNION HEADS
To Strike On, Parade
to Be Held
Continued from Page One


wing leader, from speaking. After
an hour of bowling and heckling,
the masses of the membership de-
manded vote and by an overwhelm-
ing majority decided that the left
winger be granted the floor. Gertrude
Mueller's speech was a categoric
announcement that the real strike
committee continues to function,
pointing to the huge picket line that
morning which answered its call and
ignored the ban of the officialdom.
Threats of personal violence have
been made against the leaders of the
left wing. Among those threatened
are: Gertrude Mueller, Lena Cher
nenko and Sophie Steichman. Work
ers have volunteered to act as body
guards for these nilitants.
That the leadership is also trying
to drive the strikers back into the
mills without even the formality of
the fake settlement is proven by the
fact that they are Unfortunately
handing out working cards and or
dering the workers out to look up
jobs for themselves.
The officials, Matthews, Maori
Hoelscher, have taken the browning
step in the series of strike-breaking
moves in their conduct of the strike
of the silk workers of Patterson. Re-
alizinr that the power of the organi-
zstion has been waning and that the
rank and file supports the left wing,
the Joint Board of the Silk Workers
controlled by clique of reaction
aries, has dissolved the Strike Com
mittee in which during the last week
the left wing secured the majority
and in violation of the constitution
appointed a special strike commit
tee dominated by their own reaction
aries.
At the meeting last night the
nomination for left wing chairman
secured a majority against the re-
dictionary Maori, despite the fact
that the meeting was called under
the auspices of the executive board
of the broad silk department, backed
by henchmen Of the machine. At a
given moment, when the strike COM
mittee was to report on what steps
should be taken to win the strike,
the assault upon the left wingers be-
gan, but the overwhelming mass OF
workers were with the left wing.
Hoelscher called upon the police to
adjourn the meeting. The attack
was lead by. Potica, Syrian or
ganizer, by Brooks and Maori in col
fusion with Hoelscher.
Left Wing Proposals.
The left wing proposals were
coming up for discussion at the time.
They were: 1. Full power to the
Strike Committee and no interfer-
ence from any other body of the or
ganization. 2. A nationwide APP
peal for relief and cooperation with
the Workers International Relief and
other labor relief organizations
3. Putting in competent and ener-
getic organizers and the acceptance
of the offer of cooperation of the
National Textile Workers Union. d.
The preparation for the parade on
Saturday. 5. Immediate checking
up on fake settlements and estab-
fishing the shop delegates system in
to a functioning body. 6. Cutting
the wages of the officials during the
period Of the strike to $25 week,
the balance of their normal wages
to be turned into relief fund. 7.
Centralizing the strike machine SO
that they will be able to carry out
decisions quickly.
Following the breaking up of the
meeting rally was held at 8 Gov
ernor Street where left wing leaders
explained the situation and warned
the workers not to be intimidated
by the clique. They urged picketing
in the morning and the attendance
of the mass meetings. The meet
ing was packed to the doors and the
workers loudly expressed their in,
dignation at this attempt Of the
leaders" to break the strike and
Illustrate the will of the member.
ship.