The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-04
BATTY and GANG
REPUDIATED BY
HIS OWN UNION
Large T.M.C. Lines at
Mills; Defy Police

--One of the most brazen class col
: laboration appeals to which Ameri-
can labor officials have ever dared
to append their signatures was is
sued to the New Bedford mill stock
holders today over the names of
William G. Batty. secretary of the
Textile Council; Frank J. Manning,
confidential secretary of the same
organization; Binns, the president,
Joseph Harrington and other lesser
lights.
Il appeal TO the stockholders in
the New Bedford mills" the state
ment reads, "to make common
cause with us against the mill men
from whose prevalent lack of vision,
frequent lack of courage and occa-
sional downright incompetence, we
have both suffered alike these many
years"
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. Aug. 8.
With virtually the same unani-
nous voice with which they forced
their reluctant leadership into the
huge textile walk-out sixteen weeks
ago, the rank and file Of strikers
composing the Textile Council, yes
terday frustrated the attempt of
their officials to get together with
the manufacturers under the cover
of arbitration proceedings. Undis-
mayed by their long struggle, the
strikers yesterday voted against the
arbitration decision almost unani-
mousiy, William E. G. Batty, sec
retary Of the Textile Council, an
nounced today.
Results Of the balloting have
been sent to the state board of ar
bitration and will probably be made
public tomorrow.
Repudiate Batty.
"Srna1l as the influence Of the
Textile Council has been in the ac-
tual struggle due to the efforts OF
Batty and his outfit 10 prevent
their participation, the vote is sig
nificant as a complete Reputation
Of the strikers corrupt officials y
leaders Of the Textile Mills Commit
tee are unofficially quoted as stat
ing today.
Picket lines 50 large that the po-
lice chose the better part Of valor
and remained aloof. though watch
full, massed before the mills both in
the south and the north ends this
morning. The long lines Of men,
women and children marched under
the eyes Of the officers in defiance
n Of police orders and the decision of
the New Bedford district court that
mass picketing is rioting.
Call Mass Meetings.
Two big mass meetings, one in
I the north and one in the south end
ere planned for this afternoon.
& lack Rubinstein, leader of the Tex
\ tile Mills Connrnittes. recently re-
leased from iail followinr his ar
rest during the ~oliee raids on the
1 lines at the Whitman. Mill. will
1 speak, as well as Corrigen, of the
Citizens COMMITTEES, and a number
of women speakers who wifi address
the rallies in Portuguese. French
and English.
Many strikers are of tho opinion
that the police passivity Of the last
two days IS purely temporary and
will come to a sudden end at this
afternoons meetings.
Work for Releases.
r While the spirit Of the strike is
keyed up to high point Of inten-
sity and their determination is con-
stantly demonstrated by their defi-
snce of police orders on the picket
1 lines, efforts to release their COM
rades remaining in the New Bedford
inil are being pushed. The Interna-
tional Labor Defense announced to-
day that all necessary steps are be-
ing taken to effect the release of
these class war prisoners.
At the same time strenuous ef-
forts are being made to meet the
needs Of the textile strikers now in
the sixteenth week of their strug-
gle. Thirteen hundred pounds of
bread were brought here by the
Workers International Relief yester-
day. They went to feed the need
lest cases among the hundreds of
workers and workers children who
are in urgent need of relief.