The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-13
Mill union CALL
FREES STRIKERS
FROM MORE DUTY
New Bedford Union
to Stay; Begins Fight
Against Jailings
Strike Halted Cut Wave
Workers Begin to Build
Factory Committees
Strike Halted Cut Wave

NEW BEDFORD, Mas, Oct. IL.
A statement releasing it's members
and adherents in the big textile
strike here from further strike OBJ
has been issued by the New
Bedford Textile Workers Union of
the National Textile Workers Union
of America. The statement consists
of instructions to the New Bedford
organization from ito parent body's
National Council.
Thousands of workers here again
rallied to the mass meeting called
by the Textile Workers Union, de-
spite the continued storm of arrests
and beatings. The meeting was
highly successful, Albert Weisbord,
secretary-treasurer of the national
organization being one of the speak
ers at the meeting. At this meeting
the statement of release from fur
ther duty was read to the workers.
Heroic Fight.
Weisbord, in a speech that re-
ceived a tremendous ovation, de-
clared that the Strike has by no
means been a failure. The heroic
fight of the workers under the lead
ership of their militant union, has
succeeded in halting the terrific
wave of wage cuts that was sweep
ing the country at the time. Not
only are many thousands of textile
workers pressing for five percent
increase now, but the New Bedford
workers have succeeded in estab-
fishing a powerful union free from
the corruptionists of the A. F. of L..
He then urged them to build dill
gently the fl; tory units of the union.
Several arrests were made even
yesterday by the police, who seem to
be working under instructions to in
volve every active trade unionist
here in a criminal case.
Many Arrests.
Although all cases of arrests,
fines and sentences have been ap-
pealed by the legal representatives
of the strikers, provided them by the
International Labor Defense, the
time is fast approaching when the
cases come up for the new rulings.
Including the latest and most brutal
wave of arrests, approximately 800
textile strikers and their union lead
ers are to come before the superior
court at it's November sessions, for
decisions on their appeals.
The New Bedford Textile Work
ers Union leaders and their national
parent body are already planning
huge campaign of mass protest
to prevent the capitalist courts here
from incarcerating hundreds of
workers, many of whom are the sole
support of families.
The statement freeing the strik-
ers from their obligations to strike
further, follows
"The National Council of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union of
America advises the strike commit
tee in New Bedford to release all
our members and followers from
outside strike obligations. The work
ers must never forget the treachery
of the labor officials of the A. F.
7. O.-U. T. w. The actions of these
officials were first to last, actions
of labor foremen for the bosses. One
of the main achievements of the
New Bedford local of the National
Textile Workers Union of America
was to expose these officials and
their Socialist" friends SO that to-
day, stripped of all influence with
the great mass of workers, they can
be pushed aside entirely.
"Nor must the workers forget the
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