The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-09
zARITSKY GANG
FOR MORE POWER
New Scheme to Crush
Militant Locals

ton amendment and bitterly exposed
the hypocrisy of this latest move OF
the Zaritsky union-wrecking ma
chine.
So brazen were the lieutenants of
the ruling clique that one admins
tration delegate openly announced
on the floor of the convention that
more power must be given to the
G.E.B. to crush these elements we
can't wait for conventions"
Belfar, left wing delegate from
Toronto, denounced the proposal
sharply from the floor of the con-
vention and stated "This proposal
shows that up till now the admins
tration had no right to revoke char
tiers. Then under what authority did
It revoke the charters of Local So,
Chicago and Local 43, New York"
Smoliack, from st. Paul, another
left wing delegate also made Bit
ter and denunciatory attack on the
proposal of the constitutional COM
mittee, and said that the "G.E.B.
has been defying the constitution
right along anyway" and this
amendment would only give it great
err and more czaristic powers.
Delegate Threatened.
During the course of the discus
sion on the amendment delegate Bel
far was threatened by the puppett
chairman that he would revoke his
right to speak because Belfar rer-
sisted in referring to the "reorgan-
lied" Local So cap makers of Chi
cago as flake local"
This local was drummed by the
Zaritsky gang after the revocation
of the charter from Local So.
Militant millinery workers, last
night pointed out that two of the
most vigorous and fighting locals in
the International, So and 43 were
expelled by the reactionary official
dom in their effort to stamp out all
opposition to their sell-out policies
and that this NEST recent plea for
the constitutional amendment would
only serve to smoother their path in
destroying other militant locals.
At yesterdays session, the case
of Borum, a left wing worker, came
up. For distributing a left wing
leaflet Borum had first been or
dered taken off the job. This order
was later rescinded, however, and
he was instead fined $50 by Local
1, of which he is a member. He ap-
pealed to the G. E. B., and the lat
ter reactionary body sanctioned the
fine.
Having appealed to the conven-
ton, it was found that the admin
istration Appeal Committee resorted
to the cheap subterfuge of legal
ity" and declared that the fine was
levied constitutionally. At the same
time it proposed that the convention
grant the privilege to Borum to
again appeal to the G. E. B. on the
merits of the case. But the ma
chine-packed convention defeated
the proposal of even its own COM
mittee.
Expose Pension Talk.
A heated discussion on old age
pensions took place at the session
yesterday. A resolution was intro
duced that the union establish old
age pensions. A typi al reactionary
from Local AZ urged that 1--WE must
get the cooperation of the A. F. of
L. to reduce hours of labor and
raise wages and we won't need old
age pensions" Militant delegates
exposed this method, and pointed
out that the question Of social H.
surance in general was inextricably
tied up with terrific Sspeed-up in the
shop which makes workers prema-
turely old, and suggested that the
bosses profits must be made to pay
for this protection to the workers.
j. M. Budish, editor of the "Head-
gear Worker" declared that "old
age pensions established by one
union at the expense of workers will
not solve the problem"
Delegate Smoliak, left wing dele
gate, attacked the hypocrisy and in
effectiveness of the proposal made
by the administration committee,
saying:
eve workers are entitled to So
cial insurance, but we cannot ac-
complish it through resolutions. We
must organize and fight for it, and
compel the state to establish it out
of the profits of the bosses"
At today's session Of the conven-
ton which will begin a. % o'clock,
the case of Local 43, which Car
Zaritsky is attempting to smash,
will come up.
Banquet Saturday.
A Proletarian Banquet given in
honor of the militant fighters of
the Cap and Millinery Union will
be held this Saturday evening, May
II, at $3.50 at Irving Plaza Hall,
18th st. and Irving Place. Hun
dreds of workers are expected and
thus aid the fight to build gen.
uine, militant union.
Build shop committees and draw