The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-12
MACDONALD TO LAY BASIS FOR
SMASH Strike UNION AT MEET
Over $4,000 Workers
Represented

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which will carry on a vigorous or.
ganization drive and prepare for q
national convention early in Deem
Der to organize the new industrial
union. Fred Biedenkapp, general
manager of the Independent Shoe
Workers Union, was chosen secre-
tary of this national body.
Tasks
Among the tasks outlined for the
National Organization Committee
are: the carrying on of active or
ganization work in all shoe and
leather centers, creating shop COM
mittees and local organization
groups affiliated with the N.O.C.,
and arranging district conferences
in New England, New York and
vicinity. Binghamton, Endicott and
midwest sections preliminary to the
national convention; the election of
special youth, woman's and Negro
representatives with special efforts
TO draw in Negro workers; the
carrying on of work to win over the
membership in the old unions and to
affiliate these local unions to the
N.O.C.; the issuing of monthly bull
letin i'll English with an Italian Sec
tior.
William 2. Foster, national secre-
tary of the Trade Union Educational
League, was given great ovation
when he greeted the conferenc on
Saturday. Foster discussed the gen.
eral situation of the American work
ingclass showed the sharpening of
the capitalist offensive with the
growing militancy of the workers,
discussed the Gastonia strike and
trial and pointed out the significance
Of the Trade Union Unity conven-
ton in Cleveland Aug. 81, which will
organize a new trade union center
Of the American working class.
delegates TO IUUC
The conference decided to send
two delegates to the Clevland con-
vention to represent the shoe and
leather workers. Fred Biedenkapp of
New York and Joseph Dion of Ha-
verhill were chosen delegates. A
resolution was also adopted endors-
ing the Cleveland convention and
calling on all organizations repre-
sented to send delegates to the
Cleveland convention as we'll as to
the preliminary local conventions.
Among those who spoke were
Steve AleXanderson, president of the
Independent Shoe Workers Union
and Alfred Wagenknecht, national
secretary of the Workers Interna-
tional Relief, who spoke on Gas
tonia and called for support of the
big mass Gastonia defense and relief
campaign now being conducted by
the W.I.R., International Labor De.
Tense and the National Textile
/ workers Unlon.'
Support GastOnia Drive
A resolution was adopted pledgine
support to the campaign, to the or
ganization drive of the N.T.W.U. ant
to the Southern Textile Workers
! Conference in Charlotte, N. G., Oct
1913.
Resolutions were also adopted
scoring the imperialists' aggressions
against the Soviet Union and pledg
ing support to the movement for the
defense of the U.S.S.R. and against
imperialist war; condemning the USE
Of injunctions against workers; sup
porting Labor Unity, organ of the
FUEL. and outlining steps fol
promoting its circulation among shoe
and leather workers; resolution OF
the Haverhill and Boston strikes
denouncing the reactionary leader
ship and calling on the workers t.
take control of the strikes thru the
election of shop committees, affili
ating with the National Organiza
ton Committee; and a resolution
against fascism, affiliating the con.
ference with the anti-fascist move.
ment.
The conference also decided tc
send telegram Of greetings to Joe
Fontana, who is now serving a six.
month sentence in Welfare Islanc
after being framed up while picket.
ing during the Griffin and White
shoe strikes.