The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-04
7. U. u. |. PLANS
ORGANIZATION
DRIVE IN SHOPS
Complete Solidarity at
Huge Convention

must set to work Immediately"
A workers delegation to the So
Wet Union will be sent under the
auspices of the new trade union CEN
ter, the convention decided. This
delegation will be able to see the
five year plan of industrialization
in operation.
Direct from the Shops.
The splendid representation from
the shops, and the big Negro repre-
sentation, Foster pointed out, were
the most significant features of the
Convention. at almost sounds like
list of trusts" Foster declared, al
luding to the list of plants repre-
scented.
John Williamson reported that of
the 600 delegates, 100 were elected
by shop committees, 302 by indus
trial unions, and las by T.U.E.L.
groups and local affiliations. Frater-
nal delegates numbered 40, general
TUEL representatives, 27 and the
national committee, &c.
Of the shops represented, "a are
steel mills, including plants such as
U. S. Steel, Carnegie Steel, Central
Alloy, Jones and Laughlin, Timpkin
Roller, the navy yards, Winchester
Arms, Re. ublic Steel, ete. Westing-
house Electric and the Hawthorne
plants sent electrical workers, while
the workers of the Goodyear, Buck
eye, Firestone, Miller Tire, Fisk and
Goodrich 1,ants sent an equally
strong delegation.
Biggest Auto Works.
Fourteen automobile shops were
represented. Murray Body, Pack
ard, Fisher Body, Studebaker, Ford,
Chrysler, Budd, Flint and Hudson
are the shops listed under this cate
CORY by the credentials committee.
Of the packing houses, Armour,
Swift and Hines workers were repre-
scented in addition to a delegation
from the canneries of California.
Standard Oil of Indiana, New Jer-
sey and Erie sent a militant repre-
sentative to voice their demand for
organization. Seven railroad lines
sent delegates.
In addition, the coal and metal
miners, building trades, printing,
marine, shoe, fertile, needle unions
and many A. F. of L. locals and
T. U. z. L. groups sent strong del
egations.
Special Negro Conference.
The Negro conference held Sun
day night, was the most signifi-
cant gathering of Negro delegates
ever held on the American CONT
nent, rank and file speakers pointed
out. 81
To continue the work began by
the Negro conference j. W. Ford
was elected national Negro organ
izer. The Negro conference was the
largest of all the conferences held
in the building, and continued long
after the others adjourned. The
earnest discussion indicated the keen
grasp of the task before them, and
concrete plan for future work was
outlined and presented to the Con-
vention Sunday afternoon.
The reports of the industrial con-
ferences gave conclusive proof of
the new fighting mood of the Amer
lean working class, and of the cor
rectness of the R. l. L. U. line, dele
gates pointed out.
Continuous Discussion.
Through all the recesses, a ten
dency to stand in knots and discuss
the problems raised on the conven-
ton floor, in conferences and COM
mittee meetings, indicated the deep
going interest the workers are TAX
ing in the new trade union center
and their determination to go on
with the work of building it.
The national committee of 80 in
GUIDED six representatives from the
textile industry, Jim Reed, Bill Ser
Okla, Fred Beal, Dewey Martin, Eli
Keller and Berlam The miners
representatives of the committee in
clude Freeman Thompson, Frank
Guynn Pat Toohey, Isaiah Hawkins,
a Negro miner from the coke re-
gions, Joe Tashinsky and Emil
Sovilly, metal miner.
Gitlow Showed Under.
Benjamin Gitlow was nominated
for the needle trades section, but
received only two of the $50 votes
Of the convention. Louis Lyman,
Ben Gold, Rose Wortis. Henry Sa-
ger, Hertz and Boruchowitz COM
prise this section. Fred Bledenkapp
and Joseph Dian of Haverhill rep
resent the shoe industry. M. ODER
mier ard p R. ellis, from the food
industry, Thompson Mole and Philip
Raymond from the auto section,
George Mink and Upshaw from the
marine transport, Otto Wangrin and
w. A. Williams from the railroads,
Nils Kjar and Max Rosen from the
building trades.
With John Otis from the cleo
trical, George Pitkin, Aberdeen log
ger from the lumber, Trivia repre-
senting rubber, ]. G. Miller the agri-
cultural representative, Tom Perks
from the oilfields and H. M. Wicks
from the printing trade, an addition
al general group of nine active left
wing leaders complete the commit
tee. The nine include Philip Aron-