The daily worker., 1929-06-03
iTRIKE bound TO
,0ME:, MEN SLAVE
INDER OPEN SHOP
Tnion Officials Wild
bout "Daily" Expose

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (By Mail) -
lie Communist Party issued a bulle-
n to the Cleveland carmen, who are
,nsidering the question of a strike
arning them to "be on guard
sainst fake promises of your union
ficials."
At the meeting Of the carmen held
L Tuesday, May %, the officials
.rtainly did make their fake prom
es. Fred Schultz, president of the
lion, has decided dthat it is no use
gotiating with Mr.. Alexander,
esident of the street railway COM
my. Alexander refuses to sign any
yreement with the carmen, even an
ppen shop" agreement. He told
;hultz point blank that there would
no increase in the scale this year.
ne men demand an increase Of five
nts and an improvement in the con-
tions.
Faker Excited.
At the meeting on Tuesday, three
en- were the STARS" Walter Arndt,
It vice-president, was all excited
7er the fact that the Communists
stributed the leaflet at the meeting
which it stated that Schultz says
S hands are tied" He declared
at this should form the basis of
i action aaginst the Daily Worker.
hy, he did not state, but he was
lvised not to start anything for
would have more to prove than
wished. Another recommended
at the men tear up the leaflets
nd throw them in the hands Of the
stributor.
Shea, one of the international Off
ais, warned them to do nothing Of
lie sort. "They don't know any
ing, these Communists. They are
aid by Moscow, so l advise you to
row the leaflets in the waste
hsket."
No leaflets were thrown into the
aste basket, for the leaflets told
e men the truth.
More Comes Out.
More than this came out at the
Getting. At the conference with
Iexander, Shea, Schultz and Rea,
e secretary, were called over to
corner for a whispered talk by
exander, and when it was over
ey reported to the committee of
* which was sent by the union.
hat took place in this whispered
Tx? What was promised the union
lficials? What dicker was COM
eted? This the men demanded to
how, but they learned nothing.
A Sell-Out.
This deal is a clear sell out. The
en- accused the officials of cheating
EN- and although they are not as
htspoken as they would wish to be,
wing to the fear of being denounced
I the union officials to the company
I'D losing their jobs, this is the pro-
bunced feeling.
] The Communist leaflet, which was
.gerly received by the men, reads
part as follows:
"The main question is that of an
,reement. What is an open shop
kreement? 1t is an agreement
laich allows the company to hire
bn-union as well as union men. The
lmpany prefers non-union men, for
en- it can handle the men as it
eases. The Van Sweringens are
king over the street railways, and
ese people are the most vicious
emies of unionism. What they
mt is no union or a company union.
f"An open shop agreement will
can that one by one tho union men
Ill be fired and non-union men be
1t in their places. You know that
en- today the company fires good
lion men, and you have no come
Eck."
Call for Fight.
THE leaflet calls on the men to
ght for the closed shop. 1t advises
lem to throw out their cowardly
.ficials, and put real fighters in
cir places. 1t also recommends
organization of barn committee,
ID the preparation of a strike.
1.-THE Carmen of Cleveland will be
reed to fight for the closed shop.
ley will have to fight for the union
alton of the $50 busmen, and 500
op men. They will have to fight
spite the court decision which de-
ared that owirs to the fact that
street railways are monopoly,
can sign no agreement with the
.orkers. This is an unheard of de-
sion, and will have to be fought as
i such decisions must be fought.
Strike Inevitable.