The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-14
IT, w. TAKERS ATTEMPT
SELL-OUT IN SILK

Starr national secretary, in order to impress
the workers to accept his fake sell-out policies.
Just Override Members.
Despite energetic oratory, intimidation and
threats upon part of the officials present, an
other rank and file motion for full support
carried by a vote of 40 to As. This decision
was then overruled by the officials stating that
it was against the bylaws of the organization
and that two-thirds majority required
to pass the motion. One of the workers arose
and demanded to know why no steps had been
taken to call out the organized loom fiXers
remaining at work in the mill. He was told
by the officials that he had no right to raise
the question, as it was a matter for the loom
fixers local to decide When this worker pro-
tested against this to the acting chairman,
Chas Horne who was the former president
of the local. he was told to sit down as the
matter had definitely been settled.
These incidents are also definite proof of
the tactics utilized by the takers to check the
growing militancy of the workers, and the
impending revolt against their fake sell-out
schemes, and class collaboration policies. The
existing crisis in the silk industry, with its
resultant mass unemployment, wage cuts, in
creased hours, ETC., has taken an enormous
stride forward within the past few weeks. I'M
portant mills which have either closed down
or imposed additional wage slashes, are the
Standard, largest mill in Phillipsburgh, en-
ploying over 1000 workers; the Maxwell, Post
& Sheldon, Adelaide and Arcadia in Allentown;
the Bttner in Slatington and number of
smaller ones in Easton, Bethlehem.
SIS Week.
AS an example of what the workers are now
confronted with, the recent wage slash imposed
80, h. h. 20
approximately fifteen dollars per week. This
mill shut down for two weeks, and the wages
received before closing amounted to thirty dol
lars per week. The fifteen-dollar wage as a
result Of the numerous wage cuts, is the APP
proXimate wage now received by the silk work.
ers in many of the larger mills.
The workers have not stood meekly by and
watched their earnings reduced and general
conditions worsened. A number of spontaneous
strikes have broken out over the entire Valley.
In many incidents the National Textile Work
ers Union was in the forefront of these strug-
giles. 1t is no mere coincident therefore. that
the social-fascist and fascist labor takers are
stepping into the situation, attempting to mis-
lead and betray the workers. These takers
have their ears to their ground, and will use
every means possible to check the oncoming
struggles and growing militancy of the work
erS.
We must intensity our organizatonal cam
paign over the entire Valley. The NT.W.U.
must make special efforts to win away the
rank and file of the U. T. W. locals. The Incl
dents enumerated above prove conclusvely that
the rank and file will not submit to any bull
doing misleading tactics upon the part of
the takers. These workers with the proper
guidance, and necessary cooperation will in
due time break away from these fascist and
social fascist unions. We must specifically
point out to them the craft organization as
personified by the U. T. W. and the militant
industrial organization of the N. T. W. U.
Above all the attempts of the takers to check
the growing militancy of the silk workers.
must be combatted and exposed by the militant
tactics and industrial policy of the N.T.W.U.