The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-01
AL LEADERS.
MEET BOSSES
FOR SELLOUT
Police Get Orders to
Use Terror On
Picket Lines

PATERSON. N J., July 3f.-Thts
noon the leaders Of the Associated
Silk Workers and the United TeZ-
tile Workers met in the Chamber OF
Commerce office with the repre-
sentatives Of the Commission Manu-
facturers' League Of America to dis
cuss ways and means Of betraying
the strike of the silk workers. The
meeting was called by the Mayors
Committee of Labor Cancellation.
While the representatives Of the 4.
F.. of L. unions criticized the bosses
for not being well enough organized
in q bosses association the secretary
of the Mayors Committee in pri-
vate interview told the real purpose
of the meeting Of the takers and the
bosses.
Prepare Fer Sell Out.
The Rev. c. F. Scudder, the secre-
tary, stated that he hoped that the
bosses would grant some of the de-
msnds of the a F. OF l.. union since
then they could break the National
Textile Workers Union and call off
the strike.
Holdernlau of the A. f. of L union
stated that what they wanted was
that "the industry must be stabil-
lied" and complained that the man
ufacturers were not better organized.
Matthews, another faker from the
A. F. of L., demanded the same i'm
provenlent of the manufacturers
organization.
The Paterson Evening News states
that "the first step in the present
situation, Matthews commended, was
to create an organization of manu-
facturers under some sort of bond
that will make them live up to any
agreement they may make with the
workers
A. F. L. Organizes Manufacturers.
The A. F.. Of L. is not interested
in organizing the workers into
militant union in order to fight for
decent working conditions but to or
ganize the bosses SO that they can
sell out the workers more easily.
This was recognized by James Wilson
of the Chamber of Commerce who
said at the close OF the meeting that,
"The meeting had served to show
that a genuine spirit of get together
was evident and that the situation
was hopeful of proper and peace
full solution" The proper and
peaceful solution" is the sell-out
within one week that Holderman
has promised the bosses.
The workers on strike understand
the role of the A. F. of L. unions
When the Associated, the United
Textile and the Music Conference
for Progressive Labor Action called
their mass" meeting this morning
at $50 only fifty workers we're in
the hall at 9:45. and the leaders had
not arrived as yet.
More Police Terror.
The police have been given in
structions to increase the terror
against the strikers. AS part Of this
increased terror they gave two Ne
gro workers the third degree last
night in the jail. These two Negro
workers, william Goldstein and Col
umbus vane, whe were not strikers
but syrnpa 5hizers, were arrested IN
retaliation for the beating which one
Of the cops got when he tried to
break into picket line two days
ago. This morning. the two workers
who are being defended by the In
transitional Labor Defense were re-
ferred to the First Criminal Court
and held on bail of $500 and $1,000.
Young Workers Outing.
Young workers Of the United
Front will hold swim at Butchers
Pond, Garrett Mountain, Sunday,
August q AL young strikers are in
Wted.
The young Textile Pioneers will
give an entertainment to other
youngsters in Union Hall, 2o5 Pat
erson ST., at II a. NJ. Saturday,
August list.
A special mass meeting OF women
workers and strikers wives has been
announced for Monday, August 8, at
Turn Hall, 7 p. m 1t is hoped that
all classes OF women will attend to
hear the speakers and enjoy the mu-
steal entertainment IL ',