The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-26
STRIKE LEADERS OUT ON BAIL,
GREETED BY TEXTILE WORKERS

the strike under the promise of get
ting the workers some concessions
After the workers are back in the
shops the bosses will cut out all the
concessions and continue the drive
against wages and hours. Only
under militant united front shop
committees led by the N.T.W.U. can
the workers force the bosses to keep
the concessions after the strike is
over.
At the mass meeting Foster was
given a great ovation at the mass
meeting this morning. He explained
the role of the U.T.W. takers in the
Paterson strike and in the Allentown
strike which has been sold out by the
takers. Three of the strikers from
Allentown also pointed out the role
of the U.TW. and stated that the
workers in Allentown are ready to
struggle in solidarity with the Pat
erson workers under the militant
leadership of the N.T,W,U. Many of
the workers in Allentown have al
ready torn up their U.TW. books
and are joining the N.TW.U.
Hundreds of families are coming
every day to the Workers Interna-
tional Relief headquarters for relief.
In the early morning, mothers with
six to twelve children come to the
headquarters for bread and milk
which is the only food the children
are now getting. In the afternoon
between 2:30 and 4:30 the relief
headquarters are packed with strik-
ers coming for canned goods and
vegetables for every family.
In Passaic the workers have shown
their solidarity with the Paterson
strikers by house to house collection
for relief, The w. I. R. representa-
tive announced at the meeting yes
terday that the collection of food in
the Paterson area is almost ex-
hausted. The collection of funds and
food for relief must be broadened.
All workers organizations are urged
to arrange Immediately for the col
lection of food and funds to stand
back of the Paterson strikers. All
food and funds already collected
should be rushed Immediately to the
strike headquarters at 40 Ellison
Street, Paterson, N. ].
Twenty-eight delegates represent
ing IL shops and fraternal organ
izations were present at the women's
delegate conference held last night
in Turn Hall Pauline Rogers spoke
On the role of women in the war
preparations and on the situation Of
the women in the textile industry.
TIE women's delegate conference
owed the Importance of making
'7.s regular institution and a de-
ciclon was made to hold these con-
1ercnce5 every two weeks.
The reports from the shops also
sAowed the necessity for these con-
ferencas to take up the special prob
lens of the women in the industry.
The women's department of the
strike committee has decided to con-
duct study circles for the women.
Ci1 more delegates from the shops
have b3cn elected to the women's
de0artment.
In the Mart Silk Co. which settled
with the N.TW.U. some time ago,
the boss wanted to fire a twiSter.
The workers in the shop led by the
N.T.WU. backed up this worker and
the boss had to keep him on the job.
There will be a meeting of the
women members of the N. T. w. U.
on Thursday; August %, at 2O5 Pat
erson Street, at 8 p M This meet
ing will take up the question of &C
tivizing the women in the building
of the National Textile Workers
Union.
The Executive Committee of the
union will meet Friday at 7 p. m. at
POS Paterson Street to work out
plan for the immediate future and
to prepare the membership meet
ing which will elect a new executive.
A mass meeting of all Polish silk