The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-10

yesterday trying TO WlllteWaSl
who shot and seriously wounde
office of the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union Tuesday afternoon.
RoWner who was arrested reluc-
family only after pressure, was
brought to bear by the masses of
workers and J. Buitenkant attorney
for the Industrial Union, was de-
fcuded in court not only by his own
lawyers. but by magistrate Johnny
Goldstein, who was hearing the case
Detective Leef of the 30th st. police
station also did his utmost TO have
the gangster freed.
Magistrate Goldstein, after listen
ing carefully to pleas of detective
Leef. reduced the bail of the gang
ster from $4,000 to $1,000 Further
arrangements for the withdrawing
are being made by a lawyer named
Reese of the -Markoyich law firm
whose chief activity has been hand
ling cases for the Schlesinger-Dub-
insky clique.
Schwartz, Industrial Union mem
Der, who was taken by the police
Tuesday and Is charged with attack
ing the gangsters, was released on
$1,000 bail yesterday,
Stark In Serious Condition
Meanwhile Eddie Stark lies in the
hospital in q serious condition. The
doctors state that they will no doubt
have to operate as the bullet, which
was an explosive one, is still lodged
in Stark's body.
The shooting was part of an or
ganized attack launched by group
of gangsters against the Needle
Trade Workers Industrial Union TO
stop the organization of morgan
lied shops in The New York gar
ment center. The five gangsters
are part of gsDup which Is con-
trolling about 10 open shops. The
gangSters are paid fat sums by the
bosses of these shops 10 terrorize
bne NOEhcTS AubO dCCCpbluS oNCob~
shop conditions and to break up
any organizationaI attempts on the
part of the workers.
The Needle Trade Workers Indus
trial Union had made some inroads
into the Ritz Millinery shop at Isl
W. 18th st. Workers in this shop
mad complained against the gangster
terror and the Industrial Union as
sisted them too rganize against the
gangsters and for better conditions.
The thugs in desperation seeing that
they we're losing control over the
workers in the shop, planned the
armed invasion of the union with the
purpose of killing Ben Gold, secretary
of the union, in whose office the
sloting took place.
Workers throughout the garment
centre are highly indignant and
aroused over the shooting and have
planned an intensive organizational
drive among the unorganized needle
workers as an answer to this latest
act Of thuggery.
Despite all efforts Of thugs and po-
ice and the Schlesinger crowd to ter
rorize the workers and trick them in
to accepting non-union conditions,
the United Front Dress Strike con-
5inues its steady spread. Several
shops came down yesterday and sew
eral settled. The picket lines we're
strengthened all along the strike
front. Good meetings were held In
he strike halls.
To Raise Funds For Daily Worker
The striking dressmakers have ell
ected a committee of 10 to be placed
in charge of raising funds for the
Daily Worker. The committee points
out that it is the task of every striker
70 participate in the Daily Worker
Tag Days, to collect money to save
the workers press.
Meetings Tonight
Tonight after work there will be
meetings of building and block COM
mittees from Goth and 35th Street,
in the office of the union. All active
furiers on the Unity Committee are
called to meeting tonight which will
also be held after work The Cen
Jral Strike Committee will meet to-
night in the office Of the Union at 7.
An important strike conference will
be held Saturday at l pm. at the
headquarters of the United Front
Strike, $50 Sixth Avenue, A full re-
port Of the strike will be given at
this conference.
Plans are also being completed for
the Needle Trades Bazaar which will
be held April z, and 9. Workers
are urged TO bring in articles now to
the office of the Union to be sold at
the bazaar.
A concert and mass meeting has
been arranged at the Golden Gate,
SO Boston Road, in support of the
striking dressmakers, Sat, March 10,
at pm.