The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-10-14

LYMAN, GOLD AND
AMTER TO SPEAK
AT FIRST SESSION
All Branches Urged to
Send Organized
Delegations

Louis LYMAN, former president, and
now memeber of the general eXecut-
i've board of the Needle Trades Work
ers Industrial Union arrived yeSter-
day from his trip to the Soviet Union,
in time to speak at the opening to-
night Of the N. T. w. I. u. conven-
ton. which will be held at the New
Star Casino. 10Th st. and Park Ave,
The opening of the convention OF
the fighting needle trades union is
an event Of great Importance not only
TO the needle trades workers but TO
all militant workers.
Zig Fur Victory
Under the powerful pressure Oh
tie m1..snt furriers, lead by the In
dustrial Union, McGrady, VOL and
Green we're compelled to openly ad-
nit their defeat and retire from the
fur trade, and are now planning new
conspiracies against the workers.
The Industrial Union, during the
past. two years in particular, has taken
seriously the task Of organizing the
unorganiZed workers and is coming
to the convention with record OF
achievements in the field Of organ
ling the knit goods workers, dress
makers and workers in other branch
es of the trade.
Successful United Front
The Industrial Union has crystal
lied a United Front policy which
helped to unite the ranks OF the
workers. irrespective of their political
views or opinions. At the coming con-
vention, the gains Of the past year
will have to be consolidated and
plans worked out for broader mass
struggles.
The Industrial Union has exposed
and defeated the boss theory advoc-
ated by the burocratS of the A. F. OF
l.. that it is impossible to win condi-
lions during a period Of the crises.
Ia is coming to the convention
with a record OF growth and achieve
nleuts. The convention will review
no5 only the achievements but also
the shortcomings of the union, which
have hindered it frofm becoming a
real mass organization in all the
branches of the needle industry.
At the opening of the convention,
Louis Lyman, Ben Gold and Isreal
Amter will be the main speakers.
Irving Potash will present a banner
sent by the workers of the Soviet
Union to the needle trades workers.
The Artef, Freiheit Mandolin OrcheS-
ira, Freiheit Gessangs Verein, Red
Dancers, Edith Siegel and the w. 1.
R. band will take part in this celeb
ration of the needle trades union.
Young workers Section
A special section has been reserved
for the hundreds of young workers,
many of whom have won improve
ments in their conditions, under the
leadership of the Industrial Union.
Admission to the opening of the
convention will be is cents.
On Saturday night, mass banquet
to welcome the delegates has been
arranged at Irving Plaza Hall, 18th
ST. and Irving Place.
The banquet is being organized by
the dressmakers defense committee
which is carrying on the fight for
the release of the prisoners and for
relief for their families.
An interesting program, which will
include Sobulsky, the noted Soviet
singer, and Gandel for the Artef, has
teen arranged for the banquet. In
addition there will be greetings from
the various delegates.
Dorfman Strikers TO Attened
The strikers of the Meyer Dorfman
Knitting Mills who are fighting milit-
antly on the picket line for the past
week, at a meeting held yesterday
afternoon, decided to come in body
to celebrate the opening of the con-
ve1tion.
The Meyer Dorfman strike has
aroused the interest of the knit goods
workers in Brooklyn and is serving
an inspiration to these workers to
organize and fight for better condi-
tons
The Industrial Union calls on all
militant workers living in the vicinity
of 218 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, to as
siSt the strikers on the picket line.