The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-02

, sliding scale. The strike is in
ere. The wage cut was to go
Pinto effect today. The exact
number on strike can not be
ascertained until there is a
check-up.
After the picketing started,
there was an unofficial announce
ment by the company managers that
the wage cut would be withdrawn.
This still has to be officially con-
firmed.
5000 Call Strike
Three thousand steel workers met
at the courthouse steps in Warren
Wednesday night and voted to strike
Today the picket lines have closed
absolutely IS out of the 10 units op-
Grating in the Republics hot mill de-
partment at the Trumbull plant
The mass meeting at the court
house was called by the new Steel
and Metal Workers Industrial UniCn,
Organization of this union has been
penetrating the mills Of Warren,
Niles and Youngstown for weeks. De-
partmental meetings called by the
new union preceded and prepared for
the strike.
Officials of the A. F of L. union.
the Analgamated Association of Iron
Steel and Tin Workers, not only agree
to the wage cut but are cooperating
openly with the company in attempts
at strike breaking, trying to demon
alize the strikers, and to recruit
Scabs
Negroes Won't Scab
The A. A. officials are making spec
cial efforts to get Negro strikebreak-
ers, with little success so far. Negro
workers beat up one of the Republics
superintendents yesterday for asking
them to scab
There is a strong sentiment among
the A. A rank and file for joint ac-
ton with S. M w. I. U members and
the unorganized
The strike is still growing, as many
of the shifts do not end until p. m.
today, and the men will strike when
they come off The mill was operat-
ing with four shifts on the stagger
plan in. all departments. 1t en-
ployed about $500 workers on the
stagger plan just before the strike.
Murderous Speed-up
Today another man, heater at No.
IL hot mill, died in the hospital from
the effects of his work.
The. weakness of the strike so far
is the lack of enough broad organi-
cation, lack Of relief and, of sufficient
publicity to rally all other workers to
its support.
Next Tasks
1t is necessary to at once register
all strikers and recruit them into the
ranks of the Steel and Metal Work.
ers Industrial Union.
The connection between the de-
partmental organizations is not stron9
enough, and that between the native
and foreign born workers must be
strengthened.
Broaden Strike Committee
Close relations must be established
between the S. M w. I. U. members
and the rank and file of the Anal
gamated The strike committee must
be built up into real broad united
front committee At present 1t has
only is members, all from the S. M.
w 1. U. Immediate steps are being
taken at mass meeting of all strik-
ers this afternoon to increase the
committee to rs, with representa-
ton of all departments, Of the S M.
W. I U. the Amalgamated, and the
unorganized and unemployed steel
workers
Twenty-Five per cent of the strik-
ers are young workers and they must
receive representation on the COM
mittee
To Present Demands
The strike leadership faces the
following tasks: To strengthen mass
picketing, to elect working strike
executive, to work out strike demands
in detail and secure the widest mass
endorsement of them, to elect a spe-
cial committee to present the de-
mands to the company, to completely
expose and defeat the Amalamated
and Musteite leaders who are now
very active, to organize relief and
publicity, to register all strikers and
recruit them into the Steel and Me-
tai Workers Industrial Union.
The women of strikers families are
playing an important part in the
strike already, but are not well or
ganized yet
The strike committee is now con-
centrating on strengthening its base
in the Trumbull plant, but will take
up the task Of spreading the strike TO
other Republic mills soon !,
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