The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-17


and with it numerous charges brought
against them by the membership.
Expulsion Issue
One OF the burning grievances
which the rank and file would I'M
doubtedly raise in the convention
would be the issue of the present
expulsion drive instituted in the
Brotherhood by the off1cialdom
through direct orders by President
Green of the A. F. of l..
Following the attack made by
Green on Louis Weinstock, because
the latter testified before the Senate
Judiciary Sub Committee against the
Black Bill, Weinstock, together with
&c other members, has been placed on
charges by District Council No, 8
officials.
Weinstock, during his testimony,
demanded Unemployment Insurance
and immediate relief for the unem
ployed, and at the same time intro
duced a amendment to the Black
Bill which specified minimum wage,
and contained the provision that re-
ductiOn in the working day or week
must not be accompanied by any
reduction III wages.
Eyade Charges
Closely linked with the expulsion
drive directed against the progressive
elements among the rank and file, is
the general policy of the board, char
acterized in the 499 resolution, as
follows:
THE G. L. B. in the last three
years not only made no proposals on
how to keep the membership in the
Brotherhood, but they have done
everything in their power to suspend
the local unions and suspend MEM
bers for payment of dues"
Other reasons given for the OH
Gals attempt to postpone the con-
vention are contained in the follow
ing paragraph: The Brotherhood f..
in the last three years lost more than
so per cent of it's membership. d.
The treasury of the G, z. B. on Janu-
airy l, 1880, had balance OF $780,
04294; the balance on October l, 1882,
was $290,90l."
The appalling loss in membership
is contrasted with the organization
al expenses for which the &c. E. B.
paid to the general organizers from
January l, 1880, to October l, 1889,
$467, 1886"
One Faker to Another
Confirmation of these reasons, &C
tuating the officials for postponing
the convention, is to be found in a
letter sent to the District Council 9
by Herbert Morrison, secretary OF
District Council No. 26 of Columbus,
Ohio, and one of the General Execu-
tive Boatd members.
Locally we are very much divided
states his letter in part. THE radical
element is for the Assembly, regard
less of the cost, in order to depose
the present General Office force; tSe
more conservative, members, of which
I am one, believe that the General
Once, with some exceptions, is doing
the best it can, considering the
times"
This letter was sent TO Shapiro
one faker to another faker. ! won
der what the Columbus membership
has to say about this, commented a
rank and file member.
Officials Call Cops
That the police found in huge
numbers in front OF the District
Council headquarters, when paint
ers came to demand a fair trial fet
the members under charges, were
called by the Council officials, is evil
denced in the District Council min
utes OF February 8. This section OF
the minutes reads as follows:
Communication in the form of
a resolution from Local Union 49e,
also the press report in the Daily
Worker, in which Louis Weinstcck,
Local Union 400, is mentioned. The
following is a quotation from the
press DAILY Worker, February Z,
1889 commenting on the so-called
meeting under the auspices of Local
Union 400, which was brought to the
attention of the D. c., after which
the communication was filed:
San eutburst of enthusiastic
response developed when the idea
was brought out that a demonstra-
ton be held before the District
Council on the day Of the trial
ut was left in the hands of the
Secretary and Trustees to take pre-
cautionary measures to protect the
dignity of the tenancy of the Broth
erhood of Painters in the building. -
Obviously, the only way the corrupt
officialdom can maintain dignity
in the face of the indignant member
sship is by calling police to act