The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
COUNCIL
OF ACTION IS
FORMED in N. Y.
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so came to the conference.
John D. Masso, business agent of
the New York Building Trades Coun-
Gil and vice-president of the Rank
and File A. F. of L. Committee for
Unemployment Insurance, was chair
man Of the conference. Isadore Be
gun, militant teacher facing dismissal
from the New York public school sys-
tenn for his activity among the un-
employed teachers, made a prelimi-
nary report on behalf of the local
executive committee Of the Mooney
National Council of Action in which
he outlined a program Of action for
New York City.
Among the locals of the A. F. of l..
represented were Painters Locals 449
and 1011, Carpenters 2090 and 2017,
Bricklayers' and Masons' No. 7, Glass
and Bevelers' Local 528, Bakers Lo-
cal No. 3 of the Amalgamated Food
Workers Union; Locals and of the
International Ladies Garment Work
ers Union, Local 1903 of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Union, in
addition to representatives from the
shoe workers. bronze and iron work
ers and other organizations.
Organizations Represented
In addition to the is locals of the
A. F. Of L. us11ions-accOding TO a
report made to the conference by the
Credentials Committee, the following
organizations sent delegates.
Eleven industrial unions, with 10
delegates; 2 independent unions,
With 2 delegates; shops, 10 Work
mems Circle branches, is delegates
from Unemployed Councils; II Block
Committees; II language organiza-
tions, with 10 delegates; AZ branches
of the International Workers Order;
Is schools of the Two; 40 LID.
branches; branches of the Workers
Ex- Servicemen's League; delegate
from the League of Struggle for Ne
gro Rights; l delegate from Icor; IA
delegates from IA workers clubs; 28
delegates from the Communist Party !;
Q delegates from Communist OPPOSE
ton groups; delegates from the Ar
chitects Collective; delegate from
the Conference for Progressive Labor
Action: 3 from FS.U. branches;
from the Anti-Imperialist League;
from United Front supporting
groups; one from Federated Press;
one from John Reed Club 2 from
unemployed teachers organizations
1 from Workers Committee for IN
employment Insurance; / from Eel
lowship of Reconciliation; / from
United Workers League for Unem-
ployment Insurance; one from Work
ers International Relief; from Pro-
letarian Party; 1 from Sick and
Death Benefit Society, No. 22o; 6
delegates from the Russian Mutual
Aid Society. and As delegates from
branches Of the Women's Council.
Omitted Action" Is Keynote
Following q broad discussion in
which g large number of delegates
took the floor. the conference adopt
ed a resolution in which all workers
organizations were called upon Ito
ioin in united action for the imme-
date release of Tom Mooney and for
workers rights" 1t decided to set up
Council of Action based upon rep
resentation from all labor organiza-
tons" The Council of Action, the
resolution declared, shall have as its
ma ior task the widest possible rnobil-
ization of all workers and their or
| o. m
free Tom Mooney and all other vic
tins of capitalist class justice"
Summarized, the newly formed
Tom Mooney Council Of Action,
which at the end Of its session elected
an executive committee of rs, de-
cided upon the following immediate
mass activities:
f-Circulation Of petitions for gath
ering hundreds of thousands Of sig
natures, demanding an immediate
pardon for Tom Mooney
2-The calling of mass meetings
and protest demonstrations against
the continued Imprisonment Of Moo
ney.
3-The flooding Of the California
governors office with kilograms and
resolutions embodying these demands
1.-The undertaking Of all activity
designed to draw into the struggle
all workers and their organizations.
The Council shall further under
take to:
AZ Secure the widest mass support
for the freedom of the Scottsborc
boys. particularly through the inter
change of delegates with the Local
Scottsboro Action Committees. ano
| through bringing Negro organisa-
tons to representation on the Ton
Mooney Council of Action.
b. To bring about the closest CO.
operation with other organizations
for the defense of trade unionists
and the unemployed against police
brutality and for the protection OF
their rights, regardless of what or
ganization they belong to.
c. The immediate mobilization OF
the members OF all affiliated organ
izations for participation in the
Mooney Tag Days, and all affiliated
organizations to be Immediately solic-
tied for financial support to the Ton
Mooney Molders' Gefense Committee
Urge support of Mooney Tag Day
Drive
NEW YORK.--Members of the
New York District International La
Dor Defense and all workers are call.
ed upon to actively support the Free
! Tom Mooney Tag Day Drive now ii
progress and which will continue un.
til July 4.