The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-29
ENGINEER CHIEFS
TRY TO NULLIFY
INSURANCE VOTE
Convention Resolution
Now Needs Rank and
File Organization

CLEVELAND, June 25.-In OPPOSE
ton to the policy of the leaders OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, now meeting in convention
in Cleveland and with express dis
agreement with the A. F. Of L, policy
and actions against unemployment in
surance, the following resolution ia
voring non contributory unemploy
ment insurance was passed by the
convention.
Whereas a condition has developed
so that many of our brothers are I'M
employed through no fault of their
own, be it therefore resolved that this
convention goes on record endorsing
non -contributory unemployment in
surance, provided by the federal gov
eminent"
This resolution, despite its limita-
lions, is an important advance at
this time when William F. Green,
Matthew Vol, and other yellow lead
ers are trying to dragon the workers
behind the Roosevelt program which
definitely is directed against any form
Of unemployment insurance.
President Johnson of the 3. of l..
E., and the other officials though
continuously fighting against unen-
ployment insurance did not take up
the cudgels against it in the conven-
ton because of the overwhelming
support for it given by the delegates.
Their aim is to keep back the devel-
opment Of real struggle to carry
through the demand for unemploy-
ment insurance in the lodges of the
union.
They know that without action the
workers cannot achieve unemploy-
ment insurance. They believe they
can effectively block such action. This
is the main limitation Of the resolu-
ton that it does not provide for or
ganization, together with the great
masses of unemployed, to force thru
the demand by united action.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2S-The
internal struggle over financial mat
tiers has become increasingly acute
/ at the Locomotive Engineers Conven-
ton with showdown expected when
The committee elected to investigate
the Standard Trust Bank reports.
More than 100000 of insurance
funds, $o8,461 of pension funds, and
huge amounts of the Brotherhood S
protective funds we're lost in this bank
crash besides the 100000 liability of
the Brotherhood as stockholders. In
addition many divisions and individ-
ual members lost large amounts both
as depositors and stockholders. A
number of indictments have been is
sued by grand jury against Grand
Chief Johnston, Secretary Treasurer
Cassell and other bank officials for
misapplica.ion of its funds.
In spits of its uncertain position,
The administration has succeeded in
slipping fast one over on the rank
and file, by passing resolution to
keep delegates names and division
numbers from being printed in the
minutes.
The minority report of S, J. Fergu-
ION of the auditing committee has
been the subject Of long and bitter
fights. Ferguson declared that the
secrecy surrounding the activities of
the Protective Department and I'M
ethical and unbusinesslike methods on
the part of past and present officers,
are largely responsible for the plight
OF our organization today" BY a
close vote Of 464 to AIS the admins
tration succeeded in having this COM
mittee discharged before it could make
too many disclosures in regard to the
financial honesty Of the officials
Inflated expense accounts have
come in for sharp criticism.