The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-26
THOUSANDS JOIN
IN SPONTANEOUS
R AID PROTEST

NEW YORK.-ThouSandS Of needle
trade workers flooded into the head
quarters of the Needle Trade Work
ers Industrial Union Monday as soon
after the attack as the police would
permit. While the attack was being
repulsed in the office hundreds Of
workers tried to rush the police lines
and come to the assistance OF their
comrades. Some succeeded, and it
was due to their vigilance that some
Of the gangsters were caught.
RumorS flew over the dress and fur
market. Ben Gold has been knitted"
Thousand, came to the headquarters
asking If this were true. Had their
leader been hurt by the thugs? Never
before in the history of the union had
workers come to the center in such
numbers, according to union officials.
Angry groups met all over the mar
ket. They came from shops as soon
as they could. The furriers had re-
ceived bulletin, issued last Friday.
The Industrial Union had warned in
advance that a pogrom would be at
tempted. 1.-The furriers will give
them the answer they Justly deserve.
They will pay for every drop OF
workers blood spilled by their gang
sters." This wasn't prophecy; this was
a fact that a union worthy Of the
mass support of the furriers knew for
truth.
Thousands in Demonstration
Monday the workers did meet the
gangsters and they did make them
answer, and will make them answer
in the future In the fur market,
Tuesday morning, a tremendous DEM
onstration took place. This demon
stration was unusual. 1t had not
been called by the union. There were
no placards carried No slogans were
shouted Just groups Of workers
were talking. discussing the attack.
Everyone is agreed that they will
close the ranks and strengthen their
union.
Police Cannot Disperse Workers
Dicks Of the so-called industrial
squad, who knew of the plans Of the
attack and know of the plans Of
future attacks, were uneasy. They
could not make the masses disperse.
Cop after cop came showing and
cursing. Beat it," But they stayed.
The furriers have accepted the
challenge of the Manufacturers Social
iSt Party leaders financed terror COM
bine. Never again will they submit
to pogroms and dictatorship that the
right-wing leaders would force upon
them. 20
Union Refuses To Betray!
| Seven thousand furriers are in the
| Industrial Union. They are there to
stay, gentlemenl Ask them, II you
do not think sol 1t is their union
and their leadership. The leadership
that refused to turn the victorious
strike of last year into betrayal.
The capitalist press mentions that
the union dropped negotiations with
the Associated" Yes, it did. 1t re-
fused to accept the check-off in re-
turn for selling the workers to the
bosses. 1t refused to maneuver and
carry on conferences. Its demands
are unchanged, and clear. Full pro-
lection to the workers. Ours is
class union; you are our enemies. We
do not beg, but f1ghtl"
The Industrial Union cannot be
bought 1t has fighting leadership
and every member Is a fighter. Today
thousands of fur workers and other
workers of the needle trades will
flood the streets at the noon hour
meetings called in protest against
this attack Monday was meant to
be a pogrom. 1t was defeat for the
bosses. The furriers show that they
stand ready to fight every inch of the
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