The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-13
1900 Nash Auto Go.
WOrkerSFMCeM Mass
PEketing in Strike
AFL Leaders Plead for
Faith in MIRA to
Gain Demands

KENOSHA, Wis, Nov. IL. - Over
1000 strikers Of the Nash Auto Co.
attended the strike meeting Thurs
day in the 1talian-American Home,
showing splendid nilitancy and fight
ing spirit, and forced the A. r. of l..
officials to admit the need Of mass
picketing.
Hundreds pledged to be at the gate
where the night trick starts at las
a. m. Thousands will be on the picket
lines later in the morning.
Paul j. Smith, member Of the Elk
cutive Committee of the American
Federation Of Labor, spoke for over
an hour and half. He praised Pres
ident Roosevelt and the MIRA. to the
skies. He tried to soft-soap the work
ers into placing their hopes in the
Labor Advisory Board and in a fed
eral conciliator.
Well-Dressed Officials
His fat, well-dressed figure trembled
with emotion as he told how for thirty
years he had been an official in
various labor unions. Some workers
were heard to comment, "Yes, thirty
years on our backs" Instead of
electing broad, mass, anti-lockout
committee, as was proposed by john
son of the Auto Workers Union, the
officials Of the local trades and Labor
Council, who ran the meeting, cleverly
manoeuvred to get only five men
from the plant on the committee to
present the demands Of the workers.
Henry Oil, President Of the State
Federation of Labor, Smith, Felix,
Olkives, President of the Local Trades
and Labor Council and John Kuehl,
Socialist lawyer, were elected to this
committee also as Representatives"
Of the men.
No discussion or formulation of de-
mands for the 1890 workers locked
out, was allowed. The A. r. of L.
leaders are obviously trying to keep
the strike limited to the 200 men on
the final assembly line. AS far as
they are concerned, the majority of
the men in the plant have no griey-
ances whatever.
The Auto Workers Union has is
sued a call through all its members
for militant mass picketing.
Demand Wage Increase
The entire plant of the Nash Mo-
tors Co. was closed down on account
Of the stoppage Of the final assembly
line and nearby departments by the
workers, who are demanding S 1-2
cents per car per man on the line.
The line produces Il cars per hour
and the company offered the men 4
cents per car. Al day today the men,
many OF whom are young workers
employed for the first time, kept the
line standing still, holding out for
their demands. The company Off
Gals tried in vain to break down the
resistance of the men and at o'clock
this afternoon they closed down the
entire plant.
Pat Moohan, the works manager,
| came into the big Nash restaurant
where hundreds of workers were
gathered, announced the shutdown
and ordered all the men out Of the
place.
Members Of the Auto Workers
Union Immediately proposed a mass
uiSCbi1lS OutuOOIS W COIlSlu6I WI1dC
steps to take. In a short time over
400 workers assembled at the main
entrance and were addressed by D.
Johnson, representative of the Auto
Workers Union, who made definite
proposals to the men.
A. F. Of L. Gets In
An hour or so later the entire crowd
went to hall nearby to act on these
proposals, johnson again proposed the
election of a broad strike committee,
the formulation of demands for all
departments, the organization of a
mass meeting Of all Nash workers to
draw them into the struggle. These
proposals were carried, but there was
some confusion before they could be
acted on. At this point A. F. of L.
officials, including lawyer who tries
to solve our problems with injunc-
tons, began addressing the men and
telling them that they should Or
ganize in the A. F. of L. first and then
arrange other matters. The lawyer
told the men that If they joined a
recognized union they could call in a