The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-30
Chats With Feev Who Helped Draev Ub=Plan
of Fight Against NRA at Cleveland Conference

rested with a batch of marine workers in Baltimore
when they went to demand unemployed relief. In jail
the other told him about the Marine Work
Industrial Union Released from jail after short
term, he joined the MWIU and represents at the Con-
ference the marine workers of Baltimore Jail made
me revolutonist' he says with happy grin. Anton
was at one time railroad fireman. He was born If
Phelps, Wis.
How many Of us are you going to sell out thir
time?"
This the question William Heinzl born IL
Glasspcrt, Pa, asked A F. Of L. organizer who
to Ambridge, Pa to organize the steel workers.
80 the organizer tells me he amt gonna sell
OUT Henzl says 80 1 says to him, you Of
bitch, didn't you tell the steel workers who went out
on strike in Lessdale, Pa, while ago to go back to
work because the NRA is gonna protect them. And
didn't they back, you bastard7 And what did they
get except kick in the pants? You sold EN- out and
now you're tryin' to sell us out"
That's the way all feel Henz says, land
that's why the workers joined the sMWIU and elected
me to represent them at the conference"
Sam Sponseller, locomotive engineer is member
CT Local 1913, of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gnesrs and Fremen He represents at the Conference
the Unemployed Leagues of Toledo, Ohio.
I'VE who are delegates to the Conference must
find ways of making contact with all workers by ap-
pealing to them on an economic class.
Locomotive workers" he says, "are crying for a
workers organization, and they know that their
leaders won't do anything to bring this about It's up
to to appeal to the rank and file to bring them into
united action with all workers against the bosses
While claiming that the Unemployed Councils in
Toledo Ohio, were partly responsible for dsrup-
ton of united front with the Unemployed Leagues,
Sponseller admits that the Unemployed Leagues made
serious mistakes. "A struggles by the workers to be
really effective" he says must be carried on by rank
and file workers through united action
Meet Walter Morris Born in Montcalm County
Michigan, auto-body builder by trade, works in the
Hayes Body shop in Grand Rapids, Mich is mem
Der of the Auto Workers Union.
When the Auto Workers Union had to work I'M
derground his territory Walter Morris worked hard
to build the union despite the obstacles He young
but the stee-keen glance in his eyes, the determined
hrnness of his lips tell Of experience and bravery
working class struggle
To-day union decent have to work under
ground he says do you know why? Because the
workers with U.s. and the bosses afraid of U.S.
How did grow strong? BY uniting with other work.
ers. Here's what we did. The workers who load scrap
metal in the Hayes plant for shipment in cars were
getting IS week. We body builders in the union
didn't stick up schnozzles because the other fell
the name Of the union exposing what small pay they
were getting and called every worker in the plant
to help them win higher wages
| after issued this leaf1et the Hayes Company
got afraid of strike They raised the pay 100 per
cent. Every worker began talking about the Auto
Workers Union They wouldn't hear of it be-
fore this. Now we forming a united front with
the unemployed workers too Our union is popular.
We are working right in the open now"
The Daily Worker sells like not cakes. AS soon
as the delegates to the auditorium they asked
for the Daily Pra cticay every delegate has one
in his hands. Speakers who mention the Daily"
cheered. When the delegates talk about the Daily"
feels that they talking not about newspaper
but about human leader they love and trust
Delegates exchange remarks about the recent improve
ment in the Daily"
! When delegate is approached and told, 81 am
reporter there is immediate hostility which changes
quickly to comradely handcasp when the introduce
ton completed with II report for the Daily Worker
I feel that the workers would fight to death to
keep the Daily" alive.
| Many of the delegates who came are broke Their
organizations could not give tlen any money. Com
rades and synpathzers in Cleveland hare opesi their
homes and share them with the workers. who canc to
the Conference. But still there not enough beds
at the headquarters of the Trade Union Unity
Council soas OF the delegates sleep on burlap spread
on the floor. They have footed it to Cleveland. They
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