The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-07

through their promise to be a op-
position to the leadership of the
International, but as soon as they
set foot into ofl2e all the differ
cnces among the officials were
Strengthened out. Another example
Of how the Progressives betrayed
their own followers is the following:
they promised the memberships fun
democracy, but as their main leader
is a Lovestoneite he used all his
power to suppress the Left Wing
group,which is the most mllitant
group in that local.
The Elections
On March "a, Local @ ON
Quoted an election fer new ohices.
In this campaign two opposing
groups were involved, the pre- sent
administration, which is called Fro
gressive and the Left Wing group.
The Progressive group, which is
dominated by the Lovestoneites. Or
ganized powerful campaign ma
chinery under different disgr ised
names in order to fool the mem
bers into voting for them; also w3er-
ever it was necessary, to force the
new recruits to vote for them. The
paid officials, themselves contributed
Is cents each.
Sly weeks prior to that election
the business agents were engaged
day in, day cut, running around
from shop to shop in wild frenzy,
speaking and agitating among the
workers, to put the machine back
into Office. On the day Of the Cleo
ton the business agents stonped
hundreds Of shops in the m'ddle
Of the day and brought them into
the halls to vote fer them.
Never in the history Of Local %
had such a maneuver been heard
Of! The very same paid officials
were watching the entrances to the
halls, shouting, yelling, at the tops
OF their voices vote for one union
which meant put me and my
colleagues back into office" Before
the workers at large they praised
themselves, saying that it YVES the
most democratic election that was
ever held in Local %. One who
witnessed this election knows that
it was 81 shame and a disgrace for
an administration to conduct such
a campaign and yet have the nerve
to call itself democratic progressive,
and radical! Even Tammany Hall
does not dare to use such tactics.
Used Iron Hand
The PrCg-essives oppressed their
opponents with an iron hand under
the much disguised name of pro
oresSive unionism"
As a result of the "Tammany
Hall measure" the Progressives we're
reelected. How could it be other
wise?
After last summers general strike
on dresses, tens of thousands of
young girls and other women joined
the union. Many dressmakers will
recall at the last general strike
Grover Whalen wanted the b1sses
to settle with the International,
otherwise they would have trouble
with the Industrial Union" These
girls never belonged to a union,
never had any experience whatso-
ever with unions, and when the paid
union officials approached them end
asked them to vote fer the admin
istration, otherwise the union wolld
be broken, is it any wonder that The
girls did what they had bcen told
to?
Can you call such an election an
honest election, fair election? OF
course notl
Now they boast of their great un-
parallel victory. Indeed, the Left
Wing got 1000 votes during the
last election) They point with Pride
to the fact that they are the chosen
representatives Of the members. But
listen, Progressives and Loves ton-
cites. don't boast so much T1ese
are Tammany Hall tactias. Tear
down the red flag from you
citadel It's q disgrace for the red
flag to hang there