The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Marine Workers
Elect Strike Group
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ers in the problems facing them in
the preparation Of the strike, was
wel characterized by the discussion
that followed the report. One after
the ether seamen took the floor in
support Of united action Of all sea-
men and longshoremen as the only
way to victorious strike.
we are in the same fight" said
an L. S. U member, I've been
waiting for this fight a long time.
1t is war against the shipowners
and let's all pat on the same uni
form"
I'm Irish-American, I vote Tam
many" another worker stated. I'm
a steward. Where are we in this
strike? I belong to the Cook ard
Stewards. We were left out in the
cold in 1921, but 1 think that this
united strike effort will preyen5 thai
again. But you have not got our
problems and demands listed. See
our officials and tell them to get in
this united front. Give us demands
and We will come out"
Don't be fooled by any promises
Of anybody" West Coast striker
said. DO like Brother Hudson
says, They can intervene and stop
the strike only by granting our de-
mands.' I am in Seattle. I am still
waiting to see what arbitration will
do for me. 1t is supposed to decide
if 1 get a wage increase.
Il worked on the Luckenbaeh
and they cut our wages to $35 a
month from $3.50. In Seattle, the
I. S. U. officials told us to let the
Alaskan boats sail, They said the
mayor promised he would not use
armed forces If we did this. What
happsned? We let them go and
all the police in Seattle were sent
to the docks, leaving civilian special
police uptown. No promises, fellow
workers"
The discussion lasted for three
hours. Tremendous ovations shook
the hall. when Negro decker, rep
resentirlg the rank and file of the
I. L. A. Jim Grow local took the
floor. He reminded the men of
the losses in the past, because Of
racial division. He warned them
that the bosses can't be defeated
unless this weapon of theirs, jim
CroWisrn, is smashed by the marine
workers jointly. Everyone was quiet
and realized the Importance of his
talk.
He concluded with II have a
brother who is steward. I speak
To- Negro longShoreInen and aea-
men as well, when I say, show us
that you are ready to unite agciu-v
the JIM CroWisnl of the bosses and
we are ready to strike with you, in
spite of ANYBODY or anything" The
hall again rocked with applause.
A representative of the Trade
Board Of the Fur Workers Indus
trial Union presented the Joint
Strike Preparation Committee with
a contribution Of $25 for the strike
fund. The Committee for the Sup
port of the M. w. I. U. likewise
contributed $25. The seamen and
longshoremen present, expressed
their realization, that they are not
alone in their fight. They are a
part Of the entire working class
The support the west coast strike
was receiving from other working
class organizations was brought out
The greetings and pledge of sup
port by the Daily Worker was
greeted with applause. The men
showed their realization of the fact
that the Daily Worker is the only
paper that headlines their strike
preparations.
Harry Alexander, chairman of the
Baltimore Centralized Shipping Bu-
reau, reported on need of setting up
such bureaus in every port and to
make it one Of the main demands
of the strike.
In answering questions raised and
summing up the discussion Roy
Hudson deal at length with a num-
Der of important problems.
BY coming here tonight" he
stated, lin such significant num-
Der, fellow workers, we have shown
that the question was not whether
or not to strike, but to organize the
Strongest means of conducting our
strike. There is only one way for
the shipowners to stop this strike.
Not by N. R. A, or any talking it
over, but by granting our demands
If this is not done, then we can win
our demands as we have shown
here tonight.
I'VE have shown that whether or
not we are Democrats, Republicans,