The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-16
MCW Heads Vote Funds
for Cangsters in Plan
for Bloody Attack

NEW YORR.-The Joint Council
of the International Fur Workers
Union "a F. Of L. will renew its
war on the fur workers and the IN
dustr1al Union in the fur market to-
day, it was learned from reliable
sources.
A gang of sluggers has been hired
in anticipation Of converting the fur
market into a bloody battlefield
again at noon today as part OF an or
gained terror drive to force the fur
workers to join the A. F. OF L. The
defunct Joint Council is expected to
distribute a manifesto TO the fur
workers similar to its attempt last
summer. Knowing that the fur
workers viii resist the false prope-
ganda against their union and viii
fight any effort to force the yoke
Of the racketeering A. F. Of L. fur
union on their neclSs, gang Of thugs
viii be let loose to incite rioting and
beat and club the workers. By this
organization campaign" the paper
A. F. Of L union will attempt show
Of strength" to the fur bosses.
The attack on the fur workers has
been Matched in the offices Of the
N. r. A. under the direction and
guidance of no less an expert than
Edward McGrady, assistant Secretary
Of Labor, who has notorious rec
ord Of using gangsters and terror
against the militant fur workers.
For some weeks negotiations have
been under way between the fur
bosses and the defunct Joint Coun-
Gil for an agreement. While the
bosses know that the A. F. Of L. Is
the agency by means Of which they
will be able to lower the conditions
established by the Industrial Union,
they are also aware that the A. F. of
L., having no membership, will not
be able to furnish the labor out OF
which they exact their huge profits.
They also know the fighting quail
ties of the fur workers and expect
the fur industry to be thrown into
a turmoil of strikes which 1t was
forced to face last summer when it
tried to starve the workers into join
ing the A. F. Of L.
After bribing some of the ring
leaders Of the bosses associations
with promises Of Jobs on the fur code
authority and threatening others, Nc
Grady has finally obtained their con-
sent to an agreement with the A.
F. of L., which is the signal for
another bloody terror campaign
against the fur workers to smash
the Industrial Union and force them
into the A 2. Of L.
It is to convince the bosses that it
has some strength that the A. F.
of L. is now planning to carry on an
organization campaign" Of terror and
bloodshed against the fur workers.
LL.G.W.U. Heads Aid Terror
Leaders Of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union met a few
weeks ago and voted the funds neces-
sary for hiring the gangsters to the
Joint Council. thus being directly
involved in the attack on the fur
workers.
Charles Zimmerman, manager OF
Local %, who was one Of those pres
ent at the meeting, voted for appro-
priating the unions money to carry
on the bloody, murderous attack on
the fur workers. He is reported to
have said in the course Of his speech
at the meeting: IF they (the Joint
CounciD want money to fight the
Communists I am opposed to it, for
I am a Communist too, but If they
want money to improve the condi-
tons of the fur workers, am ready
to vote for il"
Zin1merman's weasel words will not
cover up his shameful betrayal of
Communism and of the fur workers.
He viii not deceive the workers, who
know that the A. T. of L, drive to
Improve the conditions of fur work.
ers" will be nothing more than a
drive to destroy every vestige Of gains
they made in the shops through
struggles led by the Industrial Union.
zimmerman's vote was vote for
funds to blackjack, murder and frame
up the fur workers, for repetition of
the murder attack on the Industrial
Union headquarters and the murder
Of Morris LANCER.
Yesterday the fur workers mob6l-
lied in the fur market prepared to
resist any violence. A few enraged
workers vented their indignation on
Baritz, Lovestonite who left the In
dustriaI Union and is now actively
working with the Joint Council to
work with the gangsters.
The fur workers are being mobil-
ICED again today to resist any ter
rorism or intimidation and to fight
for the right to Join union of their
own choice.