The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-11
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Men Continue Strike
Despite Leaders Plea

ers voted against "the agreement"
between the Auto Board, employers
and the A. F. of L. top leaders, such
as Handley, Smith, Oil, Nickerson
and Somers. The KenoSha strike,
therefore, will continue with re-
newed vigor and determination 10
win adequate increases in pay and
other working conditions.
Firmly Vote to Stay Out
On Saturday. April 7. at the sec
ond mass meeting called by the Sea-
man union to rstify the settlement"
between the bosses and A. F. of L.
top leaders, over $50 strikers voted
to reject the settlement" They
took this step even though at the
Friday nights mass meeting Paul ].
Smith made an hour and a half
speech, advising, pleading and coax
ing the men to go back. saying that
poor Mr.. Seaman will go broke"
If he gives them a higher rate Of
pay. The strikers at their second
meeting the following day held fast
and finally and definitely refused
10 go back under such conditions.
Among other things, the Seaman
strikers demanded the immediate
ousting of the scabs. But Mr.. Smith
tried to explain the boss needs the
men" meaning the scabs) and if
the strikers will only go back to
work, Seaman will separate the
scabs in another part of the plant
The workers saw through this trick
of Mr.. Smith and they Just couldn't
be fooled. Thus the Seaman strik-
eEs decided to continue their strike
by restuning their picket lines Mon
day morning, April 9.
The strikers Of the three plants,
already before the proposals for
them, agreed that in the event
either Of the three unions on strike
rejects the proposals, they will all
reject them and 50 continue the
strike until they win adequate wage
increases. The Racine-Nash str1k-
ers last Friday tentatively accepted
the settlement pending the outcome
of the balloting in the other two
plants. Now since the two unions
have refused settlement 1t is likely
that Racine strikers will continue
their strike also.
Elect Rank and File Committees
The Auto Workers Union, affili-
ated to the Trade Union Unity
League, calls upon the strikers to
elect real large rank and file strike
committees, to take the strike into
their own hands, with each depart
ment 10 have representation. Only
the strike committees should nego-
tate with the bosses, thrusting aside
the self Imposed leaders" like
Smith, Handley, Obi, Nickerson and
Somers.
The Auto Workers Union urges
the strikers, among other demands,
to put forward the recognition of
the shop committees and depart
ment committees and to organize
mass protest meetings and demon
strations against police brutality,
demanding the immediate with
| drawal of the six mounted police
at Seaman Body plant. Hundreds
of policemen have been stationed at
Seaman plant all last week and
scores of strikers have been injured,
limbs broken, while II have been
arrested since the strike began.
Action of Socialist Mayor
The Socialist Mayor Hoan and
Benson, Raskin and Hauser have
done everything possible to break
the fighting spirit of the Seaman
strikers. and thus break the strike
When Hoan made a speech before
elections at the Seaman plant, he
said that the police" are your
friends" and that he agrees with
the strike, only to repudiate this
the next day when all the Milwaukee
newspapers quoted him as saying
| that he Is not in agreement with
the strike or that rather he is ''neu-
trail" But Attorney Raskin went
farther and openly melted the po-
lice to terrorize and arrest the strik-
ers. This is the double deal Of
Tered by the leaders Oh the Socialist
Party of Milwaukee.
The Auto Workers Union has beer
giving and will continue to give and
actively take part in the auto work
ers' strike In the three cities, calling
on all workers regardless of aff1li-
alton TO unite their forces until the
workers win real conditions. We
call upon all workers organizations
to give full support to the auto
strikers. We especially call upor
| the rank and file members of the
A. r of L. local unions to go ovel
the heads of their leaders and sup
port the strikers full force. Auto
workers! Thrust aside the labor
traitors and march forward to rea;
victory