The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

yesterday.
In their betrayal Of Mooney,
Weinstock stated, the bureaucrats
were aided by the officials of the
International Molders Union, of
which Mooney has been member
In good standing for more than 80
years.
Ignore Instructions
At the Molders' convention in
Chicago in September, Weinstock
related, resolutions on MONEYS be-
half were received from IS different
local unions. One resolution, worked
out by Mooney himself in his cell
In San Quentin Prison, was unani-
mously adopted by the Molders' con-
vention.
This resolution instructed the
molders' delegates to the recent 54th
convention of the A. F. of L. to re-
Introduce the same resolution in
San Francisco. Ignoring the de-
mands of the Molders' Convention,
the delegates not only failed to in
troduce the Mooney resolution, but
not one word was spoken on his
behalf by the instructed delegates.
Mooney Writes to Green
When Mooney heard OF this be-
trayal he was indignant and asked
WeinStock-when the latter visited
him in prison-to instruct the Mold
ers' Defense Office to send a letter
in his name to President Green,
asking unanimous consent to intro
duce the resolution. The letter to
Green was sent by registered mail,
and at the same time 400 delegates
to the convention received copies of
MONEYS letter. Green, however.
never read MONEYS communica-
ton, and when Di Capio, the rank
and file delegate, asked unanimous
consent to introduce the resolution,
he was blocked by Green and his
henchmen.
Instead, VOLS committee recon-
mended that:
In lieu of the resolution, your
committee recommends the reaf-
flrmation of last years declara-
ton, and the declaration of all
previous conventions of the A. F.
OF L. with reference to the Moo
ney and Billings case, and further
recommends the continuance of
the efforts under the direction of
the A. F. of L. to secure their
unconditional pardon and their
early release"
For the Record Only
This mealy- mouthed resolution.
adopted by the A. F. of L. years
ago, serves the purpose of going on
record formally for MONEYS re-
lease while the A. F. of L. officials
continue their cynical policy of
completely ignoring him. Not only
have the Federation bureaucrats
failed to spend one cent in Moo
ney's defense, but men like Paul
Scharrenberg, secretary of the Cal
norma State Federation of Labor.
have actually worked behind the
scenes to keep Mooney in prison.
1t is interesting to note. Vein
stock pointed out, that David Du-
binsky, leading Socialist and vice
president of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union,
was member of VOLTS committee
which barred the resolution on
Mooney
These were not Dubinsky's only
achievements" at the A. F. of L.
convention, Weinstock says. On the
industrial union question, Dubinsky
voted with the Executive Council
against the Brewery Workers in a
move calculated to split the Brew
cry Workers Union into craft
unions.
Forced by rank and file pressure.
Paul Scharrenberg, who himself
helped behead the General Strike,
had introduced a mild resolution
criticizing the American Legion Of
ficials for their strike breaking &C
tivity during the maritime struggle
on the coast. The A. F. of L. bu-
reaucrats killed this resolution, too,
on the unanimous recommendation
of the Resolutions Committee, of
which the same Mr.. Dubinsky was
a member.
No Strikes Noted
AS far as strikes during the past
year are concerned, Weinstock says,
they did not exist for the officials
of the A. F. of L., and the report of
the Executive Committee submitted