The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-20
AL, TUUL,
Independent
Unions Join
United Conference for
May 5 in Irving
Plaza Hall

NEW YORK. - A call to
establish a strong, unified
anti-fascist movement, en-
bracing all organizations
and individuals opposed tol
Hitler fascism and t h e
growth of fascist organiza-
tons in the United States. was is
sued by the United Anti-Nazi Con-
ference Committee, $40 Broadway.
The conference to unity this
movement in the New York Metro
politan area will be held Sunday
MAY 5, at noon, at the Irving Plaza
Hall.
Already IS organizations have sig
nified their readiness to actively
participate. These include the fol-
lowing A. F. of L., independent ano
T. U. U. L. trade unions:
United Neckwear Workers Union
Dry Goods Workers Union, Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union,
BOnnaz Embroidery Union, Anal
gamated Food Workers Union,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and JOiners, Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union, Build
ing Maintenance Union, Millinery
Rank and File of United Hatters
Cap and Millinery Workers Union,
Independent Carpenters Union,
Waterproof Garment Workers
Union of the International Gar
ment Workers Union, and the
Trade Union Unity League.
Nine Workmens Circle branches.
the Workmen's Sick and Death
Benefit Society and International
Workers Order branches, Anti-fas-
cist organizations, many language
workers clubs, including the French,
German, Chinese, Scandinavian,
Jewish, and many religious, philan-
thropic, cultural and other organi-
cations are joining in this broad
united front against Hitler fascism
For over year." the call states
"the Hitler fascist government OF
lies, suppression, brutality and ex-
ecution has continued in power in
Germany. Thousands of men. wo-
men and children, have been brut-
ally mistreated The concentration
camps are filled with trade union
lists, pacifists, Socialists. Commu-
nists, Jews, and even Nazi storm
troopers who dare to oppose the
fascist regime, which is inf1icting
torture and even murder upon in
nocent men and women.
"All rights of labor have beer
denied by the Hitler government
and the unions have been destroyed
Women in fascist Germany have.
lost their hard won equality with
men and today are being subjected
to the savagery Of the middle ages
Culture has been uprooted and q
vicious campaign of anti-semitisn
has been launched against the jew
ish people, forcing thousands OF
them to leave their native Ger
many, committing them to slow
starvation.
THE Hitler government, with it.
forced labor, accentuation Of ma.
tional hatreds and authorization, L
driving headlong into another i'm
perialist war" the call continues.
Summarizing the four-point pro.
gram suggested for the conference,
the call lists:
1. To aid all victims Of the Hit
Ter Fascist regime.
2. To arouse public opinion
and action against the Hitler Fas-
cist government and against the
spread of Nazi propaganda and
organization by Hitler agents and
supporters in the United States.
NO time can be lost. We must
unite our forces and act at once
against the growing menace of fas-
cism! We call upon every organi-
zation opposed to Hitler Fascism to
elect delegates to the United Anti
Nazi Conference May 81 the call
concludes.