The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-29

and that Stall was not there. Ander-
son attempted to enter anyway, but
was forced back by the cop, but when
the committee closed upon the COD
and he saw that Anderson was not
alone he said he would see Stall, and
when he did we were admitted I'M
mediately.
When we went in, this Mr.. Stall
commenced to talk red and said he
was a socialist and that he was in
sympathy with our cause and would
be glad to do anything that he could
for us. We told we did not come there
for sympathy, that we came for jobs.
He Immediately informed us that he
could not give us jobs, but told us to
go to DR.. Lindquist, who is head of
the Board of Public Welfare. We told
him to call DR.. Linquist and tell him
that we were coming down. DR.. Lind
quist told him he did not want any,
thing to do with us. The next day,
which was the last day for the shop
to work, we passed small slips around
the shop calling for mass meeting
of all workers Of the shop for Satur-
day afternoon at the Scandinavian
Hall on Payne Ave. G. Cogar, Section
Organizer of st. Paul, spoke to the
workers and it was decided that all
were to go to the State Board Of Con-
troll in a body to demand C.W.A. Jobs
or adequate relief.
Then all workers present who were
not union members were asked to
join the union and they responded 100
per cent and on the following Mon
day we met at 81 e. 18th ST., and
marched to the State Office building
in a body, about ITO men from the
100 who compose the entire shop.
The men all stood in the hall In
front of and around the State Board
Of Control offices. A committee went
in to see Mr.. Youngdahl, who is one
of the head men of the Board Of
Control We asked Youngdahl to
come in the hall and talk to the
workers and tell them Just what he
could and would do, but when he saw
the mass of militant workers he re-
fused to come out and talk to them,
but said he would talk to the COM
mittee. The workers agreed to let the
committee deal with Mr.. Youngdahl
because they knew the committee was
composed mostly OF Communists and
they could trust them. When the
committee came in the Office, Mr.,
Youngdahl Immediately began to pass
out cigarettes, but we told him we did
not come to smoke cigarettes, we
came to get Jobs or adequate relief
for every worker in the shop,
He called in Mr.. Carlgren, an
NR.A. official, who asked us If we
were affiliated with the Packing
House Workers Industrial Union. We
told him that we were. He said that
the Packing House Workers Indus
trial Union, after he had helped them
out, had stabbed him in the back. We
asked him how. He said that after
the Armour strike there were about
200 blacklisted workers and that they
had had committee there to ask
him for relief for the blacklisted
workers and a relief station was set
up in South st. Paul for their benefit
and that they published in their
paper, the Packing House Workers
Voice." that they had forced" relief,
We told him that they did force re-
lief and that our S.M.W.I.U. is forc-
ing you for relief right now. And he
asked what we would do if he didn't
grant it. We told him there was
plenty to eat In st. Paul and that we
would take trucks and go out and
get it.
He Immediately called DR.. Lind.
quist and told him to take care OF
every member Of the shop. ALI but
two cases have been taken care of,
and We believe they will be, as they
have been granted relief, but not
fully.
After leaving the State building the
whole union went to the City Election
Bureau and signed for our z candi-
dates, and since then we have
brought our union up to about e5 per
cent and some of the members are
applying for membership in the Com
munist Party.
(SigneO Shop Unit No. 4,
Griffin Wheel Local S.M.WIU,
st. Paul, Mimi, 865 Payne ave,