The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-05

@and Morning Call to back the strik-
ing printers.
Six were arrested and among the
several beaten by police was Mrs.
M. Foote, sister-in-law of strik-
ing printer who stood on the side
walk. Two policemen beat her so
severely that she had to be taken
to hospital. Among those arrested
was Kalaga, Communist candidate
for Assembly, Seventh District.
A mass meeting to protest this
police brutality will take place at
Carpenters Hall, Sc Van Houten
ST., on Monday evening, at o'clock.
The demonstration was under the,
auspices of the Conference in Aid.
of Striking Printers, which unites
the A. F. of L. locals of dyers, silk
weayers, hosiery workers, bakers,
musicians, plumbers, pressmen and
typographical workers, the Commu-,
mist Party, Young Communist
League, Central Branch of the So
cialist Party, Order of Moose;
Knights of Pythiss Lodge and many.
workers fraternal organizations.
AS result of the demonstration
the publishers of the News, the
most vicious open-shoppers, were
forced to agree to conference with
the printers, who have been on
strike now for six months.
The demonstration is generally
accepted as a great victory for the
policy of militant labor and the
Communist Party, which has been
the most active force in organizing
it. AS a result tremendous en-
thusiasm has been aroused in the
ranks of Paterson labor, as a pow
erful blow was dealt the two papers
which, under the leadership of the
publisher, Haines, are instruments
for the open-shop movement here.
At ten in the morning, hundreds
were in line in front of the two
buildings, carrying signs represent
ing the various organizations in the
united front. Thousands rnilled
around the streets leading to the
picketing. But the entire Paterson
police force was there to keep
everyone moving for fear that too
large demonstration would de-
velop.
All leaves for policemen we're
cancelled. The striking dyers at
that time were holding a meeting
at the RoSeland Ballroom, hearing
the report of their delegates to
Washington. Throughout the meet
ing the workers were impatient,
anxious to make good their pledge
of solidarity with the striking print
erS.
Despite the promise made by the
officials of the dyers that co-opera-
ton would be given for the DEM
onstration, not even an announce
ment was made to the workers. 1t
was only through sending a tele-
gram direct to the Roseland Ball
room meeting that the printers
we're able to force the issue on the
floor
Although not organized for the
demonstration, when the dyers
poured out of their hall, about 1880,
they formed behind the committee
of printers outside into line which
soon extended for the entire dis
lance between the hall and news
paper buildings-about four blocks.
For at least a half hour the streets
in the heart of Paterson were
choked.
While the picketing progressed, a
committee elected at the united
front conference was successful in
gaining admission to the News pub
fishers. But when the publishers
saw the names of the committee,
which also included Moe Brown,
Communist candidate for Gov
ernor; Berger, vice-president of the
typographical local, and other mill
tant workers, the committee was
told to get out, as the building was
private property" Finally the
workers were told that they are
willing to confer with a committee,
in which they named Wardle, presi-
dent of the Labor Council, Maiso,
official of the Building Trades
Council; Ammirato, president of the
dyers; Charles Vigoreto, vice-presi-
dent of the dyers; Kondla, of the
printers, and several others.
The workers, realizing that the
publishers only wanted to avoid
comforting on the excuse that there
are reds" in the committee, agreed.
But although Wardle and Maiso had
been elected on the original COM
mittee as well, they did not appear
at the demonstration Wardle is
now a candidate for the Board of
FreeholderS on the Republican
ticket and has the endorsement of
the News; Maiso is also an active
Republican politician.
Ammirato was particularly indig.
nant that he was the only one Of
the higher labor officials named on
the commit ee, to be on hand. Elk
pressing himself very violently
against Wardle and Maiso, he re-
marked that they left him hold
ing the bag" But disagreeable as
his task was, the shouts of the work.
ers outside left no choice in the
matter. A conference with the en-
ployers was set for next Tuesday.
During the demonstration the
strikebreaking role of the capitalist
press was strongly impressed upon
the workers, and hundreds of Daily
Workers were sold. The Communist
platform, in which was enclosed a
call to The members of A. F. of l..
unions to vote Communist, was dis
tributed in thousands of copies.