Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-21
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GUM were considered subordinate to
the Party, ana declared that from the
birth Of the Party the Trade Unions
had constituted such . majority IN
the governing body that they always
had controlled the Party. and not the
Party the Unions. II Is not exact To-
say that We wish fusion between the
/ Unions and the Party Our TRADE
unions have complete autonomy in
| their own field. =
Simons, Of the Socialist Party OF
the United states, then disputed some
Of the statements OF DeLeon and con-
demned the policy Of the Socialist
Labor party which had sfOmented dis
sension In the Trade Union Move
ment. aour Party refuses to capture
i the Unions because it considers that
the PARTY and the Unions are two sec
lions Of 4 single army Hhe sup
ported the resolution Of Austria.
sIindblad, of Sweden, declared tnat
i IN sweden the Trade Unions and the
party live In perfect accord. There
Is NO division in the Proletariat. His;
torically. the Party was born first,
| and II then ORGANIZED the Unions. But
/ the Unions have their own organia-
| ton. They have complete autonomy.
although nearly all the members Of
i the Unions belong to the Socialist
PARTY
Nemec. OF Bohemia, declared that
IN HIS country there was most in
| innate and friendly relation between
/ rha two organizations.
| PIechanoff, Of Russia, spoke
| against any organic union between
/ the party and the Unions. He said
i that in Russia such a union would
mean that the Trade Unions would
| he cut into fifteen helpless parts. He
thought. therefore. for the time be-
ing that the Trade Unions Of Russia
Il should not endorse any political
marty.
Iris discussion took place before
I 4 special committee which finally
!, adonted the Austrian Resolution with
j some amendments. It was then
lhronght before the entire Congress.
of Il Il NECESSARY" said the Chair
man fBaer. Of xustria). Ito declare
q thai the Trade Union Movement
4 should conserve its autonomy, it is
ednally necessary to say that the
party and the Unions should supple
madnt each other. The leaders Of the
Unions shonld sit In the governing
bodv 81 the Party and vice versa. In
Itthis manner the necessary contact
| takes nlace contact which prevents
Observation-Disclosures from arising and
avoids useless discussion Neverthe-
less. IL discussions should take place
| between the Party and the Trade TN
ions. these debates ought always to
i he conducted in the spirit of frafern-
| fty and solidarity. All the nationali,
ties have signed our text, with the
| execution Of 4 tiny group from the
United states. If We desire, and it
Ne OUGHT to desire" he continued,
"that the relation between the Party
i and the Trade Unions should be the
| most intimate possible. We do not de-
| alre that the establishment or re-es-
| fablishment of these relations should
Eprovoke ! division In the Trade IN
| ion Movement"
ssThe members Of any craft should
| belonu to ! single Union. Rival or
oaniatlons are an accumulation. One
must then demand the notification and
|.tba centraliation Of the Trade Union
| movement And the Hrst condition Of
1.-The success Of the Trade Unions is
their unification 10 succeed, the I'm
ions must he strong and the more