Evening journal., 1920-04-17
LABOR REDS
CALL REVOLUTION
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Gil" Urges Workers TO
use Their Power"
WOULD THROW
UNIONS INTO STREET"

n Piinhcu clTOuldIs iSsucu ny tnt So
called Revolutionary Council OF Amer
lea, calling upon the railroad men
who quit work. to fight for a Russian /
Soviet form OF government, in the /
United States, has been received by /
The Evening journal, from New
York The stamp cancellation mark /
on the envelope bearing the circular, |
very appropriately bears the legend |
Learn While You Earn. Join the |
Army" The circular reads:
RAlLWAfMEN 4 PORT WORKERSl !
Your enemies are bowling loud.
Your leaders and bosses. the union,
newspapers and the government are
against you. That is to be expected.
But you are prepared for it.
They said you were only workers
railroad and port workers, and did
not care whether you earned enough
to live on or not. You were the kind
they could replace any day. But sud
denly you strickland they found
that you were among the most i'm
/ portant in the whole country.
"By stopping work. you kept food
supplies from reaching the city. In
the name OF the dear commuters,
But that Is just your power-tO cut
on all supplies. Remember thall You
must learn 10 use your power-and
use II well.
III your bosses object 20 your
stopping work, why don't they give
you wages and conditions that Will
keep you satisfied Because they
think they don't have 10. But you are
showing them this time.
"Of course, you are rebelllng against
your leaders. What do they know
about working for low wager Once
they worked. too, but they've long
outgrOwn that. Now they have soft
/ snaps and are drawing good salaries.
(Do you remember when John Nit
chell, the labor leader. died? He left
something like Si72,OOO How much
do YOU think you'll leave your wife
and kids2) And there are various
tips and presents they get from
your bosses for keeping you quiet.
"And your unions? Oh. they arc
lust like your bosses, furnishing
union scabs 10 take your places. Mex
they will call in the police TO protecl
the precious strlkebreakers from you
the outlaws But you will have th'
upper hand soon. Then throw thesl
leaders and their unions into thi
streets. where they belong.
"In your name, your leaders mad
agreements with the United State
government not to press the wage-ris
question until the g0vernmen
. brought the cost Of living down. Wei
YOU see It has come down skywards
The government bluffed yOu-it kne'
very well II could not lower price
Your leaders betrayed you And
last you have rebelled-and rebelle
right.
SYou didn't give them six months
: notice. but went out when you coul
hit them best. That's the way to d
do IT,
'SThe government Is using all II
motor trucks to scab on you. II Is 50
ing TO call on private owners to ful
! nish their trucks and drivers. Bans
ers. lawyers, college men are scar
bing on you. The government Is &c
ing to issue injunctions against yol
It will prosecute you. Jail you. An
then will come government troops
"Get a powerful number or you
{, fellows rebelling at the same tin
y y and show them who you are. Tie u
the whole systemi Show your mas
n power.
u "But don't stop when you win IN
: strike. You've got to learn 10 strli
y FOR more-fOr everything Highl
- wages and better conditions are NJ
going 10 free you-you VIII be u
same wage slaves as ever. And ever
D penny you gain Will be swallowed I
by the higher cost Of living, high
N rent, etc.
- "strike to put an end to the who
- capialist systeml Strike to take ov
- the industries and the country for u
in benefit OF the workers and the wor
8 ers alonei
= "Form transport workers comml
80 tees in your shops and docks. Lii
them I'D into local, district and n
tional councils, to take over q
management OF all industry. Agita
for the one big union and shop COZ
mittees and workers councils Ia
y fhe industries. Make Il a single rev
- lutionary organization, prepared
flght for the overthrow OF the rule
o- the bosses-the milliOnaires OF W.
by street.
"Dont you do all the work on q
w railways and docks? Didn't you pro
d. n by bringing everything to a stan
z. sim when you went out on a strik
et Aren't the workers in all industrl
IS. the ones who do all the actual wo
OF from the manager down to the lo'
lis est man?
"It is the bosses, the owners.
an hanks and big sharks. who take Z
70 oronts. And the government-tn'
le. governmeni-backs them up In blee
,pg you, ~ means Ct The army
functions, fase lndusir al courts. etl
"YOur workers councils and 20
At one big revolutionary union nt
M ec. ready TO fight the JEited Stai
eovt rnment Prepare 10 ,hk cover
" government and 10 run q for
en- benefit OF the workers alone.
xi- "Our members are supporting >
ph n their uni,ns.
ct. "Out with the bossesi
nd "Out with your fake leadersi
,st "On with your revolutionary wol
ge ers' councils
nd "All power 10 the workers.
CENTRAL REVOLUTIONARY
COUNCIL OF AMERICA.