The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-02-19

zeal dct with the employers without the Intervention of the
union officials The shop committee form of organization
especially adapted for the rugge of the workers for control the
shop Where the shop organized into number of craft unions
generally the the United States the shop committee will
consist OF members from all the crafts and thus become force for
TRANSPORTATION from the craft the industrial FORM The
OF revolutionary workers European countries shows
that in the of the struggle the shop committee takes
more and more authority and eventually becomes the medium
through which workers control production established In
the inevitable struggle for that control the most determined resist
anc the part of the bogeose through the State will be d
against the workers. and will thus force them into struggle
for political power Keeping clearly mind their special functions
as Instruments first for control of the unions by the workers the
shop and ultimately for workers control production the Com
munlst must strive every popuze the shop committees
and the shop delegate system and take the leading part organ
ing them
Members of the United Communist Party aim to subord
nate the general activities unions to the revolutionary
struggle OF the working class for the overthrow of capitalism and
the establishment of Communism
While two lntemationas of political parties contend for the
leadership OF the working class he yellow Second International
striving to hold the workers loyalty the various capitalist
States and to the Capitalist League of States while the Communist
rouses the workers everywhere to dsobedce
their enslavers and to loyalty to the of World Soca
another and parallel struggle going between two Inter-
nationals OF labor unions economic organizations).
On the one hand the international Federation of Trade|
Unions with headquarters Amsterdam endeavos with subtle
program of mild sociaistc reform lure the labor
unions into collaboration with the capitalist governments league
OF governments seeking of revolutionary crisis to paaz
and demoraze the working class of all countries simultaneously
in the interest of the capitalist class.
On the other hand is the Red Trade Union International with
headquarters at present located in Moscow This International of
trade and Industrial unions seeks do for the trade
the Third Comunst International doing for the revolutionary
political parties that to ally the organizations of
workers of the world into single front the carrying on the
labor struggle on the economic field the interest of the working
class renouncng loyalty the capitalist and governments
and cooperating with the Communist International in all respects
The American Federation of Labor officials have yet been
dispeased with the mild socast phrases of the yellow
Amsterdam international and have expressed unwngnes to a
ae with it, while they do not much to mention the
Red International of Trade Unions
The United Communist Party vigorously opposing any suges-
ton of affang American organized labor with the Amsterdam
International viii carry wide propaganda affaon of all
organized labor with the Red International Trade and Industrial
Unions Members of the United Communist Party within unions
shall work accordingly.
Where revolutionary mnorties within American organized la
Dor adhees to the Red Tade Union International affiliate with
It, United Communist Party members will the policy of
keeping these revolutionary mnoeS within their national Organ
zation there combat any efforts afaon with the Amste
dam international and to bring the entire American labor
ment into the Red international. h
The winning of the organized labor away from their
msades becomes each day feasible Already labor leaders
the government to compel obedience to the lawful" CD union
heads already the aptasc labor leaders have gone law
tor antabo munctons which they formerly denounced as
Savlng Already OUTLAW strikes directed mainly not
the workers within the unions not willingly under the influence
of the labor officials but esessy searching eoworker
upon whom they pin their faith for eadeshp Often
these revots fail through the ncapa of the tred leaders
chosen at random The work of the United Communist Party to-
train its members to take this leadership Outlaw movements
may by intelligent direction often be made the bureau
cratic she'll instead of eng out schsms resulting the
discharge of the employees involved G
Communists must seize every opportunity show their fellow
workers that the historic function the labor movement not
gather crumbs from the capitalist table, but appropriate from
private hands the of production and axchange Communists
must utilize example of violence against the workers by the
state convince them that the necessary overthrow of capitalism
cannot be accomplished by amed and passive opposition but
by superior armed mass action the the organized oe
The economic struggle of the poetaat becomes political
struggle during epoch of the decline of capitalism much quicker
than during epoch its peaceful development Every serious
economic clash Immediately place the workers face to face
with the question of revolution Therefore the duty of the
Communists in all the phases of the struggle to point out
to the workers that the of the struggle only possible H
the working class the capitalists open fight and by
means of dictatorship proceeds to the organization of Socialist
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