The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-12

peal, published below.
To the Soamen of all Countries
Comrades: $4,000 lockers and ship
yard workers are striking in German
ports.
They are fighting against the abOli-
ton of the S-hour day and the re-
duction of real wages. For at least
bare subsistence wage. Against
the capitalist offensive.
The reformist trade union bureau
cracy has shamelessly betrayed the
struggling workers. Instead Of utiliz-
Ii ing the united front of the lockers
and shipyard workers for strength
ening the position Of the militant
workers and for leading them to Vic
tory, the reformist Judases did
everything to split the fighting front
by separating and isolating the dock
ers from the shipyard workers.
The reformist trade union bureau
Gratis have accepted an arbitration de-
cision which virtually abolishes the g.
hour day for all dock workers. They
have treacherously proclaimed this
decision "a splendid victory" and
have actually advised the lockers to
abandon their fighting brothers of the
shipyards, thus enabling the brutal
and greedy capitalists to defeat the
shipyard workers the more easily and
to subject them to their unhampered
dictatorship.
But the militant dookers and ship
yard workers have rejected this
treacherous advice of the reformist
lsckeys of the Bourgeoisie, and have
refused TO accept the arbitration de-
cision. The solid united front of the
lockers and shipyard workers is in
tact.
Comrades and Fellow Workers!
Seaman of All Countries!
If the German shipping barons sue
ced in depriving the German workers
of the S-hour day, it is absolutely
certain that your own exploiters, I'M
der the pretext Of German cut-throat
competition, will proceed to lengthen
your own working hours and to re-
duce your wages.
This You Must Prevent
The German lockers and shipyard
workers are fighting not only for
their own, but for your interests as
well. Their victory is therefore
your victory; their defeat-your own
defeat.
Therefore practice the fullest
solidarity with the German lockers
and shipyard workers..
No seaman should perform black
leg work in German portsl
No German ship, and no ship from
any other capitalist country is to be
laden or discharged in German ports I
The crews of all foreign ships in
German ports should at once organize
relief committees in support of the
strikersl
See to it that the officers of your
ship give no aid to German strike
breakers loading or discharging any
shiPl
See to it that no ship is repaired
in German portsl
See to it that no ship leaves Ger
man ports for repairs in foreign
portal
Comrades! Seaman of all countries |!
In all capitalist countries the shipping
oarons are determined to lengthen
the working hours and to reduce the
wages of the lockers and shipyard
workers. The shipping companies
turnout the world have united in an
international offensive against the
very existence of the shipping slaves.
You must offer resistancel You too,
must unite internationally and create
a solid international front against
your common enemy! If you do this,
victory is inevitably yoursl
Long live the fighting solidarity of
the German Dockers and Shipyard
Workers.
Long live the Solidarity Of the
Seamen of All Countries!
With revolutionary greetings,
The international Propaganda