The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-16
BY A. ENDERLE.


shall be worked in Germany. And
the correspondent of the capitalist
"Vossische Zeitung" was able tri-
umphantly to declare:
GAS result of the efforts of the
German trade union representatives it
has been possible to have the point
directed against Germany deleted
from the wording of the resolution"
1t would hardly be possible for the
international proletariat to gain a
clearer glimpse into the wretched ma
ture of the Amsterdam trade union
international and the purely capitalist
character of the Labor Bureau, than
thru the debates on the eight hour
day which have taken place in Gen.
eva. Once again have the Amster-
damers, on an occasion where the ac-
tual interests of labor were at stake,
divided into national groups and in
stead of standing in one proletarian
front against capital, have taken sides
with the capitalists of their father
land" in the national competitive riv-
airy of capital On the other hand
this incident has proved to the whole
international proletariat that the
Geneva Labor Bureau and the labor
conferences convened by it, are moth
ing else but councils at which plans
are concocted for the better preserva-
ton of capitalist profits and for the
most advantageous exploitation of the
proletariat. If it were otherwise, then
the Amsterdamers of every country
do no other than stand together and
to have torn the hypocritical mask
from the face of the whole interna-
tional capitalist class and modified
the proletariat of all countries against
the gang of capitalist exploiters. But
who would expect anything of this
sort from these hirelings of the en-
ploying class.
Up to the moment of writing no
final decision has been come to re-
garding the eight hour day, but one
has no need to be a prophet in order
to predict that in the end compro-
mise resolution will be unanimously
adopted and that in every country the
working day will be prolonged.
1t would be superfuous to go more
closely into the other items of the Ia
Dor conference, because here also it
is the same, lie. beautiful speeches are
delivered and decisions are adopted
which deceive the workers somewhat
but do no harm to the capitalists AS
an example, there need only be men
toned here that the question of unem-
ployment was dealt with at great
length. The conference, according to
the "Vorwarts," came to a heroic"
decision in which all governments are
recommended to work out memo
randa" Cd on the problem of unem-
ployment which shall contain propos-
ais as to remedies. A magnificent"
help for the unemployed!
The Amsterdamers have nothing
particular to boast about as to their
deeds in Geneva. They therefore
make the more fuss over the exclus-
ion of the fascist trade union repre-
sentative from the conference. The
Amsterdamers wish by this means to
give evidence of their flight" against
the fascists. Even this bit of flame"
is very doubtful, for this fascist had
been allowed to take part in the sit
tings for ten days without being chal-
lenged and only at the moment when
the shares of Mussolini and Co. had
sunk to zero in Italy, did the brave
heroes Of Amsterdam adopt the decis-
ion to exclude this fascist labor repre-
sentative from the conference This
was great act Of injustice, for even
IL the Amsterdamers are not fascists
Of the type Of Mussolini they are no
less as Jealous representatives of cap
ital as the former.