The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-10

l. W. w. They assert that the Luml
Workers, the Metal Workers and
Railroad Workers-at least such as
support Rowan and company, are the
whole 1. w. w.
Other unions are admitted only if
they agree in advance to a so-called
plan of action" that would make a
complete wreck Of the l. W. W. and
an absolute farce Of class solidarity.
Rowan Aets-the Convention Talks.
BY shutting out all other industrial
unions and I. w. w. members these
fine gentlemen have, in fact, expelled
them. They have. indeed, expelled the
convention. More, they have done so
without any fiub-dub about democracy.
without taking any referendum,
eitherl This is using more resolution
to split the /. w. w. than the con-
vention possessed when it left and
leaves the expulsion of the injunction.
ties to referendum.
While the convention has thus
shown a lack Of Initiative" the in
junctionites have shown no small lead
ership in a vigorous, centralized and
uncompromising effort to destroy the
1. w. w. Let no one fool themselves!
Time will show that there now sits in
the l. w. W. convention those who
will leave it to support Rowan in the
field, just as they have supported him
in the convention with fine words
about letting the membership de,
eide"
Those who would wreck the 1. w.
w. are organized. While bowling
against politicians" they show them
selves possessed Of a fair understand
ing of how to vancouver. They were
organized long before the convention
and long before the election from
headquarters. Their fight from the
first has been well planned. Stool
pigeons who are well supervised have
such plans.
To wreck the I. w. w. it was only
necessary to organize around some
slogans made popular by demagogues.
Down with politicians" or Take
away power from general headquar-
ters" Anything to furnish another
enemy to fight than the bosses. Any
other enemy but the boss will do.
Fight Politicians Instead Of Capitalists
Members Of the I. w. w. Look
over the propaganda put out by the
men who would split the /. w. w.
Can you find in it any program
against capitalism? The Red Inter
national Affiliation Committee has not
been able to find one hint of such
struggle. The fight against the
bosses is given up.
The fight against the blacklist, the
struggle for more wages and shorter
hours, the elemental and immediate
needs as we'll as the Revolutionary
goal of capitalist overthrowal is deftly
put aside. All the membership hears
from the injunctionites is abolish
the general headquarters abolish
the per capita paymentsl" "Tear
down all centralized class organiza-
toni" down with politicians" and
"Out with the Communists" Such
program pleases the employing class
The bosses are not troubled with
strikes while the I. w. W. can be kept
busy fighting Communists. Stool
pigeons ask no more.
The injunctionites are organized.
They act. Their field workers, like
Dunsmore of $40, are aiding Rowan
just as are those who fight on the
floor OF the convention. The columns
of the Industrial Worker we're pro.
vided for long ago, as explained by
P. ]. Welinder at the convention. 1t
helps Rowan split the I. w. w.
On the same day the convention
leaves Rowan's expulsion to referen.
dun, the Industrial Worker edition
containing propaganda for such action
is distributed thruout the country
And in not one line of any issue has
the editor written one word of con.
domination Of the injunction.
In the face of terrible persecution by
capitalism of I. w. w. members and
of workers generally, what is the pro.
gram Of revolutionary struggle advo-
Gated by the Industrial Worker?
Nothingl All the Industrial Worker
carries is ridiculous advertisements OF
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