The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-31
|. ". ". MAKES
NO ANSWER To
R.I.L.U. APPEAL
international Issue Is
Still Facing Wobblies

1. w. w. mas taken no action on the
appeal for affiliation with the Red In.
ternational of Labor Unions which
was transmitted to the board in May.
The appeal was made by the Red
international. 1t consists of Harrison
George, Mike Novak and H. r. Rich
ards.
Their letter, addressed to the mem
bership and the officials, took issue
with some of the latter who oppose
internationalism. 1t stated that only
the most backward members of the
working class do not perceive that
the class struggle is international and
that therefore workers must have
real international of action. The COM
mittee urged affiliation to the Red In
ternational because it stands for revo-
lutionary industrial unionism, as OBJ
posed to organization by crafts,
principle shared by the !. w. w.
No Political Alliance involved.
The committee pointed out that az
filiation with the Red international
by the !. w. w. will not involve al
lance with political parties because
the Red International of Labor Unions
is not organically connected to the
Communist International. The mutual
representation between the two was
dissolved some time ago, and this re-
suited in afiliation of other revolu-
tionary unions which had, like the
l. w. W., objected to their unity.
Our board has received no direct
communication from the Red Interna-
tional," said Tom Doyle, secretary
treasurer OF the l. w. w. "The COM
munication from the special commit
tee has not been acted upon"
r. I. A. C. Reiterates Stand.
When notified of the above state
ment of Secretary Doyle, Harrison
George, chairman of the Red Inter
national Aflliation Committee, said:
"The statement of Fellow Worker
Doyle that the G. E. B. has received
no direct communication from the
R. l. L. U. is merely an evasion and
an excuse--a very poor excuse-for
the admitted fact that no action has
been taken. This committee stands
ready at any time to lay its authorize
ton from the executive bureau of the
Red International before the G. E. B.
When, on May 8, by order of Secre-
tary Doyle, the editor of Industrial
Solidarity acknowledged receipt of
our appeal and our request for it's
publication so that the membership
might form fair opinion on the sub
Ject, no question was raised of the
competency of our committee.
Undoubtedly this excuse is the in.
direct reply to second communica.
ton sent Secretary Doyle and Chair.
man Fisher of the G. E. B., asking
what had been done by the G.. E. B..
what measures had been taken tc
bring our appeal to the membership
and stating that our committee could
not allow official indifference to pre-
vail against the need of the workine
class to understand and to affiliate tc
the r. /. l.. u.
Red Appeal Refutes CHARGES
mot only has the G. e. B. taken nc
action upon the appeal, but the appea
itself was not printed for considera
ton by the membership, nor even war
one word permitted in the /. w. w
papers which would inform the mem
bership of the existence of the an
peal. This, in spite of the fact tina
thousands of books, pamphlets and ar
ticles falsely attacking the Red In
ternational have been published ant
by the I. w. w. headquar
tiers. Since our appeal for affiliatioI
explodes all these previously mad,
objections, fatty denying that TIL
R. /. L. U. desires the /. w. w. Il
"liquidate," ETC., it is important tina
the membership hear read this ar
peal and discuss 1t. In one way O
another the Red International is &c
ing to get its message to the /. w. W
Affillation Means Rebirth.
There seems to be a most peculia
idea prevailing among l. w. w. off
Gals that they are, in suppressing an
all sentiment and discussio
iavoring the Red international, safe
guarding the membership from som |,
peril. From the wa \
The organization is declining it seem h
hey are safeguarding it to death. TIL X,
does not see this with an n
pleasure. II the |. w. w. affiliate Y
with the r. !. L. U. 1t will experience \
4 rebirth. All who want to help di \
tribute our appeal. address the Re
Affiliation COMMITTEE I
1914 West Madison street, Chicag,
Illinois.