The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-04
LABOR Takers
FIGHTING LIKE
KILKENNY CATS
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ICED labor in the campaign has been
the utter theological bankruptcy Of
its reactionary leadership. 1t is an
example Of the low grade unionism,
the failure to educate the union mem
bership, the results Of the practice Of
betrayal, the unprincipled scramble
for individual interests Of the whole
tribe of labor faker bureaucracy, that
the nationwide money for LaFollette
was a fizzle.
Frank Morrison, secretary Of the
A. r. Of L. announces that out Of the
three million members Of the A. F.
of L., it could only raise S23,7S6.S3
This is less than cent member, and
illustrates the fact that the labor fax
ers in control of the A. F. of L. are
unable to inspire the workers in any
cause or upon any occasion.
"This was admitted few years ago
by Gompers, when a strike in his own
union, the Cigar Makers Union, need
ed assistance. Gompers said that an
appeal for money sent out to the
whole A. F. of L. didn't yield enough
70 pay the postage on it. Such is the
fruits Of resistance of Gompers and
his kind to revolutionary education Of
the workers and Communist teachings
of class solidarity.
Communists Fine Campaign Record.
Just look at the difference" said
0omrade Foster, between the work
ers who are controlled by Gompers,
and the members of the Workers Par
ty, In their support of candidates in
this campaign. Gompers couldn't get
even one cent a member out of the A.
r. Of L. membership for the LaFollette
campaign fund. But the Workers
Party, with approximately $4,000
members, raised 100000 without any
extraordinary effort. Four dollars
against penny is record for the la
Dor takers to ponder over.
"The events of the election cam
paign have been most significant in at
least two ways. First, it shows that
millions Of workers are breaking away
from old ideas, which means they are
set in motion never to stop completely
until they arrive at proletarian revolu-
ton. They may be long on the road
and may linger at LaFolletteism, but
whether they know it or not, they
are on the road to revolution.
Labor Bureaucracy Split.
1.-THE second important development
of the campaign is the split in the
labor bureaucracy. The chickens
Matched out by Sam Gompers have
come home to roost on his tombstone.
The labor takers are falling out among
themselves, inevitably and unavoid-
ably as a result of the teaching of the
whole Gompers' school Of "non-parti-
san" class collaboration with capital
list political parties.
IA few weeks ago a meeting was
held in Washington at which all the
labor bureaucrats opposed to the Com
rs-LaFollette alliance came to an
agreement and organized definitely to
fight Gompers' machine. This group
was headed by such outstanding trait
ors as Major Berry of the pressmen,
Hutchinson of the carpenters, and
agents of John L. Lewis, who had sold
out to Coolidge.
This gang has formed 'non-parti-
san group inside the A. F. of l.. to
split Gompers' machine and oppose
LaFollette because they feel their in
terests as individuals in capitalist po-
litical parties may be endangered. It
is to be remembered that Berry in the
Seattle convention of the A. F. of l..
was the one who led the fight for a
labor party. Now he leads opposition
to anything that is slightly suspected
Of having a labor tinge.
Socialist Bstrayers Betrayed.
"The nastiest bunch of political
crooks in the labor movement is that
represented by Sigman of the /. L. G..
W., who with all his yellow socialist
stripe are loudly wailing that the exc
cutive council of the Central Trades
and Labor Council of New York has
betrayed them by switching from La
Toilette to Davis at the last minute.
1T comes with poor grace from
these arch-traitors to the interests of
labor, to howl about being betrayed
when Sigman and his kind have done
everything in their power to drive
out all revolutionary workers from
their organizations, have given up
themselves all pretense Of revolutions
airy principles. It is the old case of
the pot calling the kettle back. Just
fresh from betraying his own union.
this Judas. Sigman, is fine bird to
be croaking traitor" at Tammany
Hall. Communists expect just as lit
tie from one as from the other"
Asked II he would prophesy how
soon Communist might be elected as
national leader, Comrade Foster re.
marked that prophesy was not in his
line, adding, But just as certain as
sunrise Communist will be elected.
not as president, but as chairman of
the council Of commissars in the Sow.
lot Republic Of the United States Of
America"