The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-24
The Needle Trades Conventions
BY Alexander BitteIman

hands of a revolutionary leadership.
The Fascist-rule in the Furriers' union
merely indicates the fact that the Left
Wing is already on the verge OF secur-
ing control Of the union.
Difficulties and Temptations Of the
left Wing.
lNNE cannot minimize the difficulties
~ under which the Left Wing in the
Furriers' union is working. 1t is COM
mon knowledge that merely to crit
icize actions of the machine is to take
ones life into ones hands Couple
with this the fact that the Left Wing
enjoys the confidence of the majority
of the union, and you have first class
case for sending the reactionaries to
H -. and forming new union.
We are certain, however that this
will not be done. The leadership Of
the Left Wing in the Furriers union is
brave, courageous and capable. It
realizes that it is holding a key-posi-
ton in the general strategy Of the
Left Wing. 1t is merely a case of
holding on until the rescuers will
reach the field of battle And, mean
while, increase your ranks and
strengthen the Workers Party.
The Convention Of the AmaIgamated
Clothing Workers.
TOR the first time the Left Wing
in. the A. G. w. has come to con-
vention of the union, SO strong, with
clear-cut, definite program of action.
This program was of such a nature as
to establish the Left Wing as a definite
leading force in the organization
which cannot be confused neither
with the Right Wing nor with the
Center. For there are in the A. G..
w. three groupings: Right Wing
forward machine), Center, (the adj
ministration) and the Left Wing.
The last convention was dominated by
the forces of the Center.
Because of the domination of the
Center, generally in the union and also
at the convention, the Left Wing in
the A. c. w. had complicated prob
lem to solve. On the one hand, it had
to support the Center as against the
Right. 1t goes without saying that
whenever it is a case of either Right
or Center, the Left Wing will support
the Center, at the same time criticize
ing all its defects and shortcomings.
On the other hand. because of the
very nature of the Center tits waver-
ing between Right and Left, its shift
ness and general unreliability, the Left
and general unreliability, the Left
Wing had the duty of establishing its
own identity and independence of ac-
ton. For, it must never be forgotten,
that it is only by following consist
emily Left Wing policies, on the eco
nomic and political field, that the A.
G. w. (the same as the other unions)
will become real effective instru-
ment in the revolutionary class strug-
gle.
In the past the Left Wing in the
A. G.. w. did not always manage, be-
cause of the difficult situation, to COM
bine the support of the Center with
the always necessary political indie
Eendence, which at times initiated
very strongly against the successful
establishment of the separate identity
of the Left Wing.
We are glad to say, however, that
in the months prior to and at the con-
vention itself the Left Wing succeed
ed in solving its tactical problems
beyond all expectations. And if these
policies and tactics are consistently
carried on in the future, the A. c. w.
will very soon become a better,
stronger and more revolutionary union
than it has ever been before.