The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-02

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argue that the industrial unions can
overthrow capitalism without the rev.
olutionary party, or vice versa, is to
set the anvil quarreling with the ham
mer as to which is the more impor-
tant.
Nevertheless, the r. /. L. u, in
wishing to attain unity with the sin
cere syndicalist workers OF the world
who yet have failed to distinguish
Communist party from the despica-
BILE Socialist" reformists of the Sec
ond International, severed the organic
connection which, before the second
congress of the r. !. L. U. united it to
the Third (Communist) International,
and the present relationship between
the two internationals is now simply
one Of militant cooperation and con-
certed action" Of defense and offense
against capital; a condition which we
think the |. w. w. would approve of
as necessary.
"Liquidatlon" Talk Plain Lie.
This removal of mutual represen-
tation between the R. |. L. U. and the
Third (Communist) International re-
suited in the affiliation of the large
French and Spanish syndicalist
unions, and should also result in the
same step being taken by the l. w.
w. But a pernicieus intrigue by anar-
cho-syndicalist elements Civilians
report, Sandgren's and Payne's poll
cies) in practical alliance with the
Berlin anarchist group, has shut out
of !. w. w. papers of general circu-
lation any correction and REPUTATION
of the lie that the R. l. L. U. seeks to
''liquidate" the l. W. w and leave in
its place only out-of-date craft unions.
We officially declare such statement
to be falsehood, and point to the
practical application of the R. |. L. U.
program as proof There are, besides
the l. W. W., other industrial unions
in America which have affiliated to
the R. l. L. u. and are independent
Of the A. F. of L., and of those so af-
filiated, where is one which has been
''liquidated?"
A perusal of the resolutions and de-
cisions of the Second Congress Of the
r. /. l.. U. published in America by
the Trade Union Educational League)
would counterfeit the lie concerning
liquidation, and would explain the
R. I. L. U. plan of keeping the mill
tants in influence over and in contact
with the masses. BY maintaining
membership and activity in conserva-
tive unions, the r. / L. II. adherents
merely used a tactical variation Of the
practical tactics used by many mem
bers of the l. w. W. who are also
members of conservative unions. The
r. /. L. U. takes all genuine unions
as itfinds them and tries to give them
greater strength by industrial, inter-
national unity. Also, the R. I. L. U.
program provides for variation of tao
tics according to situations existing in
different countries. 1t is wrong to
claim that the r. /. L. u is either
dominated by Russians" or by rus
sian tactics" The American program
is adapted to American conditions, as
publication of it in the l. w. w. press
would prove to the membership. If
there are differences held by the T.
w. W., the l. w. w. should contend
for its point of view as an affiliated
body; just as an industrial union
fights for its program in a general
convention Of the l. w. w.
Serious Purpose Demands Unity.
In the task of uniting millions Of
workers from all lands, serious revo-
lutionary purpose demands that soil
.darity upon the basis of common in
terest takes precedence above division
upon sectarian differences. At the
coming congress the program of the
r. /. L. U. will be laid upon the table
for critical consideration in the light
of objective developments of the
struggle. Delegates from the ]. w. w.
who are competent to present and to
assimilate the arguments which will
arise, should be there to take up
points Of difference and endeavor TO
arrive at such unity as will result in
an accord between the /. w. w. and
the revolutionary minority in the A.
F. Of L. and with the independent
unions already affiliated to the r. /.
L. U. This minority and the affiliated
independent unions are together wag-
ing a long but successful fight to
transform the reactionary craft
unions into revolutionary industrial
unions, and hostility between the /.
w. w. and these two bodies OF sim
cere, fighting workers is deplorable.
Likewise, the expulsion Of those mem
bers Of the j. W. w. who have tried
to bring unity between these forces
is discredit to the /. w. w. which
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