The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-19
|. ". ". HEARS
MESSAGE ON
PROF|NFERN
International Is GiUen
Hearing at Meet


Industrial Workers Of the World now
In session took up the question Tues
day Of international relations. The
proposal brot up Monday to send a
delegate to the Berlin anarchist inter
national was turned down and after
Harrison George, who presented Gre
dentials from the Red international Of
Labor Unions was granted the floor
for is minutes to speak In the name
of the R. I. L. u executive on the
question Of afiliation, took similar ac-
ton toward the Ri. L. U. and as
serted by resolution that the scattered
administrations in other lands should
be integrated as an international or
ganization in ITSELF
Wants Definite Stand.
Delegate Mincoff moved that the
R. /. L. U. representative be given the
floor for Is minutes, explaining that
everywhere the membership asks
Where do we stand on international
afiliation?" 1t had to be settled If
the convention did not grant a hear
ing, all would say they were afraid to
discuss policy.
His motion was carried eight to
four, those voting for it being Foster,
Graham, Olson, Kiviniemi, Wagner,
Mincoff, Schultes and Francezon The
floor being open, Harrison George
spoke for the time allotted, covering
all points thoroly in speech which
will be published in Saturdays maya
zine section of The DAILY WORKER.
Approves "Dietators."
Mincoff argued against sending a
delegate to the next r. /. L. u. con-
gress. He dwelt at length and in de-
tail with his charge of Moscow die
tatorship." The l. w. w. could not
affiliate to the r. ILL. u, he said,
because of its opposition to this prin.
ciple and to what he alleged to be
the r. l. l.. U. belief in politics.
The l. w. w. was closer to Berlin, he
held, and to the anarchists who did
not dictate and who were opposed to
all governments, even a workers
government. 1871
Roger Francezon of the Marine
Transport Workers reminded his fell
lows that international relations is a
deeper question than some of them
thot. Conditions force closer rela-
,tions. But he saw menace" if world
unity was brot about by politicians"
who might use the working class as
stepping stones. TO what, he did not
say. The big job is to organize.
Must Disregard Political Difference.
When that is done. then-the subject
could be talked about. But he warned
that whenever workers are in fight
anywhere in the world, the /. w. w.
must support themu and cooperate
with their political views.
Delegates Elsasser and O'Connor
spoke, without adding much light to
the argument, and the motion, which
was to abide by the policy set by the
1922 convention carried unanimously.
This is, briefly, that the 1. w. w. rec
lognizes the need of, keeping in touch
with world labor to lay a basis for
world wide organization, but that NO
delegates be sent to the r. /. L. u
Meanwhile, however, the G.. E. B. is
instructed to maintain friendly CORE
spondence to the end of world solidar.
ity and organization.
Wants Something Definite.
Mincoff then introduced a resolu.
ton to instruct the G. e. B. to plan
for a world conference of /. w. w
branches and administrations in for
eign lands to integrate the /. w. w
as an international distinct from all
others. His argument was that the
fact of l. w. w. administration affili
ating, as in Chile, to the Berlin an
Iarchist group, showed we had no def
mite organization. The l. w. w. was no
where between Berlin, Moscow and
Amsterdam. 1t must take a stand
AS a whole 1t then might affiliate
where it chose, or remain in opposi
ton to all.
Some were doubtful at first. Elsasser
speaking for the present status
o'Connor alleged that the M. T. w
had liquidated the British admins
tration by renting from its English
branches to New York headquarters
instead of to the British administra
ton. This was denied. But the mo
ton of Mincoff passed without opposi
ton
phe convention earlier voted
against permission for the industrial
unions to departmentalize themselves
some holding such provision as being