The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-14
WOES WROUGHT
BY CALIFORNIA
LABOR TRAITORS
Organizations Sundered
By Discussions


Labor of California are becoming fis-
sures likely to disintegrate the or
ganization. Discussions are pronounc-
ed. Building trades revolt against
Central Labor Councils and painters
unions secede from Building Trades
Councils. When reverse action fol-
lows, wider breaches result.
San 8ernardlno and Los Angeles.
Two months ago painters. decorat-
ors and paper hangers OF San Ber-
nardino and Riverside counties broke
away from the Building Trades Coun-
Gil Their independence is now prac-
tically complete. VIM. McCook led
the secession.
In Los Angeles tie Building Trades
Council is an organization apart from
the Central Labor Council. L. M.
Upset heads it and is determined to
keep 1t as far from the main council
as possible. The central regards the
Building Trades as an insurgent body
whose purpose is to undermine the
central
The Building Trades Council pub
fishes the Southern California Labor
Press in opposition to the Citizen, or
gan Of the Central Labor Council.
is not only as keen as a razor blade
but also as poisonous as a snakes
fangz
Strife Founded In Perfidy.
Seed from which the contentious are
growing was sown when the I. w. w
order was outlawed by the California
Legislators The a. F. of L. was be-
hind the legislative action. Capital.
lists took the credit" which was due
the A. F. Of L. If the latter had not
approved, there would have been nc
law against the L w w
The animus was jealousy blind and
unHcrupulous. When membership In
the California l. w w. numbered
10000, as compared with 100000 in
the A. F. Of L.. the big organization
decided to knife the smaller It was
as Rome against Carthage. war to the
death.
A. r. Of L. offIeIaldom and Times
United.
Forgetting its own experience with
the A. =. Of l., the Times approved
the outiawing Of the L w. W. by the
A. B.. OF Ia 1t would have approved
the out1awing of the A F. OF L. by
the I. ". ". also. But opportunity
united the Times and the A. f. OF
Z. ut the time and there has been
little luminosity between them since
The Times is nonunion turnout.
Furthermore, # operates school for
training nonunion printers, hnotyp-
ers, etc. But the A. F. Of L. does
nothing about It. Why? Because the
Times washed II in the blood Of the
I. w. Nv. and made It white as driven
snow Vet, If the I. W. W. was guilty
of,sIlEhe outrages charged to it and
the As4F. of L. had OF account only
foT4hesblowing up the Times, the 1.
W. w. could march into heaven 40
abreast while the A. F. of L. could
not snea one OF its membership in. So,
is It not edifying to see Times and
A. r OF L. doing business at the
same old stand while the l. w. w.
is scattered over the face OF the
earfhf
California Workers In Jeopardy.
The Times and A. F. Of L. are at
peace. with the vantage ground held
by the former. In San Diego the La
Dor Leader, organ Of the A. F. of L.,
exchanges advertisements with the
Union, capitalist organ, owned by
John D. Spreckels, showing harmon.
ious relations. The A. F. Of L. Labor
journal of San Bernardino gets along
well with the Better America Fedora.
ton servant. the Sun. There is peace
everywhere between the A. F. of L.
and Che capitalists in California.
But there is war within the A. F.
of Ia That makes serious outlook
for the workers. As the A. F. of L.
is the only labor organization left in
the state If it disintegrates, the
working class will be face TO face
with peonage- The workers may be
reduced from wage slavery with hops
TO hopeless wage slavery.
Chance for Redemption.
? Any organization is better than
none This Is well known to the So
cial vultures. led by the Times, who
now see an opportunity to completely
disrupt organized labor and batten on
,the strewn remnants at their leisure.
; Betrayal OF tha L W. W. set up the
aconditions afflict1ns the A F. Of L.
bTreason is now being reaped, making
t4he labor takers cling 10 capitalists
for safety. But in treason there is
k,no safety.
& Workers CAN save their organization
~ washing corruption out Of It and
4njecting moral oourage itno H. The
NEW blood OF the Workers Party can
perform the feat-Frapiesa.
9Nori<er Correspondents Meet Tuesday
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