The daily worker., 1925-09-22
HITS BOTTOM
OF REACTION
AT CHAMP AIGN
OUerg0Grd Makes Hot
But Futile Fight
BY WORKER CORRESPONDENT

BY WORKER CORRESPONDENT
CHAMPAIGN, ILL, cept. 2o.---The
convention OF the Illinois State FEEDER
alton Of Labor concluded It's session
here yesterday with the singing Of
"Ameriea" after having voted down
the resolution for recognition Of So
vIet Russia on Friday afternoon, and
defeating only and all resolutions
mentioning struggle against capital
ism.
All the reactionaries, who were In
full control of the convention from
start to finish, demonstrated their To-
yalty to the capitalist state and all its
institutions and pledged their support
to carry out all the policies OF the late
Sammy Gompers, in whose honor all
Of them arose and stood with bowed
heads for two minutes, and became
very indignant when a handful Of
progressives kept their seats, refusing
to stand up for this great betrayer
OF labor.
Walker Raves Against Soviet Russia
The fight for recognition Of Soviet
Russia was led by delegate Androne
from Bakers Union No. and Andrew
Oyergaard, Machinist No. 800. An
drone stated that by establishing in
dustrial relations with Soviet Russia
we would be able to assist the unem-
ployed workers In this country, due to
g. - fc q demand
for our manufactured products by
Russia and that the conditions Of the
workers there are improving every
day and are as good as they are ip
spite of the lies spread to the con-
trary by the capitalist interests.
Delegates overgaard stated; 1T is
about time that the labor movement
OF this country cease to take its in.
formation from the Chicago Tribune
ard. other capitalist sheets. You do
not sven need to take it from the
Communists, whom you seem to des-
pise so much for no reason at all. You
can take it from the leaders of the
British labor movement, who not only
stand for recognition but are working
with the Russian trade unions to
bring about unity of all trade union
forces in the world against capitalism.
"You are allowing the United States
government to recognize the bloody
Zankov regime in Bulgaria, that is
guilty of numbering thousands of
workers and farmers and has compile
tely destroyed the labor movement.
''You are for recognition of the
bloody regime in Poland, where work
ers are being shot for belonging to a
trade union, and I say, that it Is a
shame to come to labor convention
and find 1t being afraid Of recogniz-
ing Soviet Russia.
I'VE can not afford to turn down
this resolution, for in spite Of all the
lies spread about it, Soviet Russia is
the only workers government in the
world"
At this time, weeping John Walker
had stepped out Of his chair for the
second time against Overgaard and
this time he broke his own record Of
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Soviet government with conspiracy to
destroy the labor movement in this
country through its agents, the Com
munists, and used the usual insinua-
tions against the revolutionary ele-
ment in the labor movement, that
they received finances from all sources
and especially Russia, to destroy
trade unions etc, as usual not proving
anything. but that he was demago-
que who at times does not know what
he is talking about.
He concluded by stating that as
long as the Soviet government keeps
up associations with such elements
and insists in destroying our labor
movement and especially our dear
and beloved democratic form Of gov
ernment. the labor movement will
cease to recognize it. And so the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
These same hypocrites would shed
crocodile tears when they we're told
that in this great democracy children