The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-20

what an extent unity
grown:
France: The French trade union split three
and the split has been maintained by the leaders of the
Confederation Jouhaux
at the leaders Of the right wing Of the Amsterdam In
enatona The left wing United General of Labor
mas repeatedly mace oVeue TOT UNITY Oh the movement out
these have been rejected the eactonares of the General
federation of Labor Both declarations have half million work
organized The United General Confederation Of Labor a
lated with the r. L. IT, has endorsed international trade union
unity and the formation of the Unity Committee
initiating joint meetings declarations
the unity question raroaders workers
demand for unity both nationally and internationally
Joint meetings of trade unions belonging both
lions being held Such meeting held at Lille typical of
this where after endorsing the campaign of the left
wing federation for unity in France the resolution continues
Considering the praseworthy efforts of the British
trade unions which have resulted in agreement with the
Russian unions the question Of international unity the
meeting declares its approval of this action of the British
trade unionsts, and asks the c. c. T. trade unionss of
France adopt the British ques-
ton of International unity"
Germany: The Federation Trade Unions
Ca D. G. b. had about 100000 members at the time of the
revolution At this
900 membership reported The leaders of the A. D. G.
German capitalists They preached pracced coop
Grafton between capital labor both during the
The 1888 largely
of their support of the capitalists The entire apparatus
trade unions placed at the disposal of the capitalists The
mighty struggles Of opposed by
the leaders, strikes broken and sold out left wing
Communists betrayed to the pocea help the CAPT
as The French invasion of the Rhr in 1923 opposed
these leaders The Dawes supported by them tho
has turned the German workers into European
turned the eghhour day into 40 IL and 4hour day. and
increased the exploitation of the German workers terribly with
result that in the western capitalist countries the
mand reductions because of the competition of Cheap Ger
man labor. rs
Against these raorous leaders the trade union members
have evoe time and again with the result that individual and
explosions worker
to Office local union who does the
traitor policy of the leaders results in his expulsion But spite
this and because of the compuson conditions
under which the workers labor trade union unity supported
thousands trade unionss workers
municipal employees and transport workers passed
tons IN many centers demanding unity The Berlin local of the
Metal Workers Union the largest CITY,
mously passed resolution general meeting held
he Trade
Council VEG
-" propose to the F. 7. U. that all trade union
organizations of the world regardless of heher they
at present affiliated to trade union international
be united into single trade union International
utives of the l. F. T. U. (Amserdam) and the r. l. u
Moscow shall in joint conference decide upon the
and composition OF world to be convened for that
purpose"
The delegation of German workers to Soviet
Russia has had the effect only strengthening the bonds
between the the workers republic but of
increasing the for world the
German trade union This delegation workers. not trade
@ the growing bettemen the the workers and
the strength of the Russian They enghten
their fellow of the trade union
against the workers republic.
Belgium: The Belgian workers by the Allies in
the rs days of the world stop the
Paris and the Channel praised this and
Emil Vandervede leader Belgian labor party has become
member of the Belgian cabinet leader of the Belgian
trades Union Commission Mertens, prominent fight
against unity led by the right wing Amsterdamers.
Last February the Belgian Clothing Union sent two
fraterna delegates the Russian Clothing Workers Union
venton One OF the delegates Lebaer secretary union
writes:
Like the British union delegation we returned
from the new Russia firmly convinced Of possibility and
necessity OF realizing Russian
comrades Our report conclusions have been unan-
ousy approved with hostile only by national
committee" >
c. Mailman, secretary the Belgian Transport Workers
Union, writes: