The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28

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parade of class traitors, was our
own delegates, Green, Lewis, Far
rington, ct al. Feeling secure in their
office, they brazenly and defantly be-
trayed the workers in every move
made, and as coal miner, ask:
What are we going to do about the
betrayal by our miners delegates?
What are we to do to prevent similar
betrayals in the future?"
Miners Delegates All Reactionary.
Nowhere in the record is found a
miners delegate supporting a progress
sive policy. Everywhere with voice
and vote they consistently sold the
wage slaves to their masters.
They voted for the private owner
ship of the country and all that goes
with it. Bill Green, our traitorous
representative even repudiated his
former position Of government owner
ship or even regulation of railroads.
He sold himself to capitalist monop-
oily and today enjoys his reward as
chief of the A. F. of l..
They endorsed insurance schemes,
labor" banks, "B. & O." class collab-
Grafton, INDUCED again in a red bait
ing orgy, threatened all progressives
in the land, endorsed Davis policy of
deporting progressive workers across
the seas for inquiring into business
affairs, endorsed fake workers" ed
ucation by the A. F. of L. bureaucracy,
endorsed militarism, showed under all
relief proposals for unemployment, all
proposed amalgamation and finished
up with booze and bull-fghting in
Mexico.
First Must Clean Out Traitors.
Brother minersl How much longer
are we going to permit our officials
to betray us. We are paying them
enormous salaries and expenses for
representation we do not get. We
will never be able to fight our en-
emies, the coal magnases, while our
officials are continually betraying us.
Our first fight is against our treacher-
GUS officers. We must clean them out
Of Office if we intend to get anywhere.
What the hell do unemployed and
starving miners care about labor
banks? They have no money to buy
oatmeal, far less to put in banks run
by labor takers. Why did Lewis, Far
rington and the "Guesser" Green re-
fuse to bring UP the terrible unem-
ployment situation at FL Paso? Be
cause it would be unpleasant, irritat-
ing and even embarrassing. The very
idea! Expecting consideration for
workers at an A. F. of L. convention!
A $4,000 Joke.
Phil Murray was another one "our'
delegates, as he also was the joke of
the International Mining Congress in
Europe, acting as self-appointed dele
gate to the continent as he was not
elected by the miners, but just the
same travelling abroad at the cost of
$4,000 to the miners while their famil-
les were starving to death of unem-
ployment with mo funds" in the
treasury to help them.
The bi-annual convention of the
U. M. w. of A. is drawing close again
That is the time for action. Now is
the time for propaganda. The A. f..
of L. convention is supposed to deal
with the labor movement as a whole.
Already steps are being taken to line
up the American labor movement with
the Amsterdam International of class
traitors, and it is necessary for us to
to use all power to agitate for affilia-
ton with the Red International of La
Dor Unions in line with our militant
English brothers.
Prepare for Struggle
Our delegates are going to do moth
ing behalf Of international unity with
the R. I. L. U. unless we, in our u. M.
w. of A. national convention, lay
down the policy which must be fol-
lowed by our delegates to the A. f.
of L. convention.
An amendment to the Miners Inter
national constitution is necessary,
making it mandatory on all delegates
to A. F. of L. conventions to work and
fight for the policies laid down in our
Miners International convention, with
proper constitutional penalties for it's
violation.
Control Your Delegates.
In this manner we will be able
to control the delegates and to that
extent get representation which we
do not get now. Remember that at
our last convention Harrington made
bitter TRADE against the instructed
delegates and was ably seconded by
Weeping" Walker, who tried to get
the delegates to betray their instruc-
lions from the slaves OF the picks.
Let your Instructions go to hell, and