The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-12
The |. w. w. Convention

Ma IheI. w. w. Convention
The 18th general convention of
World meeting Chicago could do much only bring the
slough dependency disntegaton into
anarchist leadership but also encourage
working class largely unorganze economic
organization the field which really wished organize them and
had a realistic program do it.
Nobody believe least canno-that out Of the 45OO,
600 agricultural workers. mostly residential the Agricultural Work
Industrial Union of the W. w could not build powerful
union even under present conditions 100000
course providing the A. W. u really wants to do it. That's
the question
they don't have spend most of their time and
fighting of the So these unions which
running this convention have great possibilities nagcultue
marine transport metal mining general construction and
providing they work practical for organizing the
organized all these fields waiting for such action But
will they?
There nothing guarantee that delegates anygconventon
thing would better the convention
representative membership if present
delegation so constitution allows instead of about
dozenwhich is of committee than convention The way
the A F. of L. cheats the membership representation is danger
ousy being copied by the l. w. w.
then this dozen elected Monday because
distant paid his dues late Other
objections being against delegates
We forced wonder whether this be the workings of ure dem
ocacy which the W. W. proud whether it is method
dsovng the W. W. convention by constitutional bubbles and
due of union law Whatever else is 1T is mistake as Is
voting the delegates that has already
fourth of the membership from being represented by votes
difference in epayng membership, about 165O0 and
the per capita payments for II, 49,
appalling fact that in each W. W. convention nearly
industrial unions delegates start out
sbe raising harptng arguments prevent the
bs other Industrial unions from having representation 1t
would only making the constitution conform with facts
it that each unions delegates should
all the others under suspicion and set debar them
they representatives of the employers instead Of fellow work
ers in great fighting fraternity.
This recurring battle control of the convention is of
when considers that unions wish control to adj
particular sectional interests But it is also proof of
the necessity of political organization of the workers which looks
to the interests of the working class whole which tries to
this warfare between industrial unions in the W. w.
the W. W. other unions endeavors
them all to work for the whole working class including the
unorganzed which suffering most
that the W. W. convention which has such great
possibilities will cut out futile tnkerng and hope the
ganzed with real of unonzng them We think this is
the spirit which moved the boys when they faced the
sacrifice of freedom work in hostile territory We think
this the spirit Of Frank Little Joe HILL Wesley Everest and the
the l. W. W. For this that this sixth
anniversary the battle of Cenraa the walls of Waa Waa
muey the W. W. convention to forget and to throw
all obstacles to building bigger and better l. W. w