The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-16
800 COPIES OF
RUSSIA Today"
GIVEN A. F. OF |.
Delegates Read British
Unions Report
BY LOUIS ENoDAHL
Especial TO The Daily Workerl


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct IA
Omcial war was once more declared
against the Communists by the Am
erfcan Federation Of Labor in the ap
proval by the convention here of the
executive councils report on this
question.
Aside from the request of delegate
Jere Sullivan of the Hotel and Rest
aurant Workers Union that the re-
commentator be read a second time,
because OF its importance the listless
delegates offered one slight ripple OF
discussion.
Delegate ]. Doyle, Of the Painters
Union, told of some experience with
Communists in a free speech fight in
Bunalo, New York Robert Dunn, of
the Civil Liberties Union, who was
present in the convention hall and
who helped fight this case, declared
Communists were not involved and
that Doyle had his facts all wrong.
Delegate Ernest Bohn, of the New
York Stenographers' Union Social
lists" Joined in the red batting mar
rating how the Communists had been
expelled thru a reorganization Of this
union but that was all.
President Green and Delegate Mat
thew Vol reporting for the resolu-
tons committee had nothing to say.
The COMMITTEES recommendation de-
clared that the widest possible pub
licity should be given the activities
Of the Communist in the unions, that
the A. f. Of L. was the center for
the dissemination Of this publicity.
It was declared that the same action
should be taken against the Commun-
lists, who were charged with boring
from within" that the surgeon takes
toward some malignant growth thru
the removal Of all affected tissues.
"To temporize is to court danger"
declared Delegate Vol. reading the
report.
Attack Follows Lewis Speech
The attack on the Communists came
Immediately following consideration
Of the anthracite strike that consisted
merely of an address by John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, and the adop-
ton of resolutions Of sympathy. No
program Of action for the promotion
of the least solidarity between the
$4,000 striking hard coal miners and
the rest of Americas organized work
ers was offered.
President Lewis painted a black
picture Of conditions in the hard coal
fields where one third of the men were
day workers at S4.62 per day with two
thirds of the miners getting under So
per day while the remaining one third
averaged less than $4,000 per year.
He then told of the huge casualty
lists in the hard coal industry stating
that 100000 miners have been butch
cred since 1870.
The total of injured last year be-
iug 30.241 deaths in the industry
average 500 killed annually-while
this year the total killed during the
first FIVE months indicated a death list
Of eco for the twelve'month period.
e the strise had not taken place
Lewis said the policy of the mine
owners was To lake all and give moth,
ing and that they were the only ones
responsible for the industrial war fare
waging in the hard coal industry
He told Of the big profits being reap
ed by the mine owners and declared
that even if the miners went back
tomorrow, the industry could not be
restored to normal until next spring
He predicted much suffering this win
ter. stating that it was impossible tc
use oil, bituminous coal or other sub
stitutes in spite of the contentious OF
John Hays Hammond, the multi-mil
lionaire mine owner, who seems to
be directing the fight on the side oil
the coal profteers.
The convention voted for resolu
ton hitting Vice-President Dawes
plan to curtail debate in United States
senate, extending sympathy to Rep
resentative Isaac Sherwood of Ohio
said to be on his death bed and Joined
with New York labor leaders in sup
port Of building Of the Cathedral of St
John the Devine, in New York City
with little attention being given 1t.
The report of thte A. F. of L. dele
gates to the British Trade Union Con.