The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-02

BAob. uSy nave COulAHuSu IuolE dlAl-
ance with the politicians Of the vari-
GUS capitalist parties, thereby sacrifc-
ing the interests of the workers. This
alliance must be broken and the
masses of workers united into labor
party. To further the labor party
movement must be one Of the princi-
pal objects of the militant elements
among the railroad workers.
Representation and Finance.
yielding to the great demand of
the progressive reilroad workers all
over the country for a conference to
consider ways and means of coping
with the present situation in the rail-
road industry, the International COM
mittee is hereby calling the Second
international Railroad AmaIgamatlon
Conference, to take place at the
Workers Lyceum, 2733 Hirsch Blvd,
Chicago, Illinois, beginning Saturday,
September IL, at 900 a. m, and
continuing on Sunday September 10,
1925. All local unions or local and
system declarations are entitled to two
delegates each. Local organizations
will issue proper credentials which
must be presented by the delegates
to the conference, also notify the I'M
dersigned as promptly as possible of
the election of their delegates. In or
der to finance the conference, all local
lodges are urged to contribute a mini
mum OF $500 each to the Conference
Fund" Those organizations in posi-
ton to contribute larger sum are re-
quested to do so. Individual contribu-
tons also accepted.
Constructive Action.
"This conference will deal construc-
lively with the many problems con-
fronting the railroad workers that re-
quire immediate action. In addition
to the matter of developing and ex-
tending the work of the amalgamation
movement, the tentative program to
be taken up at the conference is en-
closed herewith. This conference must
devise a plan of united action on the
part of all trades to increase wages
and improve working conditions, to
rebuild the unions, and to consolidate
them as speedily as possible into one
mighty organization. The program Of
the amalgamation movement is an in
dispensible necessity and the only So
luton to the railroad workers prob
lens.
1.-THE Second International Railroad
Amalgamation Conference in Chicago
will mark the next step on the road
to progress of the railroad workers.
Elect your delegates! Act on this
matter at your next meeting without
fall Send in your contribution to
the Conference FUND.-" Come to this
conference at all costs!
"Fraternally yours,
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE,
20. X. WANGERIN, Secretary"
This Second Amalgamation Confer
ence will be the first international
meeting since the famous Shopmen's
strike of 1922 and 1928 and will con-
slider many other recent developments.
Progressive railway workers are still
smarting in remembrance of the di-
vision in their ranks when seven
unions struck and nine remained on
the job. They are determined that
this sort of thing shall not happen
again. They know that no matter
what their trade, there is a common
interest between all workers in the
railroad industry which must find ex-
preston in common action on a COM
mon program.
Progressives to Write.
Many delegates at the coming con-
ference will also be delegates to the
various rail union conventions which
follow soon after, and it is expected
that constructive program of action
dealing with amalgamation, wages, or
ganization and other vital issues will
be shaped up to harmonic the work
of the delegates in their union con-
ventions.
In the past it has been shown that
the union conventions were cnotrolled
by bureaucratic machines, while the
progressive delegates, altho working
for worthy principles, were not united
on the most important issues. The
coming conference promises to solid
ify the progressives Of all rail unions
so their work, will be more effective.
Many Vital Issues.
Amalgamation will be the most i'm
portant item on the agenda. The con-
tinuous decline in membership disin-
tegration and general retreat of the
rail unions must be halted and the
slogan raised by the International
Committee fought for. Besides real
national labor party, the committee
calls for the following:
Increase in wages for all trades,
maintenance of the eight-hour day,
against company and dual unions,
amalgamation, progressive leadership,
every railroad worker a trade union