The daily worker., 1925-02-12
MINERS DEMAND
INTERNATIONAL
| ABB O R UNITY
Christopher First to
Assert Need

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Resolution to the international
Trades Union movement in behalf
of AmaIgamatIon and world solidar-
ty by Local Union No. 1876 U. M.
w of A., Christopher, H., Feb. a,
1925.
Whereas, International unity Of Ia
Dor has now become imperative to
safeguard the interest of the workers
Of the world to protect them from the
ravages of Imperialism, and amalga-
nation of the many crafts in the var
ious industries in the United States, is
the desire and the demand Of the rank
and file of American labor, and
Whereas, the voice of internationl
labor has sent the clarion call for
unity around the globe, calling upon
the workers of the British Federation
of Trades Unions, the Red Information
al of Labor Unions, the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and all other inter
national unions and federations to i'm
mediately affiliate and cooperate in
one international federation of all la
Dor thruout the world, and such as
Red International of Labor Unions, or
the Amsterdam International, prefer
ably the former, on behalf of the out
ragged workers of the world who are
being ground down by International
capitalism in the form of Dawes plans
u..,.sIo~ o.1
Whereas, the statement made in the
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor at FL Paso, Texas, by
one so-called leader that foreign la
Dor shall get no foothold in economic
principles or aspirations; is not the
decision or the wishes of American la
Dor, and is not in harmony with the
principle of international unity, but is
the opposite of the wishes of Ameri-
can labor, or the rank and file there
of, and such statement in connection
with American labor is characteristic
of the bankruptcy of American lead
ership and proves to the world its trai.
torous nature and absolute ignorance
Of the principle of unionism and it's es'
sential revolutionary mission, and
such statement is in line with the
hopes and aspirations of American
capitalists and imperialists, and
Whereas, international unity is, and
must be, the only economic power to
solidify the revolutionary aspirations
of labor, whose true mission is a revo-
lutionary change of the present econ
omic system, and
Whereas, the American Federation
of Labor, true to it's traitorous policy,
"betraying the workers." is attempting
to re-enter the Amsterdam Information
al on it's own terms, which are as fol-
lows: First, the prevention Of trade
union unity internationally: second,
the full support of the slave plan of
Dawes and American bankers and i'm
perialists; third, a drive against Com
munists and the left wing in the in
ternational labor movement; fourth,
the acceptance of class collaboration
and the annihilation of amalgamation,
and
Whereas, the traitorous policy of the
labor bureaucracy must be closely
exmanined by the workers of the
world, particularly the policies of the
so-called reformist element" such as
the Macdonald type, who betrayed and
shot down the working slaves of In
dis, and the Gompers and Woll type
who sanctioned and approved the
same in South America, at the behest
Of American imperialists, and
Whereas, Wall Street is attempting
to re-enter the international labor
movement to throttle the aspirations
of labor thru the misleaders of the
American Federation of Labor at the
forthcoming convention of the Amster-
dam International and other European
conventions, therefore be it
Resolved, that we call upon all the
workers Of all nations to repudiate the
Dawes plan Of slavery in Europe for
the benefit of American imperialists,
which means slavery and starvation
for the people of Germany, and the
forerunner of like plans to be saddled
on the backs of the workers OF the
world, witness American Imperialism
in South America" and be it further
Resolved, that the actions of bureau.
cracy at the late convention of the
American Federation of Labor be, and
is hereby repudiated in its entirety
as slanderous and traitorous to the
possibilities of international labor uni.
ty and deserving of the contempt and
scorn Of all workers thruout the
world who have the merest scintills
OF decency in their makeup, and be II
further
Resolved, that copy Of this resolu'
ton be sent 10 The Illinois Miner, u
M. w. Of A. Journal, The DAILY
WORKER, The Daily Herald, London,
England, and be IL further
Resolved that we request that all