The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-18
LABOR PARTY, WORLD TRADE
UNITY, INAUGURATION, ALL
PUT OFFICIALS ON DEFENSIVE

come when, I'VE become an indus
trial nation like Great Britain,
when this country will have changed
from an agricultural to an indus
trial nation"
No Need for Class Struggle.
"In America we have no need of
force or revolution No need of class
war or the class struggle" He said
1--WE will employ the instrumentalities
at hand" evidently meaning non-parti-
san action thru the old parties
Delegate Kutz of Pennsylvania,
wanted to know what stand the non
partisan policy would take in Mime
sofa where there is a farmer-labor
party. Green thereupon claimed
credit for having helped elect Ship
sted and Magnus Johnson, stating the
A. F. of L. would continue support of
independent political action in such
instances.
WoIl Astonishes All with Confusion.
Delegate Vol, secretary of the reso-
buttons committee, then opened up
long harangue, declaring that the
A. F. Of L. had never declined to do
what it could to mobilize the political
power of the worker. He tried to
make capital out Of the alleged diff
ferences in the decisions between the
Scarborough congress Of the British
trade unions and the Liverpool con-
gress Of the British labor party.
He Jointly condemned Great Brit
ain, the present so-called socialist"
regime in France and Soviet rule in
Russia. They all looked alike to him.
The delegates failed to follow his
deft reasoning and remained quite
dumfounded altho they recovered in
time to vote against the resolution.
Unity Called Impudenee.
The resolution on world trade union
unity was declared an 'impudent pro-
posal" by the resolutions committee.
twas denounced as new united front
proposal by Moscow, declaring that
the A. F. Of L. would not yield itself
to this treacheorus proposition.
1t declared that as the United States
resisted aggression from abroad, thru
the Monroe doctrine, SO the A. F. of.
L. would resist this aggression by
Moscow thru propaganda.
Attack Soviet Russia.
When this declaration repudiating
the efforts of the British and Russian
workers to bring about world trade
union unity had been defeated the at
tack was started on the resolution de-
handing recognition of the union of
Soviet Republics. After denouncing
the Soviet Union and Communists gen.
orally, the committees report de-
clared:
"The American Federation Of Labor
urges the government of the United
States to maintain the position it has
taken in favor of non-recognition of
the Soviet regime and we commend
our government for its courage. Its
adherence to fundamental principles
of democracy" and concludes with
1--WE stand for America, for democrat
ic America, and we want the world
to understand that fact"
Green Weeps for Counter Revolution.
President Green took the floor once
more and lamented that this PROPOSE
ton was always being brot up in A.
F. of L. conventions. He shed a few
tears for the counter-revolutionis
in prison in Russia, and the social
lists" in the needle trades delegation
applauded. When he thot he had
talked the convention to death and
flatteped out all opposition he put the
question, but a scattering of hands
was raised against the committees
report.
The delegation of the Journeymen
Tailor's Union, Sweeney being alb
sent, Joined in the demand for So
Wet recognition. Green was there
fore unable, as he had evidently
hoped, to announced the vote unani-
nous.