The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-01

consciousness and no struggle for
power.
Already the party has fifty factory
groups functioning in the industries
mentioned. We must double the am
cunt of the factory groups operating
in those industries and increase the
membership of the existing factory
groups at least four-fold."
Metal Workers Of Italy.
ITALY.-The first Of a series of
three conferences of militant Italian
metal workers was recently held at
Milan, under the auspices Of the Ma
tional Italian Communist Trade I'm
ion Committee. Following this con
ference, at which over 40 metal work
ers' sections Of northern Italy were
represented, conferences of the cen.
trail and Of the southern districts
will be held. Among the sections par
ticipating in the Milan conference
were those of Turin, Milan, Venice,
Bologna, Trieste, Fiume, Ferrara, Ire.
viso, etc. After approving motion
for uniting the agitation being carried
in Lombardy, Tuscany and other parts
Of the country, against the reformist
tactics of the labor bureaucrats, and
their acceptance Of government arbit-
ration, the conference adopted the fol
following resolution:
"The conference of revolutionary
minorities of northern Italy within the
Italian Federation of Metal Workers
IF. |. o. NJ and the representatives
Of the shop committees of Milan, hav
ing the question of international rela
tons under discussion:
"Denounce the sabotage carried or
by the Amsterdam International, sab
otage which has lately been once
again confirmed by the last resolution
adopted by the plenary session of the
Executive Committee;
Pledge themselves to fight within
the Italian Federation of Metal Work
ers for admission of the Russian
Metal Workers Federation into the
Metal Workers International, and the
calling of world congress to realize
the unification of the two trade unior
internationals;
Affirm the absolute necessity of the
revolutionary trade union unity of the
working class, in order to form a from
against the development of the cap
italist offensive, aided by the seces
sionist action of social democracy;
Declare that, against this offensive
characterized by the application of tn,
Dawes plan, which strikes not onl,
at the German proletariat, but at thu
toiling classes of the whole world
there must be created at any cost &
united front for the decisive struggle.
Unity Struggle in czeeho-slovakia
PROFESSIONALLY. The pas
year has demonstrated that the hopes
: of the bourgeoisie of Czecho-Slovakii
that the economic crisis would sooI
come to an end, are absolutely with
tout foundation.
The number of unemployed has ris
en- to 10000, and is steadily increas
ing, due to the application of the
Dawes plan and the sharpening o
the economic crisis. The capitalists
admit the existence of this crisis, and
declare that there is no way of solv
ing it save by lengthening the work
day The workers are prepared tc
offer vigorous resistance to the plans
of the capitalists.
The cost Of living is constantly in
creasing, food prices having risen Al
per cent in the course Of one month
The situation of the working class Is
difficult in the extreme. The labor
bureaucrats refuse to fight for wage
increases, on the grounds that "our
industry is not yet sufficiently devel
oped to allow of an increase in
wages" Thru the treachery of these
yellow leaders" the strikes of the
miners, machinists and the textile
workers have been crushed.
The state employees, of whom there
are about $4,000, are in a wretched
situation. The government has decid
ed to dismiss 100000, of which mum
Der $4,000 have already been dis
charged. The responsibility for these
dismissals rests with the social dem
ocratic authorities. who are sacrificing
these workers to the commands Of the
foreign financiers from whom they
hope to get loan. The reformist or
CARNATIONS of state employees absol
utely refuse to engage in a common
struggle with those adhering to the
r. |. l.. U.
Despite the opposition Of union of
flcials, the slogan of the Communists
Party towards trade union unity" II
| finding n living echo among fha rant