The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-07
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LEH IMEsn WUnkEnOl
0FlRuSSIA SEEK
WORLD UNITY
Fight Disruption of Re-
fornist Leaders
(5y the international Propaganda
Committee of Revolutionary
leather Workers.l

Leather Workers.)
Hardly anyone tries to deny now the
vital necessity of trade union unity
for the working class. Nevertheless,
the contamination of unity among the
leather workers meets with serious
difficulties.
1t will be recalled that the Russian
leather workers have repeatedly at
tempted to establish direct and friend
ly Relationship kindred organizations
Similar attempts have been made also
with view ito affiliating to the
Leather Workers International. The
last (Dresden) Internationl Congress
Of Leather Workers. which put before
the Russian and the other unions
adhering to the platform of the con-
sistent class struggle number of ul-
innate conditions, did not make it pos.
sible for unity to be achieved.
Reformist Union Officials Evade Unity
Similarly, the invitation sent by the
Leather Workers Union of the u. S.
s. r. to various kindred unions in
Germany, England, France, etcAsto at
tend its sixth congress, proved inef-
fective.
All these unions declined to accept
the invitations. some of them basing
their refusal upon the generalization
of the Russian union to the Amster-
dam International and to the Interna-
tional Federation of Leather Workers.
Others referred to the alleged lack
Of freedom of movement in the u. S.
S. R., to the lack of facilities for a
free study of the life and activity of
the Russian workers and to. other reas-
ons, which do not actually exist and
which have been effectively refuted
by the delegations of the British trade
unions, the Belgian Clothing Workers,
the Swedish Post and Telegraph
Workers and by other visitors to the
U. s. S. r.
Soviet Unions Favor Unity.
On this background Of Indifference
mildly sneaking) to the cause Of CO.
operation and unity Of the various
sections Of the leather working prole-
tariat, faYprably stands out the posi-.
ton of the Swiss Union of Leather
and Clothing Workers, which at it's
last congress- (April 1910 unanim-
ously declared;dW
During the period OF the newly
stabilized capitalism in many coun-
tries and CT the Strengthening Of re-
action, the interests Of the clothing
and leather workers Of the entire
world can be effectively and vigorous
ly protected only by solid united
trade union movement in every coun-
try - sff
The congress endorsed the efforts
of the unity followers directed to-
wards the admission of the Russian
Union of Leather Workers to the In
ternational Federation, the continual
ton of the CEecho.Slovakian union
within the ranks of the International
Federation and put forward definite
demand for the admission into the In
ternational of all the unions desiring
to affiliateI
~ 10 W We nOpcu ludJ IH6 Voice Oh
the Swissr.c comrades will not remain
without response This hope is
strengthened by various factors, The
recent Apglo-Russian Trade Union
Conference, which, incidentally was
attended by our colleague, Poulton,
the general secretary of the British
Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives,
strengthened the ties of friendship ex-
listing between the Russian and the
British trade unions, thus proving the
chances for the establishment of gen.
eral unity in the near future.
1t is our hope that the endeavors OF
the Swiss union and the change devei-
oping in Great Britain will soon enlist
also the support of the Swedish, Nor
wegian, Danish and other organiza-
tons of leather workers who will do
their bit in the cause Of unifying the |
world movement Of the leather indus
try. isn' N4a
q GEO moo irt ut