The daily worker., 1925-01-12

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mass organ of the workers which
would embrace all the organizations
of the proletarian struggle"
On page IA, tho summary Of the
accusation we read: "The program
of the united front (unifcation of the
trade unions of Esthonia) advanced
the following 12 demands
81. Minimum wage securing to work.
ers a decent existence.
20. Workers insurance at the ex.
pense of the state in the event of un.
employment, ,invalidity, mutilation, old
age, and in the case of working
women-during pregnancy and child
birth.
"S. Housing accommodation for evict.
ed workers.
"A. No compensation whatever to
landowners for the confscated land
and property.
"5. Taxation of large incomes and
inherited property.
&C.. General peace, especially with
Soviet Russia.
az. Abolition of the secret police,
the money hitherto expended on up
keep of armed forces and on the in
telligence department to be used for
the improvement of workers condi.
tions and for public instruction.
"S. Abrogation of martial law. The
same freedom of opinion, press, as
sociation and meetings for workers as
enjoyed now by the manufacturers
traders, houseowners and kulkas.
"All these principles" we read fur
ther down, "have also been recognized
by the second national congress of the
land and forest workers union, held
ON March 1922, in Reval."
But the worst is still to come:
"The second national congress of the
land and forest workers unions after
discussion of the question of inter
national unity, resolved to affiliate to
the Red Profintern.
"If this is to, it is clear that they
(the unions) cooperate with the il.
legal Communist Party for the pur
pose Of overthrowing by violent meth.
DDS the existing form of government
in Esthonia and of establishing the
dictatorship of the proletariat"
In the next line we read:
"In presenting the report of the
Central Committed congress of the
Communist Party of Esthonia, June
1918, 1929, Hansen said that the Cen.
trail Committee taking its stand on the
revolutionary class struggle is en-
deavoring to establish its influence in
the trade unions"
If the "Zinoviev letter" had been
mentioned, the picture would have
been complete. But to make up for
this omission, we read in paragraph
25: "The Second International Trade
Union Congress sends hearty greet
ings to it's companions in arms-the
Esthonian Central Trade Union Coun.
cil--under the oppressive rule of the
newly formed bourgeoisie and of the
barons, who have to work under ex-
tremely difficult conditions, your patti
is thorny path, it leads thru prisons
and death sentences, but you have
behind you the working class of the
world"
The picture is made complete by the
number OF substantial" proofs men
tioned-pamphlets and trade union lit
erature containing the statement that:
"The whole history Of mankind is
the history of the class struggle"
Even during the illiterate czarist
days, indictments were presented in a
more finished form.
CRIMINALS OF THE YOUTH AND
SPORT ORGANIZATIONS.-On page
IL, we find extracts from speeches
made at the conference of the work.
ing class youth, held on August 5,
1923.
"The conference was opened by a
representative of the Central Trade
Union Council. . Allik said that the
workers youth movement was part
and parcel of the labor movement as
q whole, and that therefore the work.
ing class youth must be part of the
general united front of the workers.
The special task before the working
class youth is struggle against mil
itarism and against the peril of war,
for the working class youth is the first
to be sent to the trenches in the event
of war and is~being kept away from
its work. and has to live in barracks
during peace times"
Workers Sports Terrorizes Them.
In connection with sports orcaniza.
tions, we read an page 43 (from tile re.
port Of the above mentioned congress
in 1885, Working class sports has
nothing in common with the bour.
geois sports movement. II must iden-
tify itself with the class struggle.
All working class sports leagues, NJ.
filiated to the National 'Spartacus'
Association, for the purpose of con.
verting the sports movement into a