The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-12

which he edits. The letter is an inter-
esting flash into British life to-day,
and the newspaper seems to me a
fine model for similar papers in this
country.
Extracts from Williams Letter.
Dear Mike:
PLEASED to hear from you again
You ask about my election to the
board of guardians. Gle ran on the
regular labor party ticket. l was I'M
successful, owing to the attitude of
the labor skates, as you call them.
They gave no assistance in the cleri-
cal work or outside in the ward. In
stead, they worked very quietly but
surely against us. They are even
holding back my campaign expenses,
which the miners union was supposed
to pay 1t is a bit rough when a
working-class fighter has to fight So
called labor representatives for his
dues. But we will get these expenses,
l am sure.
IL have been nominatedly by my
branch of the national minority move
ment to run for the town council at
the forthcoming municipal election.
Altho was nominated as trade un-
ionist, the liberals INSIDE the labor
party turned me down again last
night. We have really some good and
amusing scraps with them. They talk
about us getting our orders from
Moscow, but they get theirs from
1amsay Mac and Jimmy Thomas and
ven if we were getting orders from
Moscow l think Ramsay Mac is
iearer to King George than is Mos
low.
"Im glad you enjoyed your visit to
Russia 1t must make red confident
Beyond words to go there. 1t does us
good to think about it, and to know
hat the workers own and control one
sixth of this earth's crust, which they
lifted right off the imperialist's pawn
shop counter. No more of that filthy
lmperialist game now-no more pro-
Misses of Constantinople in exchange
for workers freedom. But to- Sec
Russia--to see it in operation, must
inject new life into man.
IT should very much like to go out
to the mining areas of Russia visit the
mines, work in them for a week or
two, then come back to our chaps
stump the district-and tell them
what is waiting for the taking. God.
what powerful propaganda it would
be. may get sent yet. Perhaps l do
not know sufficient of the theory of
the party to undertake such impor-
tant work, however. l know theory
is what l badly need to balance my
practical knowledge amongst the
workers in the pit here. Well l am
going to get it somehow.
$50 you were proud Of our trade
union delegation when you saw them
in Russia? Let me tell you, there are
some very solid comrades in the left
wing official movement, even tho we
of the Communist Party and National
Minority Movement are still unofficial.
By the gods, we are unofficial, but we
are giving the lead in the politics Of
the country, bar US as they may. We
gave the lead on unity, which resulted
in the greatest manifestation of work
ing-class solidarity in British history,
recently; the miners fight. The left
wingers, associates with the Russian
report, have done well on this miners
fight, and they are continuing at
Scarborough this week, at the Trade
Union Congress, Swales made fine
opening address, which gave US hope
and inspiration. coming as it did from
an old trade unionist.
"a. J.. Cook was staying with me
fortnight ago. He told me Swales
was genuine fighter and altho he
could not grapple with the Dawes plan
complication, was a real rebel. He