The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-16
BRITISHIMINORITY
INFERENCE BIG
LABOR PROGRESS
683 Delegates Repre-
scented 100000
tspeelaI e The palIy Worksrl

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LONDON.-The National Minority
Momevent, the definitely revolution.
airy left wing Of the British unions
held its second annual conference at
Battersea Hall on August 20 and 80.
The aims and objects of the move
ment are set forth as follows:
Il. To organize the working masses
of Great Britain for the overthrow
of capitalism, the emancipation OF
the workers from their oppressors
and exploiters, and the establishment
Of the socialist commonwealth.
Glass Struggle Program.
%. To carry on a wide agitation
and propaganda for the principles of
revolutionary class struggle, and to
work within the existing organiza.
tions of the workers for the purpose
of fighting for the adoption of the
program of the National Minority
Movement, and against the present
tendency towards false social peace
and class collaboration and the delu.
sion Of a peaceful transition from
capitalism to socialism.
20. To unite the workers in their
| everyday struggles against capital
ism, and at all times to advance the
watchword of the united front Of the
workers against the exploiters.
a. To maintain the closest rela.
tions with the Red International OF
Labor Unions and to work for the
unity of the international trade
union movement"
Officers and Delegates.
The officials are Tom Mann. chair.
man; general secretary, Harry PolIitt;
general organizing secretary, George
Hardy, and treasurer, Geo. Fletcher.
The conference was attended by
6SS credentialed delegates, with 142
branches in the provinces sending 165
and Al trades councils sending 50. BY
industrial groups, the metal workers
sent 1875 delegates, building workers
103 transport workers rs, general
workers organizations 80, cooper
atives 16, miscellaneous trade unions
rs, minority groups and shop steward
committees 56, and unemployed or
CARNATIONS As. There were 43C
branches, seven district committees
and six executive committees rep
resented. Altogether it is reckoneC
that 100000 workers were repre-
scented.
Tom Mann Still Leads Labor.
Besides the general organization re
port following the address of the oil
working class fighter, Tom Mann, VIII,
opened the conference as chairman O
the movement, the conference hear,
reports from the special sections
miners, transport workers, building
workers, metal workers and genera
workers.
Each of these sections have thei
special programs, and the Minorit,
Movement as a whole has the follow
ing among its leading demands: Al
increase of wages of IS a week TO
all existing wage scales with
minimum of 500 week. The 44-houI
week for all trades except mininl
and six-hour day for miners. Ma
tionalization Of mines, railways anC
all chief heavy industries, withou
compensation and with workers con
troll. Unemployment relief based OF
confiscation of idle land and factoriel
with workers control. Housing re
lief for workers by requisition o
empty houses and intensified worl
to build new houses for workers.
Break With Imperialism.
In foreign policy the minority move
ment accents its separation from i'm
perialist interests by reputation o
the Versailles treaty and the Dawes
plan, treaty and trade with Sovie
Russia a trade unionist to represent
England at Moscow, and "Repudia
ton Of the conception that the Brit
ish Empire is of any regard to the
British workers, and instead, Il
pledge ourselves to work in close con
nection with the workers of all those
countries comprising the empire anC
assist them in their struggle to over
throw British Imperialism"
Numerous resolutions in consonanct
with the aims and methods of the
movement were passed at the confer
ence which marked most con
constructive period in the develop
ment of revolutionry labor not only
for British workers, but for the world
proletariat.