The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-17
FRISCO UNIONS
VOTE SUPPORT
TO CHINA LABOR
Demand No Troops Be
Used Against Strike
BY JAMES H. DoLsEN.
Worker Correspondent)

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 nat
even the most conservative workers
will rally to the aid Of their oppressed
brothers and sisters In other nations
when the situation is explained to
them seems evident in the response
already received by the unonist guild
of this city from the appeal sent by
il to the trade unions of this state for
a protest against the action Of our
government In its Intervention In
China. The appeal was reprinted In
the July issue Of the Worker.
Even prior to the circulation Of this
appeal by the guild, which is Chin
csc working class organization, reso-
luton demanding the withdrawal of
American troops had been introduced
into the local labor council by dele
gates from the Walters Union. The
resolution was promptly referred to
the councils law and legislative COM
mittee, the burial ground for most
progressive measures.
A Surprise.
To everyone's surprise, the commit
tee, however, reported out at the next
weeks session a substitute resolution,
which, while toning down all direct
criticism of the government chow the
labor skates love their dear" Uncle
Saml), nevertheless did call for a
policy OF non-interference in China.
It is rumored that an editorial on
- tbn Or{ank o.
In the Labor Clarion, the organ Of
the local council, was directly filched
by its editor from the New York Ma
ton and published by him as his own.
To prevent the exposure of his plagi-
arism on the floor of the central labor
body, the editor, according to this &C
count, agreed not to oppose resolu-
ton on the subject.
other Bodies Follow Council.
It has thus come about that the San
Francisco Labor Council, reactionary
as it is, has thus taken the lead on
this particular issue. Almost equally
surprising has been the fact that
shortly afterwards the Building
Trades Council Of this city went on
record in support of the resolution
sent Il by the unionist guild.
This resolution was couched in much
stronger terms than that adopted by
the Labor Council, for 1t distinctly
based its demand fro the withdrawal
Of American troops from China on the
ground that the workers of all nations
have . common interest which binds
them IN international unity against
their employers.
Local Unions Favor "Hands OF
China"
I. This same resolution has been
adopted also by the following local
unions todate: Painters No. 10 and
No. 1853; Tailors No. so, Cooks No.
A, Amalgamated Clothing Workers
No. 2s6, Lithographers No. II, Bar
bers No. 14S, Capmakers No. 9, Ma
chinists No. As, Cigarmakers No. 22S,
Shipyard Laborers No. $40, Carpen-
ters No. 4S3, Dredgemakers No. S9S,
Molders No. 1874, Millmens No. AZ, and
Retail Clerks No. AZ.
A few days ago the Contra Costa
County Labor Council passed the
resolution unanimously. The rest of
the unions Of the state are being cir
cularized and it is expected an over
whelming majority will place them
selves definitely on record.
The hole agitation affords a mosi
excellent means Of awakening the in
ternational consciousness Of the
American working class and arousins
its militant spirit. 1t should, however
be impressed on all members in the
unions that they should seek no
merely to place their union on RECORD
against our interference in China bu
should take the opportunity of ex
planning the class basis Of the strug
gle there, using all such ossasions Il
intensity the class consciousness o
the members.