The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-26
RANK and file
MUST SUPPORT
PARTY OF LABOR
Comm uniSt Statement
to Trade Uhionists Says
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NNSHHNHe1J EaThy VI GOS EHbciSo
to the members Of organized labor
follows:
Once again the members Of the
trade union movement are called up
on by the labor leaders Of this city
to support candidates for political
office.
1t is well known that the political
policy Of 'rewarding your so-called
friends and Furnishing your enemies"
is q policy of attaching the labor
movement to the kite OF capitalist
politicians who are primarily the rep
resentatives Of the employing class.
Horn and cryer In Deal.
The Central Labor Council DOM
mated by the Horn BuzzelI machine,
Horn being secretary and BuzzeIl
president OF the Central Labor Coun-
Gil, have endorsed Mayor Cryer for
reelection. 1t must be remembered
that Cryer appointed Horn to the
Civil Service Commission. Horn owes
Cryer political debt, not only for
being appointed on the Civil Service
Commission, but also because Mayor
Cryer's administration, thru his po-
lice department, aided John Horn in
fighting the progressives in the Los
Angeles trade union movement.
Horn Ally Of Police.
John Horn and his satellites made
an alliance with the police who raid
ed business meeting of the Trade
Union Educational League, 8 an or
ganization whose spurpose is to
strengthen and unite the labor movel
ment. They arrested some thirty-nine
members Of organized labor and con-
fscated all papers, letters and docu-
ments, copies Of which were turned
over to Horns supporters. The
names of those arrested were also
turned over to the above named
group who Immediately started a
campaign Of expelling number of
! those arrested from the Central La
Dor Council, Metal Trades Council
and carpenters unions, thereby dis
rupting and weakening the trade uni
on movement.
Political Trading Revealed.
The issue is clear. Horn and his
agents united with Mayor Cryer's po-
lice force to eliminate their political
opponents in the trade union move
ment. John Horn is repaying Cryer
by betraying organized labor.
The object Of supporting capitalist
politicians by these gso-called labor Of
fcials is to receive political Jobs and
patronage for themselves and their
friends. IS 80
The rank and file have nothing to
gain by supporting Mayor Cryer or
any other representatives of thesem-
ploying class. 41
Hampton Endorses Injunction Judge
Not all Of the officials are support
ing Cryer. Some officials and par
ticularly E. e. hampton, secretary of
the District Council of Carpenters
have endorsed Judge Bledsoe who is
a confirmed reactionary. open-shop-
injunction Judge Bledsoe is well
known to the workers as an avowed
enemy Of labor. Any official that
will support Bledsoe has more gall
than good judgment.
The present labor leaders are con-
sistent in one thing and that is their
treachery to the rank and file. They
betray the workers on the economic
field during strikes by explosions of
progressive members from the trade
unions and by lighting the amalga-
nation Of craft unions into industrial
unions. On the political field they
do likewise by supporting the fifty
seven varieties Of Capitalist polite
ians.
Voted For Labor Party.
1t is a well known fact that in the
last municipal election, held two years
ago, the rank and sfle Of organized
labor voted to establish labor party,
which was formed cat a convention
held in the Labor Temple. In spite
of the fact that the trade union off,
cials, at joint executive board meet
ing which called the convention,
agreed to abide by the decision of
the convention, they knitted the la
Dor party right after it was formed
by endorsing at that time candidates
who were supported by the Los An
geles Times.
Only Party OF Labor.
II is the duty of the rank and file
OF organized labor to support the
only party OF labor. the Workers
(Communist) Party and the candi-
dates running in the present munich
pal election who are endorsed by the
Workers (Communlst) Party.
The following candidates are en-