The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-26
Rally for the Agitation
Drive to Aid Labor's War
Against the Food Trust
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY every possible strength Of the left wing
the Workers (communist) Party, the Young Workers
(communst) League and The DAILY WORKER, that can
be spared being modified for extensive agitation
pagn in the farung packing industry employing hun
dreds OF thousand OF workers-men, women and youth
labor.
The bitter exploitation of labor in the yards" of chca-
CO. Omaha, Kansas City, East ST. Louis ST. Paul other
food producing center has written with the blood of the
workers many gripping pages in American abors history
Upton Sinclair wrote his jungle" that stirred nation
Not in its mind however, The butazng conditions imposed
upon the slaves Of Packngtown" forgotten in the
nations terror at the filthy diseased food that prepared
tor it, in Chicago in the name of profits 1t hit in it's
stomach.
President Roosevelt seized upon the popular oamor
against the beef trust to start investigation of own
and win some credit and votes for himself
trust busters galore in both houses Of congress- have
launched their attacks against this food rus claiming
that they wished to destroy it.
an Industrial relations commission, under Attorney
Frank Walsh appointed by President Wilson, conducted
an Vestgaton OF the yards part of its in
10 all industry made extensive to con-
gress.
But the food monopoly mghter than It boldly
cnaenges not only the workers of the United States Of
other countries because the American packing interests
Sltu5 Re NOT national but an international trust
rlRSI;-The food trust grows in power. Control
over Armours swfts Morrises cudahys and the other
plants being centralized great banking interests The
food packing industry spite Of all attacks made upon il bv
middle class politicians is bigger monopoly than ever The
o Csr regime at Washington has aoquesced
nour and Morris interests The dollars invested in Americas
Pac se4g6Nn are soidy organized,
hand have Almost hao workers organizations the other
ons prevail almost everywhere. Only few isolated plants
Doast any organization at ALL Powerful mass movements If
me workers resulting organizations being established in
me past nave been disspated The food barons in warning
on me workers. exploit every possible division in abor
ianks-race color religion and nationality They are now
nnd their drive to pit Negro labor from the South
u imported Mexican labor against the other workers in +he
industry The fight ahead for those who toll IS lone and
nafd. It requires courage and mitancy s a ~
me DAILY WORKER will push the planned can,naio,,
OF agitation with every possible energy It should arouse
WORKERS 70 the need of organization The basis must be ad
N TINS agitation campaign for future great
struggles The packing house workers must be Stirred +
new and new hope This fight be made an issue
~ me le1t wing in the whole labor movement Nuclei IS 49,
workers (Communst) Party and the Young Workers fco
DAT eague can be organized now New readers for The
DAr WOKKER, and for the many foreign Languages daa
OF lapors left wing be secured The aotaiiop d IS
the packing industry starts Monday jan A. SUPPORT Ti