The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-19
Communist Challenges BureaucrGts

urging the organized workers to joir
and support this militarist institution
They even went further to lay tn
plans for a machine to mobilize thu
cannon-fodder among the organized
workers by providing that three assis
tants to the secretary Of war from the
executive council and one assistant
from each Of the forty-eight states be
named by the state declarations in tn
respective states.
Preparing Labor Of the Next War.
What does this all mean? It is
nothing more than a camoufage at.
tempt to deliver the American labor
movement hog-tied, bound, and gag.
ged to the imperialists of Wall Street
for whatever purpose they care to use
it in the next imperialist blood-bath
"But there is just one element tina.
stands in the way of putting over this
program Of betrayal and that is the
left wing Of the labor movement led
by the Communists. Communist,
have a penchant for turning the white
light OF publicity on the acts of be.
trayaI Of the interest Of the workers
by these lac<eys Of capitalism inside
of the labor movement.
"That is why am on trial here to.
night. That is why nationwide at.
tempt is being made to cast the Com.
munists out of the American Fedara.
ton Of Labor.
No Way to Organize Labor.
Some Of your leaders here believe
that in order to make the labor move
ment respectable, the Communists
must be unceremoniously kicked out
and then the employers will fall over
each other to sign agreements with
organized labor and the unorganized
workers will flock into the movement
by the tens of thousands.
Naturally, as a Communist. l dis.
agree with them on this matter. II
anyone thinks for a moment that the
unorganized can be organized on a
bankrupt policy of class collaboration
tney have another guess coming.
~ viii Continue to FInht.W
mo doubt, will be unseated here
tonight. Your vote on the appeal from
the decision Of the chair proves that
you have the power to do so. and If
am unseated, the next move will be
for you to take the case to the Paint
ers' International Union and have me
expelled as member of the Brother
hood of Painters.
Now, just one final statement and
then | am thru. If l am thrown ont
OF this assembly tonight because
OF my ideas, I will continue to fight
until ! get back in this assembly. The
only time a Communist ever uuits
lighting is when he dies and then he
dies fighting with his face to the com
mon enemy of the working class"
Ruled Left Wing of Ballot.
In the election Of officers for the
assembly the reactionaries without
any other right than their own tyran-
nical pleasure, ruled off of the ballot
all left wing candidates.
In addition the reaetionaries nut
up their own slate, definitely pledging
them to expel the Communists as Or
dered by the A. F. Of L.
Red Baiters Lost to Center.
However, even with the left wing
candidates ruled off the ballot the re-
dictionaries lost their slate and a cen
ter group was elected, whose stability
VIII be shown or whose weakness will
be established soon by the pressure
of the reactionaries who, undoubtedly.
will continue the fight against the
left wingers and Communists.
The hope Of the reactionaries re.
sides in the expected action of the ex.
ecutive council of the A. f. of L. nm
on the report of its lackey, Paul ].
Smith. The hope of the left wing is
in the tremendous resentment among
the rank and file unionists of Mime.
apolis. The whole movement is stir.
red to its depths over the autocracy
OF the union officials