The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-20
Bury Progress at Labor Meeting
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getting into office.; Organized labor
will never gain anything substantial
until 1t has organized itself econom-
ically and politically independent
from the capitalist class.
Opposes Capitalist Politics.
1.-THE American working class must
become conscious Of its own political
power and you will be ON the road
to a militant labor movement, not by
following the policies Of supporting
your friends and Furnishing your enc
mics proposed by John Walker but
by organizing your own Independent
labor party based upon the trade
unions and all working class organ
izations," said Overgaard.
Delegate Lowrie, who peddes
honey to labor unions, insisted that
the LaFollette movement was q labor
party and questioned the sincerity Of
the resolution.
Reformed Yellow Socialists.
Chas. Wills, who has eollided with
Overgaard in the past over political
issues, and others, stated that the
resolution was not introduced IN good
faith and II came from sinister
sources" Outside Of the usual blah-
blah this windbag contributed moth.
ing to the discussion.
Socialist" Flora from the sarpent-
ers. as usual attacked Independent po-
litical action but insisted that he is
as good a socialist today as he was
20 years ago. [After all, what was
he thenf)
Berger and Hillcuit and the rest of
the s. P.ites will. insist upon the
same but their rotten deeds are
against them
A ouaIIfied ReaetIonAry.
Delegate McKabe Of Painters $50
supported the committees report but
with his sweet voice defended Over
CARDS sincerity. He believed that
there was no selfish motives" be
hind the resolution. It sounded very
nice, but the argument was rotten in
general.
Honest John" was thsslast speaker
due to the fact that someone moved
the previous question after he deliv-
cred his masterpiece OF : demagcgy.
He stated that 80 years ago he used
to fight as hard for such things as
overgaard was doing now, but that he
has changed his mind.
Honest John" contradIets Himself.
He said he respected people who
fought for their ideas; but then he
turned around and played on prejud-
ices and ignorance with the usual al
legations that stoolpigeons and agents
Of the bosses are infesting all these
movements and that If we had a labor
party such would be the case also.
1t would be destroyed by such forces.
He never proved anything, simply
insinuated. The next minute he tried
to show how different the situation is
in Europe; that in Belgium, Switzer-
land and other places they don't elect
presidents like I'VE" do here and they
have no primaries Hke-here, altho ad-
hitting our primary system is rotten.
How he draws the conclusion that,
therefore, we should have no labor
party the writer fails to see and so
does Honest John" probably, but he
gets away with it.
AmaIgamstIon.
The next resolution reported on
was on amalgamation which was also
introduced by Delegate Oyergaard.
Naturally, Slater and the rest of the
committee also killed. this, altho at
the present time it is more necessary
for the labor movement than ever be-
fore, in the face Of the coming open
shop onslaught and the weakened
condition Of the unions in the most
important industries like railroad,
metal, building, ETC..
Andrew Young, delegate from Local
705, O'Fallon, ILL.,, defended the reso-
luton. He stated, that it should
not be question OF who introduces
1t, but whether it is necessary. The
rank and file wants it. If you go
and ask the membership of the local
unions they will have nothing against
it, but will be 100 per cent in favor.
| realize that this is not convention
of the rank and file, but I appeal to
all who are working to defeat the
committees report"
The usual ridicule was made use of
by the reactionaries and the same
Red scare was used TO- poison the del
egates to vote against their own in
terest and against the interest Of the
labor movement as a whole.
When Delegate Overgaarda attempt
ed to secure the floor on this resolu-
ton again one of the good servants
of the powers that be-. who regards
conventions as good vacation, again
moved the previous question and SO
amalgamation was buried. - S
Steam Roller on Unity.