The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-08
Blasts the Sgman Machine Disproves Fake Charges


question about it, ! lts
Says I. L. c. w. sho1ld.be Left Wing
in A. r. Of 1.
And this is the Anal word. You
are one of the progressive organiza-
tons Of the American Federation of
Labor. You are one of the few that
amounts to something. Everybody is
proud Of you. And without fear or
favor, you must do your duty. Get
ready to do your share to keep alive
in the American Federation of Labor
that progressive spirit, that spirit of
socialism. The American Federation
of Labor will amount to a great deal,
but only because it is getting to be a
progressive body, and you who are al
ready progressive, ought to be con-
graduated as being one of the great
factors in bringing about a glorious
change in the American Federation
of Labor. thank you tremendous
applause.)" ssl
am citing now to you, a speech
delivered by Mr.. Clarence barrow, at
the convention in 1920, on page of
the minutes:
barrow the Anarchist, Speaks for
Soviet Russia.
1--WE have looked to Europe and
seen in Russia great movement for
the man who works. (Applause.) l
protest against this country, born
in revolution, against tyranny, laying
the least thing in the way of the as
pirations of the new Russia. None
of our soldiers should be there. Our
statesmen are not able to pass upon
the wisdom of the rule of Russia 1t
is not for the American people to
say whether they are right or wrong,
but it is for the American govern
ment to inquire one thing, who is in
control, and to recognize those who
are in control.
Il fancy that 80 per cent of the
people of the United States wish Rus
STA well, and would like them to sue
coed. In their hearts they protest
against their government misrepre-
senting them, and seeking to throw
anything in their path
"Hands of Russia Charley Erwin.
Mr. Charles Erwin, at the conven-
ton in 1920, in this address-you will
find it on page 2, said, Now, don't
think for moment that l don't know
how important world events have
been in~the last five years, that l don't
know that out of the war has come
the wonderful working class republic
of Soviet Russia, that | don't feel a
tremendous inspiration from thatsf fact,
and that you ought not to feel ire
mendous. inspiration from that fact
But the kind of inspiration you should
feel is this, not that you can do any
thing for Soviet Russia, but use your
influence for the working class Of
the world that they shall keep their
hands off. The best answer that you
can make to Soviet Russia, is to
show Russia that the working class
of this country knows how to take
care of itself"
Why the Sudden Scare at Red
Speech?
have cited these speeches to show
you that we have not been SO conserv-
alive in the past that We should be-
lieve that suddenly the International
got frightened over radical speech
and has suspended and brought on a
trial people for having arranged a
meeting on the first of May where a
speech praising Russia was delivered,
and calling the workers of the world
to unite for the purpose of abolishing
the present system of society and es-
tablishing new cooperative com
monwealth. 4r
These sort of speeches have been
delivered at our meetings, and at all
our conventions, all the conventions
of the International, and the leaders
Dragged whenever they had an oppor-
tunity to come before the members,
Of their radicalism and their records
as revolutionists.
You will, of course, try to argue
that these speeches were delivered
and that Communists were invited to
speak prior to the order issued by the
International with reference to the
league, and it seems that order was
issued, prohibiting members from be-
longing to the Trade Union Educa-
tional League, or any other organ
ization that has the same programs,
and the same object that the Trade
Union Educational League.
No Prohibition in Locals Choice.
You will say, that afterwards, such
practices are prohibited. We abso-
lutely deny that the order can in any
way be interpreted to imply that a
local union has no right to invite a
speaker who is a member of any poll
tical party, even including the Work
ers Party. The order in question does
not specify any parties. 1t does not
specify or does not mention any in
diyidual who shah be permitted to
speak at such gatherings.
AS to the question, then, whether
we had a right to call a meeting for
| tho Araf af 4 ~ xf.A Il,