The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-28

Lenin, in which he urges Communists
to remain within the unions, thrown
in to prove the defendants guilty as
charged"
THE labor movement in taking any
action against the Communists must
do so for self-protection only. We are
not concerned with the political or
religious belief Of any member of or
ganized labor, but we are vitality con-
cerned with any group of men or
women outside OF the organized labor
movement associate themselves to
put over q program which concerns
the inner workings of that movement
Quotes Lenln.
"The founder of modern Commun-
ism and its greatest exponent Nicolai
Lenin, In advising his followers while
promoting Communism in the ranks of
organized labor said: We must be
able to withstand their opposition to
be ready for any and every sacrifice
and even IL necessary 10 practice
trickery to employ cunning and to
resort to illegal practices, to some
times even overlook and conceal the
truth, all for the sake Of penetrating
into the trade unions to stay there and
by every means carry on the work OF
Communism" He paused, turned to
the audience, but was disappointed.
1t fell flat, no approval and no ap-
plause.
The above constitutes the crimes
OF the Communist delegates and upon
which ground the committee recon-
mended to the council that the three
of the six delegates be unseated.
Ovation For Communist Statement.
AS soon as the motion for adoption
was seconded and put by the presi-
ding officer, Joe Havel, obtaining the
door, declared that he was a Commun-
list and believed in the principles of
Communism and branded as lies the
statements made at the previous meet
ings by some delegates, that Com
munists disrupt the labor movement.
He pointed to Soviet Russia, whore
previous to the revolution there were
one hundred thousand trade unionists
while at present there are more than
seven millions of trade union mem.
bers.
BY special motion the defendants
and members of the strike and griev-
ance committee and the accusers were
given unlimited time. Havel then con-
tinued his speech stating the program
OF the Communist and pointed out that
it was the delegates who made the
charges who are consciously and I'M
consciously tearing down the labor
movement and then read the state
ment made by the six Communists.
When he finished reading, it was
greeted by a tremendous ovation.
A Former WpbbIy Opposes Industrial
UnIonIsm.
John N. Belanger, business agent of
the steamatters, and former |. w. w.,
one Of the accusers, said that he was
once a reVolutionist, but is not now
and does not want any strikes. He
read page in the Workers Monthly
and then pointed to a cartoon in this
magazine about the Ell Paso A. f. of
l.. convention and stated that the Com
munists are criticizing the officials and
that such was disloyalty. He then
stated that IL Is better to be divided
when the masters are strongly organ
lied.
The trade unions are like little
dogs who bite and run away" While
II they were organized into industrial
organizations the employers would
destroy them. AS it is they are crushed
one at time. He then read a state
ment made by Gompers in 1912 in or
der to prove that Gompers was Cd
posed to free political opinions in the
trade union movement
Bailey Attacks Painters Union.
VIM. Bailey, business agent of the
patetrnmakers and another of the &C.
cusers, said that in the painters local
the Communists have obtained control
BY nucleus and alluded to the man.
oers OF that local as a bunch of dogs
Immediately a delegate from the
painters vigorously objected to the
calling OF their members dogs.
Bailey then continued to state that
the painters local had elected a set
OF new progressive officers. At this
juncture the former president Of the
council, TEX" Philips, whose admin.
istration was marked by fairness and
impartiality, arose to a point of order
and made denial and reputation of
all the statements made by Bailey
In connection with the painters
local, and stated the change was made
because Of the desire on the part Of
the members to make the change.
Reaetionaries Support Mussolinl
Bailey then stated that he was not
opposed to Communism but 70 its
tactics. They the CommunIsts' he
shouted, "Are calling oil our leaders
traitors. They call Mcdonald a trai.
tor, Debs a traitor, Gompers a traitor,
Herriot traitor. spargo traitor, Vie.
tor Berger a traitor, Hillauit n trat.