The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
DAWSON, M.
VOTE JUGGLER
in PITTSBURG
"ExpeI Communist"
Cries Election Thief
BY a UNION MEMBER.
(Worker correspondent.)


PITTSBURGH, July 30-seeretary.
Treasurer Dawson of the Interna.
tlonal Lodge, Maohlnlsts' Assoela'
tion showed his fighting spirit last
week when visiting Local 491 in Pitts.
burgh, one Of the 3. g. o. railroad
lodges blessed with the B. & o. CO.
operative plan but Brother Dawson
seemed to have no intention Of fight
Ing the capitalists and expIoiters on
she railroads or In the contract shops.
Far from that. His venom was d.
rected against the militant members
Of the union, the Communists. He
said, 1.-THE Communists have continu-
ally been fighting US (meaning the Of
fcials) Now we will give them all
the fight they want, at the last ses-
sion Of our executive board it was
decided to expel all Communists from
the union"
Reads Circular Letter.
Mr.. Dawson quoted at length from
a circular letter alleged to be issued
by the United Industries of Rock
field, H., saying that this letter was
sent to keymeR among organized la
Dor, (evidently that is why he got
one). The letter dealt with the last
election in the Machinists Union
showing that the Communists had
supported the Anderson slate and
also showing the demands made by
the Communists. Mr.. Dawson made
his own Interpretation Of this letter
claiming that it showed that the
Communists are working with the
manufacturers and getting we'll paid
for it.
A good many of the union members
showed doubt on their faces at this
assertion but Dawson gathered all
his courage and challenged denials
from the audience. At this challenge
Ed Horacek, member of Local 81, gut
up and said: '1ts lie and you can't
prove it,"
Davison's only reply was to ask
the local secretary to take Horacek's
name, Local number, and address,
evidently so that he may be sure to
get him on the slate for expulsion.
To further clinch his arguments on
why the Communists should be ex-
PEELED, Dawson read a set Of minutes
which he claimed to be from a secret
conference held in Pittsburgh on Feb
ruary 81 at which Communists, men
toned by name, were present and at
which among other matters the Ma
chinists' Union was alleged to have
been discussed. These minutes bore
all the earmarks of a fake document.
Boosts Boss Plan.
Mr. Dawson in speaking of the
great future ahead Of the union
(meaning again the official family
stated that the B. & o. cooperative
plan was now marching "victori-
ousIy" from coast to coast, that other
railroads we're becoming interested
and that soon it would be established
on the Pennsylvania railroad and the
union would come back strong on
that road.
He indicated clearly the future
program the present machine, which
holds control thru vote stealing. as
being one of class collaboration to
the greatest possible extent How
ever, he failed to mention that the
fact that the Pennsylvania railroad
management is getting IMPRESSED N
the so-called cooperative plan is
natural because it sees a splendid
crrortunty for the establl lhment OF
a company union on the roads with
the consent of the union officialdom.
No live wire will today deny that
this class collaboration plan leads to
nothing else but company unions.