The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-23

own class" o., the robber class,
the exploiting class, which class is
not more than l per cent of the COM
munity, but which always battens on
the community.
We of the worker class, the entire
producing class, the creators of the
wealth of the country, must now see
to 1t that there shall be no more vast.
ing of time and energy and the lives
Of the people. We must demand and
insist on loyalty to our class by those
who wish to speak in our name.
Tho Miners Flight.
THE miners lookout Is still on.
L The whole working class is stu
suffering. Baldwin's assertion that
only the miners are being attacked is
utterly untrue, the policy pursued fits
exactly with the statement of Baldwin
when he said: "All wages must come
down"
The coming Trades Union Congress
should decide to call for a levy on all
the unions to help the miners and CON
fer with the executives of the unions
as to the best means Of applying It.
1t is still possible for the workers Of
this country to do something much
more substantial to help the miners
financially. A resolution passed at
congress authorizing the General
Council to act in conjunction with the
union executives could get going
quickly.
It's War We Are In.
ME are fully conscious of the diff
w ficulties in getting in good results
with conditions as they are, yet it is
the case that If the miners should
lose, then the general rank and file
will lose many times more than the
cost now of helping the miners to win.
Even now there is time to apply an
effective embargo on all coal, the will
to act would make this possible in
one day, and it should be done. And I
solemnly declare that we who realize
that it's war we are in should have no
scruples in calling out the safety men
from the miners. To carefully take
scrupulous care of the property of the
enemy that is fighting you to the
death is queer way of fighting that
enemy.
international Unity.
INTERNATIONAL unity proved to
4 be more than talk in the case of
Russia, who set the example to the
world by her prompt and substantial
monetary help to the British miners.
Had we but had worldwide relations
of such character we should have
won long ago. If the unions on the
continent associated with Amsterdam
had done half as much as Russia has
done the situation financially would
have been more controllable.
We must again deal with Interna-
tional Trade Union unity. It is really
of the greatest Importance that we
shall be able to act on a world scale.
Governments are deliberately foment.
ing strife calculated to again precipi-
tate a world war. We must not be
dumb whilst this goes on; therefore.
this will be on the agenda and will,
am sure, have most careful considera.
ton. The Anglo-Russian relations have
been strained, but are cementing
again, and to this we must also give
full consideration.
We are meeting a week in front of
the Trades Union Congress, and it is
announced that the General Council
does not intend to have the question
OF more power to the General Council
discussed at congress, because this
will bring up the whole subject Of the
general strike. The movement cannot
wait another year before the matter
shall be death with, the whole thing
is exceedingly urgent to those who
sense the situation Alright.
In any case we must las far as time
admits) deal with these fateful ques-
lions, every phase OF the labor prob.
lem comes within our puryiew. The
delegates present at this minority
conference have already done much:
after our consultations here we shall
go to our respective districts, not to
forget what we met for, but to carry
on our work with redoubled energy, in
the fullest confidence that we are en-
gagged In fighting the most successful
battles Of our class, for the overthrow
Of capitalism and establishing the
workers in full control of all industry.
Success to the workers OF all coun.
tries!
Success to the speedy overthrow OF
capitalism and the full realization OF
socialism.
"ProIef-Trih,Yna''