The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-26
ARTICLE VII.
BY WILLIAM F. dunno.

4 O-OFEtLAIlON OF the Omclal trade
~ union, capitalist and socialist press
in the drive against militant unionism
has been shown
Cooperation of the right wing trade
union leadership with government
agencies such as the industrial com
mission of Governor Smith has been
shown by the attempt of President
Sigman and Morris Hillquit, leader of
the socialist party, to settle with the
governors commission over the heads
of the duly elected leadership of the
New York joint board in the cloak
makers strike.
THE clubbing of strikers by police
and right wing gangsters during
the demonstration of strikers before
the Sigman headquarters and the For
ward building is another instance.
The condemnation of the left wing
strike leadership contained in the re-
port of the arbitration board Of three
which passed on the controversy with
the submanufacturers, written in by
appointees of Governor Smith to aid
the right wings another example.
A MEXICAN Federation of Labor Of
1 4 ticialdom takes more active and
open part in the drive against militant
unionism in tn needle trades and
thus gives 1t the character of an Of
fetal movement on a national scale.
This Is shown by the appointment of
Vic. President Vol, also a vice-presi-
dent of the Civic Federation, as hon
orary chairman of the finance COM
mittee of the Sigman machine
Here is shown again close con-
nection between labor officialdom and
capitalist agencies like the Civic Fed
Grafton. On the mad scramble of Of
ficialdom for the favor of the bosses,
it has been generally forgotten that
the largest union in the A. F. of L.,
the United Mine Workers, prohibits
membership in the Civic Federation
under penalty of expulsion).
NICE-President Vol is one of the
important links binding labor Of
ticialdom to the employers organiza-
lions and their instrument-the United
States government. Vol keeps Presi-
dent Coolidge informed of the activi-
ties of labor officialdom. In a letter
given wide circulation in the official
labor and capitalist press during the
week of November 21-2S, written by
Vol and addressed to President Coo
lidge, he said:
For year past the country has
been watching the efforts Of Com
munlsts to capture and direct all the
more important strikes, especially
in and around New York, such as
those of the oIoakmakers, the fur
rIers and the Passaic textile mill
workers. The American Federation
of Labor is steadily defeating these
efforts but there is no question that
by confusing the real issue between
employer apd employees, the Com
munists have made the task more
difficult.
VICE-President Vol (of the A. F.
VI Il. anu the CIVIC FouefdJlOnJ
does not openly ask assistance from
Coolidge for the A. F. of l.. campaign
but Coolidge would have to be much
less astute than he is not to be able
to understand that such assistance
would be welcomed as Woll is making
what he believes are serious charges
against the Communists.
How have the Communists. in the
strikes mentioned, confused the real
issue between employer and en-
ployes,' as Vol charges, and what
does he mean by such a statement?
Is it crime for Communist work
ers to lead or to try to lead strikes?
before an answer is given to these
- questions it should be noted that
there have been only four strikes of
any consequence this year-the an
thracite strike, the furriers' strike, the
Passaic strike and the cloakrakers'
strike. AS Vol does not mention the
anthracite strike in his indictment we