The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-15
A. F. of L. Leaders Wear Out Their
Red Menace" Issue

burning the support the Passac strike the at
tack of the shop interests of Detroit the trade union move
necessity declaration against company
unions and the difficulty of working up any enthusiasm for the
nonparsan political policy following the sush fund exposures
way tighten the dark shades OF reaction which
have colOred the sessions of the A. F. of L.
But when the question recognition the Soviet Union found
way the convention reaction bazed forth in
mistakabe form
auxiliary artillery furnished by John L. Lewis president of the
United Mine Workers of America.
WolI his attempt postpone action
aid strikers back prominence with
against in the
President and VcePredent Wilson contributed
vcously worded resolution
against the Soviet Union passed by A F. of convention
adopted without a vote against it.
great Joy in the camp the bureaucras
appears conclusion successful offensive But
such feeling exists This the denuncaton of the Soviet
purely formal matter because it is known wide circles
officials workers that trade union delegation
ticaly ready leave for Russia
President Lewis of the u NJ w. of A.
by celebrating the activities of the Communists in the
union and accusing them of backing the opposition to
his administration.
1t is not a part anything
proved corruption of leading officials the union
by the operators that he dw length upon the fact that
the nonunon Mines because of the failure of his administration to
organize producing the than twohrds of the coal
mined in the United States that the coal operators violating
the Jacksonville almost at will without his doing
particular except insist that 100000 miners
the industry that in the anthracite agreement he
rendered the closed shop enforced
opposition U w of A calls naturalization
complete program covering all issues which
the union ste J,o
by Brophy and backed by what undoubtedly
majority the membership aroused by the danger the union
time convincing anyone that the opposition
simply because Communist drive
against individual that Soviet Union urging
financing u A who have raised the
simple but alexpressive slogan of "save the Union"
miners are course sup
porting the militant of the opposition to the Lewis ad
minsratiOn (Communist) Party will give the OPP
it instructs members
leadership which will mobilize the for powerful organ
ling campaign put fighting basis preparation for the
coming struggle life the the Jacksonville
agreement expires next March.
agents Imperialism in the A F. of L. convention
spilled boarding The effect has been
less than in the past.
The Soviet Union stronger than before and struggles
that the voices of the workers de-
handing hushed by Teactonary
tho Communists the front ranks of their
struggles
The days menace" could
pey Shiny ckery employers agents in the union have
passed the best proof of this that the barage laid down
against the by Green Lewis Vol is considered
discussion the the labor
under their leadership.
The opposition union the
proof popular working support
Soviet Union and the American Communists
Very long before they ready So capitalist
minded ofcadom going
trade political questions their merits They will
such discussions by the cry of Communism"