The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10

The following statement was To-
sued yesterday by the Red Internal
tional Affillatlon Committee, con-
corning the referendum elections
now going on IN the / w. w.
The referendum ballots now in the
field issued by the Industrial Workers
of the World concern both the meas
ures passed by the 18th general con-
vention and the nominees for general
ecretary-treasurer.
The Red International Afiliation
Committee urges that all members OF
the 1. w. w. cast their votes upon
the questions at issue, despite the fact
that the organization provides no sys-
tematic and open discussion of them
when they come before Me member
ship. The Insignificant percentage OF
members who vote compared to those
who don't indicates that the claim to
rank and file control of the organiza-
ton is seriously short Of the truth.
Real discussion and free discussion
would bring the membership to par
ticipation.
Three charlottesville Program.
There are three candidates for gem
eral secretary-treasurer. Neither OF
them has given out any program for
organization administration, tho many
vital questions confront the /. w. w.
With an autocracy not excelled in any
A. f. of L. organization, the delegate
from the small Industrial unions did
not introduce the resolution passed by
the small l. U. conference making it
compulsory for candidates to submit
program. This arbitrary ignoring of
the members who elected him was done
by an anarchist, who prefers the Ber-
lin International to the Red Interna-
tional Of Labor Unions-which he OPP
poses, strangely, because of dictator
ship"
But while there may be no rule COM
polling candidates to submit pro-
gram, the r. |. A. c. invites the can
didates, in view of the large and grow
ing sentiment for 1t, to voluntarily
state their attitude toward organiza-
ton problems and their proposals for
work.
Which One Has a Plan?
Which one of them has made
study of the possibilities for perman-
ent organization Of agricultural work
ers as provided in the last convention
of the A. w. l. U. No. Ito, but appar-
emily forgotten since then? Which
one of the four candidates knows the
possibilities of basldng UP the M. T.
w. No. SIG by d careful and thoro
organization Of ship committees? Let
these fellow workers show the men,
bership they are not completely blank,
let them reveal their ideas, so the
members are not puzzled by being
asked to choose between four I'M
known quantities. q
The R. l. A. C. calls attention to
it's practical program and asks why
its suggestions for building the or
ganization should not be adopted.
The convention proposals are simp-
Ter than last year, and many are
worth consideration and are above the
petty constitutional tinkering which
afflicted the last referendum.
Vote Against Recruiting Union.
The proposals concerning the aboli-
ton of the small Industrial unions and
the establishment of the General Re-
cruiting Union have been dealt with
in The DAILY WORKER during the
convention period. If the l. w. w. is
opposed to political parties, it should
not issue one a charter under the
name of general recruiting union"
The r. |. A. c., not being opposed on
principle to political party of work
ers, in fact favoring such a party, OPP
poses the general recruiting union"
because, while it pretends to be a
union, it is political party, without a
program, and it tends to dissolve the
industrial unions into itself. There
fore members should vote against it
on questions 1 anda3
| Question 2, lengthening the possible
term of Office is a good change and
should be voted for. The same on
Question 6, allowing for the sliding
scale Of dues and limitations. The as
sessments proposed in question 0,
should be supported, but the member
ship should demand results in organ
izing the unorganized, which is the
biggest problem OF all unions, includ-
ing the l. w. w.
Hsd International Affiliation
Committee.