The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-03

the unions Omclal organ.
The statement of the international
committee is as follows:
international Committee for the
Amalgamation of the Metal Trades.
Chicago. Illinois,
so February, 1926.
To the Metal Trades Workers Of
America: ,gl
1.-THE Communist Plague in Our
Union" Labor Spies and Others"
are the titleseof two articles written
by E. C. Davidson, general secretary
treasurer Of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists, which appeared in
the November and January issues of
the Machinists Journal.
The motive, of course, behind the
articles is to turn the attention of the
rank and file away from the treachery
of the Characterization administra-
ton. More than that, this vicious at
tack upon the Workers( Communist)
Party and the T. u E. L. is part and
parcel Of the scheme of class collabor-
alton.
B. & o. unionism is only a step
away from company unionism. It
bitches the union up as a responsible
part of the mechanism of capitalist
production. The success Of the B. &
o. unions depends upon the complete
subsection of the rank and file to the
interests of the employers. This can
only be done by the elimination from
the union of all progressives who de-
mand that the union adopt a fighting
: program of action. So class collabor-
alton demands united struggle be-
, tween the employers and the Johnston
( administration on the one side against
J the progressives on the other. That
/ is why Davidson and such labor hat
, ers as General w. w. Atterbury and
I others find a common Language. Like
I birds of feather they sing the same
! song against the Reds. Red batting is
the order of the day. All opposition
elements are either designated as
Communists or members of the T. U.
e. L. who get their orders direct
from Moscow"
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chamber of commerce, the ku klux
khan, the steel trust, etc., and the
Johnston administration are united in
the struggle against the left wing. The
explanation is very simple.
1t finds an answer in an editorial in
the same Journal for February. in
which the Characterization admin
/. istration truckles to such labor hatel
I as General Atterbury and lauds the
n Watson7Parker bill which If adopted
q VIII turn the unions into semi if moi
. actually, company unions. The edi
!, torial says: ut seems almost in
r credible that some of the railway ex
. ecutives, including our old friend At
terbury OF the Pennsylvania, should
= reach an agreement with representa-
i tives OF the railroad labor unions. in
!. GLIDING the shop crafts on anything
8 pertaining to the operation of the
a railroads, but they have and II is reas
. enable to expect that because of the
y agreement thus reached after extend
q ed conferences between the represent
9 atives Of the carriers and the repres
= entatives of the unions, the bill will
> become law without much opposition
except that offered by that group OF
a union haters represented by James A
:. Emery. This gentleman, however
, was told where to get Off at a recent
: hearing held on the bill by the senate
y committee on interstate commerce
!. and our good friend General After
: bury, who stated that never before
had he appeared before a COMPRESSION
al committee that he had not been il
opposition on any such labor question
warned Mr.. Emery to keep hands of.
Then again:
There is no doubt that the trans
4 portation brotherhoods will benefi
more by the measure in the immediat,
n future than will the shop crafts. bu
n unless we misunderstood the proyis
a. ions OF the bill, the benefit the shop
Is crafts, considering them as a whole
+ VIII receive, will depend largely upor
A. the future character of the organiza
IS lions to which the shop employees be
D. long. If company unions are contin
a. ued, there is-in our opinion little tn,
g members OF, such organizations car
A. nope for, because we are convinced
Al the executives on roads where thes,
unions do exist will continue to fint
n ways and means to dominate in an,
q situation that may arise"
I. Finally they advocate open supper
|. Of this betrayal.
!. Our members should, therefore
= urge their congressman and senators
to vote for its passage. One thing w,
must do Is to. make sure that before
= congress adjonrns the death knell o
. the railroad board is sounded. Tha
in itself will help wonderfully in elm
mating much OF the dissatisfaction
y now existing on both sides in tn,
y present manner of settling disputes
d on the railroads"
Ie The barrage against the Commun
u lists and progressives by Davidson an,
O. his fix is quite understandable. Tn,