The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-10
BRITISH GOVT.
TRAINS SCABS
TO AID BOSSES
Conference of Minority
Movement, March II
BY TOM MANN.
Especial to The Daily Worker)


LoNDoN--As with you in America,
SO with us in England anything IN the
nature Of militant trade unionsm Is
met with the most determined oPposI-
ton by the bosses and by the govern
ment. For twenty-three months at
tempts at arriving at some improved
conditions for the million and half Of
workers in the engineering and ship
building industry has been attempted
by the workers by means Of nepotla-
ton, and after all this time not one
single item has been obtained, anu
the unions are thrown back on them
selves having decided it is useless to
again meet the bosses for further
friendly talks. The basic fact in con-
nection with all this is the absence
of militancy on the part of those who
have been the spokesman for the
men. And the chief cause Of this is
the fact that the responsible spokes-
men on the mems behalf share the
same economic views as the bosses
themselves, they are thoroly bour.
geois.
RaiIroaders Betrayed.
Readers Of The DAILY WORKER
will know that week or two ago
the railwaymen in Britain who had
submitted claims for substantial i'm
provements after prolonged negotia,
lions not only did not obtain anything
they had asked for but sections of
them have been reduced below what
they have had for years past, and
again it was beyond any doubt due
directly to the fact that the mems
oficials-by their boss class outlook.
made it easy for the bosses to ensure
a victory. There must be stop put
to this and the National Minority
movement is determined to do it.
The fighters in the engineers and
railmen's unions are naturally bitter
ly disappointed at the turn Of affairs,
and whilst on principle they are
whole heartedly in favor OF national
action, seeing that for the time this is
impossible they are now giving at
tention to local or district action.
Government Trains Scahs.
The government is assisting in the
building up of organizations Of the
old time Pinkerton order. They are
substituting blackleg organizations and
training blacklegs to fill key positions
in the event of strikes. They are
strengthening the police force and ap-
pointing special officers to be re.
sponsible thruout the country. and the
home secretary, Joynson Hicks, few
days ago referring to left wing activi-
ties said, do they mean they viii
oppose the government scheme? Let
them beware. Do they mean they viii
hinder the government scheme? Let
them beware. Do they mean they viii
try to get control of food and keen
1t for their own class? Let them be-
ware!"
This indicates the kind Of prepara-
tion the capitalist government has al
ready set up TO be used in the event
OF action being taken when the min
ers' strike is on in two months time.
10 meet this situation, we of the
Minority Movement are calling a spe-
cial conference on March 21st. at
which conference will be decided the
action to be taken to meet the situa-
ton.
What the tory government viii do
20 help the boss class is well seen In
It's outrageous behaviour in helpine
the shipowners to reduce the wages
OF the seagoing wireless operators
these having been locked out SINGS
November 26th because they worId
not submit to a reduction of twenty
two shillings and six pence per month.
The result is at the present time. is
February 1926, there are thirteen
hundred British vessels on the oceans
without wireless operators! This e
crime against humanity! At a time
too when the Atlantic has been moro
stormy than for the previous half
century, and disasters have been az.
cepuonaily numerous, and most
British ships by this disgracef,,I a..
lion OF the British board OF trade
deliberately helping the shipowners
nave been deaf and dumb to all an
peals OF the helplessl What a humiI.
iation to a people hitherto proud Of
me traditional behavior Of her sons
OF the seat
The coming Battersea conference Of
the National Minority Movement viii
fearlessly deal with these questions
from a workers class conscious view
point; and | can guarantee that we
shall have the militant workers Of
America in mind and in some way or
other will send our revolutionary
greetings to the workers OF all conn.
tries.