The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-02

'AO "AlACle is OIL sum
printing in full. 1t follows:
THE American Federation of Labo,
hopes, at some uncertain time In
the future, to conduct campaign fol
the unionization of the workers in De
troit's automobile industry. It's OBJ
1ect is looked on with such grave ap
prehension by civic and Industrial or
CARNATIONS that they joinforces to re
sist labor union domination. Much is
said and much is written about this
proposed A. F. of l.. Offensive.
Little is heard about another often.
sive of more drastic ANA destructive
nature, which is being carried on in
the large factories Of tie city, and
has been in motion for more than a
year.
1t is the offensive OF thedyed-in-the.
wool bolshevists, operating under the
name Of the Workers Patty On its
stationery and Its Thousands upon
thousands Of propaganda sheets the
word Communist" is USED In paren-
thesis, so there can be no doubt as to
the nature of the organization.
The Workers (Commmist) Party
has well-furnhhed SUITE OF Offices
and reading rooms at 1857 Grand
River avenue. 1t has nominated can
didates for all state and county Of
fees whose names will appear on the
ballots Nov. 2. Organizes have been
sent into the populous Detroit indus
trial districts, and the recruiting &C
tivities have been intensified during
the last few months by the participa-
ton of the big guns OF the Communist
movement in America-tWilliam q
Foster, Ben Gold, William F. Dunno
and others.
Foster and his lieutensnts made q
special trip to Detroit to be here while
the American Federation Of Labor con.
vention was in progress. They con
Quoted a counter-movement, dissemi-
mating among the labor delegates their
appeals for the overthrow of "reac.
tionaries" in control of the Federation
They make no secret of their determi.
nation to bore from within until they
acquire enough strensthF4o place tlss
! Federation on an alfred basis. "Join
union" is their constant advice to
the comrades of the soviet brother
hood
View the scene OF hustle and hustle
about this Communist hive on Grand
River avenue, examine the work OF
the apostles OF revolution in Detroit
during the last year, talk to the lead
ers, and the question arises:
Are advocates of industrial freedom
and orderly government, in their de-
termination to balk the designs of A.
f. of L. bosses, overlooking the activi-
ties of a band OF men and women
whose philosophy is 10 times more
radical and destructive than anything
that ever emanated from an A. F. of
l.. convention.
The A. F. of L. program, Viewed
from the most optimistic angle of a
laborite, is at best a thing Of uncer.
tainty. The marching orders for the
organizers won't be drawn up for at
least a year.
The Communist recruiting drive is
going at high speed today, after year
Of practically unchallenged activity.
The A. f. of L. bosses would like
to attain a degree Of organization
strength that would enable them to
dictate wages, hours. working condi'
tions. They would like to fix things
so no man could get a job unless he
first paid his way into their union
However, they are magnanimous
enough to agree that the persons
whose money and brains went into
the development OF an industry have
right to retain title and ownership
of that industry. even IL they can't run
IL according to their own notions. The
Workers (Communist) outfit looks
upon such a policy as reactionary.
1t would destroy private ownership
OF industries in favor OF ownership by
the workers.
1t would destroy the republican form
Of government in favor Of the Russian
brand
Would you do It by force7" we
asked one OF the Communist bosses.
He is a highly trained gentleman
educated for the law, finely clothed
and widely travelled.
TITS like this" he said. I'VE don't
say we must use force 70 bring about
revolution. Our idea Is TO be pre-
pared to use II II We have to. When
we have become sufficiently organized
to demand a change, We should be In
position to carry out that demand
The history OF the world proves thai
in every case where the workers re
volted the ruling class was IN contro
OF an army, and II used that army
against the workers, The workers