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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
International and Daily
Demands

TN our political mass agitation we
Aalways strive to connect the inter-
national problems with the concrete
laily problems of the British prole-
ariat. We showed for instance, that
every worsening Of the situation Of
the workers in the colonies had it's in
,vitable repurcussion upon the situa-
ion Of the British workers. In this
way we have been successful in free
ing the British worker to a great ex-
tent from his insuIarity.
''The attitude Of the party towards
the so-called unofficial" strikes is
important. Naturally, the party must
always be with the workers whether
the strike is official or not. Neverthe-
less we should not force such unofi-
cial strikes, for they usually end in
failure and might result in loss of
prestige for the party. 1t is, how
ever, quite another thing when the
strike has a political significance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Unity--ln Spite of JOuhGux & Co.

OWdegees Mertens Leipar JOuhGuT, all the refOrnist
leaders o the Amsterdam INTERNATIONAL haze demonstrated
that they do not unity haze done everything possible to
avoid They terrified the Hull congress of the
British Trade Union Congress initiated the AngoRussGn
Unity COMMITTEES first step otCdrdS GIin trade WOn
international dnd redOu6Eed their conSpGtOrG efforts to
eck the committee ohen the Scarborough conference further
endorsed its ao In the negotiations s0itb amsterdam the
Russian unons speaking thru the sympathetic British on the
AngORWSsdR Committee, made all possible concessions to
Gcheve unity But Amsterdam 1oorkng hand in glove soith
the labor Offices the league Of nations GbOtaged every effort
of the British aud RuSsatrGde WiO leaders to find
base for international trade ANTON cooperation against
the rising tide of Gsoism The British oorkers facing the
greatest struggle IN their history IN the coal mining crisis
Gscism its head in France the DGoes plan is making
of the German aoOrkers and get the Amsterdam leaders
haze eacherowsly blocked the consummaOn Of WnityG
unity that 0Oud make the European trade uon increment
solicited ranks of the diuded unions Of most countries Of
the continent But the last 0Ord 0U not be said by Dude
geeSt JouhGT Co. 1t lo be said By the of oorers
OUng the direction Of the English Uork
ers, totoards Wnty-n spite of Amsterdam
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Leadership Thru Conviction

WHEN the reformists say that our
" trade unions depend upon the
party, then We must answer that such
a thing as an independent union does
not and never did exist. There are
trade unions which are influenced by
parsons, the social-democrats call
that influencing, we call it leading. A
still further question: is how we carry
out the leadership. an no way thru
commands, but thru conviction, thru
the good work of the Communist
trade union fractions. This is, how
ever, only possible if The Communists
know the trade union work in its
smallest details and are able to take
the lead in the smallest questions.
We must choose our best comrades
for the trade union work, those COM
rades who like Lenin, do not idealize
the workers, do not fear their preju-
dices, but who educate them patiently
and win their confidence by COM
radely attitude in all questions. Nat
urally, the party must see to it that
the danger of running in the wake of
the masses is avoided.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
The Fight for Unity and the British Struggle

the party members In the trade union
work is important. This work must
not have merely an agitational and
propagandistic character, but also a
practical one. We must win the
lower left wing trade union officials
for the party. The programs of ac-
ton must contain demands which
really represent the needs of the
masses.
"Our organizational tasks are: "a
To draw the workers into the minor
ity movement thru individual mem
bership. (2) To win whole organiza-
tons. 60 To form minority groups
around the shop nuclei of the Com
munists. The reactionaries will
strive like their colleagues on the
continent, to destroy our organization,
we must therefore retain certain
elasticity. The shop groups have the
greatest power Of resistance. We
must avoid extreme centraist meth
DDS and give the locals a certain de-
gree of independence. We must take
the local circumstances into consider
alton,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Success of Minority
Movement

I'VE met with various difficulties
W in the organization Of the minor
ity movement. Our trade union bu-
reaucracy is the most cunning in the
world. The work was also hindered
by the political apathy of the working
class itself. Nevertheless, we have
been successful in achieving extraor-
binary success. Naturally, We have
not yet been able to give the desire
Of the workers for unity any organize
tional form. We have created only
the basis for such an organization.
Zone must nevertheless observe
that a year ago there was no definite
left wing in the trade union movement
IN Great Britain. The first step to the
creation OF such an organization was
the creation of councils OF action To-
cally and then a unification Of them
on national scale. This cost us
some trouble.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03

international Press correspondenoe.)
MOSCOW. U. s. S. R., March (By
4NA MaiD The twelfth session Of the
enlarged executive of the Communist
International was opened under the
craftsmanship of Comrade Smeral
Comrade M. Tomski, secretary Of the
All-Russian trade unions, who was
received with great applause, spoke
as the first in the discussion upon the
trade union question:
Elm the present period the struggle
for unity is taking on a difficult char
acter. Negotiations between the Rus
sian unions and Amsterdam in the
near future are not to be expected as
the previous course of the negotia-
lions has shown that the Amsterdam
mers wish to draw out the question
until the next trade union interna-
tional congress, which is due only in
1927.
In this way the attention Of the
English comrades will be drawn away
from the international questions to
the coming great struggle of the min
ers. The situation is such that Am
sterdam is unwilling to move forward
and the Red International Of Labor
Unions is not able to make any fur
Their concessions. We have already
formally abandoned any claim that the
internationals stand face to face and
have agreed that the Russian unions
should conduct the negotiations with
Amsterdam.
Naturally, this has been done in
complete agreement with the Red In
ternational of Labor Unions. It rep
.resents a compromise conceded in or
der to approach our aim more speed
lily. The English comrades of the
unity committee have made still an
other compromise by modifying their
tone towards Amsterdam.
"At the last session Of the Anglo
Russian committee we showed our i'm
patience and declared that if the Am
sterdammers continued to sabotage
the affair we should alter our tone.
The English comrades, however, re-
quested us to wait still a little longer.
The last resolution adopted by the
Anglo-Russian unity committee de-
clared that we could not much longer
ignore the attacks which the Amster-
banners were making against us, de-
spite our correct attitude.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03

must, however, not be pessimistic.
Our agitation partially achieved its
objects. We must continue our work
so that all the workers organizations
affiliated to Amsterdam come over to
our side in this question, and In this
way we shall be able to break the re-
sistance of the Amsterdam executive.
'We must connect the struggle for
the united front with concrete de-
mands. We must show the British
miners how much their lot is bound
up with that of the German miners.
We have raised the question OF trade,
union unity in all the local trades
councils. Thanks to the pressure OF
these councils the Anglo-Russian
unity committee was formed. The
sending of workers delegations to the
Soviet Union is of particular tmpor-
lance for our work. The delegation
of the trade union congress assiated
us very much by the publication OF its
report.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03

There are, no doubt, many sincere
revolutionary actors on the stage but
they have no word in the production
Of plays. And the theaters are out
to make money. 1t is business like all
other business. ~ M
1t is up to the revolutionary artists
Of this country and their sym athizers,
together with members of the Work
ers (Communist) Party, to stage revo-
lutionary drama: to find new forms
for its expression. es
Develop Our Own.
The Paris Commune" staged last
year in Madison Square Garden, New
York, deserves mention here as well
as the remodeled pantomime staged in
Cleveland, March II. eliminating in
tableau Of about forty people in the
glare of red lights.
The revolutionary theater must
show the workers in the struggle Of
today and the victories of tomorrow.
The old staging gives the details of
house or landscape. The new form
suggests space, form, or color.
Between the bourgeoisie theater and
the revolutionary theater is the same
difference as between Botticelli por.
trait Of two angels and a Moscow
poster for the Red Aid.
Let us develop the revolutionary
theater.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
The Defeat Of Thomas

TIME speaker then pointed to the
4 necessity Of an energetic agita-
ton for the enlargement OF the DOW
ers of the general council OF the trade
union congress and for a greater
amount Of discipline and decentral-
ization in the trade union work. II
the general council were to use these
extra powers for reactionary purposes,
then we would fight against It, but
this possibility is not a reason for not
extending the principle Of centraliEa-
ton.
On the occasion OF the last crisis
in the National Union OF Railwaymen,
we saw for the first time a revolt Of
the members against Thomas. This
is one of our greatest successes, just
rs the defeat of Thomas In Soar
borough, when he voted against the
resolution upon Imperialism.
Our next task is the organization
of a national conference of the minor
ity movement to discuss the follow
ing questions: The preparation OF
the defense against the forthcoming
capitalist offensive; the struggle for
the defense Of the right OF free speech
and agitation in connection with the
imprisonment of the Communist lead
ers,
We must. answer the offensive OF
capitalism with a COMPREHENSIVE.
In this struggle we need the active
support of the executive committee OF
the Communist International and its
affiliated parties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Win the SyndIcaIists

" A FURTHER important task is the
winning of the honest syndical-
list elements amongst the British
working class. The necessity for the
creation Of a united trade union or
ganization is made still more pressing
by the fact that the bodrgeoisie is in
creasing the strength Of its organiza-
ton. The Federation 'of British In
dustries has So members who are at
the same time members of the British
parliament. This proves how neces-
sary it is for us also to have a par
liamentary fraction. and it shows how
ungrounded the objections of the syn
dicalists are. ss,!l @1~
1--WE are faced with great struggles.
The bourgeoisie is already creating its
army of strikebreakers with the neces-
sary technical apparatus for the pur-
pose of insuring the continuation of
the food supply in case of a general
strike. For this reason we must pay
special attention to the co-operatives.
The slogan: Every trade union mem
Der must at the same time be an &C
tive member of the co-operatives, is
necessary.
Il am in agreement with Tomski
when he says that the perspective for
the cause of international trade union
unity is for the present not very
hopeful on account of the obstinate
resistance of the reformists. We
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
The Revolutionary Drama

airy in technique, but have no revolu-
tionary message; or it may have a
revolutionary message and no partic-
ular technique. Often the message
clothes itself in a new technique. The
force of the message finds for itself
a new method of expression-i. e.,
revolutionary technique.
There are cartoons that have propa-
ganda, but no artistic value. There
are pictures that express artistic
forms but have no revolutionary value.
And there are pictures like those of
Robert Minor, Kata Kollwitz, Board
man Robinson, and many others that
are revolutionary both as to technique
and to content, in the highest degree.
ReInhardt Versus MeyerhoIt.
The theatrical productions of Max
Reinhardt have been revolutionary in
form, color, and staging, but his plays
have no working class message. The
Miracle" and "Everyman" were mag
nificent; were more splendid than
anything the stage had ever seen, but
IL was technique alone. Meyerholt OF
the Moscow Revolutionary Theater
produced "zimla Dibom,' a marvel Of
revolutionary technique. and at the
same time a play coming out Of the
very heart OF the revolutionary work
ers. Here are two classical examples.
Reinhart has divorced himself from
the old technique, but not from the
old and decaying class. Meyerholt has
used a new technique and with 1t has
expressed the most extreme revolu-
tionary ideas, sometimes dramatically
sometimes .humorously sometimes
satirically, but always true to class.
Little Revolutionary Drama.
Outside OF Soviet Russia practically
nothing has been done in the field OF
revolutionary drama "Man and the
Masses" was great attempt. So
was THE World We Live In" and to
my mind. In lesser deg "a. 'R. U. r."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Hardy of the English
Minority

A FTER the conclusion of Comrade
L 4 Tomski's speech, Comrade Hardy
(England) spoke: "The policy of the
Comintern in the trade union question
is correct. This is proved by the
great successes which the British
Party has achieved with the aid of
the Comintern tactic. The character
istic feature of the British trade union
movement is its split-up nature. The
General Council embraces 1,135
unions, and opposed to these is a
united organization of the employers.
1t is therefore our task to create a
similar united organization.
1.-THE 100 per cent participation of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Better Fractions, Less Talk

THE question whether it is really
l. necessary to conquer the trade
union leaderships and the trade
union apparatus has often been
raised. To this question there can
only be one answer: just try to win
the German trade unions as long as
the leadership remains in the hands
of the reformists! You will have
sympathy, but no leadership. Apart
from the petty work however; we
must naturally not neglect the propa-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Must Force Unity

"C1URTHER concessions are not pos
4 sible. We cannot regard unity as
a one-sided obeisance before Amster-
dam. Without forming new interna-
tional we cannot let the old one down;
that would be treaehery.
This situation of waiting and pro-
traction represents partial success
for Amsterdam, for any hating of the
movement is dangerous, for it can give
rise to disappointment and skepticism.
For this reason demands a special
patience upon the part of the Com
munist Parties, special perseverance
and a mobilization of all possible
forces in favor of the cause of unity.
1--WE must not permit any demorali-
cation, we must make it clear to all
workers that even when Amsterdam
does not want unity we will force it to
have unity. This demands the fulfill
ment of various talks. The most i'm
portant of these tasks is to become
clear upon the nature of the struggle
for unity. 1t is not maneuver in
bad sense, it is not trap for the pur-
pose of exposing our enemies, but it
is a means for uniting all the forces Of
the working class against the bour-
geoisie.
'In this sense the movement for
unity is a maneuver, it is a class
maneuver of the proletariat against
its class enemy, the bourgeoisie. De-
spite the protracted nature Of the
struggle we must not change the great
tasks Of the struggle and perhaps
surrender the main objective in the
interests of small and local successes.
"The struggle for unity is strug-
gle for the leadership of the interna-
tional proletariat. The struggle for
the united front represents by no
means the abandonment Of the strug-
gle against reformism. 1t is a contin-
uation of this struggle with more eff
fective means.
1--WE have another task. That is TO
organize the great masses of the un-
organized into the already existing
independent trade unions. The strug-
gle for unity does not mean the disso-
luton of the independent unions. AS
long as the Red international of Labor
Unions exists we must fight to
strengthen it, for the stronger we are
the easier we shall be able to force
the enemies of unity to accept unity
"Our next task is the mobilization
Of all the supporters of unity around
our slogans. First the Communists,
then the best elements amongst the
left social-democrats and then the non
party masses. We must prove the
Importance of international unity upon
the basis of concrete events. For in
stance, the coming struggle OF the
British miners would not be so dan
gerous II an honest, powerful and
united trade union international sup
ported them.
In this case the miners could put
forward very different demands. Such
examples t3Ithemselves daily,
and the workers are beginning to
grasp the meaning Of unity. This is
also shown by the stream Of workers
delegations to the Soviet Union. With
a correct support from the Communist
Parties the workers delegations can
be very useful. In mobillzlng the non
party masses we must not Immediately
set up extreme slogans, but slogans
which can be Immediately understood
and appreciated by the masses OF the
workers. We must then awaken Their
consciousness gradually.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Participate in Smallest
Union Tasks

TINE comrades have not yet every
4 where realized that the winning Of
these non-party masses is not merely
an agitational and propagandistic
question, but a question Of the petty
work in the trade unions and in the
other non-party working class organ
izations. We cannot win the trade
unions by good speeches upon the
Dawes plan or the Locarno pact. The
workers must be able to see that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03

when the Communists demand any
thing they can and will carry it thru.
The transformation of the trade
unions into fighting Organizations for
the cause of Communism is only
possible by participation in the
monotonous daily work. The Boil
sheviki also learnt this from their
own experience after the London con-
ference in 1907
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
BY S. v. AMTER.

HINGS, monarchs, the church and
IL the bourgeoisie 4have rallied to
their aid all the arts. Music, painting,
dancing, and drama have been used to
beautify and embellish all the tyran-
MES and despotism that have ever
existed. Nr
Kings and church, potentates and
governments have understood full well
the emotional and propaganda value
Of the arts and have never missed an
opportunity to emblazon CORY deeds
Ind "holy" wars, high church laws
and state powers with song. story,
and color. Ara
In all the ages. artists and poets
have painted and sung the glory Of
the rich and mighty Of the earth, and
1t paid, just as nowadays, sit pays
to advertise"
But today all over the world there
is an ever increasing group of singers,
writer's, and artists, who will not hand
themselves body and soul to the bour-
geoisie, but who are more and more
taking their place with the oppressed
Of the earth. They do not sing the
glory Of the king, the church and the
bourgeoisie; they sing OF the strength
and power OF labor and the revolu-
ton.
Revolutionary Art.
Music and drama must be exploited
for the revolutionary movement. 1t
Is well-known fact that what APP
peals to the emotions has more last
ing effect than the most careful rea-
soning.
Pictures, music and dancing appeal
to the eye or the ear. These things
win the masses. This fact may be
deplored or not, but Il remains a fact,
and must be reckoned with.
Technique and Message.
Revolutionary art may have two
Interpretations II may be revolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
British Ships Gain over u. :.

WASHINGTON. April 1 = British
ships are rapidly gaining over Amer
lean vessels in carrying the foreign
trade OF the United States. Following
substantial increase last season, the
British merchant feet again this year
Will take a commanding lead the de-
partment OF commerce estimated to-
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03

Make your slogdn-"A sub
peek. This is good issue to give
10 your felloc scorkcr.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Wanted to Donate.
Warden Refuses.

THE pen Is mlghtIer than a.. .
sword" provided you know how to use
u Come down and learn how In the
worker correspondents eIatses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
PRISONER DENIED
RIGHT TO DONATE
TO RUSS FAMINE
Would Give 81, Warden
Refuses

The following from a letter received
from a prisoner in Sing Sing prison
is self-explanatory. While the news
is somewhat late it is none the less
enlightening on the class treatment
accorded prisoners in the penitentia-
ries Of the land.
"At the time of the Russian famine.
] was one of the many who received
an appeal fro mthe Friends OF Soviet
Russia circular informing me OF a
famine in Russia, resulting in rapid
starvation of millions of children.
Naturally, my financial condition while
getting l 1l3 cent for a days work
here, was at its lowest ebb, and | got
necessities that required from
friends.
I'd Wanted to Donate.
At the time the appeal mentioned
reached me, / had just received a
couple dollars, so ] Immediately re-
Iquested permission from our warden
70 send S1.00 Of my meager account
TO help alleviate the suffering. True,
the amount was Insignificant, but then
the small contributions are helpful
too.
Warden Refuses.
The warden absolutely refused 20
send my contribution, giving as his
reason, that the nature OF 1t was Boil
shevistic, and forbid me to have any
thing to do with the cause"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Revolutionary Art.

Revolutionary art may have two
Interpretations. II may be revolution
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-03
Sheriff SLAYS
TWOPRISONERS
Oklahoma Officer Shot
Pair in Self Defense
Coroner Decides
BY The Associated Press

ABILENE. Tex, Jan. 2-Beniamn
Snakeeye, full blood Indian. about 50
years old and Vernon Rosenkras, about
25, were killed at 3 p. m today by
Sheriff John Russell Of Okmulgee, Okla.
when the two, who were being returned
to Oknulgec BY the officer, tried to cs-
cape. according to telephone message
from Stanton. near where the double
killing took place.
Following an inquest at Stanton. the
justice of the peace returned verdict
stating that the two kcre killed hy Rus
sell in self defense Their bodies were
taken to Midland. They will be ship
ped to Oklahoma for burial
Sheriff Russell had arrested the pain
At PecoS, where Officers had held them
in connection with theft of an automo-
bile at Oklahoma. The three were en-
route to Oklahoma IN a small coupe
when, according To Russell. Rcseukras
freed himself from q hankcuff that
chained him to The Indian. he grabbed
the sheriff around The neck and Snake
eye turned the car into a ditch.
When the coupe was abruptly stopped
the door burst open and the officer was
enabled 10 get his gun. When the al
tercation was over the Indians body
vas still i'll the car. while Rosenkrns
fell to the ground. Both were shot IN
the head. Rosenkras also being wound
ed in the neck.