The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-28

week Strikes will be supplemented
by political agitation for legislative
| action and combination of a power
full economic movement and a power
full political movement will be the
most effective method of winning the
struggle for 40 hours for the American
workers.
The enormous progress Of trustifica-
ton during the past year, in which
every day was merger day." has
fastened the grip of finance capital
upon the government of state and ma
ton. The democratic and republican
parties have again and again united
to put across the measures of big
business in the United States senate
and house of Representatives. Party
lines were completely swept aside and
capitalism had a United Labor Ticket.
or rather a United Capitalist Ticket.
on every measure that seriously affect
ed the interests of finance capital.
Thus on the question of the debt fund
ings, Of the enormous gift to the Mus
solini government, of the shifting of
the burden of taxation from the big
interests to smaller tax payers, of the
entrapce into the world court, of the
| approval of mergers and the an
pointees Of big business, Of the killing
of farm relief and dozen similar
measures republicans and democrats
were united in their support of the
demands of the financiers.
Find Your "Friends"
In the state and city of New York
Governor Smith and the republican
| and Tammany machines have deliver
ed some rude blows to the illusion OF
"non-partisan politics." 1t is impos
sible to reward your friends and pun
ish your enemies" when the politicians
of both parties unite and openly prove
themselves enemies Of the labor move
ment. The republican majority of the
state legislature defeated all measures
for labor protection. The democratic
governor and mayor united to kill the
bill for an increase in teachers sala
ries after this same republican major
| ity had passed it. Republicans anC
democrats united to put across the
big business scheme of government
called "The Hughes Reorganization
Plan" including the state police fea
ture which will bless New York will
a group of Cossacks similar to those
that have terrorized the Passaic strik
ers or those made famous in Pennsyl
vania under the name of the Pennsyl
vania state constabulary.
Expose Friends" Of Labor.
To sum up themz-the fight agains
gangsterism with its police protection
the fight against police brutality ant
strike breaking by injunction, the fgh
for the 40-hour week and the passage
Of labor protection measures-indeeC
the fight for any of the necessities O
the workers Of New York requires
United Labor Ticket. The capitals
parties have frankly formed a United
Capitalist Ticket on every measur,
affecting big business for the workers
Nationally and locally, party line!
.
faker who tries to offer the formula
reward your friends and punish you
enemies" will need a telescope to fine
single friendly act Of an old party
politician. Even a telescope will no
help him. The experience of the
unions of New York City and tn,
needs Of these unions are such that ;
genuine labor base is provided for
broad United Labor Ticket. Amonl
the rank and file Of the socialist part,
there is a strong demand for such
move and the Workers Communist
Party stands 100 per cent committed
to its realization.
The Workers (Communist) Part,
stands pledged to devote all ii
energies 10 the unifying Of the labo
movement politically as well as in
dustrially, to the separation of thu
American workers from the supper
Of the capitalist parties and the for
nation Of a labor party of their own
A United Labor Ticket would mari
tremendous step forward in tn
direction Of a labor party. Therefore
the Workers (Communist) Party 4
determined to spare no efforts to brinl
about a United Labor Ticket in tn,
city, state and national electoral cam
paigns.