The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-29
METAL WORKERS
OF JAPAN MEET
MOSCOW LABOR
Great Reception to Far
Eastern Labor
BY CLEMENT LAMAR.
Special Moscow Correspondent to
The Daily Worker.

MOSCOW,-(By MaiD-Among the
fraternal delegations which came to
attend the all-Russian congress of the
metal workers was a Japanese dele
cation consisting of two officials OF
the japanese Metal Workers Union.
1t was not only the first delegation
representing the unions of the far
east that came to Soviet Russia, but
the two men had a very difficult jour
ney because the Japanese government,
Of course, would not permit them to
depart on such a mission. For both
these reasons and also because Of the
great movement now going on in the
far east for national liberation, the re-
ception given these delegates was the
most cordial and enthusiastic that I
have seen.
Great Reception.
The delegation had been expected
for several days, but it was only Sun
day that telegram came announcing
their arrival the same day on a GER
tain train. The entire presidium of
the congress, accompanied by about
500 Moscow metal workers and a band
went to the station to meet them.
A loud hurrah greeted them when
they stepped down from the train.
which was followed by speech of
welcome delivered by Lepse, the presi.
dent of the All-Russian Metal Work.
ers' Union, and fraternal reply BY
the secretary of the Japanese Metal
Workers Union. Then they were
taken to the House of the Unions
where a concert was being given for
the benefit of the delegates.
Red Policeman Makes Speech.
1t is interesting to relate that as
the procession from the station pass
ed the first intersection point, the
traffic officers there stopped traffic
for two minutes and delivered a brief
speech of welcome.
The reception assumed huge proper
tions when the delegates arrived at
the House Of Unions. Their Russian
comrades lifted them up high and
yelled "hurrah" and "banzai." The
following day the delegates delivered
officially their greetings to the con.
gress.
THE Japanese workers" said the
secretary of the Japanese Metal Work
ers' Union, heartily congratulate the
Russian workers on their great vic
tory over their own and international
capital. The Japanese workers he.
lieve also that their Russian brothers
will solve their problem of socialist
reconstruction successfully. The jap
anese workers, with the exception of
the reformist leaders who put their
faith in the international labor ONCE
of the league of nations, look to Rms
STA and the methods of the workers
OF Russia to guide them in their strug-
gle against Japanese capitalism"
Japanese Will Give First Invitation.
Thunderous applause followed the
greeting, after which the two Japan.
csc delegates were unanimously cleo
ted to the presidium of the congress.
In a conversation which l had with
the Japanese delegates following the
session ! explained the situation in
the metal industry in the United
States, and the struggle carried on by
the Communists and the left wing In
the Machinists' Union. In reply To
my question whether they would ac-
cept an invitation from the American
metal workers after their victory over
the reactionaries one of the delegates
said that he thought the Japanese
metal workers would invite the Amsr.
lean workers first.