The daily worker., 1926-05-02


Socialist Party.
Chatham Hotel,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Comrades: The workers ant
farmers of the United States are fac
ing a government which is more
openly using its power in support O
the exploiters of labor than ever be
fore in the history of this country
This is attested to by the following
facts:
u All pretense Of struggle against
the justification of industry has
been dropped by the republican and
democratic parties and by the Coo
lidge administration. The Sherman
antitrust law is a nullity The
trusts and big corporations have
won recognition" from the govern
ment.
p The government continually
and openly legislates to strengthen
the capitalist power. 1t has been the
cause of tariff legislation and the re-
duction of the income tax on large
incomes and excess profits.
- The government is suing its
power to strengthen the great in
ternational banking houses in their
imperialist adventures thru such
actions as the affiliation with the
world oo,,rf and 4, ,,,olrfpor A. oo4
tlement of the war debt on favor
able terms, particularly the settle
ment with the fascist dictatorship
in Italy.
A. The governmental power is
being used to limit the right of the
workers TO. strike as in the proposed
railroad Legislation and similar
proposal for the mining industry.
81 The attack upon the foreign
born workers tthru new laws which
are being pressed more energetical-
ly than ever before. The purpose of
the law tof1ingerprint and photo
graph the foreign-born workers is
to intimidate these workers SO that
they will be afraid to organize and
strike, thus creating an army of
coolies" who can be used to further
reduce the standard of living of the
entire working class.
g. The Passaic strike illustrates
the open brutal use Of the govern
mental power infringing upon every
right Of the workers in order to aid
the bosses in forcing these workers
back on their own terms. This is
but a repetition of what has hap
pened in scores of strikes before.
The betrayal of the labor part,
movement by LaFollette thru divert
ing it from its development as a polit
ical party which would fight the class
battles of the workers has given this
movement a decided setback. There
are labor parties, or farmer-labor par
ties, thru which a large mass OF
workers can be modified for a fgh
against the present capitalist govern
ment in only. very few states.
The need of the situation in tn,
United States today is the mobiliza
ton Of the workers for a mass polit
ical struggle against the capitals
domination Of the government and fol
workers and farmers government
Such movement should be organ
lied on the basis of a struggle fol
enactment of the following program
AZ Against all legislation limiting
the right of 1.-the workers to strike.
For legislation against use Of the
injunction in strikes. Against the
use Of police or soldiers against
striking workers.
b. Immediate naturalization OF
the mines; establishment of six
hour day with guaranteed pay for
260 days yearly for the miners;
complete unionization of the mining
industry.
c) Reduction Of the tariff on ar
ticles consumed by the workers and
farmers. Immediate restoration OF
the taxes on large incomes and ex-
cess profits.
d. Immediate naturalization Of
the railroads, grain elevators and
other marketing facilities used by
the farmers.
e) Fight against all legislation
directed against the foreign-born
workers such as the laws for regis
tration, fngerprinting and photo
graphing. Fight for lowering OF the
requirements for naturalization.
u For the recognition and defense
Of the first workers and peasants
republic--thea Union Of Socialist
Soviet Republics. a aa i5f
We propose to your convention that
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