The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-16

are We~~nlnB WIN close aLJBuIlOH Iue
struggle which the British workers
are carrying on against the capital
lists, the enemies of their class. In
view of the fact that traitors and not
leaders stand at the head of the work
ing class, in view of the unprecedent-
ed betrayal of the interests of labor
in favor of capital we. declare more
loudly than ever:
"ComEades, British workers, if the
hangersson of the bourgeoisie have
again betrayed you, nevertheless we
hope that proletarian solidarity, the
class spirit of the workers, will pre-
vail; that the Thomases, the MacDon-
aids, and their like, will never be able
to daunt you, but will in the end pre-
pare their own downfall. . v M
1--WE hope that this lesson in treach-
cry will serve you for sa example, as
our own betrayal by Gapon and Zuba-
toff served us, and that aftervit you
will say: These men are not our
leaders; they are the leaders of CAPT
tai Our leader is the Communist
Party
I'VE hope that the proletarian fore
es will no longer accept the orders
Of treacherous and lying leaders; that
the struggle now commencing will
rage more furiously; that no longer
shall any traitor be able to give him
self out as champion of the inter
| ests of the workers, but that he and
his capitalist masters shall be over
thrown by proletarian forces
Therefore, we declare our solidari-
ty. we pledge our aid to the British
workers, and we agree, in support of
the British miners, to levy quarter
of a days pay.'' TGes, ess
The Russian Trade Unions and the
British Labor Troubles.
TT is natural and comprehensive
L that, from the outset, the trade I'M
ions should have led, this mass move
ment of solidarity. In, the appendix
to this sketch we shall print a series
of documents which will show clearly
what was the attitude of, the trade
unions of the U. S. S. r. from the
very 1eginning Of the general strike
and thruout the later developments,
and will indicate the practical activi-
! ties of the unions for the fulfillment
of the duty of class solidarity.
On May g. with, Comrade Tomsky in
the chair, there was held an extraor-
binary sitting of the presidium (gene-
raj purposes committee) of the All
Russian Central Council of Trade I'm
ions in conjunction with all the CEN
trail committees of the unions. This
sitting was exceptionally well attend
ed, showing that interest was keen
among the leaders Of the trade union
world.
When opening the session, Tomsky
said, among other things:
Such strike as this is a new
phenomenon in history. Thanks to
the collective participation OF the
British workers, the Miners lock-
out has developed into a gigantic
general strike.
Obviously it is important to give
all the help in our power; but, in
view of the vast proportions of the
struggle, to help will be difficult.
The help must be given without
delay, for the matter is urgent Our
business is promptly to organize
a campaign in support of the Brit
ish workers.
At this meeting, the following re-
solution was passed nem. con-:
All the organized workers of the
U. s, S. r. are hereby summoned
to contribute a quarter of a days
= pay to the support of the British
workers. Two hundred and. fifty
thousand roubles taken from the
funds Of the eAll-Russian Central
Council of Trade Unions, and the
central committees of the trade
unions, shall forthwith be sent to
the general council of the British
trade unions as an earnest of the
levy.
Comrade Dogadoff and Lozovsky
(All-Russian Central Council of
Trade Unions), Gorbacheff Central
Committee of Miners Union), Amo-
soft (C.C. of Railwsymen's Union),
Antselovich AGRICULTURAL Work
ers), steTeff Educational
Workers), and Rudakoff (Local
Transport Workers., shall form
committee to organize the collection
of the levy, to devise series Of
measures in support of the British
/ strikers, and to elaborate supple
mentary forms of aid. ~
ION the very same day, the appeal
~ to the trade unions was issued
in the name of the All-Russian Cen
trail Council of Trade Unions and the
central committees of the trade .un-
IONS The document was signed by
Tomsky, Dogadoff and the chairmen
of all the central committees. The
concluding paragraphs read as fol-
lows:
The presidium Of the All-Russian
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