The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
The Second Prize Winner.
ANTI-RED FIGHT
IN UNIONS AIDS
nDEN QU0DDEpc
VI LN OIAUI LILO
Steel Worker Points Out
This Danger
ey . Worker cOrrespondent

WARREN, o., April 29.-The most
effective weapon the open shop kings
of America have is the trade union
blacklist enforced by the reactionary
labor leaders against radical workers
in the many trades and industries.
Color, race and anti-radical prejudice
is a cancerous growth eating out the
vitality of the labor movement and is
the most effective weapon the bosses
have in keeping the workers divided
and quarreling amongst themselves.
The bosses and labor fakirs find them
selves on common ground when the
blacklists are enforced, leaving the
workers helpless to defend themselves
and entirely at the mercy of the open
shop kings.
Only in America is worker barred
from the union because Of his color.
Only in America does the labor move
ment condemn the blacklist of the
bosses thru lip service and practice
it themselves by barring from their
union workers because of their color
and radical views. Barred from work
and barred from the union because Of
color and radicalism, what a spec
taclel
The 51st annual convention OF the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers of North Amer
lea has closed in the city of Pitts
burgh and the reactionary Tighe lead
ership remains in power until the next
election. The unorganized steel and
iron workers continue to be boycotted
by these takers and hopes of organiza-
ton are at low ebb.
Tighe and his gang of red-baiters
demonstrated again their mental bank
puptcy. while the left wing floundered
before these takers, who overawed
the delegates with red plots galore.
The thousands of unorganized steel
and iron workers place their hopes
for organization in the progressives
and the progressives must learn that
proper organization OF their own
forces and one common programme is
their pressing need. Consistent build
ing up of the lodges and daily ham,
mering away at the objective, educat-
ing the membership in the needs OF
the organization, Is badly needed.
There must be no evasion, but frank
and open admission Of errors commit
ted and a united determination to bat
tie on and profit most by these mis-
takes.
Every lodge member must take 1t
upon himself to organize in the mill
where he works. The lodges must
invade the mills that are not organ
lied. The unorganized workers are
the great reservoir holding the power
TO sweep from the scene the reaction.
aries who now dominate the A. A..
Tighe g. Co. will make no effort TO
tap this reservoir, for he at least
knows that this militant unorganized
mass would forever sweep him and
his like out Of power. The progress
ives must invade the unorganlzed field
and add new lodges, but before they
start this they must organize them
selves and lay their own foundation.
There must be no divisions in the
left wing with conflicting programs,
but instead a united front OF all lodges
and groups under one program aiming
20 accomplish the complete organiza-
ton OF the industry. Any division in
the left wing adds to the power OF the
reactionarles and the progressives
pnst not be vlcitimized by imaginary