The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10

unite all the labor forces in the state
Of Connecticut for a militant labor
ticket campaign.
The program which the committee
drew up consisted of the following
points,:
I. Abolition Of the right to issue
inIunctIons.
2. Abolition of "yeIIow dog" indi-
VlduaI contracts between employer and
employe.
3. Public ownership of public utlIl-
ties.
4. Adequate compensation for
those injured in industry.
5. Abolition of government arbitra.
ton boards, with power to dictate the
condition Of work for employees.
6. Maternity compensation laws
equal wages for women and protee.
ton of women in Industry.
7. For the child labor amendment.
8. Against military training schools
and military training in schools and
colleges.
9. Establishment Of the right to re.
call.
10. Establishment Of the right OF
government employees to organize.
II. Preservation Of the constitution
al guarantee of freedom Of speech,
press and assembIage.
IL. Legislative measures to improve
the condition Of farmers and lncreas-
ing taxation on large incomes and
excess profits.
1t was on this program that the
committee hoped that organized labor
should unite for Independent political
action. The committee intended that
If there was a widespread support
from the organized labor candidates
under the united labor ticket of Con-
necticut.
Socialists Betray.
However due to two contributing
factors, this, convention call has not
received sufficient support in the
ranks of organized labor. The first
of these factors is the attitude
of the state A. F. of L. oficialdom
The State Federation of Labor has
maintained either a passive silence
towards this progressive move or has
else resisted the attempt to make the
convention a success. The second of
these contributing factors has been
the regrettable attack by the social
list party of Connecticut which has
charged this committee as being
Communistic and deceptive. This
charge is of course ridiculous. The
issue is not one of Communism, but
a question of unifying all labors
forces for independent political &C
/ ton.
In view of these facts it is consid-
cred inadvisable and undesirable TO
place ticket on the ballot. The
committee does hereby issue this
statement in explanation of its activi-
ties and intentions.
Now What Is To Be Done?
The committee calls upon all the
delegates present at this convention
to go back to their local unions and
there carry forward this work for Ia
boris independent political action. We
call upon the socialist party Of Con-
necticut thru their frA.ernal delegates
to the coming State Federation of La
Dor convention to there propose the
formation Of a united labor party with
bona flde labor leaders at its head.
We call upon all working people in
the state to carry on in their organ
izations the agitation for Independent
labor political action.
Let us break away from the old par
ties of Wall Street,
Let US cease trying to Support our
friends and defeat our enemles!"
Let US come forward in this cleo
ton campaign and in the presidential
elections Of 1923 with a labor party
which shall take away the power
from the old boss parties and which
shall give power to government to a
party Of the working people in the
state Of Connecticut.
Above statement adopted unani-
! mously at the United Labor Campaign
convention. held in Hartford at Labor
Union Hall, 23 Central Row. on Sun
lay, August 20, 1926.