The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-02

be indisputable and which seem to
point to very definite results.
They have gone into the Highland
Park and River Rouge plants of Henry
Ford and there have organized their
strongest nuclei" as they call their
unions.
They began eating their way into
the Ford organization seven months
ago, when they circulated a multi
graphed sheet called The Ford Worker.
The first issue was 5000 copies. The
autographed sheet has given way to
a four-page newspaper, published
monthly. The editor claims a circula-
ton Of 10000 and offers to submit a
printing bill as proof. The Ford
Worker is a handy medium for the dis
gruntled employe, in which he may
say what he thinks about his foreman
and about Henry Ford. Just now the
editors correspondence deals mostly
with the fve-day week. The Commu-
nists define Mr.. Ford's newest inno-
walton as a mean scheme to get six
days production out Of five days pay.
THE Ford nucleus of the bolshsVists
L is a merry group which rents a
hall every once in while, throws
dance and carnival, and brings Eos
ter, Gold, Gitlow and other agitators
to town to organize the unorganized.
Breaking into 1t is not an easy task.
I'VE check and recheck the REFER
ences Of applicants many times" an
organizer told the writer. you see,
we don't want any OF Henry's fac
tory service men in our membership
We have to be careful We are or
ganized by departments, and each de-
partment group meets in the evening
in the home Of some member"
Encouraged by their work at Ford's,
the revolutionists have gone into other
large automotive plants. They pub
fish a paper for Dodge Brothers, Inc,
employees, and another for the men Of
Fisher Body Co. plant No. 10. Fisher
Body No. IS, Chrysler and Packard
publications are also circulated among
the workers by the nuclei" organized
IN THESE plants. Tne combined cireu
lation of these is given as 10000. The
editors insist that til is not a free cir
culation, but is paid for at the rate of
cent per copy.
The cold calculated organization
program drafted by the Third Inter
national at Moscow governs the agents
who are endeavoring to sovietize the
workers of Detroit.
These men are not a lot Of idle
takers, bubbling over with theoreti-
cal gush. On the contrary, there is
more Of the logged plodder in them.
They don't look for any sudden acqui-
sition Of great strength. They count
on struggle covering many years.
"It's a slow job" said the lawyer
bolshevist. 1--WE can't educate the
workers over night. Most of these
fellows are in fear of losing their jobs,
and we have to guarantee them the
protection of secrecy.
"An industrial depression, with fac
tories closed and men out of work,
would give us a sudden boost, but as
long as the workers have their jobs
we can only expect to move slowly.
Organize them unorganized, bore from
within until we have control of the
American labor movement, form a la
Dor party that will seize the reins Of
government - that's our program.
When we have accomplished that
America will be ready to join in the
world revolution"
That is the program, sponsors of
which claim they have attracted the
interest of 10000 workers in Detroit's
automotive industry by means of their
quotations.
It Is the program which has active
working units in at least seven Of the
city's larger industrial plants.
It is the program which, up to this
time, has not met with resistance
strong enough to cripple IL.