The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-26
By JACK TOMBSTONE.

page editorial in the Advance of June
4th, which is supposed to criticize and
analyze my analysis OF the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Convention
held IN Montreal, May 1915 Of this
year, which was published in The
DAILY WORKER magazine section Of
May 2S.
The editorial, like the action of the
administration in the convention, is
an evasive, demagogic discussion of
many vital problems affecting the vel
fare Of the Union, agreeing sometimes
on the principles, but fighting against
all efforts to put them into effect.
On the question of class collabora-
ton the writer of the editorial pre-
tends that he does not know what is
meant by this term. Standards of pro-
duction which is the very basis of
all Amalgamated Clothing Workers
agreements was the forerunner Of the
B. G. o. Plan. The class collabora-
ton features of it were clearly expos
ed when production had reached such
a high state Of efficiency in Hart,
Schaffner & Marx that by agreement
between the union and the firm, the
staff was reduced. One hundred and
fifty cutters were dismissed from the
service. Each of those who were laid
of received the sum of $4,000, MAX
ing a total of $75,000.OO. The firm
contributed 100000 and the cutters
who remained in the services of Hart
Schaffner & Marx paid the other $685.
900, this amount to come out Of their
unemployment fund, which means
that they will not receive any I'M
employment benefit for the next two
years.
Here we have the clearest express
sion and the effects of class collabora-
ton upon the workers. They raise
their efficiency, production is increas-
ed, then the axe falls instead of
fighting for shorter work day, the
shorter week, 36-weeks guarantee,
ETC., workers are thrown into the
ever-growing permanent army of un-
employed.
This evasiveness of the writer Of
the editorial is additional proof that
the administration cannot meet these
issues in open discussion. The ques-
ton of the Labor Party, world trade
union unity, and many trade prob
lens could be taken up and shown
that the radical" policy Of the ad-
ministration is to sidetrack these is
sues.
Where Do You Stand on AmaIga-
nation?
MANY are the differences between
ANA the left wing and the admins
tration. But I am going to take up
only a couple of them and will ask
the editor of the Advance to state
clearly the policy of the administra-
ton on these questions.
On some questions the surface in
dications are, that both the left wing
and the administration are theological
ly in agreement, while on other points
they are totally opposed to one an
other. will give one instance OF
straight opposition in order to clear
the situation, and then go into one in
winch the ulHerenceS are not so ap-
parent to the careless student.
A guaranteed minimum of So weeks
work per year is a left wing proposal.
This the administration does not con-
cur in, so it was defeated at the con-
vention. Why they do not believe in
this safeguard against chronic unem-
ployment, we will not discuss in this
article. The point is, that here is a
complete disagreement between the
T. U. e. L. and the administration on
the vital problem OF employment in
the industry over which the Anal
gamated has jurisdiction.
However. let us take the question
of amalgamation. The difference here
Is not so clear as 1t is on the ques-
ton Of the 36-weeks' guaranteed en-