The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-24
PRAvDA ANSWERS
UNITY ARTICLE
OF S OClALlS rs
Should Address Queries
to Red international
(special Cable to Daily worker

Especial Gable to Daily Worker.)
MOSCOW, Aug. %. Pravda
writing of the proposal of the social
democratic newspaper Het Volk for
the formation of a new Russian-Eu-
ropean Committee for the realization
of trade union unity points out that
one must not trust the sincerity of
this newspaper, which formerly was
an echo Of the Amsterdam Interna-
tional, even before Oudegeest's resig-
nation.
The question arises, why form new
organizations for the purpose of
achieving trade union unity when it
would be much easier for Amsterdam
to cease sabotaging the true desires
Of the labor masses who want unity?
( The Soviet Union Labor Unons do
not need favors from the Vorwaerts
nor from brokers. They do not need
services from the Dutch reformists
who are vainly trying by means Of a
provocative proposal to oppose the
/ Soviet Union Labor unions and the
European trade unions and create the
impression that the Red international
4 is revolutionary movement, solely
Of the Soviet labor unions.
If Het Volk intends to speak seri-
ously Of the relations of the unions
on the question Of unity it should
address itself to the Red international
of Labor Unions which is the sole
plenipotentiary representative OF all
revolutionary labor unions.
Trud Comments.
Trud, commenting on the state
ments of Jouhaux, Hicks and Finn
men, points out that the statement of
Hicks Illustrates the attitude of the
British trade unions in the Amster-
dam international, particularly on the
subject of trade union unity. 1t is an
attitude lacking firm principles, pur-
pose, or direction. The British dele
cation advanced no concrete proposals
for changing from the existing course
of the international Federation Of
Trade Unions, nor any motion for ac-
tually opening negotiations with the
'labor unions of the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics.
The British opposition, in the opin-
ion of Trud, arises from the fact that
the German unions are taking over
more and more authority in the Am
sterdan international and weakening
the power Of the British delegates.
Jouhaux's Hypocrisy.
JouhauX's pompous utterances on
the unity question are full of false
pathos and affected friendliness for
the Soviet Union and it's labor unions.
This attitude induces the labor unions
Of the U. S. S. R. to redouble their
wariness towards reformist babble
about unity.
il Jouhaux grows eloquent about
the Red International of Labor
Unions impeding unity, the revolu-
, tionary workers must remind him
chat the split in France in 1920 and
the beginning of 1921 before the or
ganiaztion of the Red International
of Labor Unions was provoked by the
fact that the conservative leaders of
the labor federation proceeded to ex-
clude all revolutionary organizations.
Attacked Revolution.
4 Only two days before the Congress
of the Amsterdam International Jou-
haux pronounced himself against
union with the revolutionary part of
the French proletariat.
/ Now Jouhaux tries to entice the
Soviet labor unions by promises Of
support from France against the anti
Soviet bloc. But support of the Union
Of Socialist Soviet Republics is the
direct duty of every organization and
cannot be a matter of bargaining. The
re-establishment of unity in the In
ternational labor movement may only
be the object of free agreement be-
tween the International Federation of
Trade Union (Amsterdam) and the
labor unions out Of it's ranks.
Wants Labor Gagged.
! Insistence OH an acknowledgement
by all these unions before any joint
congress, that the Amsterdam fedora
ton has the CORRECT policy and is the
only proper orgai ization, as Jouhaux
4 wishes, Icannot beAa way leading to
! unity. The labor Unions Of the Yves