The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-05
Building a Firm Base Against Reaction
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of new unions where necessary task for which the
ference adopted series of concrete proposals.
building of labor party based the unions and the
necessary which must be carried out to accomplish this
another issue which the conference spent uch e anu
reached unanimous decision.
The injunction the decided must be met
by violations of nuncton and the mobilization OF the
whole labor movement for this struggle.
The question of the organization of nationwide relief cam
pagn the before the conference not as an so
lated issue as was made to appear IN the Official r. OF
Pittsburgh recently but task which
part the whole struggle against cuts the open shop
the injunction and the drive for the destruction OF the
unions The conference pledged its full support to the miners
relief campaign.
The separate conferences of the National Com
mttees composed of the left workers the respective in
dusres brought clearly than facts long known to
every militant worke-facts showing clearly that most of the
industries entirely norganzed that the unions
which exist small and to be completely neffec
tive as instruments of the masses workers many in
useless bases for extension OF union
organization.
Company unionism unionmanagemen cooperation, its
first cousin targets of the conference for real
struggle against these adopted and plans made
for energetic application of the program.
The conference atmosphere entirely of keen under
standing of the needs of the working class correct estimate of the
obstacles be with which to meet these
labor movement and in unornZed industry to check the capt.
talist drive and build powerful labor movement.
the organized section of the left wing which
the Trade Union Educational League conference represented
weak Compared to the might of official reaction these
appear still weaker But judged from the angle of the
growing conviction among numbers of workers that the
official labor leadership has made traitors with the capt.
tast it's and that the official policy leads
the labor straight to destruction the left wing forces
have strength quite out of proportion to their numbers
The organized left wing represents the interests of the
in industry it has correct program has the will to
struggle It's leadership will be looked to and by the
rank and file of the unions and unoganzed workers for aid and
guidance of the struggles they face
The left wing must be broadened and strengthened The
Ference laid the basis for this most task task which
he carried rapidly if the retreat of labor movement
ito be stopped.
The delegates left the conference with sober but the
less firm determination organize the labor movement for battle
every industry the mats out the adopted
he bosses and the reaconary ofcaom will realize that
life and spirit is being brought into the labor movement
There will be tremendous conflicts and in these conflicts the
left wing will develop and be welded into keen weapon
of the working class.
To the militant and revolutionary workers in other lands
whose struggles and their meaning for the American labor
major point the order of business the of
the conference the adopted the splendid spirit of the
delegates and their enthusiastic support of the Soviet Union will
be welcome and hopeful note in the Of reaction
which from the United States.
The fight against reaction the struggle to build militant
and powerful labor movement has firm base in the ranks Of
the American working class.