The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-19
The Trade Union Delegation Report

RECENTLY returned from tour Russia excerpts from
which are published today will claim the attention of many tens
of thousands of workers especially of active trade unionsts
This report important first of all because it is the report
Of the first delegation of American ionss which has
visited the Union of Socialist Republics The character
of the delegations personnel significant None OF It's members
None is partisan OF revolutionary
action This being granted seunderstood that the deega-
ton its composition tends to reflect all OF the preuoes
against the achievements revolutionary actions which at the
time historically produced in the ranks and among the oe
strata of officials of typical American trade unions
Yet delegationcerain not predisposed to commend
convincing evidence the results of the most fundamental
revolutionary upheava in hstoryWas compelled by the over
whemng evidence their eyes to report condition now
existing the land conquered by revolutionary labor under the
leadership the Party which cannot but bring
constituent and wonder to the most skepca OF conservative
workers.
There are certain mistakes by this first delegation
These mistakes obviously relating and
enng upon incidents the execution of the 20 agents of
capitalist terror they display their failure to understand
the gencies the history of the revolution and indulge
sentimental prostatons They fail to perceive that 1t IS pre-
csey the firm hand of the proaran state that has made pos
sbe the remarkable and social progress that they
record.
The DELEGATIONS report signed by H. Maurer chair
man. John Brophy L. Palmer and Albert Coye
arv visited countries in Europe study the labor move
mens and reported that in the Soviet here plenty
the standpoint of sheer biological weoeng, the
population seemed far better off than that of Paris or
London The people reported hardy healthy race
Speaking of the recovery of industry in six from state
of utter sorganaton during the devastating famine
the report declares it to be achievement Tor winch history
records few parallels
Very interesting to American that section dealing
o
Union help enforce labor laws but they draft
the adoption of such legislation beneficial to them
The consulted by the trusts in the
appointment and the shop committees and unions
have power file complaints against the Thus
both the administration of industries and laws the hands
of the workers themselves.
At this time series of vicious decisions of the United
States supreme have practically outlawed trade unions in
country when the reacona leadership of the American
Federation of Labor prasng the most revolving manner
the identical capitalist government that responsible Tor the
gh against organized labor the working class
the country will be interested to read the following paragraph
from the report
the right to strike
atrike law and nothing resembling American
strike activities the activities of the unions
The hiring of strikebreakers is prohibited by law:
The further explains that strikes seldom
industries for the simple that the
plants the workers usually due to managerial neglect and
are instantly remeed and those responsible for the condition
removed posts which they entrusted Strikes IN
private industries supported by the government and
therefore always successful The workers in Russia amused
the suggestion that the government could engage IN strike
breaking activities Our broke strike they
say detailing the functions of the unions which in
substitution of novels for modern houses organization of
public health work. the report declares that:
eDoye BY R~ oers % o oth P
of crawling, in the most AFFECT manner before
capitalist that openly and avowedy of
the working class and then fawnng upon its agents as beneac
tors of humanity the reaconaes in the American labor
the trade unions of the Soviet Union play dominant
role life and write their laws because the
ent of the Union of Socialist Republics their work
ing created by themselves and acting their
instrument of power
The American trade union movement IS now outlaWeu oy
whole class decisions Yet it is certain that the
reaconares of the trade union bureaucracy will try further to
Justify their labor euenants of capitalism by rail
this report of exactly the opposite course OF events in the
workers republic that marshaled danng
Indictment of the anove policy Of the Green's the VOLS and
other enemies of labor The OF the inauguration
of the day. published since the return of the delegation
and mentioned the report will supplement it and give
impetus to recognition of the first workers and
peasants government the world has seen.
The printed report it sad is the and will
be ready distribution the first meeting at which the
delegation will report to the public This Will be at Madison
Square Garden in York Sunday afternoon wide
circulation the report will do much to clarity the atmosphere
in the labor movement regarding the Soviet Union