The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
By JOSEPH JACK

a crisslike mining and the needle trades-in order
to avoid headon collisions with the A. +. of l..
Bureaucracy. 1t means the progressive abandonment
of the unorganized, semi-sldlled and unslSed mass
es that make up over 90gd Of the American proetar-
lat as any attempt to organize them will bring us
into violent conflict. 1t means a considerable sur
render to the A. f. of L. bureaucracy all along the
line and probable degeneration of the Left Wing
movement, if not of our Party itself Such an orien-
taton is out of the question
revaluation of the role Of the A. f. of L. leader
ship under Imperialism is absolutely essential SO
is revauation of class relations and qualification
amongst the working class under imperialism neces-
sary and if we make the correct analysis we will
come TO the conclusion that our chief orentation
must be on the basis Of the unorganized, semi
skilled and unskilled, who in the main are outside
Of the A. F. of L. The organization of the morgan
lied must be our central task. We must undertake
to lead and organize these workers thru international
unions affiliated to the A. F. Of L. wherever it can
be done effectively and outside the A. F. Of L.
wherever necessary.
Our concentration would be on the basis Of indus
tries most favoraby situated for organization and
most unfavorably affected by American imperialism
such as the automobile, marine transport textile
food, amongst the unorganized in the miners,
needle trades and amongst the relatively organized
inside the A. F. of L. Which does not mean an
abandonment of extensive activities particularly
among the railroad workers, nor building trades or
printers who are relatively favorably affected
by imperiast capitalism. With policy of this kind
the A. F. of l.. bureaucracy would be under what
might properly be called enfilading fire by OPEN
ing of the vast field among the unorganized and
centration of main energies in that directon and
by the continuation of activities inside particu
larly in industries going thru a crisis, we can still
maintain slogan of affiation to the A. T. of L.,
but application on the basis of fighting unionsm
If the new unions are accepted on that basis, and
those control stay on the inside very well.
If not it will be up to the bureaucracy to expel u.s.
Mt vveu of he
ganzed and struggle for better conditions and
and defense OF the strike weapon. Whether as a
result Of that progressive new labor movement
viii gradually develop outside the A. r. of L.. will
largely depend abandonment of the expulsion policy
by the A. r. of L. bureaucracy.
There are vast forces in the u S. whose interests
Numerically opposed to the interests of imper-
ialst capital at this time. Among them are the
farmers, large sections Of the Electromagnetic and
even part of the middle classes and independent
manufacturers. In proportion to the pressure ex-
erted upon them, they will separate politically and
otherwise from the dominant imperialist group and
in opposition inside and outside the old political
parties and social and fraernal organizations. The
uncompromising attitude of the employers toward
labor, which will come sharp to the front in a new
open shop drive, will defeat the cass-eollaboration
policy of the A. F. Of L. leadership and viii break
loose the lower layers of the A. f. Of L. bureaucracy
thus reconstituting to some extent the alliance be-
tween the progressives and the Left Wing. The
DIVISION even among the upper layers OF the bureau
crazy will be pronounced and while we cannot
orentate ourselves this possibility, can take
advantage of this most probable development as it
occurs.
The workers in vast industries unfavorably af-
fected by Imperialism, these are the elements that
can be brought into united fronts politically and
otherwise various issues arising out of the con-
flict against mperialst capital and large sections
of which will in large degree cooperate against the
mperialist group in control of the IT, S. government
and the A f. of L. leadership allied with it it was
even demonstrated in Passaic.
These dissident groups among the bourgeoisie,
particularly the agricultural group need allies in the
industrial states in the East. They must extend
their influence politically, principally in the ranks
of Labor in these states, and since they do
it thru the leadership of the A. f. of L., they will
go great way to do it thru the opposition in the
ranks Of Labor inside and outside the A. 4. of l..
The Left Wing, especially in its work among the I'M
organized, needs all the political protection and sup
port it can get 1t needs political mass movement
mainly directed against imperialis capital and the
old parties. Now, before the 1928 presidential cleo
lions, is the time to formulate clear program, and