The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-07
The Trade Union Reform B-The Inevitable Consequence
Of ImperiaiStC Labor Leadership

The British ruling class having smashed the general strike
and beaten the coal miners by of force and reacher of
reost leaders procured by the government taking the next
step in the attack the labor of which the
mobilization of the full Of capitalism against the British
workers the first
reform bill which will be introduced in the
House of Commons Monday has principal eatures
~ 1t outlaws not only general strikes but sympathetic
strikes well and makes union members responsible for damages
business and property claimed by the capitalists result of
strikes.
p 1t makes illegal all assessments levied by unions for po
ca unless each member of the union signifies his
consent in writing in advance.
this bill becomes the British movement
legally conduct only localized ineffective strikes will
legal right support the labor party by the ordinary
trade union methods of raising funds.
If this bill law the British labor
quarter of century of struggle will have the illegal status it
placed by the TaffVae decision In the struggle against
this decision the modern British labor born
The responsibility for the furious attack of the British
upon the labor rests place
place aoneupon the shoulders of the Macdonald section of the
labor party and those spurious left wing trade union officials who
called off the general strike deserted the miners justified their
conduct by mperas phrases then followed up this
by refusal attempt rally the labor the
aid of the miners struggle
capitalist labor officials took the side of the
by parrong phrases about consttuonasm and
democracy while the army navy against
strikers in full panop These officials have already given
evidence of their willingness accept legislation which will out
law political strikes but the them better
takes advantage of the favorable situation created by their
acceptance principle of the nvoaty of the British
tuition anu cir hostility to militant action strike
deadly blow the working class which these leaders betrayed
These leader simply continuing their betrayal aho they
must make pretense of fighting the proposed legislation
As the British Communist Party and the National Minority
Movement pointed the time the general strike called
off, the dsgracef surrender of the leadership would
by demands for the labor give up its arms-the
strike weapon and support of the labor party.
Macdonald and his who led the defeat
confronted with rising tide of brought
being by the public proof of the hypocrisy of these leaders
trying to deceive the workers into believing that there
difference between British and British Imperialism
The theory of the mDartiaty of British government
institution severely shaken by the followed
general strike and miners strike has been shattered
of the destructive bill aimed at the trade unions.
More rapidly than the turning the
munst Party and the left wing in the labor party challenging
acDonads leadership with George Lansbury mentioned
That Lansbuy took leading part Con-
ference of Colonial Peoples Brussels international expression
of the worldwide revolt against Imperialism has deep gnfi
when taken in connection with the drive the living stand
ards and organizations of the British working
of the right wing of the labor party and leader
ship to put forward fighting program.