The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-19
By G. ATCHKANOW

ers committees, the union intends to encourage the
formation of such committees in all the districts
where it has branches, and to render these COM
mittees really useful to the of the workers
in their everyday interests. (4) Our union favors
the existence of international workers organiza-
TONS Although we do not believe them capable
of bringing emancipation to the working class,
nevertheless intend taking active part in them
in so far as they serve our interests (5) Our
union intends to make the most advantageous use
from the working class standpointof the political
rights extended to the union, and to take part in
political life" Furthermore, the A-Japanese Rail-
waymens Union, believing in the principle of in
dustrial unionism, soemnly declares that it will at
once exert all its efforts to organize the Of
10000 laborers the state railways that still
unorganzed.
Worthy of attention is the part Of the declaration
dealing with the organization of the unorganized,
and with raising the cultural level Of the railway
men; but there is complete absence Of any aspira-
ton towards raising the class consciousness of the
raiwaymen. Nevertheless in spite of all these de-
fects, the formation of the All-Japanese Railway
mems Union should be considered great achieve
ment for the Japanese railwaymen The healthy
principle of industrial unionism forms the founda-
ton of this organization.
Thus, the supreme organ of the union is the con-
gress which is to be convened twice annually. The
delegates to the congress are elected by the branches
at the rate of l delegate per so members.
But the Central Committee elected at the con-
gress, has fairly complex structure, and is COM
posed of the following sections Publishing cultural
and educational, organizational, POLITICAL interna-
tonal, juridical cooperative research on the work.
ers' committees, and records and bookkeeping.
There also professional sections: Railway tele-
graphists, water workers, watchmen and road main
tenance men, electricians, train crews, yard work
ers, chauffeurs, tramway workers, train filters,
railway station workers. controllers, and railway
yard employees.
This form of organization reminds US of the
unions with guild sections, which constituted the
first organizations the Russian railways in 1917
49, This to be characteristic of all beginning
trade unons while building up their forms of
ganization.
The railway authorities have officially declared
their non-interference in the work of the newly
formed All-Japanese Railwaymens Union; but
hardly have few months passed since its forma-
ton, and the railway authorities have begun an
agitation against the union among the railway
workers, and began openly to interfere with the
activities of the union.
In June, 1926 the first plenary meeting of its
central committee held, with the assistance of
delegates from all the branches The plenary meet
ing discussed all the questions which had arisen
during the time of the unions existence, and the
fundamental course of policy outlined until the
next congress. Of great importance to the Japanese
Railwaymen's Union are two questions which
discussed by the central committee. The first one
related to the unions tactics the railways and
generally in public life, which reaffirmed the pre-
viously stated standpoint of the union. The second
dealt with the methodica plans for the further
organizational work of the union A draft was sub
mitted for resolution by the c. c. of the union
the question of regulating the apparatus of the
organizational section, and of unificaton of the
work. Another draft was submitted of a resolu-
ton dealing with the organization of district
branches.
The plenary meeting reaffrmed its previous
declaration laying particular stress upon the moder-
alton of the AllJapanese Union, appealing to public
sentiments, and asking for the support of the Jap
anese bourgeosie.
Not word about the class struggle and the class
init In dacIa inc