The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-28

Where do the bureaucrats come in
/ The bureaucrats play a very impor-
tant part in the class struggle. We
consider differences in the bureau
cracy of the trade union movement
as a factor which we must consider
in the estimation of our policies. We
say also that the bureaucracy has
something to do with the masses.
Much as we may not like it, today
the reactionary trade union bureau
cracy has more masses than we do,
and we must try to separate the
masses from them and win them over
to US. If differences occur in the bur
eaucracy, we must utilize them to the
fullest extent
Comrades, it does the Party no
good to say that because we speak
Of differences in the trade union
bureaucracy, because we point out
that we must utilize them more than
ever before, we are neglecting the
masses, Comrades, these are methods
the Comintern has called impermis-
sible. I am sure these methods will
not recur; l am sure that they recur
at this convention only as the last
gasp Of factionalism in our Party.
The Skilled Workers.
Comrade Bittelman has taken up
and emphasized the Importance of the
developments Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers Convention. I
want to say a few words about the
B. of L. E. The B. of L. E. has
10000 members. The convention, held
in secret, away from the workers,
was monumental convention, inso-
far as the present situation in the
labor movement is concerned. l don't
maintain and have not maintained
that there was any conscious radical
ism in the B. of L. E. convention. I
even mentioned the fact that nobody
at that convention would dare pro-
pose a resolution for the release of
Sacco and Vanzetti. But what | did
say was that that convention indi-
Gated the results of certain important
objective developments.
What are those objective develop
ments: y The skill lines, the lines
Of skill between the B. of L. E. mem
bers and the members of the Loco
motive Enginemen and Firemen are
disappearing. p l said also that the
investments and real estate, have
has been pioneer in labor banking,
invetments, and real estate, have
gone wrong and that this going
wrong is not to be taken merely as
something of an act Of deviltry or
dishonesty though there was plenty
on the part of the leaders-but that
this shows the lack of soundness.
! the insecurity to the basis of these
labor banking schemes resorted to by
the reactionarY sections Of our work.
ing class. 81 | pointed that out as
sign favorable to the DEVELOPMENT of
the rehabilitation of the masses of
this country. IF the situation should
develop whereby 10000 organized
workers, native American clements,
who have had years and years of
schooling in working class organiza-
tioa--and let me tell you the B. of L.
f.. despite its recent years of re-
dictionary policies, is working class
organization Il am not defending
those policies) but I will fight for
those 10000 members, whether they
are skilled or not. If we could have
as an accretion to the Communist
movement these workers, it would
be big step forward and the very
unorganized workers would be ire
mendously encouraged when they
would see their brothers in this high
ly organized section of the working
class, in this powerful organization,
stepping forward
ITO Be Continued).