The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-09
TRACTION men
STILL FIGHTING
Unite Ranks for Real
Battle Ahead
Confined from Page ONE

(ContH1ued from rage One)
which the officials of the American
Federation Of Labor have entered
into with the Tammany Hall machine
las explained in another column.
Fitzgerald has gone even further
in the lowest form of open be rayal
perpetrated upon workers in recent
zines. Answering the rising clamo1
of hundreds of traction workers
against his treachery, this creature,
Nnown by those who have worked
with him in organizing campaigns to
be completely yellow, admits thai
"some Of our members impatient at
the delay, have become critics Of the
Amalgamated policy" But without
shame or blush this labor faker goes
on to say: "Our local leaders know
That the noisiest of these critics are
company agents, provocateurs."
Several days ago when the delib-
crate treachedy Of the Amalgamated
officials came to climax, they
sought to give out the impression
that The workers themselves had
called off the strike by indicating
their refusal to go out. Their whole
scheme has now been exposed as in
dicated in another column.
1t is recalled that the most bitter
invective and the most violent denun-
Citations of these leaders" of the
Amalgamated have been reserved for
che .'Deakies," the company spoilers
and spies, the rats" as the officials
called them. But these "rats" low
as they are have been known to fight
back when placed in a tight place.
Not Beaten.
The traction workers are not beat
en-. There will arise both inside and
outside Of the traction workers or
CARNATIONS those necessary and in
evitable forms of workers. bodies
which will take up the task of union
ling these workers whose cause is
che immediate concern of the labor
movement.
A strike movement must still be
worked for courageously and without
let up, The motormen and switch
men, leaders in past efforts must
take up the fight. There must be a
consolidation of all sections and all
ranks of the traction lines. Every
man must telephone, write, demand
ID these officials, no matter how
much they have betrayed the work
ers that they call a strike. They
must be driven to the wall and ex-
posed. Along with them, but only
in the fight there will be exposed
the corrupt Tammany political ma
chine whose ends they are serving.
Every worker who has been fired
must report to these officials with
demands that he be protected No
man must hold back Put the fight
up to them. Put the fight up to
the deceptive and vicious Tam
many machine.
No Let Down!
Form your shop, terminal and
barn committees. There must be
no let down. The traction barons
must be taught that you cannot be
enslaved. You should take no stock
in the hints of wage increases which
are being thrown out by the com
panies. You will never get cent
t;cept through organization and
fighs. Don't believe the Tammany
promises Sf permitting organiza-
ton when the lines are taken over
by the city. Tammany Hall is car
rying out the policies of the open
shop traction barons in this case.
Keep up the fight. Form your
shop groups. Talk with your fell
low worI-ers. Agree to work to-
gether. No divisions in he rants.
No illusions about seniority bling
given back by the company. You
win get back your seniority only
through a strike. A strike is still
the order Of the day. When it
comes let no man hold bac',. The
opportunity is still here. You must
act.