The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-19
.a.. HONOR
THE MEMORY OF
HAYWOOD
William D. Haywood is dead.

"A great proetarian revoutionist and leader of his
torc struggles of the American workers has passed out of
existence. He died in Moscow after illness last
ing several years Because of his illness and because ne
resided the Soviet Union due to pending twentyyear
jail sentence in America Comrade Haywood has been out
of the actual struggle in the United States for period OF
over six years His during the last six of his
life has become symbol and tradition in the American
Labor movement Haywood the militant adherent of the
class struggle and leader of the old Western Federation of
Miners was true proetarian revoutionist Born OF
working class family, the of MINER he consistently
stood by the working class pioneer of industrial and
militant unonsm and founder of the Industrial Workers
the World fearless and devoted leader of the masses
in struggle against capitalist exploitation, Haywood was
an uncompromisng enemy Socialist Party reformism
and opportunism represented by Hquit Berger etc He
uncompromsing fighter against the reaction IN
the trade unions represented by Green Lewis, etc. He
accepted enthusiastically the proletarian resolution in
Russia eventually Joined the ranks of the Communist
International
For Haywood the transition from revolutionary Syn
dicasm to Communism natural and inevitable Like
many another American militant and revolutionary l. W.
~ member Haywood developed into revolutionary syn
dicalst protest against the reactionary trade union
ism of Gompers Lewis, Green and Wo and against the
middle class politics and opportunism of the Bergers the
Hlqus and the Maurers etc. But Haywood did not stop
halfway Enlightened by the working-class politics which
the victorious revolutionary struggle of the Russian
workers under the leadership Of the Communist Party and
the trade union policy of the Communist Interna
tional, Haywood embraced Communism and the Commu-
mist international the vehicle of true and complete
eworking-class theory and practice.
a.e The death of Comrade Bill Haywood will
shock to the tens of thousands of American workers who
will the passing of of the most splendid rep
resentatives of militant generation of American pro-
etarans. But they will take part in the growth of the
working class revolutionary movement which Haywood
served boldly and courageousy They will be strengthened
by the faith in ideal working class liberation
which Haywood gave his life They will find consolation
and compensation in actively joining the Communist
and continuing forward the road which Bill Hay
wood travelled.
Bill Haywood is dead. Like John Reed and Charles
E. Ruthenberg his mortal remains will rest in the house
of the First Workers Republic and the of the world
proletarian revolution BY this TOKEN the ties between
the working of America and the Union Socialist
Soviet Republics will become stronger and their coabora
ton in struggle secure.
Let commemorate the and tradition Of Bill
Haywood by concentrating the struggle which domi-
mated his lfethe fight against the capitalist system and
for workingclass rule under the leadership of the Com
munst Party of America and the Communist Interna-
I tional,
& Struggle against the Lewis, Green and VOL DONNA
ton in the labor and for the triumph of the
militant and left wing unionsm in the United States!
Carry further the fight against the mddeass socialist
party politicians the labor movement and Cor the victory
of independent working-class political action Extend
and strengthen the tie that binds the American workers
with the workers of the Union of Socialist Soviet Repub
lies and for the recognition and defense of the Soviet
n Union.
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
WORKERS lCOMMIINISTl PARTY OLE AMERICA