The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-03
FORD PROPOSES
CONF ERENCE FOR
NEGRO WORKERS
Laud Work of Executive
Bureau of R. |. L. y.
Especial Gable to The Daily workerl

MOSCOW, April "A resolution
drafted on the basis Of the Losovslky
report and introduced by a special
editing commission, was unanimously
adopted by the fourth world congress
Of the Red International of Labor
Unions.
Ford. Negro representative from
he United States, moved that the
congress should charge the executive
buro of the Red International to call
a special conference jointly with Ne
gro representatives.. The congress
unanimously adopted this PROPOSE
ton.
Balla1f, on behalf of the mandates
connfission, produce data on
the composition of the congress: to-
tal delegates, 421; 293 are men and
% women; 40 countries are repre-
sented; 200 of the delegates who cast
a decisive vote are representatives OF
the Youth Peasants International and
Red Sports International. The third
congress of the Red international Of
Trade Unions was attended by 81
delegates, representing 80 countries
which shows that the influence of the
Red international in the world laboi
movement has been greatly en-
HANGED since the last congress.
Approve Bureaus Work.
The following is the text of the
resolution on the executive bureau'c
report made by LozovsKy:
''The fourth congress of the Red
International of Trade Unions APP
proves the political line of the or
ganizational work of the executive
buro and notes: l. That the execu-
tive buro correctly strove during the
whole period under review for the
establishment Of a united front of
workers with various tendencies to
, organize resistance to the capitalist
offensive; 2. All of the bureaus ac-
.ivities were inspired with a sincere
desire to attain unity in the trade
union movement nationally and in
ternationally; 8. A .ording to the
spirit and decisions all Red Interna-
tional Congresses have systematically
assisted the trade union movement
in colonial and semi-colonial coun-
tries; 4. The buro was right in
helping to organize the Pacific anc
American trade union secre-
tariats; 5. The buro acted correctly
in assisting all affiliated organiza-
tions in working out the correct line
unions; the bureau acted in the spirit
of the congress- decisions demanding
that affiliated organizations consoli.
date their political influences organi-
nationally and build minorities as
well as independent unions on the
basis of democratic Capitalization;
the bureau was right in demanding
that all followers of the Red Inter.
national of Labor Unions conduct ar
energetic struggle against expulsions
from the reformist trade unions; the
bureau at the proper time put the
question regarding the tactics of the
organizations affiliated with the R
l. l.. U. before them, and showed III
the weak sides and the DEFICIENCIES il
this respect of the affiliated organi
cations.
Point Out Defects.
while recognizing the correct
policies and practice of the executiv,
bureau, the fourth congress at the
same time takes note of a series 0.
defects in the work of the executive
bureau and affiliated organizations
particularly in certain countries
especially the insufficiently quick re
action to the events of the day, tht
lack of constant instructions to tn,
local organizations and the failure t.
render sufficiently regular assistanc,
during strikes, the absence of a per
manent fund of solidarity, INSULT
Gent work for the consolidation O.
the development of the work of tn
international propaganda committee.
"The fourth congress of the Re,
International of Labor Unions in
structs the/executive bureau to rem
edy these defects in its work and t,
devote special attention to the organi
cations affiliated with the Red In
ternational of Labor Unions durin,
economic strikes.
1.-THE fourth congress invites al
organizations affiliated with the Re
international of Labor Unions to d
everything in their powe t,
strengthen the central apparatus o
the Red international of Labo
Unions and to delegate responsible
representatives to the executive bur
eau, thereby establishing regular an,
constant ties between the K. /. L. U
and affiliated organizations.
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