The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-26
RALLY STEEL WORKERS
TO COMMUNIST DRIVE

chained to the political chariot of
the boss by the illusion that he could
serve no interest of his cwn by en-
gaging in political struggle, thru
building party devoted to the in
terests of his class.
The common laborer was chained
to the kite-tail of the bosses thru
swallowing the lie that the skilled
workers as a special class were en-
titled to much larger wage than
he of the pick and shovel. They, did
not see, nor have they until now
awakened to the fact, that differ
ence in wages has much of it's eff
ficacy in the careful manipulation
of the highly paid worker against
the poorly paid worker by the boss
in his own interests.
Bosses Helped BY Union Officials.
In all of this mis-education of the
workers the bosses have been ably
helped by the labor aristocracy. 1t
started in England thru the employ
ment of surplus profits wrung from
the colonies of the tight little island
which were flung to the labor Of
ficialdom, and we see it continued
here in America.
No finer example can be shown
in the history Of the labor move
ment of the world than the exam
pie of the fat boys of the Ameri-.
can Federation of Labor with their
opiumizing of the working class of
this country with the slogan "re-
ward your friends and punish your
enemies" This instead of an out
and-out demand that the workers of
the country enter the political
arena with political party demand
ing and insisting that the workers
be represented. Mcdonald, Clines
and Thomas in England can be well
matched in this country by the
Green, Woll and Lewis group in this
open and fragrant betrayal of the
workers to the bosses.
Organize Unions, Build "a Political
Party.
Already we see this task being
carried out on the industrial field.
Already the challenge of the Greens,
VOLS and Lewises has been an
swered and the gauge of battle
thrown down by them and the EN-.
ployers to our party has been taken
up and we see in the newly organ
lied National Miners Union be-
ginning and quite lusty one in the
coal fields of the country.
In the textile mills we see a virile,
militant union springing up to chal-
lenge the rule of the masters and
the corruption of the misleaders of
the textile workers. Strike after
strike has been carried out under
the direction of our party, not only
on these two fields, but in the shoe
industry and in the clothing trades
we see them being rallied and led
by our party against the bosses and
the corrupt leadership.
Already we see our party turning
its face to the unorganized, in the
mills, mines and factories, and our
press is filled with the discussion
of the problems which confront us
in this task. In this task of organ
izing the unorganized we see con-
fronting US an almost virgin field
in iron and steel. 1t is safe to say
that at least So per cent of all the
steel made in this country is made
in open shops where no union exists.
Great Field Awaits Us.
On the political field our party is
also beginning to make great head
way. Already we see the party on
the ballot in nearly every promi-
nent industrial state in the country.
In this we are showing our face to
the workers of the country and let
ting the industrial masters of the
country know that from now on they
may reckon with the fact that the
Communists will not remain silent
but that they will challenge capt.
talist rule at every step.
Our Party has been modified for
this drive to put our ticket in the
field. The task yet remains for us
to go out to the workers of the
country and let them know thru our