The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-08
we MUST take
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WORKERS CRY
Men Not Discouraged
by New Betrayal
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they have anything to gain from Jim
mie Walker, the Tammany Hall
mayor.
The information can now be dis
closed COT which greater detail will
be given in later editions Of The
DAILY WORKER) that these Off
Gals have had a rude awakening
from their complacent belief that the
rank and file was being deceived by
their treacherous dealings with the
corrupt Tammany Hall machine.
Underestimate Militancy.
The Amalgamated officials are not
the only ones VINO have underesJl-
mated the understanding ana rising
power of the workers. The 4nterporo
gang of feudal masters is even more
guilty of this mistake. The DAILY
WORKER can state definitely that
proof of this fact will be forthcoming
in a much shorter time han that
group of bitter enders now believes.
In the meantime the marlborough
yesterday followed its open defiance
of the Amalgamated of the day be-
fore by the summary discharge of at
least five and of perhaps as many
as ten additional members of the
union. These discharges will con-
tinue, it was minated, until about
200 of the most active and militant
members Of the union will have been
fired.
While this campaign to smash the
union and to stamp out all traces of
organization is being carried out the
officials of the Amalgamated, their
advisors, Hugh Frayne, organizer for
the American Federation of Labor
and the officials of the Central
Trades and Labor Council who have
promised every support" are stand
ing idly by unable even to give forth
one of their usual flowery and mean
ingless statements
Stupidity, deception, cowardice and
final betrayal have been the order
of developments since the officials of
the Amalgamated took charge of the
situation in the autumn Of 1925. The
climax came Tuesday when after
numerous repeated boasts that "the
Amalgamated is a militant organiza-
ton which protects its members"
these officials surrendered their
whole cause under the cover of the
deception that they wsuld not become
tool in the Interborough cent fare
game.
A Subterfuge.
That this is manifestly a subter-
fuge can be seen from the fact that
these officials playing the game. of
Tammany Hall are part of the whole
fare steal. The policy of Tammany
Hall is, however, to prevent fare
increase until after election for poll
teal reasons. The traction companies
are seeking to secure the increase
now in the fear chat something may
come up to prevent the deal after
election"
The DAILY WORKER wishes to
say. to the thousands of New York
traction workers:
There must be no discourage
ment or let up of activities. 1t is
true that another defeat has been
suffered because of the treachery
of your union officials.
But this is the time for redoubled
efforts and the moment for the
preparation for real fight! A
strike on the traction lines is inevi-
table because the companies cannot
go on enslaving its men under the
yellow company union, under de-
.creasing wage levels, and under the
growing speed-up which the com
pany is introducing.
Ready For Action.
The New York traction workers
are ready for action and the trac-
ton companies will learn this fact
in spite of their present stupid ar
rogance. A strike is on the way,
strike must come! The union of
the workers cannot be defeated!
The reprisals and the attempted in
timidation by the company of it's
thousands of men will create the
necessary militancy for the battle.
Not weakness but power will come
from these attempts.
The traction workers must I'M
derstand that an increase in fare
will not result in the promised IL
per cent increase for them. The
company will not carry out this
promise. Only child or fool would
continue to believe such thing.
Even if the increase were granted
at first in order to discourage or
ganization it will certainly be TAX
en- away later.
Secondly, only a union can pre-
vent inevitable wage cuts and wors-
ening conditions on the New York
traction lines. Such wage cuts and