The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-04
INDEPENDENT
WORKERS CIRCLE
CROWS IN PHILA.
Contrast With Clique
Ridden w. c..
by a Worker Correspondent

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Little was known or heard of the
Independent Workmen's Circle in
Philadelphia until after its nine
teenth National Convention which
took place in that city in May, 1927.
What caused the sudden growth of
the Independent Workmens' Circle?
What power pushed that organiza-
ton into the forefront of workers
activities. Before this is answered,
let US see just what is the indie
pendent Workmens' Circle, and what
are its aims and tasks.
What 1t Is.
The Independent Workmens'
Circle, is as its name indicates a
workers organization. 1t was
founded some twenty odd years ago
in New England, as a Jewish prole-
tartan fraternity with the object of
rendering help to its sick and dis
abled members, and to provide their
families with insurance.
However, benefits, funeral
expenses, burial grounds and in
surance are far from being the only
tasks of the l. W. G. The 1. w. C.
as a class conscious proletarian or
ganization, realizes that its tasks
are quite different and much more
important than those of a petty
bourgeois fraternity. The I. w. C.
realized that it has to make itself
as useful to labor movement as pos
sible. In order to succeed in that
there was something also to be done.
ut is the policy of an organiza-
ton that makes it or breaks it,
this is the belief of the leaders of
the 1. w. C. In order to strengthen
it's own ranks, in order to keep the
I. w. c. in a process of steady
growth, the leadership of the organ
ization has pledged itself to sound
policy. That is: there is absolutely
no discrimination against any men,
Der for belonging to one or the other
party in the labor movement, or for
sympathizing with a certain move
ment, as long as the member him
self is not harmful to the principles
of the I. w. c. Complete freedom
of expressing opinions is guaranteed
to every member of the I. w. c.
There is not bit of fear of crit
cising the leadership or the func-
lions of the organization. On the
contrary: constructive criticism is
always welcome. There cannot be
even any talk of criminal clique rule
in the l. W. C. Such a thing is out
lawed.
Organize New Branches.
One look at the present situation
in the w. C. Commonly known as
the "New Yorker Arbiter Ring")
will expose the striking contrast
with the I. W. c. In the w. G.
clique proclamation RACES high
The right wing leadership with the
aid of the Forward" is practicing
criminal policy against the aggres-
sive membership. Every effort tc
protest against the "bosses" of the
w. C. is crushed mercilessly
Wholesale expulsion has become q
usual appearance. Communists
left wingers, and members who dare
come out against the "chiefs" are
oppressed bitterly. The result is 8
loss of thousands of members, and
general decentralization.
| At the same time the l. w. c..
! thanks to it's strong inter-partisar
policy has grown immensely in mem
bership, in activity and in influence
in the labor movement.
The I. w. G. stands for everything
that is constructive in the labol
movement. 1t supports every ag
gressive and revolutionary move
ment. The |. w. c. is an outspokel