The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-21


dard of living as basic for the masses
Of the working class.
Abolish 8-HOur Day.
Unemployment in certain coun-
tries has become permanent. The
eight-hour day has virtually been
abolished everywhere, special laws
limiting the workers right of self
defense has been introduced, workers
Of many countries have even been
deprived of the right to have their
own class and trade union organiza-
tons.
"In many countries, the capitalists
with the aid of the reformists, have
introduced compulsory arbitration.
The reformist trade unions actually
do not differ in any way from the
liberal, democratic, Catholic or other
trade unions which are existing on
the assumption that there is com
mon interest between capital and la |
bor.' The refoTmist trade unions have
been practically amalgamated with
the employers organizations. Under |
our own eyes, there has been created
a bloc consisting of the employers |
police, and trade union leaders !
against striking workers. united |
front of employers and reformists
Works and mills have established a
single system of espionage, with en-
ployers and reformists working to-
gether
Reformists Aid Capital.
"The successful onslaught of CAPT !
tai against the standard of living of
the working class has become pos
sible, owing to the assistance on the
part of the machinery of the reform
list trade unions. But at the same
time the close cooperation of capital
and reformism calls forth attempts !
at Independent action on the part of
the working class against capital and
against the will of the reformist lead |
ers.
"This shift on the part of the
masses has produced growth in the
theological influence of the Red In
ternational of Labor Unions of all
countries.
Strikes Become Political
Economic strikes due to the con-
centration of industry are assuming
definite political character. Actual
economic conflicts, strikes in various
countries, have been caused by a de-
sire on the part of the workers to
resist capitalist naturalization and
the lowering of the standards of liv-
ing of the working class.
"The problem of strike strategy on
the part of the revolutionary trade
union movement in capitalist coun-i
tries is a matter Of the greatest i'm
portance. To win the masses not
only against the employers but also
against the employers but also
necessary for the development of the
great task Of organizing these
masses.
"Not every conflict must neces-
sarily result in a strike. A strike
must not be called if conditions are
unfavorable, if the masses are not
prepared for the struggle We must
avoid loud-sounding phrases unac-
companied by action. We must re-
member that a strike claims the ut
most straining of all forces and al
clear conception of the issues at
stake.
Cleanse Trade Unions.
"To ensure victory in economic
struggles, we must expel strikebreak-
ers, agents of capitalism, from the
leading organs of the reformist trade
union movement. Without cleansing
the trade union movement of these
elements, the difficulty of winning
victory over the employers becomes
much more difficult.
while all capitalist countries are
proceeding with a political and eco
nomic attack on the working class
and its trade union organizations, the
role of the trade unions in the Soviet
Union is steadily improving. The So
cialist naturalization of production.
which is aimed to increase the power
of the working class, will raise its
material and cultural level. Ration
alization in the Soviet Union is defin-
itely connected with introduction Of
the seven-hour day and the better
protection of labor, etc. This explains
the attraction which the Soviet Union
has for workers of all countries, and
the growing hatred entertained by
the international bourgeoisie for the
only workers state in the world
whose defense is the class duty of
every proletarian.
"The Amsterdam international
holds first place in all campaigns of
the bourgeoisie against the left work
ers and the Soviet Union. All ac-
tivity of the Amsterdam International
is characterized by the talks at Cen
eva regarding the utility of social
reforms" and the stubborn struggle
against the revolutionary wing of the