The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-04
(Continued)
Preparing Strike Action.

The general strike is an extreme
ly powerful weapon, which the trade
union movement must not shrink
from using" states correctly the
Trade Union Resolution of the ALL
India Workers and Peasants Party
Conference of last year. However,
in the propaganda for and prepare
ton of the general strike the left
wing should formulate clear-cut de-
mands and thoroughly explain to the
masses that the general strike is a
political strike revolutionary
mass struggle. The leadership of
the general strike must be entirely
in the hands of the militant work
ers and the left wing, and no re-
formist leaders (from JOSH to J.
Nehru) should be admitted in the
leadership of the strike.
The central as well as the local
strike committees must not attract
but rather eject all vacillating ele-
ments from their ranks. The strike
leadership should not lose initiative
and should not drift into defensive
position. The strike committees
and the striking masses must not
accept or believe the empty promises
of the British imperialist govern
ment or its agents. Finally, in con-
nection with the general strike prop
uganda and preparations the left
wing must remind and explain to
the masses the treack arous actions
and role of the British reformists,
the General Council of the British
Trade Union Congress in the gen.
eral strike of England, 1926.
The practice of electing large
strike committees by the striking
workers and their active participa-
ton in the conduct of the strikes as,
for example, is being done by the
Girni Hangar, should be further en-
couraged, and large strike support
committees of non-striking workers
organized The strike support COM
mittees should not limit themselves
only to the collection of funds, but
also it must make wide propaganda,
arrange meetings and mass demon
strations for the support and en-
couragement of the strikers, etc.
The strike committee as well as the
strike support committees should
strive for contact with the peasants
in order to obtain food supplies as
well as to draw the peasants into
the revolutionary struggle.
The defense groups already form
ed should be extended. Care against
provocateurs should be exercised in
the selections of the guards.
Organize the Unorganized.
No effort should be spared in or
ganizing the unorgsnized, especially
in the key industries. Steps should
be taken to orga,--.- the young
workers, and the women workers
in the trade unions on an equal
footing with adult and male work.
ers. No less stress should be laid
on the Importance of organizing
trade unions for agricultural labor
ers and plantation workers.
The organization of factory COM
mittees and shop-delegate confer
ences should be stressed more de-
terminedly than hitherto. The fac
tory committees and the shop dele
gate conferences should be co-ordi-
mated and united under centralized
leadership. The left wing control of
the factory committees and shop
delegate conferences will accelerate
the development of the everyday
struggles as well as the struggles
of a political nature. 1t will also
create a broad and favorable basis
for the growth of the left wing
trade unions.
The already existin: left wing
trade unions, like the Girni Hangar
Union, though having developed
from an organization of 500 to 65,-
900 within short space of time
should nevertheless be futher ex-
banded and consolidated organiza-
tionally and ideologically. A drive
for increased membership of all
left wing trade unions should be
carried on Systematically and ener-
getically. The left wing, particular
ly during strikes and other mass ac-
tivities, should strive strenuously to
crystalline it's influence into definite
organization.
New unions should be set up
where none exist, or where it is i'm
possible to use the old unions be-
cause of complete reactionary con-
troll. 1t is also important that in all
industrial towns Trade Councils
should be established. At the same
time the amalgamation of scattered
or parallel trade unions into indus
trial unions under militant leader
ship must be pressed forward. How
ever, in the campaign for trade un-