The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-10

demagogic statement to the press
that they are for the Filipinos and
against alliances with workers of
other countries.
This shows the hands of American
imperialism, which seeks to isolate
the Filipino workers and peasants ::
it is also seen in the fact that the
capitalist (American) press of the
Philippines reports this struggle
was brought about by desire to
maintain the A. F. of l.. Presidential
form as against the Soviet
methods" However, this should not
carry much influence as it is clearly
shown already why the imperialists
and their agents oppose collective
leadership in favor of individual
control of the unions.
Reactionaries Cannot Win Masses.
There are some indications that
the reactionaries are doubtful as to
their ability to control the rank and
file of those unions they were able
to retain, for they have created
Cancellation Committee" to make
"treaty of peace" However, to re-
gard this otherwise than an often
sive measure would be a tactical
mistake.
But the c. o. F. (prOletariat)
will accept the overtures, and lay
down their conditions: there can
not be any unity except that the
unions remaining with the old C.
o. F., controlled by capitalist agents,
agree to abide by the constitution
and rules, elect new delegates to
attend an Extraordinary Congress,
and proceed to deal with all propo-
sails submitted in the theses and
agree to new elections. In this
way the militant c. 0. F. will ex-
pose the hollow proposals of these
reactionary tools who resorted to
dishonest and unconstitutional ac-
ton. The leaders of the Proletarian
c. o. F. will prove to the masses
that this attempt was made in order
to bind the workers and peasants
more firmly in the slave pens of
imperialism. In this way it will be
made clear as day that the reaction
aries do the dirty work of the native
bourgeoisie and the American Cham
Der of Commerce.
Peasants Support Proletarian COZ.
The future progress of the Fill
Pine workers and peasants lay in
supporting the C. o. F. (proletaria),
and already Jacinto Manahan, the
leader of the Peasants Confedera-
ton, who also participated in the
Provisional Conference, declares his
allegiance to the militant policy of
the Proletarian c. o. F.
There is also discomfort among the
tobacco workers as indicated above,
and one union engaged in the cigar
making industry joined with the
new organization. The direct appeal
which will be made to every branch
of the tobacco workers will consti-
tute complete exposure of Tejada's
clique. 1t will set forth the policy
of the proletariat as against the
policy of cooperation with i'm
perialism in the exploitation of the
workers and peasants.
The new C. o. F. will show the
ultimate result of this uneven "eco-
nomic development" which develops
farms on large scale and capt.
talist-owned plantations which drive
the peasants from their land. This
policy can have only disastrous eff
fects upon the peasantry and the
working class, and cannot be COM
pared with development in capitalist
countries, for without a correspond
ing development of industrial enter
prises (Which will be prevented by
American imperialism, the evicted
peasants can only increase in num-
Der, with growing unemployment in
the towns and ultimate papuerization
of the countryside.
To the Masses! With Glass Policy!
Already there are nearly three
million wage-earning farm laborers
and 100000 are included as migra-
tory workers, while the urban work.
ers only amount to 100000 with
about 10000 organized into the
much divided and scattered trade
unions and mutualist organizations.
The c. o. F. (Proletariat) will not
neglect to organize the unorganized
and consolidate it's forces, while
making an energetic fight against
the agents of capitalism infesting
the ranks of the workers. The TO-
900 unemployed workers in Manila
and the tens of thousands more in
the provincial capitals and towns
must be organized for their own
protection.
Factory committees must be or
gained even in unorganized fac
tories to become the basis of form
ing industrial unions. And with the
preparations for founding a real
workers political party to lead the
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