The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-28

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Soviet Trade Unions against the
Red international of Labor Unions,
and against participation in the
Pan-Pacific Trade Union Secre-
tariat.
The recent Second Plenum of the
c. c. T. u, however, gave a de-
cisive defeat to this element, assur-
ing among other things, the con-
tlnued participation in the P. P. T.
U. S. of the Soviet Trade Unions.
and setting an example to all ad-
herent bodies of the P. P. T. U. S.
of resolute internal cohesion on an
unwavering line of class struggle
through every one of its phases to
the historic goal of the world prole-
tariat.
lndonesia, Malaysia, India.
The Indonesian trade unions, fol-
lowing the crushing of the insur-
rection in Java, have been driven
underground and are still passing
under the terror of Dutch imperial
ism, which has weakened their con-
nection with the P. P. T. U. S.,
though they helped to form it at
Hankow. The Amsterdam reform
lists have done their worst to gain
a foothold in Indonesia, but the bit
ter exploitation of the teeming mil
lions of colonial slaves leaves a poor
base fo rreformism, as is the case
in colonial countries generally. This
slavery, colliding with the brave
spirit of "do or die" which led to
the instruction before even the
leadership of the masses was prop
erly matured and prepared, certi-
fles, however, that nothing will stop
the heroic Indonesian toilers from
rebuilding their unions as a stout
link in the all-Pacific chain.
Elsewhere in this issue the cues
ton of the Indian trade unions is
thoroughly deal with. The P. P. T..
U. 5. has also set up connections
with the labor movements at Singa-
pore and Formosa, while the Korean
unions, who participated in the
Hankow Conference have, with the
help of the P. P. T. U. S., continued
a little-noticed but persistent strug-
gle under the rigid repression Korea
suffers from Japanese imperialism.
The Imperialist Countries.
The connections with the growing
left wing sections of the trade union
movements in England, France and
the United States is of great i'm
portance to the P. P. T. u. S. in
developing in practical way the
needed alliance between the prole-
tariat in these imperialist countries
and the exploited and oppressed
colonial toilers. Through the P. P.
I. U. s., British, French and Amer
lean workers are hearing for the
first time of the struggles of their
comrades of the Far East. So far,
So good, but the alliance must be
strengthened.
In America, the Trade Union Ed
ucational League is just opening the
door to new policy, no longer re-
lying on mere literary attack on
and :. position of SIM
pie theological differentiation be-
tween it and the social imperialist
leaders of the American Federation
of Labor, but is launching a policy
of concrete organizstional struggle
at home and organized solidarity
with the militant trade unions of
Latin America. It's signature to
the Solidarity Pacts" is has made
with the Latin A -iericans will, how
ever, be guaranteed only if it fights
effectively to organize the morgan
lied in the United States in class
struggle unions.
Latin America to the Fore.
The difficulties, the enormous dis
tances for one, of building close
connections between the P. P. T.
U. S. and the labor movements of
lands on the Pacific Coast of the
whole American continent, are visi-
BILE if one but looks at the map and
realizes, as well, the conditions in
those land.
The Chilean Federation of Labor,
since 1927, is bleeding in the jaws
of fascism. In Peru, fascism is
varied with reformi3m disguised be-
hind mutualist movement. In Ecu
ador and Colombia, the labor move
ment is generating, in the heat of