The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-11-29
Minority Idea Errors

Icy OIL the A. +. OF L.. is against the
strike weapon and any time they
pretend to use that weapon it is
because the workers are developing
a dangerous fighting mood, and it
is better for them to talk strike than
to talk against it. The case Of the
subway workers of New York is a
splendid example of these tactics.
One thousand five HUNDRED workers
voted for a broadening of their
strike, but the leaders talked
smoothly, said they wanted more
time to negotiate before they call
the other workers out. In fact,
they wanted more time to democrat
ize and disorganize the workers now
on strike so that the broadening of
the strike and its successful conclu-
sion would be prevented. To win
a strike is against the policy of the
A. f. of L.; it has now become a
principle to lose any strikes that
Unfortunately come under their
leadership. 70 betray and lose
strikes is part of the labor bureau
cracy program in order that they
may prove to the employers that
they are faithful servants and
against strikes, and as a lesson to
the workers that they must except
the policy of class collaboration.
However, to even agree to the
calling Of a fake strike, even with
the consent of the employers, is a
very dangerous maneuvre for these
fakirs to try. Workers in a fight
ing mood are not easily handled /;
they do get out of control, they
have very good habit of wanting
to put up good fight for the things
that they struck for. So the bureau
cracy is very wary, very careful,
even in attempting to call a fake
strike. During this period of rising
class struggle they will be much
more careful.
The building Of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, the Ma
tional Miners Union, the National
Textile Workers Union, and the T..
|. U. U. L. in general is being accom-
plished in the presence OF rotten
A. +. Of l.. bureaucracy, which has
led betrayal after betrayal and is
now scheming even greater betray
ais. In the building of these T. U.
U. L. sections there can be no diff
ferentiation between the losses and
their agents. The United Textile
Workers Union, United Mine Work.
ers of America, the international
Ladies Garment Workers, and the
other craft unions in the needle
trades are Doss-controlled unions
that have taken over the functions
of a company union. TO destroy
whatever influence these bureau
Gratis have over the workers is the
task of the industrial unions and
this can only be done by organizing
the workers for struggle against the
rotten conditions that prevail in the
factories and for the demands put
forth by the unions.
Struggle in Needle Trades.
For example, the program OF ac-
ton among the needle trades work
ers, especially that pertaining to the
campaign among the dressmakers,
call for an extensive organizing
campaign, to develop the mood OF
the workers for strike struggle, to
call shop strikes in the organiza-
ton campaign, not only il. unor-
gained shops but in organized
shops that do not live up to the
agreements, to develop a strike psy-
chology during the campaign to or
ganize the unorganized that will
broaden these strikes, and develop
the organizational and theological
strength OF the N. L. w. /. u, that
will make possible the developing Of
a general strike, next week, next
month or next year depending upon
the strength OF the union and the
morale OF the workers. This, in
my estimation, is under the circum-
stances a correct procedure, not only
in New York but in Boston and
throughout the country.
Some Errors.
However, in the conducting of
this campaign many errors are be-
inc made, the struggle against the
emf 'loyers is obscured in the strug-
gle against the right wing.
For example, in Boston the N. I.
w. l. U. in the campaign to organ
ize the unorganized issued leaflet
calling mass meeting to answer
the following questions: What
should be your answer 20 the fake
strike contemplated by the company
union of Is Essex St.? Why did
the peace maneuvres fail?" is
their really any way to unity in our
ranks?" What can you expect of
the convention called by the Dublin
sky-SchleyinSer clique of the inter-
national?"
These were the questions that