The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-09

Craft unions NAV be and have NNN
employers establishment of monopoles and the wv $N
raising prices One set of workers thus used ~, xW
make harder the conditions of life of another ~ ~
Craft divisions hinder the growth of CYh
of the workers, foster the idea of harmony
interests between employing exploier and employed
They permit the association of the meaders of the workers
pepeuatn of capitalism and the permanent ensavemen OF the
of the working class have
bortve because limited in and disconnected action
evils aicng the working class be eradi
only universal workng movement Such movement
the working class impossible while separate craft and wage agree
men made faong the employer against other crafts the same
industry while energies wasted in fress jurisdiction strug
which only to further the personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF union
officials
MOVEMENT to fulfill these
embracing Notwithstanding for craft auto
locally industrial autonomy internationally and ~orkngcass
struggle and general admnisra
conducted with the RECOGNITION the ire
organization of the work
ing class without utilization to any political party
All power should in a collective membership
Local. national and general administration including union labels
buttons badges transfer cards initiation fees and capita should
be uniform throughout.
members the national inter
national union covering the industry in which they employed but
transfers of membership between unions should be universal
be- fsee into the
The general administration should issue publication representing
the entire union and its principles which should reach all members
every industry at regular intervals
central defense fund.- to which all members contribute equally
should be established and maintained.
All workers, therefore who with the principles herein set
the purpose forming organization
along marked in Manifesto.
Adopted at Chicago, January q g. and a, 1905
IN the back of the Manifesto printed chart classifying the
industrial workers, with statement of the requirements for
industrial organization of the workers.
labor organization correctly the working must
have two things in view
successfully fight battles
working people of today their struggle for fewer hours
secondy-It final solution of the labor problenlan
emancipation from strikes nunctions and bul-pens
THREE secretaries elected attend the distribution of the
East middle the country
myself copies
distributed and there much and other
holding Chicago following June There was general response
trades and industries that took active interest.
With the exception Of the strike at the Standard Mill in Colorado
RADIO had been settled called off, with decided gain the work
srs in the metaferos industry After had returned the
the mining industry reminding them that the Cripple Creek strike
was still on, and signed by Meyer and myself.
ONE day about this time went home little earlier than usual and
found the house flooded with crowd laughing rompn children
asked my wife what it all meant She told me:
6" don't know! You'll have to ask Henrietta"
could sevenyearod Henretas red head bobbng and
down the others the dining When could attract her
attention called her and asked her why all the children
why she said, "its party"
or w Th asked, N you say something meth a1eu To,
Well she answered looking at with flashing eyes, Il
looked at her All at that she longer baby
reanze tha But you haven't made arrangements to a.
terrain all these children"
II couldn't tell mamma She can't keep anything herself And
besides. it's surprise party O
said let out and get cakes and candy to feed
all the guests"
After gone Henrietta and vcrne
to the couch where their mother lying.
Ths afternoon Henrietta told she this
house Now, that you part
responsibility You must keep account Of the spend
and maybe with four
it has been before From that day the children did their share and
we talked things with them.
I,
In the insta1nt Haywood tells Of the of
the W. f. of M Of the first convention the Industrial Workers Of
the World of hih he chairman Readers should lose the
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