The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-24
By BILL dunno.


THE marked extension of the activities of the
Mustete elements in the labor movement,
the increased efforts of the socialist party lead
ership to penetrate the existing unions and
secure influence in recent strikes, as result
of the growing leftward swing of masses of
workers, makes necessary the paying of far
more attention to the exposure of the social
fascists and more concrete achievements in the
organization of united fronts from below-rank
and file committees of action, rank and file
strike committees, the inclusion of wider sec
lions of workers in the unemployed councils,
more attention to economic demands.
The capitalist class, faced with continually
rising discomfort of the working class result
ing from the economic crisis, is giving much
leeway to the social fascists. No better ex-
ample of this fact can be cited than the ten
der socitude the New York City capitalist
press shows from the speeches and statements
of Norman Thomas. 1t is principally through
the capitalist press that workers are informed
that there are three political parties of capital
ism in the U. S.
But it is particularly in economic struggles
that social fascism is making efforts to secure
leadership and keep the developing movements,
many of them of a spontaneous character,
from assuming militant character and adopt
ing genuine class programs. In such struggles
the Musteites and socialist party elements are
found closely united with the fascists of the
A. F. of L. leadership against the Communists
and the class struggle unions.
Role of the U.M.W.A
In Illinois the Musteites, with Fishwick,
harrington and Walker in full control of the
Springfield faction of the U.M.W.A., work
under instructions of the Peabody Coal Com
pany which protects them since they are, it
must be admitted, able to do a better job of
fooling the miners and sabotaging their strug-
giles than Lewis can in this important field
This is the sole reason for their liberation by
the Peabody interests. This support costs the
Peabody company nothing since the dues and
assessments are checked off the scanty wages
of the working miners and gives it line of
defense against the militant National Miners
Union.
Powers Haywood was recently allowed to
speak over station WEBQ Harrisburg, ILL.,, for
more than an hour and half, delivering
denunciation of Lewis, an organization appeal
for the Springfield faction, eulogzing Howat,
Germer and Walker.
In this speech, aUhich is published in the H.
linois Miner for May II, there is not one poord
of denunciatiom of the coal barons, of their
methods, of their government.
1t is quite clear that the coal owners of IL
linos are only too willing to have Lewis, their
former agent, sadded with all the blame for
their past and present drives against the miners
and their living standards, and welcome the
opportunity to enlist the services of the social
fascists at no cost to themselves.
Mustete and the Capitalist Courts.
More than this-the Musteites, with Meal
lister Coleman as the link with the New Leader,
official organ of the socialist party, doing pub
licty work for the Springfield faction, are
consciously deceiving the miners by telling them
that the capitalist courts on the side of
the miners, that struggle is not necessary
Speaking of Lewis the same issue of the H.
linos Miner mentioned above says in first
page editorial:
Legally and morally he has not a leg to
stand on. Every court decision has been
against hin, and will continue to go against
him to the end. :"
"Of course, if the case of the reorganized
U. M. w. of A. was no better than that of
Lewis, they could only meet bullets with bull
let's, booze with BOOZE and blackjacks with
blackjacks. But why resort to the methods
of pirates. :. .When the court can settle Mr..
Lewis as they certainly will IN very short