The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-05

bring war on the order OF the day.
They are getting together with a
view of postponing their own armed
clash by uniting to attack the COM
mon enemy, the Soviet Union.
That the irnperialist powers, after
these visits in Paris, and later with
loose organizational methods; incor-
rect united front policies; insuffi-
Gent work in the old unions; failure
to link the struggles of the employed
and unemployed; insufficient work
among the Negro workers, youth and
women.
I'VE are emerging from the purely
agftational stage to the building OF
mass unions for struggles against the
attacks on the workers. We must sys-
tematically begin real orientation
towards the shops; we must conduct
a militant recruitment campaign; we
must devote real attention to our
concentrations; we must not relax
our efforts in the coal industry; we
must lay the basis for a powerful
Steel Workers Industrial Union; the
railroad workers must no longer be
neglected"
Good Partial Demands.
Jack Stachel, assistant secretary Of
the T.U.U.L., reported on the organ
national problems. 1--WE must over
come our weakness in the formula
ton Of partial demands" he said
Whatever success we had in our
strike struggles came only where
this was done. 1t is necessary for us
to lay our basis in the shops. Be-
cause Of failure to do this, we could
not call the steel workers on strike
when the wage cuts were made.
THE reason for the lack of work
in the sohps is because we have only
spoken Of it in a general way. We
have not told the workers how to
Organize III Tie SHOPS
Shop Branch First
what must be the form Of Or
ganization in the shops? The basic
form of our unions is the shop
branch, which must be the leader
in developing the united front OF
the workers for struggle. In the
critical stage, this united front takes
the form of grievance committee.
These lay the basis for the shop
committees. In many cases a tran
sitional form on territorial basis
may be necessary. The next higher
form is the losal organization, re-
presenting all the factories in the
particular industry in that locality.
Then comes the district organization
and finally the national.
Eve must develop the system of
delegates from the factories as the
link between the shop organization
and the local organization. We must
raise demands which can mobilize
the workers for struggle, We must
use the local demands as a starting
point for general movement. We
have had many weaknesses In the
development of the united front; we
have made the mistake of hiding the
face Of the union in the united front.
The united front must be means
Of developing struggles and through
the struggles we build our unions.
We must properly combine the Unit
ed Front. our unions and the work
In the old unions"
Autos and Railroads
John Schmies reported for the
Auto Workers Union, telling Of &c
cuts and huge lay offs ard the
unions work based on these.
Otto Wangerin, secretary cf the
National Railroad worters Ii,aEs.
trial League told Of the deYe, or;nans
Of its program based on national and
local demands; Of plans for ccncen-
tration in the main railroad eenters,
the building Of looel grievance com
niittees, etc. The railroad worker
are facing wage cuts, and will Ugh.
them.
Greorge Mink, reporting on the
marine industry, told Of the prepare
tions for war there. The marine
workers have struck despite the In
ternational Longshoremens Associa-
ton. The Negroes have been in the
forefront Of the main struggle as in
New orleans. The Marine Workers
Industrial Union led and won the
strike Of the Stockton, CAL, riyermen.
Steel Situation
John Meldon, secretary Of the Ne
tai Workers Industrial Union, report
ed on the steel industry. The s.eci
workers are more receptive to a call
for organization than at any time
since 1919. Our conferences last