The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-12
THE GLASS STRUGGLEFULLY
EXPOSES THE RENEGADES.

the A, F. Of L. takers, the strike under the lead
ership Of the united front general strike COM
mittee and N. T. W. U. continued to spread and
because Of that Gitlow issued a statement ex-
pressing his dissatisfaction with the slowness Of
the takers In carrying out his policy. In his
statement he declares:
"The action Of the N. T. ". o. is to be
most sharply condemned, though it must be
declared it did show initiative and did arouse
some militant response and action among the
workers.
Are not these deeds Of counter revolution
aries? Are not these words OF Matthew VOL
when Gitlow proposed that "the N. T. W. U. Is
to be most sharply condemned" and mind you
why? Because the N. T. w U. did arouse some
militant response and action among the work
ers" Would it be a wonder If Lovestone would
pretty soon sharply criticize the Fish Commits
sion for not officially carrying through his pro-
poSals in Congress? Not at all! Keller is al
ready doing some work along these lines in Pat
erson, exposing our active organizers to police
reporters, and LoYestone's shock troop" in the
national office Of the C. P. L. A-Bert Miller
Mandel in White Plains, pointed out to the po-
lice who are the TUUL organizers there It's
indeed a blessing that our movement cleared it.
self from these agents of VIM. Green and on
time.
The A. F. of L. takers finally carried out the
policy of Gitlow, declared dual strike, mob
ilized the Bosses their press and the police
threatening the workers with blacklist if they
strike under the leadership of the N T. w. u
Thus upon the renegades the responsibility for
two strikes les with the result that the solid
front Of the workers was broken
Now few facts about the participation Of
the renegades in the process Of the strike. The
takers divided among themselves their func-
lions. Holderman, a politician Of the Demo-
cratic Party, is the A. F. of L. spokesman before
the bosses and Gitlow, who still remembers the
revolutionary phrases from his youthful days."
was assigned as the A. F. of L. spokesman before
the workers, and whenever dirty deal is being
put over the workers, Mr. Gitlow is assigned to
do it. Only about week ago Gitlow and Music
had conference with about nineteen BOSSES
where it was proposed that the 7 cent demand
should be changed to 51s cents which in prac-
tice meant sell-out. The N. T. w. u being
informed Of this conference Immediately ex-
posed before the workers the attempt to sell
out the strike with the result that Music him
self was forced to speak before the strikers
against the proposed reduction" But this did
not stop Music and Gitlow to make numerous
settlements on the basis Of a reduction of the
demands with the result that many workers al
ready went back without any gains whatsoever
This brought about a situation that made 1t
impossible to get the demands that the workers
went out on strike for.
The height of degeneration Of the renegades
is expressed in Lovestone's article in the Revo-
lutionary Age Of August 18th, where he states:
"This Is the first strike of any Importance
waged by the A. F. Of L. unions in many
months which Green has at least outwardly
and temporarily not denounced and to which
he has even pledged support"
William Green who together with Hoover and
the Labor Department, has broken every strike
for the past two years where and when he had
a chance "has pledged support" to the Pater-
son strike. Isn't this an open treachery?
Doesn't Lovestone travel even farther than
Haywood Broun? After such words Lovestone
will not be able to fool even the most backward
worker in the country with his so-calIed radical
phrases. That is why for the past two weeks
those few workers in the garment section who
still had some illusions about the renegades have
left them in disgust That is why many work
erS are denouncing them openly and come back
to the ranks Of the movement. This strike has
proven that not only is there no difference be-
tween Lovestone and Music, not only does Love
stone tell the workers who have confidence In
the A. F. of L. Council of the Greens and VOLS
but Gitlow even brazenly stepped on the red
flag and raised high the q. S. flag 1t was a
pleasure to see Gitlow carrying big American
flag, and Lifshitz and Zimmerman carrying
little flags.
The conclusion the workers must draw Is that
any individual, or group of individuals who
leave the revolutionary movement will become
the worst enemies of the working class, break
ing strikes, and becoming agents of the bosses
and their government.