The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-24
BY RALPH SIMONS.
III (Conclusion)


THE tactics OF the United Front from below
the Joint struggle enanating from the gen
eral demands of the members of The Industrial
Union, unorganizcd workers and workers who
are still under the Influence and leadership of
Schlesnger's machine does not find it peces-
sary to belittle or TO withhold from criticSing
openly strike-breaking activities of the leaders
Of the l. L. G. W. u.
The Industrial Union at the time OF the strike
must not disappear from the stage, nor cover
up its face, nor weaken its activities but on the
contrary, must develop maximum initiative and
many times strengthen mass activities carrying
through its members, who are the members Of
the shops and central strike committees, the
Line OF consistent revolutionary class struggle
The Industrial Union must at the time of the
strike regularly call meetings of its members
giving them the necessary instructions concrete
assignments and check up on them.
Members of the Industrial Union must serve
as an example OF discipline, sef-sacrifice and
consistency They must appear always and
everywhere on the front lines on the picket
lines, demonstrations, etc. They must work in
such direction as to find common under
standing with the members Of the l. L. G. W. IT,
with the unorganized and unemployed workers;
they must by all means assist in bringing forth
their initiative, patiently and comradely trying
TO convince Them of the correctness of the united
front policy of the Industrial Union to assist in
the work Of the revolutionary opposition within
the l. L. G. w. U. and to help them to draw into
their ranks new active elements from the mem-
bers OF the l. l.. G. w. U.
The members of the Industrial Union must
develop without any delay energetic recruiting
work among the unorganized workers among
the workers of the open shops and to carry on
such work not only during the strike but also
after the strike is over The work of mass re-
cruitlng OF new members into the Industrial
Union must be given very serious attention
The Industrial Union must come out OF this
strike stronger with the enlarged membership
drawn from the working masses
The recruiting drive is not carried on with the
necessary energy Tendencies have manifested
themselves to delay recruiting until after the
settlements Such tendencies have not vet been
overcome, and it is extdemely dangerous to lose
even the slightest opportunity for such recruit
ment. AL in all, there is absolutely no reason to
be satisfied with the results in this respect up
to date
Likewise there be no excuse for the fact
that the units are inactive in the strike ans no
real recruiting for the Party has been under
taken. In spite OF the clear directives regarding
this by the district committee Responsibility
for this falls upon the fraction in the Industrial
Onion and in the I. l.. G. W. o. as well asl ON
the units who failed to carry through these
directives Such a situation cannot be tolerated
The dressmakers' strike opens up field of
struggles in the various branches Of the needle
industry foremost among them furriers, cloak
makers and millinery.
Concentrating at the present their main at
tention on the strike Of the dressmakers, the
Industrial Union and opposition groups In the
respective refornlist trade unions must be pre-
pared TO meet fully equipped, the new coming
economic struggle In these trades
Tho strike Of the dressmakers Is serious test
for the Industrial Union and for the revolution
airy oppositions in the l. l.. @. w. o. In the
process Of this struggle will prove whether the
Industrial Union is able not only TO initiate
strike on the basis OF the united front from
below, but whether it is able 10 lead such strike
and to bring it to a successful end. The In
dussrtaI Onion has to prove fts sbinty TO
mobilize mass activity, show mass initiative In