The daily worker., 1932-08-19
Southern Workers Fight

under control. InuS they did not
call in state troopers, nor did they
make a determined attempt to op-
crate the mills. But they did call
in experts red baiters," Depart
ment of Justice Agent, Alternately,
who testified before the Fish Com
mittee, and other hirelings from
the Gastonia and Marion vicinities
who were reputed to be familiar
with Communist organizers.
A reign of terror was begun a.
gainst the "reds." Hotels were
searched, strangers getting off
trains questioned, cars with New
York license plates followed and
searched, Bradley and the local
press raised a cry in unison against
all outsiders" the strikers were
led to believe in every way that
police protection was necessary to
protect them from the Reds" In
to this atmosphere strode A. J.
Music with Lawrence Hogan of the
Conference for Progressive Labor
Action and Beulah Carter Of the
Hosiery Workers Union. They we're
welcomed with open arms by the
same authorities who arrested the
four organizers of the National
Textile Workers Union, holding
them incommunicado for five days
after spiriting them away.
Buelah Garter was arrested by
mistake the first day in High Point.
Police explained they thought she
was a red" She was released
after Hogan winked at the police.
N.T.W.U. ACTIVE
The National Textile Workers
Union has been active among the
strikers thruout the struggle. The
workers who have returned are
now talking organization and are
seriously considering building the
N.TW.U. Leading strikers are dis
tributing the Daily Worker in High
Point, despite the police terror. The
workers feel convinced that altho
the strike resulted in a partial VIC
tory, even this may be torn from
them unless they are solidly or
ganized. They also understand that
more strikes are to come. In this
connection. it is safe to say that
Music and his gang are becoming
discredited among the workers.
The High Point strike, in setting
revolutionary example to the
workers of the South, has thrown
the entire state of North Carolina
into ferment. Three hundred work
ers are still battling against a wage
cut in Mt. Airy, N. c. They have
chosen young worker as their
strike leader. In Salisbury, N. c.,
300 more are fighting a wage cut.
In Hickory, N. c., several hundred
textile workers are out on strike.
Workers of Burlington are talking
strike under the leadership OF the
N.T.WU. All of these strikes are
spontaneous.
The outstanding shortcomings Of
the N.T.W.U. in the present stu
alton is failure to give everyday
guidance to the strikers of High
Point, while intensifying their ef-
forts to take advantage of the situ-
alton to continue and spread the
strike throughout the south un-
der its leadership.
STEPS To BE TAKEN
A number of steps must imme-
diately be carried out, including
the following:
(D The National Textile Work.
ers Union must make the south as
a main concentration point of the
Union, particularly in connection
with the present strike.
(2) The Union must definitely
turn its face to the youth, seriously
considering their problems and
grievances and take advantage Of
their willingness to struggle In
the above strikes at least half Of
those involved we're youth and all
arrested for their militancy were
young workers.
CD The Union must develop a
mass distribution of its literature,
reaching those workers unable to
reach thru organizers.
= "a A movement for the release
of the unemployed workers ar
rested in High Point for their
strike activities must be started
now by the Union.
(5) Unemployed Councils must
be built by the Union in the mill
villages of the South and thru un-
ity of the employed and unem-
ployed real struggle for relief