The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-04
BY Burck.

of their last pennies.
The workers must demand higher
wages, shorter hours without reduc-
ton in pay. Unemployment insur-
ance can and must be secured from
the bosses and their government.
The MorganS and Kahns have bill
lions in income on which they paid
no taxes. They secured this wealth
through exploiting the masses. The
government must tax them to feed
the unemployed and to provide all
forms of social insurance to every
one suffering from involuntary I'M
employment. The rights of the Ne
gro workers must be defended. They
are especially being Disseminated
against. The workers must organize
fight to defend their rights. These
struggles require the united action
OF all workers and must be directed
against all those who support the
starvation program of the bosses
and the bosses government.
The workers through their unions
and elected representatives should
appear before the hearings in Wash
ington and present their demands.
Use the hearings to expose the CO.
operation of the bosses and the cor
rupt labor leaders in their efforts to
cut down our living standards. Make
these hearings mobilization in the
fight for the demands of the work
erS.
For United Action
THE workers everywhere are will
i ing to fight. This is clearly seen
in the rising tempo of the strug-
giles. The top labor leaders of the
/ A. F. of L. are doing everything
possible to prevent the struggle OF
the workers. But there are thousands
upon thousands of militant workers
inside the A. F. Of T.. including
many leading forces in the local
unions that oppose the policies OF
the leaders, who wish to carry on a
fight for the workers interests.
There are such forces in the indie
pendent unions such as the Pro-
gressive Miners, the National Shoe
the Shoe Workers Protective, the
Amalgamated Food Workers and
other organizations The workers in
these organizations are led to be-
lieve by their leaders that they OPP
pose the policies Of the Greens and
Lewises.
For the most part, the top leaders
of these organizations follow in the
footsteps of the A. F. of L. mis-
leadership. But in the lower organ
izations there is proportionately a
larger number of local officials that
are honest militant workers.
In the numerous unemployed Or
CARNATIONS similar situations exist.
The T U.UL. unions that have con-
sistently defended the interests of
the workers feel the necessity of
joining hands with the rank and
file in all these organizations, with
all fighting forces in these organ
izations for the purpose Of develop
ing mass fight for the workers
immediate interests.
We would suggest and will work
| for the calling of conference of
representatives of AFL, independent
unions, Trade Unity Unity League
unions, the various organizations of
the unemployed for the purpose of
undertaking united fight against
the Roosevelt attacks on the living
standards, for higher wages, for So
cial insurance, for the most press
ing needs of the employed and un-
employed.
I'VE are taking steps to develop
" such a conference in the very
near future. Such conference,
bringing together all fighting Sec
lions in the labor movement, for
the purpose of not merely talking
and adopting resolutions, but for ac-
ton, for struggle against the bosses
attacks, for improvement Of the
workers living standards, would be
a tremendous step forward in the
labor movement Of this country.
1t ma, we'll lead to the unification
of the various organizations In the
different industries into one class
Struggle union. 1t would also lead
towards the unification of the many
independent organizations with the
Trade Union Unity League.
We on our part will do every
thing possible to facilitate such a
development, of course. on the basis
not merely Of unity for the sake OF
unity, but on the basis Of the class
struggle of the workers against their
exploiters, on the basis, in the first
place Of defending the immediate
interests Of the workers.
With this in mind many OF the
questions and obstacles tina. would
have to be tackled could easily b
solved on the basis Of proletariar
democracy.