The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-15
An Open Letter to Workers of S.P., Allied
Trade Unions, Unemployed Organizations
Support the Workers Conference Labor Legislation
Meeting in Albany, n " March s. g. and 7th

workers: No taxes on articles of
mass consumption wherever pro-
posed openly as a "Sales Tax" or
under misleading title such as
Manufacturers Tax; exemption
of workers homes not exceeding
$4,000 assessed valuation, from all
taxation
OUR committee composed of regu-
" larly-elected delegates from IS
workers organizations was brought
into existence on the initiative Of
the New York American Federation
of Labor Trade Union Committee
for Unemployment Insurance and
Relief through a call issued to all
workers bodies on Jan. 18th.
This first call urged unity as does
this open letter. Socialists, Com
munists, trade unionists-all work
ers were invited to attend a pre-
liminary conference. This prelimi-
nary conference unanimously is
sued the call for the 3-day Albany
Conference.-The Workers Confer
ence on Labor Legislation-to open
March 5th.
SOCIALIST LEADERS
TRY TO PREVENT UNITY.
After that something happened.
The leaders of the Socialist Party,
ignoring the urgent need for unity,
decided to convene a separate con-
ference of their own. This split
ting action was carried through six
days after our preliminary confer
ence which was attended by regu-
larly-eleCted delegates from 65 Or
CARNATIONS having more than 200,-
900 members.
AND what kind of a conference
n Go they propose?
A narrow, on-repreSentative
conference from which large Sec
tons of the workers particularly
the Communists and revolutionary
workers. are barred-a proposal for
continuing and deepening the dis
unity Of the workers.
And a conference, not in Albany.
but in New York City. In Albany
where the workers from all over
the state can be brought together;
there the maximum pressure can
be eXerted on the state legislature:
and there the basis can be laid
for broad, statewide, militant
mass movement capable Of effect
lively fighting for the workers
needs.
Finally, they propose, not q g.
day conference, where the workers
can adequately discuss and forrs-
ulate their demands, but a confer
ence that meets one evening, from
$3.50 P. NJ. to midnight!
We can only conclude from these
actions that the socialist leaders
called this conference only in an
effort to prevent the achievement
Of working class unity, and thereby
hoped to destroy the Albany con-
ference called to realize such unity
in the struggle for Unemployment
Relief
Their proposed conference is not
a unity conference to fight for pro-
tectiye labor legislation or for I'M
employment insurance and re-
lief. If this had been their aim
they would have joined in the
movement for one conference Of all
workers. state wide conference
such as is proposed for Albany by
our committee for March 5.
Their purpose is only to carry
through their conference in an eff
fort to confuse the truly socialist
workers in the Socialist Party and
the truly socialist sympathizers who
still do not realize that these lead
ers are opposed to any struggle
for socialism.
LEADERS SABOTAGE
UNITED STRUGGLE.
Socialist Party Branches and
numerous other organizations close
TO the Socialist Party 6 Work
mems Circle branches and numer-
GUS trade unions) are already rep
resented in our Provisional Com
mittee-the committee arranging
the Workers Conference for Labor
Legislation.