The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-19
F Federation of the
JObleSS Formed at
Chicago Conference

on the National Committee. Borders
gave the tone to this. When he was
nominated by a Lovestunite, Walsh,
for president Of the Federation, he
declined. Later, when he was nom
mated for member Of the Execu-
tive Committee, he likewise declined.
His statement was that he cannot
function on the Executive Committee
where people of opposing points OF
view are in the majority.
The Convention, by a Majority vote,
elected Dixon, of the Workers League,
president of the Federation. A. Gtiss,
of the Unemployed Councils, Vice
President; Stanton, Unemployed
Union of I. w. W., Treasurer, and
Leach, Chicago Workers Committee
on Unemployment, Secretary. Later
the National Executive Committee
elected Sol Larks, expelled, from the
Young Peoples Socialist League, as
Assistant Secretary.
On the Executive Committee, II
members in addition to the officers
were elected Among the IL is the
secretary of the Unemployed Councils,
Lafnsoii.
The composition of the NEG. is
not quite satisfactory, but with two
members Of the U. G. it will be pos
sible not only, not only fight in the
committee, but actually carry the pol
icy adopted by the Convention for
the united front actions, for unifica
ton of the organizations Of the I'M
employed.
Take Immediate Steps
By the decision Of the Convention
the Federation is to immediately take
steps toward unity with the Conven-
ton Of Unemployed called by Music
elements in Columbus, Ohio, on July
4th. Steps are to be taken to reach
an agreement with tha National
Committee OF the U. c. to'7a-d one
organization of the unemployIs.
s. r. Leaders Propose Sabotage
This policy must be carride out.
Against this policy, the right wing
elements, particularly leading Social
lists will carry on d fight. The fact
that they refused TO accept positions
ON the Executive Committee and in
private statements declared that they
will not affiliate with the federation,
must be borne in mind. Therefore,
the task Of the Unemployed Councils
and for the revolutionary elements
everywhere, is to carry on struggle
for utilization of all organizations of
the unemployed in city, county and
state. Leading by these methods to-
rrJ1ic S1,tae
ton of unity of organizations has
only one meaning and will preserve
its forces only if it will be immed-
lately accompanied with development
of struggles of the unemployed, for
the workers Unemployment and So
eial Insurance Bill, for all immediate
demands as they present themselves
in the localities, drawing into such a
struggle Negro workers, young and
women workers and impoverished
farmers.
Representation
AS to the scope of the representa-
ton of the Convention, the incom-
plete last report Of the Credentials
Committee showed that there were
SO delegates from Is states. They
represented As organizations, national
and local, with a total number Of 426
branches not counting the thousands
of U. G. branches in over 500 cities.
Party Line Proven Correct
The National Convention of the
Federation of Unemployed Workers
Leagues Of America once more proves
that the masses OF workers, both en-
ployed and unemployed. are accepting
and carry in practice, the Communist
Party call for unity III struggle. Here
we have realization of the statement
Of Karl Marx, "When an idea pene-
trstes the masses, ii becomes pow
err" The idea of unity in action is
penetrating the masses and becomes
4 power and sweeps aside all those
who stand in the way Of such unity.
We must not draw the conclusion
that the National Executive Commit
tee of the Federation of Unemployed
Workers Leagues are fully for such
a policy. There will be hesitations,
there will be plenty of sectarianisln
and opportunism and the U. c. is in
the minority But the strength of
the two members of the u. c. on the
Executive Committee does not lie in
their two votes on the Committee,
but lies in the fighting demand for
unity of the masses of unemployed in
all organizations Of the unemployed.
That is why it will be possible to
carry the program of unity.
This once more also proves that
workers organized in organizations led
by refornlist and reactienary ele-
ments are ready to sweep aside their
fake leaders when they will see the
correctness of the program and policy
presented by us. The Chicago Con-
vention of the Federation of Unem-
ployed Workers Leagues of America
is living proof of the correctness of
the policy Of the Communist Inter
national and of the Communist Party
for united front of action of the
toiling masses.
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