The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-31
Steps Toward the
United Front

It's decisions available for workers to study 1t
becomes at that in Cleveland serious progress
was made in broadening the front Of workers struggle
against MIRA, and deepening this struggle consoidat-
ing on clear policy Some current reports which con-
centrated attention smaller aspects should not mis-
lead any worker into neglect of the important achieve
ments of Cleveland.
The Cleveland Manifesto published in this issue is the
document adopted by broad representation out
lining clear program of working class struggle against the
New DEAF Over 600 delegates together unanimously
in support of Manifesto coming from the entire coun
try from A. F. of unions from independent unions and
from unions affiliated with the TUUI well from I'm
employed Councils and Unemployed Leagues Before the
Conference ended these delegates were enthusiastically
united behind the clear political analysis of MIRA contained
in the Manifesto.
Further this common policy concretely expressed
in the organization united action in protest against the
Whaen attack in New York the shoe strikers and the
issuance of clarion call for bold defiance of the Whalens
of the MIRA who are trying smash the militant trade
unions.
Another important step forward was the unanimous
resolution on the struggle for unemployment relief and in
surance for unity of unemployed organizations Inc
two biggest and active groups of unemployed the I'm
employed Councils and Leagues brought unanimous agree
nent to the main conference % united support of the
Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill worked out by
the A. F. L. Committee for Unemployment Insurance In
its Cincinnati meeting last Ora common campaign for
this BILL united actions the struggle for relief against
evcons etc. CD immediate setting of declarations in
each neghborhood city and state to plan united work and
prepare for and through complete notification into one
single organization of the unemployed
IN addition to these great achievements in Cleveland there
were also steps forward made in separate conferences OF
delegates the different industries looking to united ac
indus
questions and the strike struggle In all industries the
posed codes presented by the left wing unions of the TUUL
were unanimously approved In industrial conferences
organizaona questions were successfully dealt WITH and
steps towards uniting various and unions
In the Steel Conference there occurred the only serious
conflict of policy which divided the main conference Here
ma group led by delegate Cope of Pittsburgh and sup
ported by other members the Conference for Progressive
Labor Action position that they could not support
Metal Workers Industrial Union because there
no guarantee that the steel workers will turn to it and not
Ia the A. F. L. 1t did not convince Cope that the Steel
and Industrial Union has organized 1000
steel workers in and all the workers
demands strkesthe first serious strikes in the steel
industry since 1920 He thinks they must wait and see
before they commit themselves any definite actions Dele
gate Cope represents elements in the c. P L. A. who
place their hesitatons and indecsveness the weak
of the instead of themselves thus holding back
the instead of leading them forward Where this
stion ends was by Ryan, Of the c. p A. who signed
the the Cleveland Conference but before it
held found his place among the F. of L. leaders who
balyhoong for the MIRA This serious weakness of
zone section of the Conference although the overwhelming
naory of the Conference clearly approved the policy OF
the Steel Metal Workers Industrial Union Hesitation
times like the present. when the workers asking for
clear lead, is especially disastrous
THE Cleveland Conference has laid sound political foun
dation for building fighting united front Of the workers
against the attacks of MIRA Now the task to this
policy into bold and united action in every shop, in
locality The workers in the A. F. of L. and the s. p to-
gether with the unorganzed must be rallied in hundreds OF
thousands behind this They must be united in
brotherly fighting united front They must be modified
against the mseaders of the A. F. of L. and the Socialist
Party who preach cooperation with the capitalist enemies
in their attacks upon the workers standards Of living They
must be aroused against hesatons and weakening in
their ranks especially among those who the
heavy responsibilities of leadership They must be brought
into powerful fighting trade unions and unemployed organ
cations
Forward to the carrying into action of the decisions of
he Cleveland Conference!