The daily worker., 1934-08-23
Rank and File
Control Urged
For Success. S.
Workers Warned Not to
Trust Schemes For
Roosevelt "Aid''

NEW YORK-The National Tex
tile Workers Union yesterday ad-
dressed a message to the members
OF the United Textile Workers of
America and all organized and un-
organized textile workers, pledging
full cooperation and support in the
coming general textile strike.
The text of the greeting follows:
To all members Of the United Tex
tile Workers Of America;
To all organized and uRorganized
textile workers.
Fellow workers:
The National Textile Workers
Union heartily greets the general
strike decision of the delegates to
the National Ut. w. Convention
The National Textile Workers Union
pledges full cooperation and sup
port in the organization of such q
general strike by the beginning Of
September.
A general textile strike is the only
effective answer textile workers can
give to the Southern mill owners.
who with terroristic campaigns and
murder axe trying to crush the splen-
did strike of the Alabama cotton
workers. A general strike is the only
effective answer to the vicious
stretch-out and speed-up that is be-
ing extended in every textile mill,
north and south. A general strike
is the only effective answer to the
NRA. National Labor Board that
has forestalled or crushed one mill
tant action Of the textile workers
after another, thus helping to main
tain starvation wages and miser-
eble working conditions in every
textile mill
Such a general strike will succeed
if prepared and organized NOW by
the rank and file textile workers in
every mill. 1t would be fatal to
wait for Mcmahon, German or the
other top leaders of the U.T.W. to
prepare such strike. These gen
tlemen will exert all their energies
to stifle militant general strike.
The only reason these gentlemen
did not oppose the vote for general
strike at the convention is because
they feared the rank and file would
go over their heads.
Already McNGahon and German
are talking of averting the general
strike through the personal inter-
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They talk of using Roosevelt, for
they can no longer fool the textile
workers by proposing arbitration by
the N.R.A. Labor Boards. They want
the textile workers to forget that
Roosevelt is the author and head
of the NR.A., that he signs all
codes and is just as responsible for
the low wage standard and the
stretch-out in the mills as the Mr..
A. administration.
Do not forget that in the steel
and auto industries the A. F. of L.
leaders also got President Roose-
velt to intervene. What was the
result? By accepting Roosevelt ar
bitration and forestalling strike ac-
tlorlS the steel and auto workers lost
every single one of their demands.
Their grievances became worse. In
stead Of getting union recognition,
they got more company unions.
Textile workers can expect nothing
better from similar arbitration.
A general strike now is the only
effective method that will bring the
textile employers to terms. The Ma
tional Textile Workers Union calls
upon all textile workers, upon all
U.T.W. locals to begin immediate
preparation for the strike.
Elect broad rank and file Strike
Committees in every mill; these
committees to include workers of
all unions, and unorganized work
ers. Place the handling of all strike
questions, including negotiations.
into the hands of such strike COM
mittees. Prepare mass picket lines
around every mill. Do not allow
our demands to be submitted to ar
bitration on local or national
scale. Do not return to work until
the demands are granted. All set
tlement proposals to be subject to
the ratification Of all strikers be-
fore they take effect. U.T.W. locals
should adopt resolutions condemn
ing McMahon'S maneuvering for
arbitration through President Roose
velt and the N.RA. Send resolu-
tions to Bill Green demanding that
he mobilize all A. F. of L. locals
to support the coming strike. Begin
setting up strike relief committees
in every textile center to give finan-
cial support to the strikers.
One million textile workers in the
United States now have splendid
opportunity to strike and win higher
wages, less speed-up, and better
working conditions in every section
of the textile industry.
Forward to militant general
strike!
National Board. National Textile
Workers Union, Box 202I,