The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-22

Leaders
Thank Olson
Plans Are Speeded for
State Conference on
Unemployment
BY ]. CARSON

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 21.-At a
recent meeting of the Central
Labor Union of Minneapolis, a let
ter of thanks was voted to Cover
nor Olson for his Assistance" in
the truck drivers strike. The mo-
ton to send such a letter was
introduced by Emery Nelson of the
Milk Drivers local and was
seconded by Grant Dunno CTrotsky-
ite), secretary of Truck Drivers
Local STA. This move in the Cen
trial Labor Union was to boost Gov
ernor Olson for reelection in an
attempt to rebuild confidence in
the Farlner-Labor Party and in
Governo: Olson amongst the truck
drivers, who were bitterly disap-
pointed with the strike breaking
Governor Of the Farmer Labor
Party.
The move of the Trotskyite
Dunno in supporting this motion is
just further proof of the counter
revolutionary alliance between the
Trotskyites and the Farm-Labor
Party. 1t further shows the cor
rectness of the Communist Party
of Minneapolis when we state that
the Trotskyites have worked hand
in hand with Governor Olson and
the Farmer-Labor bureaucrats of
the A. F. of l.. to prevent the
development of a general strike in
Minneapolis in support of the
drivers and the crushing of the
strike through the military force
of the Farmer-Labor government.
The Organizer, official bulletin
Of "574," edited by the Trotskyites,
who are in the leadership of this
local, in its october 10th issue. car
ries big headline entitled, "Arbi-
tration Boosts Wages" This con-
clusion they come to as result of
the recent agreement in the arbi-
tration committee. to raise the
wages of the truck drivers of GER
tain firms by 2l2 cents an hour and
for another raise of ~ cents an
hour in June 1885. The raise of
2la cents an hour binds the truck
drivers to this wage up to June
1st, 1885 and the other ~ cents
raise up to June /. 1896.
This small increase in pay. which
in itself is partial victory for the
drivers, certainly is not a result Of
kindness to the drivers on the part
Of the arbitration committee, but a
result OF the militant struggle put
up by the drivers in the two Min
neapolis strikes. It is rather fear
of the employers Of another strug-
gle on the part of the drivers for
their demands, as soon as they
fully realize the consequence of the
treacherous agreement accepted
after the second strike. But instead
Of telling the workers the truth.
explaining that the small increase
in pay has ALREADY been wiped out
by the rising cost of living, and
that with the further development
Of the initiation measures thS
drivers will be forced to an even
lower standard of living and will
have to organize and prepare to
fight for further increase in pay,
the Trotskyites attempt to justify
their treacherous arbitration policy
by boosting the idea of arbitration,
crediting this small increase to the
efforts of the arbitration board.
This they use, not only to n1isguide
the truck drivers, but generally to
confuse the organized workers, in
the Minneapolis trade union move
ment, and to strengthen faith in
the A. F. of L. Bureaucracy and in
the Farmer-Labor Party. The mill
tant members of STA must do their
utmost to expose this trickery of
the Trotskyite leadership. The task
is to strengthen the opposition
movement within the local so as
to be able to counter the Trotsky-
ties effort to create faith in the
NR.A. and arbitration, to prepare
the drivers for further struggle
against the Citizens Alliance and
their arbitra finn schemes