The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-15
ers fraternal clubs, and unemployed
organizations joined.
c. 2. Builds United Front

ers fraternaI clubs, and unemployed
organizations joined.
c. P. Builds United Front
The Communist Party has active
ly participated in the work of the
United Front Conference but has
been unsuccessful in obtaining the
support of the Socialist Party. A
delegation from the Conference ap-
peared before the Wayne County
Executive Committee of the Social
ist Party on Dee. 8, but has not yet
succeeded in obtaining endorsement
from it for it's program. The County
Executive COMMITTEES is very anxious
to preserve the united front" it has
established with the President of the
Wayne County and Detroit FEEDER
alton of Labor, Mr.. Frank x. Martel
There has been active and official
participation of many A. F. of l..
locals in the conference, but be-
cause Mr.. Martel has not given his
official blessing to the Conference,
the Socialist Party leaders prefer to
keep in his good graces instead Of
trallying to the support of the Rank
and File in the unions for their i'm
mediate demands.
We believe the rank and file in
the Socialist Party will answer
otherwise as they have already done
/ in many local unions. We call upon
/ the members of the Socialist Party
to join their class brothers in the
struggle against the attacks of he
employers upon the working masses.
A. F. Of L. Locals Act
Despite the wayerning of some
trade union leaders in the A. F. Of
L. locals and the attacks against the
United Front Conference in the Off
cial local A. F. of L. organ, 1.-THE
Detroit Labor News" 10 local unions
responded to the Call for Action"
on Nov. 18th.
One of the largest locals in the
city adopted a resolution on Dec.
4th, requesting the Detroit Fedora
ton of Labor to endorse the Confer
ence and the Countrywide Relief
March called for Dec. 18th by the
Conference. Up to the present time
the Central Body has not raised its
voice against the sharp attacks
against the unemployed; instead the
last meeting was devoted to at
tempting to expell militant rank and
file delegates and the usual "jur-
isdictionar' fights amongst the
building trades business agents.
At the Central Body meeting of
Wednesday, Dec. 5, Martel YVES
forced to steam-roller in the most
vicious manner the resolution from
Painters Local 81 1857 members)
calling for endorsement of the
Relief Conference and the County
Wide Relief March of Dec. 10. He
would allow no discussion and the
molten to reject the resolution was
steam-rolle-ed in such obvious man
ner that many delegates were plain
ly disguised. Martel was guided in
this action by the discussion earlier
in the evening on President Green s
letter, branding the National Con-
gress for Unemployment and Social
Insurance as a Communist adven-
ture; several delegates severely con-
demned Green's stand and spoke in
favor of the Congress.
One delegate pointed out that he
had been a member of his local for
80 years, had always voted the
Republican and Democratic ticket,
and is an official delegate from his
local union, and has been for the
last 2l5 years, to the A. F. of L.
Trade Union Conference for I'm
employment Insurance and Relief
Detroit. He said further, "al-
though I am not a Communist, I
am intellectually in favor of the
work of the Conference and the
National Congress"
Although the rank and file were
not successful in rejecting Green's
letter the discussion was very effec-
tive in the bringing the whole ques-
tion of adequate relief for the I'M
employed and Unemployment and
Social Insurance on the floor of the
Central Body