The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-08

to vote on whether they approve
company union or the independent
union which conducted the strike,
Syme said the workers were to have
seniority rights. but deliberately
omitted to mention the discrimina-
ton agreement whereby no worker
who was arrested and convicted for
strike activity is to be taken back;
likewise all workers who signed sfi~
davits accusing the company thugs
and scabs and police Of violence are
to be kept out.
Deserted Picket Headquarters
The workers, seeing the mill FILE
ing Up with scabs, as result Of
the refusal Of the Socialist leader
ship TO wage a militant fight, and
kept in the dark regarding the dis
elimination, voted to go back.
But when they arrived at the fac
tory this morning and discovered
that the best fighters were to be
kept out, many Of them went to
the picket headquarters across the
street from the main gate, but that
place was locked, and not one Of
the strike leaders was in sight.
Manning. the Socialist leader, could
not be found.
There we're about 1000 on strike.
When the betrayal was put over
there were 400 scabs in the place.
The scabs remained, while those
who, against the orders of the So
cialist leadership, waged struggle
on the picket line, were kept out.
Vote Against Company Union
In spite of the betrayal of the
Socialist leaders, the workers are still
determined to continue the fight
and to renew the open struggle at
the earliest possible moment. They
are furious because of the mass
discrimination approved by Man
ming, Syrne a. Co.. and are demand
ing reinstatement of the workers
now being victimized.
The Communist Party of Camden
has issued leaflet urging the work
ers to fight against discrimination
to vote against the company union
and for the independent union, 10
GUST the treacherous leadership and
set up rank and file committees in
every department and form fac
tory committee to carry on the
fight.
From the beginning of the strike
Manning and his associates in the
Socialist Party leadership in Cam
den and Philadelphia carried On
campaign of SANDER and provoca-
ton against Communists and other
militant fighters. even going so far
as to incite the police to arrest
workers distributing leaflets to the
strikers, and to appear in court as
police witnesses against workers
When an injunction was threat
ened Manning and the leadership
supporting him assured the Judge
that all his wishes would be obeyed
without an Injunction. So the Judge
was convinced that it was not nee
essary to issue a formal injunction
inasmuch as the Socialist leaders
defeated" injunctions by agreeing
in advance to observe all provisions
of any contemplated legal action.
win Renew Strike Soon
The first cay in the slave pen has
shown the workers the measure of
their betrayal, but from their COM
ments at the end of the day the
fight is not ended. The fight against
discrimination and for union recog-
milton Is already under WY and,
combined with the departmental
struggles against speed-up. brow
beating of foremen, etc. will quickly
develop into renewed strike struggle
under rank and file leadership.
The infamous betrayal Of the
cannery strikers by the Socialist
leadership has had profound
effect upnn the strikers in tire bis
naval ship building yerd of the
n. Y. Shipbrilding company, who
are demanding more militant &C.
ton from their leaders, who have
been playing around with the
labor board at Washington.