The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-21
LovestOneites Also Break
Unity Conference
OF JobIess

Stratlon on FEB. 10 at Union %. ana
at Mr.. Daniels office, the Love
stonite and Socialist leaders put
through a split, Faced with a con-
crete program of action based on an
even broader united front, they pro-
posed to disband the united front
and by a slight majority put 1t
through,
It was obvious from the begin
ming of the meeting that these mis-
leaders who care nothing about the
fate of the C.W.A. and C.W.S. work
ers, who in New York City are be
ing fred by the tens of thousands,
we're bent on breaking united strug-
gle.
Unemployed Councils for Unity
Sam Gonshack, of the Greater
New York Unemployment Council,
made the following motions: That a
broad united front Of all unern-
ployed organizations, c, ". A,
C.W.S. and semi-unemployed organ
izations and all trade unions be
called on March l. that representa-
ton be on a proportional basis; and
into an organizing committee for
the conference. Gonshack proposed
the united front on the basis Of the
acute needs Of the workers, the cut
ting down OF hours and wages OF
the C.W.A. workers, the reduction
Of the pay of the skilled workers to
that OF the unskilled, etc. In these
proposals he was supported by Da-
widow, Porper and Rand Of the Re-
lief Workers League.
Hardly had he sat down when
Martucci, q Loyestonite, represent
ing the Committee on Unemploy-
nlent in Adult Education, moved
that the conference disband, alleg-
ing that the "redness" Of the Feb. Is
demonstration had frightened off
the white collar workers.
Then the hood-gates OF the
treachery Of these people who pre-
tend to represent the workers
opened. Welsh, Lovestonite, Of the
Workers Committee" informed the
conference that his committee and
the Workers League (the Socialist
slugger Altnau's organization were
calling a conference of certain
trade unions and Certain" unem-
ployed organizations on March l.;
that the T.U.U.L. is no trade union
organization. He then vent on to
the events at Madison Square Gar
den and spoke about. heads being
broken. His organization had not in
structed him to continue the con-
ference.
After an amendment was made to
hold the united front conference on
March is, Amter of the Unemploy-
ment Council took the floor and
pointed out that the Unemployed
Council is for unity, and for broad
ening the united front. The needs OF
the workers are rapidly growing.
The C.W.A. face discharge and only
the united struggle Of all workers
viii prevent the government from
disseminating the jobs on May /.
aWe have only reached fraction Of
the workers in New York, and only
gigantic struggles viii compel the
government to appropriate further
millions. Don't forget that the addl-
tional fund is placed at the discre-
ton Of Roosevelt
Amter Exposes Sphtters
Amter then declared that the
March list conference called by the
Workers Committee is splitting
conference, trying to keep out the
left wing organizations. "This is no
united front. You may ridicule the
T.U.U.L. But in New York City it
has $4,000 fighting workers in its
ranks. There can be no united front
without these workers. Even the
us. government had to recognize
the unions of the T.U.U.L. in grant
ing the referendum to the fur work
ers of the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union.
stYou speak about broken heads at
Madison Square Garden. Yes, there
was split head-that was the head
Of Comrade Hathaway who was
viciously slugged by the Socialist
leaders. who formed a united front
with the fascist Vol. The workers
of Austria have been on the barri-
cades deciding this question while
the Socialist leaders, Bauer and
Deutsch, betrayed them"
All speeches for unity were OF no
avail. Marcel Scherer Of the Fedora
ton of Architects, Engineers, Chem
lists and Technicians, whose organi-
zation had participated in the Feb.
15 demonstration, but whose dele
yates were denied seats in the con-
ference, pleaded for unity. But the
determination of the misleaders Of
these organizations was clear. The
delegates of the Unemployed Writer'S
League suffered similar fate.
The Socialists and Lovestonites
voted for the split, carrying by a
small aiority. Miriam Silvus,
f.ovestonite, who unanswered dele
cate of her organization out of q
vote. abstained from voting, con-
trary to the decision of the executive
Of the organization, as was brought
out by another delegate Of the or
ranization.
Unity Must Be Achieved
Despite the splitting activities of
these betrayers, which weakens the
fight Of the workers, the united front
must be built up. The Greater New
York Unemployment Council and the
Relief Workers Leapue will call an
other. broader conference very soon.
In the meantime. the workers on the
eva. and C.W.S. jobs must i'm
mediately form committees of
action. No time is TO be lost. Emer-
gency conferences of unemployed
organizations, C.W.A. jobs and all
unions should be called In every
community. Only immediate sction
will COMPEL the government to con-