The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29
insurance Congress
SGbOtaged by Music
And Socialist Leaders
,.ank and File in Their Organizations, However
Are Going Over Heads of Leadership
to Endorse Workers Bill

gether with the counter revolution
airy Trotzkyites, decided that unity
with the Socialists is impossible of
achievement at the present time,
mainly because of the attitude of
refornist elements Especially Of
the S. P9." The Musteites also
speak Of bureaucratic control by
the Socialists. Those who attended
the convention Of the Music con-
trolled National Unemploye d
League in ColumbuT, in July, 1884,
learned something about bureau
cratic control Not even William
Green or John L. Lewis would at
tempt to put over what Ramuglia,
johnson and Truax CNGusta leaders,
tried-only to be rebuffed by their
own membership.
Let us, however, look at it from
the standpoint of the interests OF
the unemployed. Both the Music
and Socialist controlled organiza-
lions have endorsed the Workers
Bill. This did not come about
through recognition by the leaders
that the Workers Bill is the only
real bill, but through endorsements
that were passed over the heads Of
the national leadership by the
locals and branches.
Try to Prevent Action
What do we find today? Truax
Ramugiia, johnson, go about from
local to local of the Unemployed
Leagues, trying to prevent united
action and the election of delegates
to the National ngress, and
promising separate action on jan
uary oath! But January oath would
only mean a division of forces-just
what should be prevented. T his
shows the sincerity of the Music
leaders in the struggle for the
Workers Bill.
The Socialists talk" united &C
ton. Early in the organization of
the Sponsoring Committee for the
National Congress, not only were
the Socialist and Music leaders of
the unemployed organizations in
vited to participate, but also Nor
man Thomas. The Socialists at
tended the first meeting, partici-
pated in the discussion, promised a
memorandum-th hen disappeared.
The Musteites did not participate
at all. Only a short time ago the
Socialists again sent observers"
into the Sponsoring Committee
none other than Mr.. David LASER
himself. But cooperation? No, the
Socialist leaders of the Unemployed
organizations, who also endorse"
the Workers Bill, owing to the
pressure of their rank and file,
promise action on March 4th! Again
splitting forces. This too shows the
sincerity" of these people.
In spite of these actions, locals
and county bodies of the Music and
Socialist unemployed organizations
are electing delegates to the Ma
tional Congress.
Mr.. LASER now takes a different
tack-following the line of the N. E.
C. of the Socialist Party. He de-
clares that unity with the National
Unemployment Council is inpos-
sible because: 1T Is not non
partisan; 2-It is allegedly "domi-
mated by a single political party and
completely identified with III a t
party. The Unemployment Coun-
ellis in turn always endorsed and
supported that party politically;
and 3-The N. U. c., as a result of
the policies of the Communist
Party, lis committed at present to
dual unionism."
Let us examine these points
LASER speakes about "non-partisan-
ship" The N. U. G. declares that
there is no unemployed organization
in the country except the N. U. c.,
which gladly and freely admits into
its ranks workers irrespective of
political, national or religious af1-
hation or belief. The N. U. G. makes
no distinction as to color = which
neither the Socialist nor Music con-
trolled organization can even pre-
tend, since they both In various
localities openly jim crow the Ne
groes, and in others will not admit
Negroes. The N. U. C. carries on a
sharp fight against any manifesto
ton of race prejudice or superiority.
The N. U. G. has within it's ranks
thousands of Socialist workers,
workers of all political opinions. We
need but point to the support to
the N. U. C. in the mining sections
of Pennsylvania. where the over
wheIming majority of the workers
voted Democrat.
On the other hand, the Socialist
Party, when it is unable to build
local of the unemployed organi-
zation, simply baptizes its S. P.
branch an unemployed union" and
thinks it is doing work among the
unemployed"
We wish to state further that
practically all of the top and District
leaders of the Socialist and Music
organizations belong to their respec-
tive political parties. Furthermore,
that it is difficult for any worker to
rise in their organizations unless he
joins the political party that con-
trolls the particular unemployed or
ganization. The N. U. c. on the
other hand, has in its leadership
workers of all political Affiliations.
1t is particularly the task of the N.
U. G. to bring into leadership any
and all workers who sincerely and
militantly fight for the line of the
N. U. G. Leadership is lacking in
all working class organizations, and
only the most rapid training of
leadership will enable us to carry
on the fight. AS result, there are
Republicans, Democrats and Social
lists, as well as Communists in the
leadership of the N. U. C.
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