The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-20


rights of the union is very closely
bound up with the maintenance of
militancy and rank and file control
AS in the case of the longshore-
men, who are very basic branch
in the marine industry, so the dyers
are very basic section of the silk
and rayon industry. The longshore-
men from the first day followed the
policy of spreading the strike to
every other allied craft in the in
dustry-to seamen, shipyard work
ers, teamsters, machinists, checkers,
etc. This is very important task
before the dyers. All who perform
any work connected with the in
dustry should be won to act in
solidarity with the strikers, and
raise their own demands. Especially
the silk workers who are virtually
on the threshold of a struggle
should be won. The pulling out of
the plants in Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island and in southern regions is
very important for victory.
Need Demonstrations
One of the advantages that the
longshoremen had was because
from the very beginning of the
strike they organized large demon
STATIONS and parades, which served
to win the labor movement and
people generally including many
small business people, on the side
of the workers. This serves as a
good means to counterfeit the
poison publicity and -herding
of the employers. This still re-
mains to be started in the dye
strike area. Every worker must be
made to realize that the winning of
the strike is in the Interest of all
workers.
In the West coast strike every
striker had to be accounted for and
there was continual campaign to
get out the stay-at-homes for picket
duty. They had to have shifts dur
ing "a hours. In the dyers' strike as
yet only a small part of the Strik-
ers was drawn into picketing. This
is obviously because no major at
tempt to bring in scabs was made
yet. But the start can be expected
any day now. All day picketing
will have to be conducted. No time
should be lost to have shop meet
ing and make check on every
worker. Those not present must be
visited. Each picket captain must
always be accountable for the
workers in his squad One of the
weaknesses is that the striking wo-
men have not yet been drawn into
activity. Wives of strikers should
also be involved.
Because longshoremen and sea-
men had to be on the picket line
night and day, we'll functioning
relief kitchen was organized through
the Workers International Relief;
serving hot meals was a very great
help in getting a good response.
There was also a lunch wagon
bringing coffee and sandwiches to
the pickets. No workers had to
leave his duty an account of meals.
Thus far the coffee and sandwich
arrangement in the dye strike is
/ totally inadequate.
Need More Communists
However closely bound up with
this strategy of the strikers is the
fact that only Communist guild
ance and activity within the ranks
of the strikers, can make that pos
sible. This was precisely the case
in the glorious West Coast strike.
Only the leadership of the Commu-
mist workers in the ranks of the
strikers has been able to instill that
discipline, determination and mill
fancy which made the strike his
/ toric.
Among the weaknesses in the
strike of uyers is that not enough
of the strikers, especially the most
active = shop chairmen delegates,
picket captain ETC., have. joined the
Communist Party. The recruiting
of more Communists should be
understood as part of the fight to
win the strike demands. The Com
munists are the most active, sincere
and devoted among the workers.
This is what makes them leaders in
! the struggles.