The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-03

organisation 50 that they sosa4 prepare sur snow
down with Tire bCsses
Ths wnOas policy q ths 4 p. Oe L top IsaAeru
here IS throughout the country, OF holding
the workers back from struggle and to sabotage ana
break tbs strike Il took place, In spite Of them.
The experience Of the werton steel workers fully
exposed ths policy and indicates the danger to the
present STRIKE from ths 4 ?. Of l. top o6nc1Als.
4 k 70 the credit Of shs aluminium workers that
IA the fsos d this sabotage Of their interests By the
4 p. q L top leaders they had the necessary initia
tive and understanding TO call national conference
Of the several federal locals and set up the Aluminium
Workers National Union and that this was followed
by the successful WAkoh II is now quits clear that
the sentiment Sog the struggle is very high among
the workers and that the resentment among ths work
against the A. ,. 0t l. bureaucrats Is increasing
The workers have every possibility Of winning an
Important victory Ths workers have responded spen-
didly. They are ready for q real fight The strikers
count the support Of the militant steel and
metal workers all over the country, and especially IN
their vicinity. They can also count the support
OF the rank and file Of the miners. very important
factor that play 4 part in helping to win the
srike is the hatred oS sN workers and farmers
well sections q the middle elsM agSinSs the
Mellon tyranny.
pUT the struggle n 10 b won certain ssapS must
be taken and certain very serious and real dangers
avoided.
Already agents OF the Labor Department are on Che
representing themselves the friends" Of the
workers The danger also exists that the A. ?. Of L.
leaders who throughout opposed strike refused the
workers the right to organize = national union, viii
now come forward as they did in Weirton and claim
to represent and make deals in the Of the strik
era, That the National Labor Board in Washington
headed by Senator Wagner will enter the scene Tor
the purpose Of disruptng and demorahzing the strike
urging the workers TO return to work and leave their
fate In the hands OF the Labor Board is especially
evident. danger also exists that Governor P1ncho
who has already announced his candidacy for the u s.
Senate and who tries TO fool the workers into believing
he enemy Of Mellon and the steel trust. win Try
to have the workers return 70 work Soms future
promlses
The aluminium workers can learn from what hap
pened Ia the miners strike in the Werton strike and
in the bloody massacre Of the Ambrdge steel workers
not to allow the wagners, Pnchots or their agents
the top A. F. Of L. leaders 10 fool them out Of their
victory, which they win only through organised
and militant struggle.
In this connection, It Is also necessary 10 avoid
certain dangers that may from some well mean
ing but inexperienced local leaders, who start with
the idea that II they are nice" boys they will get
some ooncessionS All experience shows this to be
dangerous game for the workers. game that plays
right In the hands Of the Melons.
There Is too much talk about holiday Whose
holiday will It be? That viii be determined by how
the strike Is organized and led The decision to give
passes to maintenance men, office stan and others
opens the door for the bosses with the aid OF the
police and state troopers to use this at the moment
when they feel it advisable to bring scabs If 1t
Is holiday" 1t must be holiday for all In other
words, 1t must be real strike Not through being
gentlemany" to the brutal Mellon bosses but by mill
tsnt struggle the company be forced TO grant the
workers demands. ts.r A~ee+
Secondly, there should be meetings OF all workers
Of all departments to discuss and adopt the demands
TO determine and broaden the leadership Of the strike
ONLY the committees chosen by the workers should
negotiate with the company. The workers must
especially keep out the A. F. OF L. representatives who
Will now try to edge in. And all decisions regarding
agreements. return to work must be decided BY all
strikers.
Finally it IL necessary to spread the strike to the
other aluminium plants to enlist the support OF sill
workers organizations.
The struggle Of the aluminium workers is one Of the
most important struggles 1t Is sign of the coming
struggle OF the steel and metal workers 1t is the duty
OF all workers and especially all militant workers to
give full support to this strike Especially must every
communist work willingly to make this strike against
the Mellon interests, successful struggle for the win
ming OF the demands Of the workers for extending the
struggle Of the workers in the metal industry for the
building Of solid militant trade union organization
among the steel and metal workers.