The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-30
Unity in the Hotel Strike


nov at a decisive stage. What can guarantee the
success of the striker Only the most unified action
of all workers. regardless Of their union affliaton
only the immediate spreading Of the strike. The strk
ers depend only their own organized force in
a united front Of all workers.
This means unity of all workers. whether belong
ing to the A, F. Of L. union the Amalgamated or the
Industrial Union, or whether unorganised
Long before the strike and most particularly at its
outbreak the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Industrial
Union proposed the unity of the rank and file workers
in order to mobilize and unite the forces OF all work.
for a real strike victory.
This the present leaders of the Amalgamated Union
at the head of the strike rejected Instead they are
hobnobbng with the N. R. A, stirring up the most
vicious red scare" deliberately calling for dsaity
thereby injurng and endangering the strike.
When the strike called, the Trotzkyite and The
rank opportudst leaders OF the strike irted only with
the A. F. of L. leaders, refusing to 20 the road OF
unified rank and file in the strike, unified massing
of the forces Of all workers in the trade
Every worker involved in this strike can now see
that the slogan of unity OF all workers" the only
correct one and should work to achieve this end
AGAINST this uniting Of the workers forces in the
strike the leaders deliberately sought to split the
ranks of the workers They themselves without even
waiting for the bosses to do It, raised the dirty cry
JTaJ every S1keDreaKng agency shouts strikes led
by the most militant working class fighters the Com
mtnists
Benjamin Gitlow, renegade from the Communist
Party was brought in to spout his against "Co-
munist leadership" Gitlow's main argument at this
moment, when unity is the upper1nost question was
that unity would cause public opinion go against
us, and the MIRA. would be against U.S. because the
Industrial Union is led by Communists"
While directing his fire against the Communists
Gitow in the spirit OF srikebreakers Green and Lewis
directed the workers eyes hopefully to the MIRA.
Yesterday, the latest capitalist newspaper reports
showed that the N. r. A. Regional Labor Board was
working glove with the hotel owners to break
the strike. By relying negotiations only through
the Regional Labor Board and rejecting the paramount
issue o. sy of all workers the Trotzkyte opportunst
leaders and their Gitlow henchmen we're playing
directly into the hands OF the strikebreakers
B. J. Field, secretary of the Anagamated Union.
heading the strike, in letter to Mrs Eleanor NJ Her
rick, chairman OF the Regional Labor Board asks for
negotiations" But Mrs. Herrick tells him she and
the hotel want OF it, that they are "ob-
serving" the strike. But Field and his associates
reject the proposal for demonstrations at the
Regional Labor Board to force negotiations with the
Recommendations with broad rank and file strike
committee. They carry only the poltest exchange
Of letters in order to merit N. r. A. recognition
THE board" replies, Mrs Herrick. will take what
ever action is necessary The board is watching the
situation Closely In other words the board does not
need to act now because they feel that Messers Field
& Co. are acting for them through dislnitinq the
workers The New York Evening Post of YESTERDAY
after printing Mrs Herricks statement in which she
has the hearty support of the hotel owners concludes
The statements they have made O1rs Herrick and
the hotel owners, however indicate that they believe
they can break the strike"
For this part Gitlow tells the workers there are
three forces, the bosses the workers and the N r. A.
deliberately hiding the long vicious strikbreakng
history Of the N. R. A. Of the best and most
powerful strikebreaking tool of the bosses i
Negotiations can be forced with the BOSSES and even
through their Regional Labor Board only by the most
unified and militant action of all workers through
spreading the strike, through increasing its mtancy
Otherwise negotiations" as Werton, Budd Philade-
phla Rapid Transit the Philadelphia transport strike
"strikebreaking'
Unity is the crying need of the strike Regardless
OF union afhliaton the workers should unite their
ranks, broaden their strike committee rally for the
most militant action They should spike as the drtiest
sDlkeoreakng treachery the red cry" of the GitIows
ms not only smacks Of the vilest anti-workngcass
DEEDS OF Messers Vol and Easley but Is deliberately
brought in at this time to stop the real feeling and
demand OF the strikers for unity
1nstead OF proyocatons and splitting of the ranks
urged by Gitow unity is the watchword for the strike
only oy unity, only by the broadest spreading OF
the strike to all hotel workers. only by the strongest
rank and file strike committee and the most militant
action OF the workers can the strike now be won