The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-12
L OvesteReites Pursue
ReactiOnary Line in
Trade Unions

shoe industry. l. Zimmerman Is the
theological leader Of the openly
Right-wing MakeSy group, fighting
against democracy in the union, at
lacking Communists, preaching re-
lance on the N.R.A., and in general
in carrying through the class col
laborabion policy. OF course. Zim-
norman, in order to save himself
from the consequences of the grow
ing influence Of the Left wing In
the IL.GW.U., and aware of his
own growing isolation, Is trying to
rehabilitate himself as Left" by
bringing forward talk Of general
strikes" industrial unionisTn," etc,
but at the same time he has not
word of criticism of the Green
Dubinsky policies in the IL.G.WU.
He is playing Left" only in order
to be able to be of service to Green
Dubinsly and Co.
Join ReactiOaary RED" Drive
And just as the Greenwich
leadership of the A. r. Of L. is re-
sorting to explosions and red
batting" in their efforts to stif1e
the genuine rsnk-and-file opposi-
ton movement led by the Comrnu-
mist Party so the Lovestoneites are
with great speed developing these
same methods. 1t is already known
that Zimmerman and Co. have ex-
PEELED and suspended Left wing
workers from the unions, the union
Executive. Now this same policy
is being carried through by Keller
in the textile union. That there is
no difference between Keller and
Green can be seen in the state
ment against the Communists is
sued by the Executive Board of the
textile union in Paterson under
Keller's leadership.
In the statement issued by the
Keller executive they say:
However, few Communists, who
came over with the members of the
NT.W.U. referring to the merger
OF the N.T.W.U. with the U.T.W.
in Paterson-J. 81 are not only
violating the rules and discipline of
the union, but are again resortine
TO the usual Conmunistic tactics
Of Islander, disturbance, disruption
and violence" Emphasis mine
j. 50 They further justify and pre-
pare for more explosions in the fol-
lowing words: The Joint Board
appeals to all silk workers to sup
port it in whatever action may be
necessary to protect and defend the
union against those who secretly or
otherwise, whether as Communists
or as employers agents. intend to
design to weaken or destroy it. Sus-
pect any disruptionist as a bosses
agent"
This is how LoveStone fights for
unity. Compare this statement with
the one issued by Bill Green in the
name Of the A. F. of L. Executive
Council in the form Of letter to
all A. F. Of l.. locals under the date
Of Sept IL, calling for the expul-
sion of Communists from the
unions and calling for the deporta-
ton of militant foreign born work.
ers. Is there any difference be-
tween these two statements? Not
in the least.
And these people dare use the
name of Communist! Lovestone
talks of unity of the Communist
movement!
The Trotzky renegades in France
have already gone over openly to
the Second International. Certain
ly, anyone formerly in the Party
and now outside of the Party. who
really wants to fight against capt.
talisn1, against the growing menace
of fascism and war, can only do
this by returning to the banner of
the Communist International.
Lovestone, despite all his pretense
Of talk of Communist unity" has
openly identified himself with the
A. F. of L. bureaucracy. Any hon
est worker still following the bank
rupt standard of Lovestoneism
must draw the necessary conclu-
sions from the road on which
Iovestone has taken them. The re-
ply OF the Communist Interna-
tional to the bankrupt Lovestone-
Brandler groups makes clear what
road such honest misled workers
must take if they wish really to
fight under the banner of Commu-
nism, the road of the Communist
International.