The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-16

olution but is battle for the most elementary
rights of the workers, the right to organize union
recognition the right to strike without the strikers
being murdered by the militia, for better conol-
tons and against the company unions and INK
hiring halls These rights are being shamelessly
smashed by the Roosevelt government. The Com
mnis Party is for the most effective united front
of the workers, the rousing and rallyng Of the
workers throughout the United States in support
of this heroic general strike,
THE workers in San Francisco took the correct
l steps The whole government apparatus, the
city state and federal forces including representa-
tives of the Roosevelt government, were lined up
against the lockers and seamen who have been
striking since May g. The workers bitterly felt
that their brothers being attacked by the whole
force of the capitalist government and that II they
lost their strike, it would be blow to the whole
labor movement Hence, they decided to bring up
the most powerful renforcements Of the working
class in this battle-the general strike Only in
this way they realized could they beat back the
superior enemy.
Now that the general strike has been called,
the Communist Party which has been exposing
every move of the misleaders to prevent its being
called warns the workers against their treachery
now more than ever. The greatest danger to the
general strike now is the enemies of the workers
prevent it, go along only to be able better to stab
it in the back at the most opportune moment.
The first step of Edward D. Vandeeur, heading
the strategy committee" whose strategy con-
sisted of how best te avoid and impede the strike)
was fundamentally to take it upon himself to
appoint" committee of Is ito lead the general
strike" Here is where the great danger lies! Even
though Vandeleur was forced to appoint Harry
Bridges militant leader of the lockers, on the
hapa he has
by thousands of workers in the general strike, I'M
less the workers themselves through broad rank
and file general strike committee, can take the
destiny of the strike into their own hands, they
are in for the most rotten treachery the history
of all general strikes shows.
The great task before the workers, entering the
struggle so enthusiastically with such high spirit
of working class solidarity, is to make the most
effective use of their powerful weapon the general
strike All workers are coming out together
shoulder to shoulder and should stick together
until the victory has been won. All unions enter
ing the strike shold take up the question of union
recognition, where this has not been won; unor-
ganized workers who join the strike, should draw
up their own demands; the fight of every union
the main aim victory of the dock strike, should
be directed against the company unions, against
the terror. for the right to organize, strike and
picket for better conditions
In every port in the United States the Com
munists should take the lead in the most ener-
getic campaign to extend the dock and seamen's
strike to cover the whole country Now is the
time for the East, South and Gulf ports to join
their brothers and win for themselves recognition
and better conditions. Never in the history of
the country has there been a more favorable
opportunity for all marine workers to walk out
and win what for many years they have been
striving for.
Every ounce Of energy every step should be
taken, to spread the marine strike to every port
in the country.
ALREADY the capitalists and their government
II agents have seen to it that the whole country
is propagandized with lying poison blasts against
the San Francisco general strike. On Saturday
night Mayor Rossi of San Francisco broadcast
vicious speech against the strike nation
wide hcok-up. He praised the strike breakers and
besmirched the militant leaders of the strike
The San FRANCISCO strike has become the leading
national issue before the entire American working
class The San Francisco workers are fighting the
battle so near to the heart of the steel workers,
the coal miners the railroad workers the auto
workers-in fact, of every worker in the United
States
Every worker is involved in this struggle, as
his rights are involved his living conditions will
be affected by the outcome OF the San Francisco
strike
Every worker organized and unorganized, es-
pecally trade union members, must take imme-
diate action in support of their brothers in the
San Francisco general strike. The whole working
class in the United States take steps to help
insure the victory of the San Francisco general
strike
Every A. F. of L. union should Immediately pass
resolutions of sympathy and solidarity with the San
Francisco general strike, which should be forwarded
pcst-haste to the general strike committe. Res
olutions of protest should be sent to Governor
Merriam of California and Mayor Rossi of San
Francisco demanding the withdrawal of the militia,
protesting the slaughter of workers and the reign
of terror. Wherever possible, sympathy strikes
should be called, if of the shortest duration
in support of the San Francisco general strike
AL workers organizations should make it the
first order of business to declare their support and
solidarity with the San Francisco strikers A flood
of kilograms letters, money for relief protests to
all government forces, should be sent out Mass
meetings should be arranged throughout the coun-
try to arouse and organize the workers in support
Of the strike,
The whole working class which is flowing this
strike like hawk. should be modified for some
form Of action, for some definite tangible concrete
sep in order to help brothers in San Francisco
uin victory that will have the greatest effect on