The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-15
On the Road to Mass
Explosions

d6ctatorial methods closely akin to HtleriSm the
ruling clique Of the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union has ousted from Office twenty-five
left wing Leaders in the administration Of Cloak
F1nishers Local 9.
The brazen action OF the Dubinsky- Hocsman Of
hcialdom brings quarely into the open the concerted
drive, cloaked in legsstic form, to smash the left
wing in the I. L. q. W. U. The unabaShed ousting
of the left wing leaders Of Local g. is OF series
OF attempts made by these mislesders to stine the
OF the rank and file against their treacherous
acts.
In Local l. nominees for Office proposed by the
lea wing Summarily removed from the ballot
fl:asy pretexts. Three left wing members OF the
ExecutiV, Board of local %, were suspended from
the Board md robbed Of their rights as members
the Crime" e solidarity with picketS led in strike
by the Needle ISGdes Workers Industrial Union.
Discrimination against and persecution OF left wing
workers is proceeding witt greater tempo in all the
locals of the L L. G. w. U.
The Dubinsky -Hochman clique icuowing in the
footsteps Of their ingorious predecessor sorrs Sig
man and their allies, the strikebreaking McCradys
Wolls and Greens, heading straight in the dire
ton of mass explosions Of rank and file workers who
refuse to follow their class collaboration policies
WHAT is back Of the systematic campaign against
" the left wing which Is now breaking out with
renewed zeal by the combined forces of the reactonary
right wing and the Lovestonite "progressves'P
What do the I L. G. W. u officials fear, that
they and more the direction of establish
ing iron control the union through high handed
methods of robbing the workers of all rights in the
union and destroying any vestiee Of trade union
democracy?
The I. L. G. W. U. officials cannot cover up their
collision with the bosses to smash union standards
established by the agreement following the general
strike, however loudly they may shout against "chise-
ers" Of the N. r. A They cannot conceal the con-
tinued wage cutting and lengthening Of hours in
the shops and other violations Of the agreement
which they have effected through secret concessions
to the bosses.
mounting tide OF resentment and distrust is
found among thousands Of members In the Inter
national In the left wing program which relentlessly
throws the searchlight on the betrayal policies of
the officials the rank and file are finding the only
leadership in the fight to maintain union conditions
The left wing leaders of local ., were ousted be-
cause they fought for gains for the workers
in the last strike because they the champions
IN the struggle to defeat piece work and were able
to swing referendum vote Of two to one in the
entire membership for week work over the desires
and intentions Of the T. L. G. w. o. ruxng CLIQUE
They were removed from office because they fought
for united front Of all needle workers including
those affiliated with the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union and for struggle in the workers in
terests.
The progressive front" of the reactionary officials
their loyal opposition, the Lovestoneite Zirmermans
now stand exposed as bulwarks of the ruling CLIQUE
Nowhere was the logical end Of their opportunism
better shown than in Local l. where the Ioyestonite
progressVes merged openly with the reaconary right
wing club in the union to fight the left wing Even
their own renegade sheet had to admit that this
exposed them too openly and depored the fact that
now they could no longer fool the members that
they were progressive.
THE left wing has the al-mportant task of winning
the entire rank and file to the struggle for the
defense OF the rights Of the members With the
utmost persistence, the membership Of Local must
resist and struggle against the decision to remove
their elected officials
Only through struggle will it be possible to force
the officials to back down. This was seen in the
nrst round when the officials were compelled to ad-
Journ their meeting to elect new officials after the
militant battle of the left wingers. Above all the
lert Wngers must continue the struggle in the shops
LOT the maintenance OF conditions won through their
strke TO resist wage cutting and to work to establish
one united union with a class struggle policy over
the heads OF the rulers of the l. L. c. W. u