The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-15
LESSONS OF THE RECENT STRIKE STRUGGLES IN THE IT, s. !


their demands encouraging the workers in the aro,
industries to continue the strike for their
Tbs ruling Communists in this strike v
out to make revolution" Party the words of
workers and from the capitalists fighting overthrow
OF capitalism But the Communist adventrist PARTY
hat GnlnKS that
It's revolutionary program the workers The Com
mist Party bases itself teaching Marx Lenn and Stain .,
to what conditions there country for the overthrow ~
the rule OF the capitalists Party openly teaches the
certainly conditions did not exist in San Frao
and the Communist Party the workers that "can
take power in the city Communists however
are fully aware OF the fact that workers can
gain experience that will teach them revolutionary
policies and tactics and win their confidence and support ThsSor
Party also attempted to do in San Francisco
This great struggle which betrayed Of L. bu3
eaua dd not however bring the results the whc
they hoped for They wished through the defeat strike l
loose the shop not alone throughout tina
country They wished to smash the workers
ey wSeo 10 mtae new wage attack They wished
the radical leaders in the maritime they not succeed
thanks to the correct policy of organized through by
the marine workers strike committee which Communists advo
Gated in order employers Thus even this
suited in some material gains for the er and ~ @ o re-
OF their organization The
both the unions ngshoremen and especially the seamen ~
they had no intention to do BEFORE the general ~nca
tactics of organized retreat basng on the fighting ~ -
Inc marine workers thus unity of the workers
who of their demands taxing ba ~ ]
with practically discrimination maintenance and consolidation
OF the marine unions under strong influence of the ing ~
the growth of the authority militant marine workers
The hope Of the capitalists breaking of the general
strike they could arrest the growing movement throughout the
country has also not been fulfilled one of the basic
why Green and the F. Of declared Their TN
holy war on the Communists because they that the Communists
are the workers to resist the sharpned now being
undertaken by the capitalists Roosevelt government eo
e workers The San Francisco being followed
by strikes Mellon plants aluminium workers the
knit goods workers the Minneapolis because the workers
became aware of the betrayal the strike among
are the Iroy the strike of the Y painters where for
the first time the zausner machine challenged by the rank md
ME beginnings of strikes in the sockyards continuation of the
strike of the metal miners and mechanics in Butte Ana
conda and Great Falls proof that the San Francisco
General Strike is not the end but the beginning widespread strike
wave as forecast by the Party proven General Strike
OF all textile workers embracing approximately workers-the
in
doubt will be followed by STEEL auto and other
workers ~
The Anti-Red Campaign of Terror
The terror campaign San Francisco General Strike which
quickly extended throughout of California and since has
orodened throughout the entire nation requires special
of the rreachng has taken on who initiated
ed and led this participating in itq It must
General Hugh Johnson who raids delivered
speeches and Beey and Hollywood declared that
the Communists had gained control
planning revolution strike he called upon all
patriotic citizens to Join externnate them like rats
General johnson declared newspapers to be speaking as
the personal representative President is clear that
the placed at the heat Of and accepts full
responsibility outrage that followed General
Johnson ably seconded Secretary of Labor
Madame Perkins who simultaneously campaign
poaon of all ogn-born workers handed
vgntes and police The Republican Party locally State
nationally has organized serious
Party which should for the fascist terror
Upton Sinclair Socialist progressive Democrat running
for Governor California opportunity not to protest against
the fascist terror but to denounce and
the slightest connection with the hunted blaming
ew I'oef organ OF the Socialist Party right wing,
denounced the Communists responsible for the breaking
ca leader Norman Thomas while mildly
gave his blessings to the betrayal the
The General Strike called
JohnSons command to the A officials
terminate the Communists like
liam Green of the A of
strike and who publicly proclaimed campaign explosions
all militant elements in trade unions This
suited in the expulsion of whole local organizations
OF the Painters Union of New York
up by the American League the anal
the Eagles etc, as well by all the
throughout the country The capitalist country
with Hearst at the head carrying mediation
fascist violence against all reds which
leaders The growing list of syndcast
terror applied by the courts while
day. showing mounting of fascist
revolutionary workers In Oregon the
the publication OF lists of all
lions and the melting of fascist violence
publicly repudae their signatures
convention in California cmaxed this proposing
cntraton camp in the wid of Alaska
widely pubicized throughout the
break the San Francisco General Strike
the whole country and served
tendency toward fascism inaugrated
Nv. Some Weaknesses of the Communist Lead.