Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05
54th A F of L Convention;
What Can We Expect!
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sentiment OF the rank and file, thus weakening
the force of the strike
In San Francisco, vandeluer, Casey, O'Con-
nor and the rest of the leaders. when they were
forced by the rank and file to call general
strike. stabbed 1t in the back.
Finally the big shots of the AFL have en-
tered the fiftyfourth annual convention OF the
AFL with their latest betrayal: forcing three
quarters of million textile strikers to return
to work in the most shameful sell-out that has
ever occurred in the history of the labor move
ment
Oppose Unemployment Insurance
How about Unemployment Insurance?
Since the beginning of the crisis the bureau
Gratis have been against Unemployment lnsur-
ance. At first they even refused to consider 1t.
President Green at the Vancouver Convention
stated 1T is below the dignity of the American
working class to get dole
However, the rank and file of the ALL have
repudiated the stand of the big boys, and over
1000 AFL locals, number of Central Labor
Councils and State declarations, have endorsed
the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill
CHR 1881. Thus the takers were forced to go
on record for State Unemployment Insurance
and since then have been fighting every step
made in its direction.
War and Fascism
In the struggle against War and Fascism,
the gentlemen of the Executive Council whole
heartedy endorsed the war program of the
NRA, of which they members. Mr.. Green
when he was recently asked the position of the
ALL on war by the Federal Council of Churches
answered.: "The same in 1911"
We all know what that was direct support
of the war program of President Wilson. Mat
thew Vol is Acting President of the Civic Fed
Grafton most out-spOken Fascist organization
in the United States, mouth-piece for the war
mongers in the United States
Raise Red Scare"
Red Scare!" In order to continue with their
class collaboration policy, and to stop the grow
ing miltancy of the workers, who are heroically
fighting against the clutches of the Blue Eagle,
the bureauerats are trying to distract the at
tention of the masses from the real enemy and
are raising the "red scare" Already the Execu-
tive Council of the AFL has declared war"
against the best fighters of the working class.
the Communists.
Mr.. German, who just sold out the Textile
workers. stated that he will unite with anybody
to fight the Communists"
Matthew Vol writes articles in Liberty"
against the Reds
Mr.. Levine offers his assistance to the vigil
antes
All the bureaucrats are singing the song of
Hitler: Clean the Communists from our ranks"
Only Workers Party
Why? Because the Communist Party is the
only working class party which leads the work
ers against hunger, and fascism, which calls
upon the workers to build one solid united front
trying to solve the crisis at the expense OF the
t0iling masses. 1t is the Communists who
calling upon the workers to build industrial
unions, controlled by the rank and file. to stop
the bureauerats from breaking strikes.
The fifty-fourth annual convention of the
AFL will again try to endorse all the strike
breaking policies of the big chiefs, and will
further try to empower the policies of the big
chiefs, and will further try to empower the
bureaucrats to participate in the strike break
ing NRA machine. 1t will sanction all betrayals.
They will definitely come out against sym
pathetic strikes, against the Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill CHR 1888, against the
democracy in unions and will continue more Wig
orously to support the war-mongers of the
United States.
Ready to Fight
While the bureaucrats will try to get blan-
ket endorsement of all their betrayals, new
crop OF working class leaders are developing to
lead the struggles under the leadership of the
Communist Party. They are defying the mislead-
ers are fighting for the militant program of the
class will make themselves felt at this conven-
tion. They will battle inch by inch to expose
the misleaders.
However these militant fighters are just
q few at the present. There are thousands lying
in the ranks of the workers who are ready to
roll up their sleeves to fight for militant union
ism in the United States
VIGOROUS. ORIGINAL