The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-26

yhA A4uIdHy dLLtOus ENeT since
last February the n. r. A. board
and the company have been work
ing hand in hand with the A. p. Of
L. officialdom to sidetrack the issue
Of the reinstatement Of the workers
laid off.
Leaflets Of Communist Party
The Trade Union Unity League
and the Communist Party have is
sued several leaflets advising the
workers to beware Of any attempt TO
split their ranks. The policy given
to the workers Of mass picketing.
rank and file control of strike, unity
Of Negro and white, have thus far
been carried out to some degree
However. in the present situation
the misleaders in the ranks. with
the help Of all Of the bosses agents.
the daily press Globe Democrat.
etc, is trying to isolate the mill
tant workers and synpathizers BY
raising the Red Scare. Active vel
low propaganda is being spread
among the ranks Of the strikers.
and reactionary elements are going
around grabbing the Daily Worker
out Of the hands Of the workers and
destroying it,
The main danger today is the at
tempts Of j. Boswick and H. G. Nsu-
man. president and vice PRESIDENT
to lead the strike in the typical
A. F. Of L. bureaucratic manner.
They are now attempting to reduce
the mass picket line TO handful
Of sign carriers. thus allowing the
scabs to be brought into the plant
without any resistance. Neuman, in
his statement to the press, let it be
known that mo outside interference
would be tolerated" and that the
advice Of the radicals is going I'M
needed"
In these statements he clearly
shows that the officisldom is fol-
lowing the footsteps of the ousted
A. F. of L. leaders by trying to iso-
late the strike, to cut off any at
tempt Of the workers to win the
greatest amount of support from
the st. Louis workers by calling
broad conference for the purpose Of
organizing relief and broad finan-
cial support for the strikers. This
is an open attempt to reduce the
strike to q series of negotiations be-
tween the leaders and the COM
pany.
Must Win Negro Workers
The rank and file workers must
fight every attempt to narrow down
the strike in this manner. They
must insist that all sympathetic or
CARNATIONS be allowed to actively
support the strike, they must in
sist upon the support and endorse
ment of the conference being called
by the Trade Union Unity League
for the purpose of establishing mass
support from all workers organiza-
tions and trade unions for the
strike.
To consolidate the strike the
workers must win over the AIS Ne
gro workers who are not members
fthe union This can only be
done by proving sincerely the de-
sire for unity; by election Of Negro
workers on the strike committee,
unity on the picket line, and rails
ing the demand of equal wages for
equal work and the right Of Negroes
to work in any department in the
plant.
Not only must the strikers raise
demands for the Negro workers, but
also for the women workers and
young workers who are discrirnin-
ated against, being paid lower wages
under the scheme Of apprentice
ship"
The example of the Cleveland
Fisher Body and Chevrolet workers
in their demand for q 30 per cent
increase in wages and stoppage of
the terrific speed-up must become
one of the central slogans of the
strike. Immediate steps must be
taken to spread the strike to other
cities, especially Detroit.
Main Tasks
To insure victory these main
points must be constantly brought
before the strike meetings:
!. All negotiations to be in the
hands Of a broad strike committee.
based on representation from each
department. No settlements or
agreements to be made without
bringing same before ALL the
workers for a vote.
2. Immediate reinstatement OF
all workers laid off for union activi-
ties. No settlements to be made
that do not guarantee protection
for all strikers against discrirnina-
ton for strike or picket activities
A 30 per cent increase in the
basic wage rate. Equal wages for
equal work, regardless of age, sex
or color
4. Women workers and young
workers to be put on lighter work
at the same rate of pay.
5. Negro workers to have the
right to work in all departments
All preference for white workers
should be Immediately stopped
Unity of Negro and white strikers
should be Immediately established
on the picket line, strike commit
tee, etc.
s. Daily meeting of the strike
committee 20 be held, with daily
reports made at regular meetings OF
the strikers.
7. Mass picketing to be carried
on at all times-ALL soabs to be
kept out of the plant. All office
workers should be induced to join
the strike, raising their own de-
mands.
8. The Conference of Workers
organizations to be endorsed ano
supported as the only real means
of winning the mass support of the
ST louis working class