The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-31
AFL Leaders in Elections Again Prove Foes Workers
By Burck
BY CARL REEVE

the TrotskyiSts One need only note that in the
Minneapolis Central Labor Council, Grant Dunno,
Trotskyite leader of the Transfers local. recently
seconded motion to thank Governor Olson for his
help" to the striking teamsters Olson, Farmer
Laborite, manifested this help by placing the city
under martial law, prohibiting picket lines run
ming scab trucks with his guardsmen, and raidng
union headquarters
A. j. Music leader of the American Workers
Party" group, gives his mite of encouragement and
approval to Green He writes article in last
weeks New Republic, entitled, THE A. F. of L.
Inches Left" Like the Socialist Party and Love-
stonete leaders, Music also adds his encourage
ment to Green. He plays up the decision to create
vertical unions in cement, aluminium and auto
big victory for Industrial unionism. He completely
suppresses the clauses in this resolution placing
the unions directly under Green's control and also
eliminates the clauses which praise craft unionism
and reiterate Endorsement of the craft union prin
ciples. He gives Green's red scare boost, speak
ing of, "a possibly justfiable campaign against
some of the official Communist Party tactics in
the trade union field" He covers this policy over
with mild criticism"
A. F. of L. members should give thought to the
fact that the Green bureaucracy and it's satellites
Socialist leaders, Lovestoneites Trotskyists Music
ties, etc-in their non-partisan policy, all single
out the Communist Party for attack. The Green
supports OOCld1SG anu OclnO-
cratic candidates only For the Communist Party
they evince unreserved hatred. They try to drive
the Communists out of the trade union movement
The Green oficialdom knows that they cannot
put over the employers program of no strike, no
fight, cooperation with employers folded hands
while the employers cut wages and smash unions
unless they suppress the militant rank and file fight
in the trade unions.
The Communist Party, the only party OF the
working class, is the only party supporting the
program of the A. F. of l.. Rank and File Commit
tee. The Communist Party is the only party car
rying class struggle program in the trade
unions-a program of rank and file control of the
unions in order to carry forward the fight for bet
ter wages shorter hours, union recognition, against
company unions and wage cuts, and for all the
elementary rights of the workers. including the right
to strike and organize
The Communist Party is the only party that
exposes the sell-out policy OF the Green bureau
cracy Cfor example, the German textile sell-ouD,
1t is the party which originated and which fights
unreservedy for passage of the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance Bill H. r. 1898 The
Communist Party declares that the employers and
the workers have nothing in common that only a
fight against the policies of the employers, their
government boards, and their agents in the ranks
of labor, the A. F. of l.. misleaders, will win better
conditions for the workers.
The Communist Party is the only party which
carries forward the campaign for the complete
unity and solidarity of the working class in the
fight for its demands and rights Against the united
front of the employers, the government, and the
A. F. of L. bureaucrats, the Communist Party puts
forward the united front of the workers. regardless
of union afiliation to defeat the employers wage
cutting union smashing attack, and to win bet
ter conditions
A. F. of L. and Socialist workers! Vote Commu-
mist and defeat the red of Green and the
employers! Maintain the unity of the workers!
Vote Communist and hit hard at the no-strike
truce of Roosevelt and Green, which means free
hand for the anti-labor drive of the bosses ano
their government
Vote Communist, for the Rank and File pro-
gram in the A. F. of L. unions-for development
of strikes and struggles for better conditions!
Vote Communication Rank and File control oil
the trade unons
Vote Communication the Communist Party!