The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-21

even towards the middle of the strike, within the
Auto-Lte Federal Union, had some good results
Real rank and file groups, with q class struggle
policy could have changed the entire outcome.
6. Highly political character of strike The char
acter of the strike Immediately brought all the
forces of employers and government into play
against the strike and the side of the workers,
a quick spreading of the idea and demand for
general strike.
I. AIertneSs of bourgeois front. All forces we're
brought into play, from National Auto Chamber of
Commerce, national and state government with its
army of arbitrators and armed soldiers, press,
clergy A. F. of L. leaders and trailing at the tail
end, the Haywood Brouns and Musteites. There
was definite division of labor. Every tactic was
utilized At time, the soft outspoken word of
the millionaire arbitrator" Taft-the next moment
the lead bullets of the militia killing and wounding
the workers. Every effort was made to isolate the
Communists. They were charged with all kinds of
silly and provocative acts-dynamite, gun carrying,
invading Toledo by hundreds. This was not only
the line of the press. This line in various
forms was used at different times by Ramsey of the
A. F. of L.; Governor White; Arbitrator Taft
Sheriff Kruger and the generals of the National
Guard. But all of it fell flat Here one place
the Red Scare didn't stick because Communists were
the picket line and in the front ranks of the
battle The real task of carrying through the SELL
out and betrayal policies left to the A. F. of L.
leaders, and especially to the left" ex-Socalist,
phrase nongering types.
Outstanding among these were Thomas Ramsey
self-styled leader of the Auto-1ite strikers who in
February sent the strikers back to work; in April
told them to respect the court injunction and
pointed out Communists to police who in the first
days of the mass battles, said it was Communist
outsiders who were responsible" AS the
masses saw through this, this same Ramsey to main
tain his leadership made radical speeches about
never accepting anything less than original de-
mands'; tried to take credit for closing down the
Auto-Lite plant; spoke about welcoming all other
organizations on the picket line. However, it
this Ramsey who denounced the radicals"
in taking over the mass demonstration from the
A F of L. misleaders, and who didn't raise finger
to promote the general strike. 1t was also he who
under radical phrases, put over the final settle
ment which would have been a complete sell-out
if not for the militancy of the workers. In the
midst of this latest revolt of the membership this
demagogue then tried to soften the resentment of
the members by announcing the Browder mass
meeting at the local union meeting
Oliver Myers business agent of the Electricians
and Secretary of the Committee of %, is another
example. 1t was he who made big speeches for the
general strike but at the crucial moment, fought
pleaded and tried to bride the electrical workers
from going on strike, knowing that was the imme-
date key to the general strike situation Here we
see the real dangerous role of the left phrase
mongers.
INTO this situation, stepped the entire Music ma
tional leadership, including Music, Budenz, Cope
and Montrose. They in order to try and
establish a base of the American Workers Party
under the fraudulent coors of militant leaders of
the Toledo general strike" The Musteites have no
local mass organization. The Ohio Unemployed
League has practically disappeared. The American
Workers Party only now made its appearance There
are a handful of local adherents from the Ohio
Unemployed Leagues, few of which are really mis-
led local workers, and serious efforts should be
made, under the sharpest political barrage to sepa-