The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-31
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Toledo for the general strike which
is foreseen. The company and the
Labor Board are playing
up the rights of the workers under
Section IA" This is interpreted as
meaning the rights Of scabs re-
Gently in the Auto-Lite plant, but
driven out by the picket line. Yes
terday the government officials
staged q big conference with scabs
as representatives Of the workers
whose rights must be protected.
A Vigilante Committee is being
organized by the Chamber of Com
merce, Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions
Clubs, on a platform put forward
by a Catholic Bishop last Sunday,
in a sermon cleverly attempting to
undermine the strike Governor
White. yesterday, while insisting
that the Auto-Lite plant was closed,
admitted that finished products
we're being shipped out. This is an
effort to gradually reopen the plant.
Tuesday night at the Roi Davis
Auditorium, a Trade Union Confer
ence representing several unions Of
the A. F. of L., Unemployment
Councils, the Communist Party and
the Young Communist League, took
steps toward organizing rank and
file committees in the shops and
unionsM supporting an immediate
general strike. Although the con-
ference was not sufficiently broad,
it nevertheless confirms evidence
that the movement for a general
strike is very strong among all sec
tions of the labor movement. Cen
trail Trades officials yesterday gave
the capitalist press statement dis
claiming connection with this con-
ference. BY such means Ramsey
Bossler and other officials are
struggling against the strong gen.
eral strike sentiment evidenced in
the vote of the majority Of the A. p.
Of L. unions.
The question OF leadership Is
crucial. Thus far, officials of the
Auto-Lite control all leading posi-
tions, including governor, mayor.
sheriff. federal mediators. news
papers, National Guard. and have
a decisive influence over the high
est officials In the trade unions.
Ramsey, who first got himself in
bad by pointing out picket leaders
fOTs o T~Focf &c aR,Fn1o0I 1Ar,
Music and Budenz, and has taken
over their language in an effort to
retain his influence.
The rank and file movement is
seeking to elect shop and general
strike committees and Immediately
re-establish the mass picket line.
The Scripps Howard press has
become the instrument through
which efforts are being made to
denoralize and break the strike
movement. Haywood Broun is di-
recting this policy, attempting to
coordinate the efforts of the bosses
and Regional Labor Board Courts
and A. F, of L. officials with the
dl0 on Music,
Faced with a situation where the
workers have so far been victorious
in completely closing the plant, an
overwhelming majority OF the
unions lined up for general strike,
and electricians to begin their strike
on Thursday. The National Guard is
disaffected and the influence
of the Communist Party frankly
admitted. The News Bee attempts
to persuade that There can be no
absolute and crushing victory for
either side" and attempts to com
plete the defeat of labor by propos-
ing, THE principle and practice of
absolute arbitration of labor dis
putes must be accepted and estab-
lished in this country
But the majority of the labor
is already moving toward
a general strike and signal victory,
and all forces are now conscious of
nothing but that labor leaders"
can head it off and wreck 1t.