The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27

: vassing from house to house urging
he people to give support to the
light and the circulation of the Ad-
ance continues to drop.
This fight is something new in
he American trade union field. In
he early days of the Guild there
vas considerable discussion among
the members as to whether the
Guild should be professional or
ganization which would look with
diSdain upon trade unioniSm or
whether the Guild should adopt a
trade union policy. The trade union
lists won finally and today there is
only small minority headed by
Allen Raymond of the Herald Tri-
bune who continue the fight for
class collaboration. But this minor
ity is being gradually won over to
the trade union idea.
In fact, Allen Raymond lost some
of his followers during the present
fight on the Staten Island Advance
when part of speech he made at
a representative assembly meeting,
urging the men to stick to their
knitting" and not involve them
selves in trade union work, was
published in the Newhouse paper.
Allen Raymond's speech was used
by the publisher as ammunition
against the newspaper workers.
This incident did considerable in
exposing the dangers of Mr.. Ray
mond's theories.
ANOTHER important phase of the
n fight against Newhouse was the
way that the red scare was met.
Mr.. Newhouse's editors stated that
Communists were supporting the
fight and they tried to hide the real
issues of the struggle by making
it appear that the issue was Com
munism versus Newhouse.
President Broun, who is certainly
not a Communist, ably pointed out
to the representative assembly that
Newhouse's cry of Reds" was
closely linked up with the fascist
reaction on the West Coast and
that it revealed the publishers
weakness in his fight against the
Guild.
I'VE don't care whether he's a
Communist, Socialist or a Demo-
GRAFT" said Broun. IF he supports
us we accept his support. We even
accept support from the Repub-
licans. I hope Newhouse continues
to call us reds"
THE Guild has also made great
4 advances in establishing unity
with other unions and getting the
support of these unions in the
struggle against Newhouse. Typo
graphical Union big Six voted
unanimously to support tie Guild
in its fight and has proceeded to
the work of organizing the mechan-
ical department of the Advance in
cooperation with the Guild. Charles
Howard, president of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union, who is
welded to the reactionary craft
union policy, is against such unity,
of course. But the rank and file of
Big Six voted for it, thus leaving
Howard and his craft unionism out
in the cold.
The Relief Workers League, the
Unemployment Councils, the Home
Owners League, the Electrical
Workers Union, the Metal Workers
Industrial Union, the Taxi Drivers
Union and many others have united
with the Newspaper men in their
struggle.
Indeed, the Newspaper Guild can
give lessons in trade union unity.
The newspaper men have learned
rapidly the necessity of a strong
and broad united front when it
comes to fighting an employer
1t isn't hippodromizing and bal
lyhooing, as Mr. Newhouse calls it,
that is hurting Mr.. Newhouse, but
determined and united mass action.
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