The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-15
~. How the Historic General Strike Was
Broken

The General Strike place because the
open forces of the employers stronger than
1t was defeated because Of the fact that the agents of the
class stood at the head Of the Strike
workers Immediately cried that could not be
ment but also by the A of the
Socialist Party They tried this experiences
in
cisco General Strike to dscred the
class struggle BUT IN THIS CASE THE WHOLE
A. F. OF L. BUREAUCRACY AND THEIR OPEN STATEMENTS
DURING AND AFTER THE STRIKE EXPOSE THEM AS THE
sTRIKEBREAKERs Without the aid of the Of r h,raou
Gratis the employers government not break the strike
1t is of that without government terror the
could not carry through their treacheous
policies, TRUE THAT WITHOUT THE TFsEsACH-
cry OF THE A. F. OF L. BUREAUCRATS GOVERNMENT
AND THE EMPLOYERS COULD NOT HAVE CARRIED THROUGH
THEIR FASCIST TERROR AGAINST THE WORKERS.
The Democratic Roosevelt exposed as one of
the organizers the campaign through Jointly by the
Republican Mayor Ross and the federal gov
eminent Mcrady the prepared the ground
for the terror the Department headed by Madam
Perkins the Roc welt liberal organized intimidation of the
foreign born workers A. head Johnson
who openly provoked and called for the organization
against the strikers and the Party expose
those liberal circles who with the aim
Illusions among the masses try separate the responsibility
ernor Merriam Mayor Ros the ruling cIques the West
Coast from that of the Roosevelt government.
The main weakness from the beginning was
that it allowed of leaders who from
PAHI4S WOEk IN THE A F. OF L. UNIONS IN SAN FRAN
CISCO WAS STILL EXTREMELY WEAK ESPECIALLY AMONG
SUCH WORKERS AS THE TRANSFERS AND THE PRINTERS
EiC IL was also due partly because there not
sufficient activity in the A of expose A. F. of L.
leadership and call for the election to the
Of those workers who general strike Thus we see
that the element which solidarity unity strength to the
Strike namely the rank and file leadership achieved in the
General Strike and thus inevitably to defeat unless the
cou quickly take the leadership out of the hands
breaucras in the the bueacra sue
ceeded in breaking the DEVELOPMENT
came possible The Party at the decisive the bureau
Gratis stood isolated and the ang the general strike
in the first meeting which leadership was elected
struggle against the meades developed
allowed them through this at the head
OF the General Strike and their isolation gnng support
for the General Strike.
How did the buaucra general strike? In
they back the municipal TRANSFORMATION workers
permits Unfortunately thus giving the most powerful
10 MAINTAIN discipline and enforce the deci
sons The leaders printers entered into an
the last days before the employers did not
PRIMERS mus while the
by the fascist bands and the the
were able to every hour out poison strikers creating
confusion to the situation
The Hearst press especially played vile role
1t
workers would have been possible calling to stop
the whole bosses through press the workers
tne TRUTH and win allies for the strike the
population Food could have strikers and
ne supporters would be assured that they will hungry
Transport would be rgularized for the purpose
the strike The workers defense would have
e terror against the workers and their organizations Only
such conditions could victory program of the
communists while the F. of L. bueaucrats possible
organize and Strike
The bougeoie and its agents campaign that the
general strike could
and that general strike purely could not
victorious The Party correctly
strike were not to win but
mands of the workers well withdrawal troops
withdrawal OF all DEGREES against the
e But even among the Communists in the marine strike
the general strike there insufficient the
ny e oeau Inc workers felt what they fighting for
general but this concreey should have been
made clear to the strikers and to all the
was ceo o the purpose protesting the shooting of the
and had for its demands the withdrawal
prohibition of the rights the strikers pckeng meetings right
of organization etc. in order to enable the