The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-04
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The r, P. G. revealed its true
colors when, after a caucus last
night had made solemn declara-
/ lions of mo compromise" it made
deal with the "militants" today
on the slate for N. E. G.
Support A. F. of L. Officials
The main issue that came up yes
terday was the question of the atti-
tude toward the A. P. of L. leaders.
The Resolutions Committee had
| presented a resolution on the N. r.
A. This resolution, while speaking
of psychological" benefits, makes
sharp criticism of the N. r. A., as
whole, in line with the pseudo
left manauvers of the S. P. and in
striking contrast to eulogies of the
! N. R. A. in earlier S. P. declars-
/ tions. Instead of Norman Thomas
statement of last summer that the
N. r. A. may be a step toward So
cialism, it states unreservedly it "is
not a step toward Socialism"
The resolution also contained a
paragraph concerning obsolete
theology of A. F. of L." and making
mild criticism of the strikebreaking
A. F. of L. officialdom.
This Immediately brought forth
storms of objections from all reac-
tionary forces. James O'Neal, Ed
itor of the New Leader; B. G. Via
dek, $50, 000-a-year manager of the
Jewish Daily Forward; Mayor Nc
Levy of Bridgeport; Leo Krzyck,
National Chairman, and others
rushed to defend the corrupt A. F.
of L. heads Vladek declared that
many A. F. of L. leaders we're more
radical than the rank and file and
| that under the N. R. A. they had
not only increased membership of A.
F. of l.. unions, but won wage in
creases for workers as high in some
cases as 100 per cent.
Krzycki, himself Vice-President
of the Amalagamted Clothing
Workers, in opposing criticism Of A.
F. of L. officialdom, boosted of the
fact that the night before at Toledo,
when workers we're deserving their
A. F. of L. misleaders, it was he
and Al. Benson, former sheriff of
Milwaukee, who stepped in and won
them back.
The "miIitants," who on paper
could roar like lions, became meek
lambs when confronted with this
basic question, and only two or
three took the floor to favor criti-
cism Of the A. F. of L. leaders.
Norman Thomas, who leans heay-
ily on the 'nilitants' for support,
was accorded the floor, but he re-
fused to speak, thus continuing
t h unprincipled evasiveness
which has characterized his en-
tire activities at the convention,
his attempt to play ball with all
sides. The "militants" completed
their capitulatiOn when, before a
vote was ever taken, the re5olu-
lions committee, consisting over
whelrningly of "militants," an
nounced that they had unani-
mously agreed to withdraw para
graph on A. F. of L.
Krzycld was this morning re-elect-
ed national chairman OF the Party
without opposition. This was evil
IDENTIFY a result of a pre-arranged
deal between the reactionary New
York "Old Guards" the equally re-
dictionary Wisconsin Municipal So
cialists" and Norman Thomas. Louis
Waldnan was originally candidate
of the Old Guard, but in view OF
the strong militant" forces at the
convention, it was obvious that
Waldman could not be elected. The
Old Guard therefore agreed to pre-
tend to back Thomas, and Thomas
was nominated by Matthew Levy,
law partner Of Judge Jacob Panken,
one of the Old Guard leaders.
Thomas promptly declined, thus
leaving Krzycki of Wisconsin, whose
ties with the bureaucracy of the A.
F.. of L. are strong enough to satisfy
the Old Guard, as the only candi-
date.
The elections to the NEG, in adj
dition to Chairman Krzycki, resulted
as follows:
Hoan wisconsin, Graham Mon
tana), Norman Thomas New York;,
Shadik oklahoma, Hopes penn
sylvania), Hapgood Qndiana) Krue-
ger Qllinois), O'Neal New York;,
and Daniel pennsylvania.
New balloting being taken for the
tenth member, with McLeyy Con
necticuD and Coolidge (Massachu-
setts) as candidates.
"Militants" have captured five of
nine places so far and if Coolidge
is elected, will have six.
The Resolution on the Soviet
Union is scheduled to come up this
afternoon. Two resolutions are to
be offered, one prepared by the
resolutions committee, dominated by
"'Militants," and the other by Chas.
Solomon and Louis Hendin of the
Old Guard. Both express support
of the Soviet Union (ttis is in con-
trast to the bitter anti-Soviet stand
of the Old Guard in the past), but
both include demands, expressed in
different form, for giving free reign
to Observation-Disclosures in the U. S.
S. r. The resolution of the Mill
tants" calls for an end of rigid
one-party dictatorship" and allow
ing counter-revolutionary Menshe-
viks and Social-revolutionaries to
participate in government, while
the other resolution asks for the
release of counter-revolutionists in
Jail.
No resolutions have thus far ap-
peared on unemployment insurance
and relief. The resolution on the
united front, scheduled to come up
this afternoon, rejects united front