Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-13

Der of the cell takes orders, in
blind obedience from the top.
They Use trickery, intimidation.
social pressure. and physical terror.
At union meetings, any opposi-
ton is shouted down. and any
member who energies as a possible
deposition leader has pressure put
on him outside the meetings and
in the shop.
/ Union rules are framed so that
members can be expelled for OPP
position. and expulsion means the
limpossibility of getting another joe.
These villains shut down parts
of the plants by sabotage. They
lay down tools TO protest the pres
ence in the shop of a member of
another union, or of a nonunion
member.
i They create incidents" and
make them the cause of calling
STRIKES.
THEIR technique is exactly the
Il same as that of gangster-
racketeers.
II the majority have no protec-
ton in law against them. il they
are organized and ruthless while
the ma jority are individuahsts and
decent. they will win.
After all, the whole world Is
being conquered by this technique,
and IL is very easy indeed TO en-
ploy il against few thousand
men. with the cells right in their
midst.
To try to get at this by the
usual detective methods is per-
h fectly futile, Those methods end
by having to call in armed guards.
WHAT is needed is code OF fair
w practices for unions, rigor-
ously enforced by the union lead
ers at the top and by the govern
ment-a code that will democratize
the unions.
1t would be infinitely desirable
for the unions TO draw up this
code, but since the unions have so
far shown no disposition 10 do so,
the government should.
And the democratic unionists
should organize counter-action, TO
see that the code is respected.
The workers must know that
they don't have to yield to terror.
The honest members must know
that if they set out to get control
Of the unions, in behalf of the
majority and against traitors and
termites. they will have the sup
port OF the union leaders at the
top and Of public opinion all along
the line.
They ought TO be able TO tell
the authorities what they know
without being branded as "scabs"
and "stooges for the employers.
OUCH a code ought 10 include:
~ Prohibition of all strikes with
out previous mediation and con-
citation.
\ No strike without a majority
vote in which every worker con-
cerned votes with secret ballot.
Supervision Of all strike cleo
tons.
Establishment OF a tribunal In
every factory. by the union. with
the participation of the public. be-
fore which workers can present
claims against terrorization and
intimidation.
Any one found guilty Of using
terror and intimidation to be ex-
PEELED from the union.
No expulsion of a member from
union permitted because of OBJ
position TO a union official or his
policies. except through the
tribunal.
Elimination of professional
union leaders by a rule that no
one may be a union official who
has not been member of the
specific industry for at least five
years.
Regular accounting 10 the rank
and file Of all funds and expendi.
lures.
Some OF the so-called progress
Sive unions never account for their
funds and use them for Communist
organization and propaganda
No supporters of communism or
nazIism may be a union official.
Opportunity for hearings on the
matter on complaint of any 10l
union members.
Limits on initiation fees and
abolition of the practice of col !
lecting such fees on a commission
basis.
Enforcement of democracy In |
the election of officials, the for
mutation OF programs, and the
presentation of resolutions.
No "bunche d. resolutions.
whereby the union member must |
vote for something he wants and
something he doesn't at the same
time.
Give the workers a chance really |
TO exercise self-government in the
unions and TO protect themselves
against racketeers and fomenters
of chaos and they will take care
of these strikes.
They are the people who suffer
most IN the first place.
Ellie IN DirLo4