The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 12, 1925, Page 3

7’ UNIONS REVIEWS 5 YEARS’ LIFE; btismcvebios THE DATCY THIS PAGE ‘18 Devoted to the Activity and Interests of the Trade Union Educational League (T. U. BAL.) North American Sectien of the RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS (R. 1. LU.) — THE T.U.E.L. " Represents the Left Wing of the Labor Movement. is Purpose J to Strengthen the Labor Unions by Amalgamation r} Unions, Organization of the Unorganized, and by ig Reactionary and Clase Collaboration Policies with 1d Program for the Transformation of the Unions Into Revolutionary Class Struggle for the Overthrowal ism and the Establishment of a Workers’ and Farm: CALLS FOR UNITY IN STRUGGLE MOSCOW, July 18—-(By Mail)—The Executive Bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions publishes the following appeal entitled “Five Years of the R. I. L. U.": ‘In July 1920, the second congress of the Communist Inter- national took place in Moscow and on this occasion the repre- sentatives of the red trade unions and the revolutionary minor- ities in Italy, Jugoslavia, Bulgaria, Spain and France met with the Soviet unions to discuss the organization of all revolutionary elements of the international trade union movement. “The International Trade Union Federation formed after the war at Amsterdam, was attempting to sell the workers to the League of Nations and to reconcile them with the capitalist sys- tem. The Soviet trade unions were blocked by the reformists and all efforts were made to suppress the victorious proletarian revolution in Russia. “At its formation the Amsterdam International consisted of approximately 25 millions of workers. In the course of its six MINER ASKS, “IS IT TIME - FOR ACTION?” Farrington Treachery Demands Miners Act By A. W. YOUNG. O’FALLON, III, Aug, 10—O'Fallon is only one of the many places that the workers are underfed, underclothed, and deprived of the right to work for an honest living. And why? Because we, the rank and file, have no leader- ship at the head of the U. M. W. of A. The operators are proud of our pres- ent official family. Here in O'Fallon the operators and the business men have organized a committee, or rather, a labor bureau. Organized Blacklist. This bureau is made up of business men. Their function is to recommend to the coal operators who to hire and who to fire. They are well acquainted with those who have the guts to stand up and fight for their rights. And who are those fellows? The Communists and progressive miners, of course. We have good reason to believe that there are others behind this committee besides the coal operators and busi- ness men. Of, course the official fam- ily is in business. They are doing a better business than the operators There is no danger of them going bankrupt, not until the rank and file wakes up. Conspiracy With Operators. ‘The operators couldn't put Freeman Thompson, John Watt, Tom Parry, and Duncan McDonald out of the or- ganization, so Farrington had to do LABOR SPY’S REPORT EXPOSED; FINK IS PLEASED BY A. F. OF L. FAKERS’ ATTACK ON COMMUNISTS From sources {t cannot disclose, the DAILY WORKER has come into possession of a secret report made by a detective assigned to spy upon labor and radical organizattons. The DAILY WORKER wishes to call attention to this report, not merely because it shows that such nefarious work is being carried on—that is taken for granted by all classconscious workerg, but attention is directed to the character of the matters reported, and the attitude of this trained rat of capitalist espionage, to the matters? — reported. B. & 0. BILL’, ONCE THE WORST o THING TIED ON JOHNSTON; READ THIS AND THINK UP A NEW NAME PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 10,—Wm. H. Johnston, inter+ nationas president of the International Association of Machinists, in the fight of the reactionaries against the progressives is now Spy Knows His Friends. Altho the report is written very ob- jectively, still one cam see clearly where the sympathies of this labor spy lie in the struggle between the labor union bureaucracy and the left wing, particularly’ the Communist port of the left wing. It should be pointed out that the campaign in the A. F. of L. “and other unions” to expel the Commun- ists is reported as the first item of importance, The labor fakers who are carrying on this campaign very evidently see eye to eye with this un- speakable rat, and the Communists may well be proud of their enemies, just as the labor fakers may well be ashamed of their friends. Fink Pleased at Bill Green and Sigman. Note how this fink speaks of “an inereasing strength of stand on the part of the A. F. of L.-and other un- ions that the labor movement must rid itself of Communist influence.” The fact that in spite of the worthy efforts of the labor fakers to accomp- lish this end, the Communists’ de fense has been strong enuf to cause a deadlock, furnishes material for the doleful comment that “there is noth ing to make an interesting report.” Surely, if the labor union bureau eracy, from Bill Green and Bill Johnston to the most obscure labor faker wish to show that they want to cheer up this labor spy, they must the job. It is not a hard matter to know who the real enemies of the workers are, Last winter, when the unemployed years of activity it has lost about 10 millions of workers, so that today it has only some 15 mil-,+ lion members. “The Versailles peace treaty, the general offensive of the employers e@gainst the working class in all parts of the world, and finally the Dawes plan, have made the conditions of the toilers ever worse. ‘he Amsterdam International, how- ever, made no efforts to mobilize the whole forces of the international trade union movement for the struggle against the attacks-of the bourgeoisie. On the contrary, it considered it its task to disrupt the international trade union movement. “Parallel with the attacks of the im- perialist states upon the republic of the Russian workers and peasants, the attacks of the Amsterdam Trade Union International against the revo- lutionary trade unions in all countries were carried on. “The R. I. L. U. has always strug- gled for the unity of the international trade union movement and has regard- ed it as its most important task to mobilize the forces of the trade union organized masses for the struggle against international capitalism. Al- ready at its official inaugural congress in 1921 this aim was the chief point in the discussions. “The second congress of the R. I. L, U. occupied itself in the first place with the organization of the revolu- tionary forces in the international trade union movement, whilst the third congress last year concentrated chiefly upon the reestablishment of trade union unity. “When the Amsterdam Internation: al Federattion of Trade Unions w: formed, only small groups of worker: in the various countries were dissast- isfied with the reformist policy of the Amsterdam leaders, In the course o! time, however, strong groups of rev. lutionary trade unions have formed themselves in all countries, and today almost one-third of the members of the International Federation of Trade Unions are in the opposition. “A strong left wing has just been formed in the Amsterdam Trade Union International, The present chairman of the I. F. T, U., the leader of the English trade unions, Alfred Purcell, {i friend of the Russian unions, He assists the aim of the 5) Dimitrov (Bulgaria); 6) Andre a great amount of revolutionary work and it has experienced very much, Very much work has been done, but still more remains to be done. “We must concentrate all our forces upon the strengthening of the revolu- tionary trade union movement and upon the struggle for the establish- ent of the unity of the trade union ovement as the preparation for fhe jocial revolution, “Down with international imperial- ism and its reformist helpers! “Long live the fraternal alliance of the revolutionary workers of the West and the suppressed peoples of the East! “Long live the Red International of Labor Unions! “Long live the unity of the interna- tional trade union movement! favor of the affiliation of the Russian unions to the I. R. T. U, and supports the idea of the organization of all unions in one united ‘International. “Since its existence the Amsterdam International has been a European In- ternational, .whilst the R. I. L. U., apart from the Soviet Union, counted the trade union committees of China and Java, a few countries in South America and North Africa, the Balkan countries, France and Checho-Slovakia and strong revolutionary minoritites in all important industrial countries of the world amongst its members and supporters, “The roots of the R. I. L. U, reach back to the period before the war when small troops of revolutionary trade unionis' existed in Russia, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and in @ few other countries. During the world war not only the political work- ing class movement was reborn at the conferences of Zimmerwald and Kienthal, but also the revolutionary Union Must Keep Fund WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Decision by the general executive board of the Amalgamated Assn. of Street and Elec- tric Railway Employes, to demand in all wage contracts henceforth that the employing company provide death and accident insurance and old age dis- ability benefits, without cost, has been made public by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor with its tacit endorsement. If the union would control all funds, this would meet the only remaining left wing objection. The streetcar men have been study- ing “welfare” schemes for the p: year, and have determined that the in- clusion of the ordinary insurance and retirement benefits should be accepted in all future contracts as a right of the employes. In this way they will remove the temptation of streetcar workers to trade their union affilia tion for promises of @ company pen- miners appealed to. Frank Farring- Nin (Spain); 7) William Z. Foster (U. Go-Po (China). ton and John L. Lewis for financial aid to keep their little children from starving and freezing to death, they sent word back that they only had | enough money in the treasury to \run the organization. And at the ‘same time Frank Farrington drew from the mihers’ treasury appro: mately $7,000 in a six months’ Period! And out of this same treasury hundreds of dollars were paid out for death claims when there we; , no deaths or death claims to be ‘paid. t the same time as the looting of miners’ treasury was going on, the and file miners in O'Fallon were pelled to go out at night and steal jal to keep their children from freez- Ing to death. But does this concern Farrington? Not at all. What does he care about a few thousand children starving or freezing to death so long as he and his sluggers have free access to the miners’ treasury? We'll Say It's Time! Fellow workers, is it not time for action? Let's bury the dead and give the living a chance. Did it ever occur to you that when the operators begin to squeal because the Commun- ists take a leading part in the organi- zation and expose the looting of the miners’ treasury, and fight for better wages, shorter hours, and better con- ditions for the working people, that our state and national officials also beain to squeal about the Commun- ists? And when it happens that these mil- itant fighters are in office, it is not John L. Lewis not only put them out of office, but also clear out of the or- ganization, Mule drivers like Farrington and hi ‘tools make Ny gl operators, Jong before Frank Farrington and? bisa sh yhoitnedlomrte redouble their campaign against the Communists in the unions and over- come this “uninteresting” deadlock. A Spy for British imperialism. It would be interesting to” know Executive Committee of the Red International of Labor Unions | 1) A. Losovsky, secretary; 2) Monmusso (France); 3) Jim Larkin (Ireland); 4) Jovani Jermanetto (italy); . S.); 8) Pollitt (England); 9) Van — s.. just what sinister forces are behind this capitalist tool's espionage upon the National India Association and those who work for the freedom of the Irish people. Capitalism is con- tinually trying to convince organized labor that it should have nothing to do with the labor unions of other countries. But what logic remains im the argu- ment against international trade union unity, let alone an alliance be- tween the American proletariat and the movements for national libera- tion now fighting against imperialist oppression, when we see that here in America, American imperialism is so interested in safeguarding British im- peralism that, regardless of the strongest conflicting interests in China and elsewhere, it is paying Secret agents to spy upon the internal foes of British imperialism. Labor Spies Hate Labor Defense. The third matter réported by this labor spy is likewise a subject in which every worker has an interest— and an interest opposed to that of capitalism and its seéret informer. The International Labor Defense has been attacked most viciously by an element in the labor movement. While this element is small in num- bers, yet it will from now on be re- garded by honest workers as in alll- labor to spy upon it. Against Negro Labor Congress. The fourth and last matter re- ported is the American Negro Labor Congress, Evidently the labor hating, union disrupting and Communist baiting capitalists of America are very much opposed to the American ganization in the Negro workers. This is a certificat to all honest workers, that the union: ization of Negro workers is one o! GERMAN AND SWEDISH WORKERS STUDY LIFE OF RED ARMY SOLDIER MOSCOW, July 23—(By Mail)— Today, the German and Swedish workers’ delegations visited the summer camp of the Moscow garri- son where they studied the life of the Red Army soldiers. The Swed- ish workers further visited the Mos- cow prisons, A tremendous mass of workers accompanied the Swedish workers’ delegation to the railway station. The delegation left Leningrad for Sweden July 24, everyone who opposes chine as Communists. We Get Them All When They Need It. A few days ago the DAILY WORK- ER published a story by Jack Jobn- stone exposing ‘the pseudo sives, Fitzpatrick and Nockels, wh ices of Ed Nockels in his fight against It should be noted In summary that the Communists, and the Communists alone, are mentioned adversely and continuously as being “worth watch- ing.” Where are those organizations which pretend or pretended to lead the fight against capitalism—but either carry on their “fights” verb- ally or, in the case of the socialists, have gone over and become allies of capitalism? Where are these socialists, the I. W. W., the S. L. P. and the selfsin- ed P. P. Only the Communists re active enuf to draw the fire of American capitalism. Here Comes the Fink's Report. The report, which we give below, is upon activities in New York City. It says: “SPECIAL,” FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1925. “GENERAL RADICAL. “There is very little new or inter- esting this week. The fight between the labor unions on the Communist question continues with an increasing strength of stand on the part of the A. F. of L. and other unions that the labor movement must rid itself of Communist influence. There ts, how- ever, even in this situation, a sort of deadlock, and there is nothing to make an interesting report. “The National India Association is giving another of their banquets Sun- day-evening,. at which one of. the speakers is to be also the guest of honor, and that is Mary McSweeney, the Irish woman, sister, I believe, of one of the Irish leaders. “A pamphlet containing manifesto, resolutions and constitution has been issued by the International Labor De- fense, which is Communistic in sym- pathies and make-up, according to in- formation I have on it. “I believed I have mentioned to you the holding recently of a certain con- ference of labor leaders on the ques- tion of admitting Negroes to the labor unions more freely than is at present being done. This week apeared anew paper called the Negro Champion, which is being published as the offic- ial organ of the American Negro La- bor Congress. This paper discloses the Communist tendencies of the mentioned organization. It is edited by Lovett Fort-Whiteman, who was in Soviet Russia for some time. 1 shall try in the next couple of weeks to get you more information on the organization.” THE WORKERS as MONTHLY “A COMMUNIST MAGAZINE” AUGUST ISSUE THE MAKERS AND MASTERS OF STEEL By Arne Swabeck | LEWIS PERFORMS FOR THE ANTHRACITE MINERS By Alex Reid- TWENTY YEARS ance with the detectives sent among Negro Labor Congress and to the or- | labor unions of the primary necessities of the labor AFTER By Harrison George ORGANIC COMPOSI- TION OF CAPITAL By Karl Marx POEMS by Sara Bard Field, Herchell Bek, Henry George Weiss 1118 W. WASHINGTON BL | Ce ew Johnston. ber of the Metal Polishers’ Union, the name of whom, for obvious reasons, we withhold, shows that Johnston is broadening his activities and now as- pires to be the chief stool pigeon against the progressives. Letter Written by “B. & O.” Bill Johnston. “Dear Brother: I feel it my duty to write to you to convey informa- tion which I have received regard- ing the activities of one of your of- ficers. I am sending you this as a personal matter, in order that you may make your own investigation, if you deem it of sufficient import- ance to do so. “I have been reliably informed that Mr. Heaphy, whom 1 under- stand is a vice-president of your or- ganization, is working in close co- operation with the Communists or Workers Party outfit, as is Charles M. O'Brien, who I believe, has been employed by your organ- ization as an organizer. “Our organization has definitely gone on record, declaring the Com- munists or Workers Party, and the Trade Union Educational League an- tagonistic and dual to the bona fide organizations we are giving notice to our membership that they may choose between holding membership in the International Association of Machinists or in these aforemention- ed organizations. “I hope that you will not feel that I am interfering in your affairs, but as indicatted I felt it my duty to send you this information for such use a8 you care to make of it. I think you can easily secure sufficient evidence to substantiate the state- ments contained in this letter. “You will find enclosed a news- paper clipping which announces Mr. O'Brien is to be a speaker of the Proletarian Party at open air meet- ings. If I am correctly informed, the Proletarian Party is an offshoot of the Communist Party, or the Work- ers Party under another name. “With best wishes, I remain, fra- ternally yours, “(Signed) Wm. H. Johnstone, “International President.” Johnston evidently is organizing an espionage system within the trade JN THESE short, clear articles (made more attractive by the work of labor's best artists—and many interesting photographs)— | The busy worker will find the most essential facts of the struggles and the problems of Labor the world over. In them is interest, education and inspiration. If you can’t subscribe—at least send for this issue. 25 cents a copy $2.00 a year $1.15 six months VD. progres: | B. & O. Bill Johnston enlisted the ser- | McMahon, a supporter of the Ander- | ganizer.” son group and a political opponent of | friend? The following letter sent to a mem-{ \ ola beginning to assume the leadership upon a national scale. “B. & O. Bill” finds, as the outstanding leader for class-col- laboration, that it is necessary he also assume leadership against, the Communists and Progressives because they are gradually: discrediting him and his traitorous policy before the rank and file, In order to hide his own corruption and to divert attention from his stealing of the election from the Anderson group, Johns-' ton is trying to solidify the reactionary forces to carry on a unjted drive against everything that smacks of progress and to label the ma-* 5 inion movement, he says in his let- ter I have been reliably informed that Mr. Heapby, whom I understand is a vice-president of your organiza- tion is working in close co-operation the Communists or Workers outfit, as is also, Charles M. O’Brien, who I believe has been em- ployed by r organization as an or- “informed” our B, & O. We do not know Mr. Heaphy except as a vice-president of the Metal Pol- ishers’ Union, but from the fact that Johnston seems to be after his scalp, we take it for granted that Heapy is a fly in the ointment and is opposed to Bill's program at some point that hurts. “Informer” Had Wires Crossed. As for Charles M. O’Brien, Johns- ton’s “informer” was evidently eaves- dropping at the wrong key-hole. Our friend Charles M. does not be- lieve in such practical work as organ- izing Metal Polishers into organiza- tions that struggle against the employ- ers. If it were a study class to theor- ize about the theory of the class strug- gle, but not to put the theory into practice, then Charles might accept the job as organizer. Johnston is the recognized leader in this country of class collaboration, He more than any one man, side tracked the labor party sentiment into the La- also, | Follette middle class reformist camp. inst the Communists, the . L., and progressives of all In doing so he thinks that he shades. can save himself and his administra- tion by hiding their corrutpion behind a “red scare” barrage, himself. Look Out, You O’Briens. We understand who. bears the honored name of O’Brien in the Metal Polishers’ Union is Martin H. O’Brien and not Charles M., as “B. & O. Bill,” the Nick Carter of the scenario entitled—“Expel the Reds!”-—has been “reliably informed,” who knows but by some spy of the fosses in the ranks of organized labor. | Evidently any union man in the A. ¥. af L. who carries the moniker of O'Brten, had best look to his interests, as otherwise B. & O. Bill Johnston of the Machinists’ Union is apt to have him ied from the union as a Commumgt” and a “red,” which is, in turn, eyilence enogh for the capi- talist goverment to jafl or deport him. He is kidding Millions in Bullding Unions, WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—(FP)— One million men now are members of building trades unions fm the United States and Canada, seccording to George F. Hedrick, president, building trades department, American Federa- tion of Labor. Ay + THE LADIES’ GARMENT WORKERS AWAKEN By Wm. Z. Foster OPPORTUNISM WITH- IN THE TRADE UNION LEFT WING | By Earl R. Browder | LaFOLLETTISM WITH- | OUT LeFOLLETTE By Manuel Gomez FACTORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN COMRADE ¢ SHISH I; By Moieraye Olgin CARTOONS by Fred Ellis, Maurice Becker, G. Plecoll, Billle Burke ) ee THE WORKERS MONTHLY CHICAGO, ILLINC that the Irishmrat-/*