The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 10, 1925, Page 11

a The British Trade Union Congress at Searhorough | (Continued from page 4) the gentlemen favored with this pleas- | ant excursion. The British delegates | accorded them a respectful apes while they consumed an hour and a | half reading their pamphlets on labor | banking and investments, the B: & 0. | plan | and” workers’: education of the | inocuous type. They: seemed blissfully | ignorant of the significance of the | issues of the congress and the spirit | of international solidarity there dis- | played. } What the British trade union move-| ment thinks of the idea of class-col-| laboration is forcefully embodied in the statement on “trade wmion aims” which was adopted by a large ma jority. HIS congress declares’ that the trade union movement must or- ganize to prepare the trade unions in conjunction with the party of the workers to struggle for the overthrow of capitalism. “At the same time congress warns the workers.against all attempts to introduce capitalist schemes of co- partnership which in the past have failed to give the workers any posi- tive rights, but instead, have usually served as fetters retarding the for- ward movements. “Congress further considers that strong, well-organized shop commit- tees are indispensable weapons in the struggle to force the capitalist to re- linquish their grip on industry, and, therefore, pledges itself to do all in its power to develop: and strengthen workshop drganization.” HO unemployment in Britain is steadily growing worse—the offi- cial register showing 1,300,000 and the actual figures being something like 2,000,000—the congress failed to respond to the plea of Harry Pollitt to adopt a strong program of demands on the government for relief. He em- phasized these points; a nation-wide campaign to organizé’ thé unémploy- ed; to cement bonds between unem- ployed and employed workers so that they would fight better together in strikes; that the labor party in parlia- ment should pursue a policy of ob- struction until definite action was tak- en by the govermment to stop the closing down of industry and the cred- it blockade against Russia. He quoted J. M. Keynes, liberal economist, as declaring that unemployment was be- HARRY POLLITT British Communist Leader, Delegate from Bollermakers to Scarborough Congress. ms A. J. COOK Secretary of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain. ing artificially fostered by the em-} Baldwin government and the banks ployers as a means of weakening the working class preparagory. to the wage* cut offensive against the miners next May. The congress adopted a strong re- solution calling for increased trade with Soviet Russia and scoring the Bob Smillie for shutting the door in the face of the Russian textile. delegation. who wished to spend 25° “milion dollars for machinery in English metal works. Except for this, the discussion on un- employment related solely to changes in the present form of relief ma- chinery. HERE is no question but that the British workers are in favor of “amalgamation” but they still regard the one big uhion as yet in the realm of theory. Resolutions both for and against it were voted down. The dis- cussion revealed that such industrial unions as the General Workers’ Union were regarded by many trade union- ists as trying to gobble up other unions whose right to existence was as fully justified. Where the average A. F. of L. convention would devote a large part of its time to a discus- sion of jurisdictional disputes the T. . C. settles such matters outside by abet: conference and uses its convention for more weighty matters. The amount of territory covered in the five days’ session and the busi- ness-like purpose of the delegates was very noteworthy. N the first two days of the conven- tion when Clynes, Thomas and Cramp all opposed the immediate granting of more power to the general council and the matter was referred back to be settled by a special con- ference of union executives, there was a feeling of disappointment. on “the part of the rank and file left wing- ers. Purcell, Hicks and other pro- gressives on the G. C. had bben ex- pected to take the floor in this fight, but they had remained silent. How- ever, as the convention progressed and One radical resolution after an- other was adopted, it became evident that the reactionaries had no ground for satisfaction at the general tenor of the conference. The delegates ap- parently had felt that the G, C. had sufficient power already to handle any direct attack on working class stan- dards and that if more was needed, it would be quickly forthcoming thru a meeting of the executives, asin the case of “Red Friday” last July. , ‘Whatever criticism may be directed at the average British trade unionist for not seeing very far ahead of his nose (in this respect he is like his brother worker in every other land) except Soviet Russia, it is of some moment that he is willing to meet realities when they are thrust in his face and deal with them in a radical way without fear of being dubbed a Bolshevik. He is fortunate in having leaders here and there who seem will- ing to go as far and perhaps take a chance on going a bit farther than the rank and file. The majority of the workers are not particularly interest- ed in cataclysmic revolution—that is not the issue just now—but when mat- ters come to a show down, they will not allow a deluge of epithets from the capitalist press: or-evencthe fcohd,< steel” of Lloyd George ‘and Lord’ Léb- ” donderry deter them from the accom- plishment of their goal. Fred Bramley TTR YR Comrade, we are told that you can’t come across, Kellogg, plute spokesman, says we havn't room for you; We were kind of looking forward to havin’ you with us, Thot you might take ‘the curse off the rest of the crew. We intended to meet you with the best that we knew, Give you of our finest, as we give to those we own; As workers in the cause that we know to be the true, You are one of us, we planned to make it known. Today Kell’ wins or better say his masters, Thelr victory will pass, Canute was not more futile than they; “Communists keep out!” they cry while fast and ever faster — are oe us at home here in the U. S. A Sovier’ Russia oains, the working class succeeds, One-sixth of. surface turned to the workers’ care; This fact they hate, dark ways for capital's, need, “The way out,” they ery to their prophets, “is it here? is tt there?” Onward, we say to the workers, push up and take it all , Decelved us enough, they have robbed us too many a year; The country stinks with graft, capital ridea to a fall, Comrage, in keeping you out they show thelr ewn fear! —H..©, FILLMORE, Worker Correspondent. SUNDAY, OCT. 11, AT EMIMET MEMORIAL HALL “Vichrest,” the Ukrainian drama in 5 acts, will be presented this Sufiday, Oct. 11, at 6 p. m., at Em- met Memorial Hall, corner Ogden Ave, and Taylor St. Ukrainian sing- Ing and dancing is part of the drama, After the performance there will be dancing till late in the night. Arranged by. the Rugsian and Ukrainian branches of. the Work- ers Party. The scenery for. the play invespe-\) °. cially painted by Lydia Gibson; Freiheit Orchestra Notice. NEW YORK, Oct. 9—Members of the Freiheit Symphony Orchestra are requested to report every Thursday evening, at 8:30 p. m., to rehearsals at 133 Second avenue, corner 8th street. All workers who play a musical in- strument are weleome. For inform- ation get in touch with Nathan H. Al- terman, organizer, 1369 Intervale ave., Bronx, New York City. Build the DAILY ..WORKER a nn vem > F