The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 22, 1926, Page 3

ANGLO-RUSSIAN COMMITTEE ASKS TRADE UNION CONGRESS TO CALL AMSTERDAM TO UNITY CONFERENCE MOSCOW, Sept. 4 — (By “Mail — — The Central Council of Soviet Labor Unions has ratified upon the basis of the report of Comrade Andreyev, the following unity declaration which was unanimously adopted at the last session of the Anglo-Russian committee in Berlin; The Berlin Resolution, “In its 4th session in Berlin on the 8rd, 4th aad 5th August 1926, the Anglo-Russian committee dealt with the international situation and the tasks of the working class. It unanimously + agreed as to the necessity for definite ment, according to which the General steps towards the establishment of international trade union unity and for the creation of a united interna- tional of labor unions, “The present session of the Anglo- Council must on its own initiative and under its own contro] and without any preliminary limiting conditions call a conference between the Amsterdam International and'ithe Russian unions. Russian Committee expresses its re gret that the attempt decided upon at the Berlin conference of the commit- tee in December 1925 to establish in- ternational trade union unity by a conference between the Amsterdam international and the Central Coun- cil of Soviet labor unions, was unsuc- cessful on account of the attitude of Amsterdam which refused to meet the Russian unions without previous con- ditions, During , Ogtober. “This resolution was ratified at the time by the General Council and later by the British, Trades Union Con- gress. The Anglo-Russian Committee recommends that the General Council fix this conference for not later than the end of October,’ Filipino Independence Conference Opens Its Chicago Headquarters British Must Act. “Nevertheless, the Anglo-Russian Committee will continue its efforts to establish real unity in the interna- tional trade union movement with in- ereased energy. “As the first essential step in this direction, the Anglo-Russian Commit- tee confirms its decision adopted at the Berlin conference which declares that the General Council of the Brit- ish Trade Union Congress must im- mediately carry the resolution of the Anglo-Russian Committee into fulfill- ON OCTOBER 16 The First Issue of The Conference for Filipino Inde- pendence has established organization headquarters at Room 48, 106 N. 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Enclosed $ + Subscriptions, Name... NQMe ssssensveessossansnssovesssanssvorsenssessnsensotonse LABOR UNIONS LOSE MILLIONS IN MEMBERSHIP 10 Million Drop Away in Three Years AMSTERDAM — (FP) —In its 4th yearbook, issued in German, French and Hnglish, the Intl. Federation of Trade Unions shows that more than 10,000,000 members were lost by the combined labor organizations of the world in fi 3-year period enfing Dec. 31, 1924. Examination discloses the amazing fact that the I. F. T. U. has claimed the American Federation of Labor in its own total for 1924, while the A. F. of L, was classed as “various” in 1921, The yearbook states that the I. F. T. U. has partly balanced its own losses by adding “countries with organiza- tions sympathetically disposed to- wards it.” This includes the 2,893,117 members of the A, F. of L., 69,180 in Denmark, 228,694 in Germany, 5,000 in Esthonia, 148,501 in Ireland, 17,000 in Japan, 40,000 in Canada, 750,000 in Mexico, 39,552 in Austria and 1,177 in Memel. When these 4,000,000 sympatheti- cally disposeq unionists are taken from the I. F. T. U. total there re- mains 13,700,000 (a loss of 8,700,000 since 1921) in actual affiliation with Amsterdam. At the end of 1921 the total mem- bership of all labor organizations re- ported to Amsterdam was 46,273,132. At the end of 1924 it was reduced to 36,062,711. Reasons for this decline are various, but postwar economic depression and the persecution of the working class movement by reaction- ary forces in many countries are held chiefly responsible, In contrast to the general trend is the record of the unions affiliated with the Red International of Labor Un- ions at Moscow. In December 1921 they had a total membership of 7,- 069,000, which was 15.3% of the total for all international trade unions. Three years later they had 7,333,845 members, or 20.3% of the world total. The Amsterdam organization, hostile to the Communist group, admits this 5% gain by the radicals, but says this does not mean that the sphere of in- fluence of communism in the inter- national trade union movement has correspondingly increased. In 1921 only Russia, Bulgaria and Jugo-Slavia had Moscow labor affiliations, but in 1924 Chile, Czecho-Slovakia, Esthonia, France, Holland, Japan, Latvia, added. The Intl, Federation of Trade Union losses included 3,741,555 in Ger- many, 2,216,951 in Britain, 956,480 in Italy, 666,663 in Czeclio-Slovakia, 202,- 473 in France, 122,099 in Belgium 212,187 in Austria, 113,320 in Greece, 74,320 in Switzerland and 70,793 in Poland. WELSH MINERS IN ANTHRACITE FIGHT TO LAST By BILL ROSS, Federated Press. BRYNAMMON, South Wales—(FP) —That the Welsh anthracite miners will be the last to consider surrender before the combined forces of em- ployers, government and starvation, was the assurance given The Fed erated Press by John James, their leader, “We are facing terrific odds,” he said, “our enemies are out for a hu- miliating surrender. There is a bit of a break in the midlands. But no mat- tes how bad the end, the Welsh miners vili stick. And the 20,000 anthracite miners will be the very last to accept cefeat.” Welsh anthracite is among the best paying coal fields in Britain. The min- +18 in this district will lose less than most other districts, regardless of the eventual terms. But the many de- cades of industrial warfare taught them unity so that there is no talk of separate agreements, Hunger is the most immediate enemy in this and other districts, ‘When our soup kitchens close down the fight is lost,” James admitted. He spoke with pride of the relief work accomplished with limited resources. In 4 months of the strike the total relief per head amourtited to slightly over $5. “Most of our relief funds have come from Russia and Germany. We can expect little more from Burope,” James stated, “America is the only country able to come to our assistance, If that does not come, then we will face the worst defeat in our history.” Anthracite miners are proud of their relief work, The 97 kitchens they operate rank highest in the coal flelds. Some of them have such luxuries as white tablecloths and flowers on the table. Men with experience In the army or navy usually supervise the work For many weeks 2 meals a day were being served, but shortage of funds cut the relief to 1 a day Another Welsh leader divided the miners’ enemies into three groups, the coal owners, the government and cer- tain trade union leaders, Cook of the miners and Thomas of the railmen are bitter ene- he said, “there 1s no embargo on coal. Because ours is known as a left leadership the right gloat sro ant tien pte THE‘DAILY WORKER Aa Applause and Cheers Mark Entry of Germany Into League of Nations l—=E ISCIENTISTS SAY Lithuania and Roumania had been/’ This picture shows Gustav Stresemann, German foreign minister, on the right, going to get initiated into the league of nations from which the defeated country had been restricted for years. Now the economic rapprochements between the former belligerents have reached the stage where it is impossible not to accord Germany full political recognition. All of which shows how ily the’ financial lords of the various lands can lose their hatreds when dollars, pounds, francs and marks are at stake. TOM MANN, VETERAN LEADER OF BRITISH LABOR, SPEAKS TO THE NATIONAL ‘MINORITY CONFERENCE The National Minority Movement, or Sruhcat chwvcatonnes left wing of aon | I, L. U,PRAI PRAISES trade unionism, recently held its third annual conference at Battersea Town Hall in London. The DAILY WORKER gives below the address of Tom Mann, chairman of the N. M. M., veteran labor leader of Great Britain, as an in- teresting and graphic picture of the scope and purposes of the British left wing.—Hiitor’s Note, ee Tom Mann's Address. AOMRADES: In extending a very hearty welcome to the delegates at the third annual conference of the National Minority Movement I rejoice to see such a fine body of delegates numbering over 750. Under the ex- ceptional conditions prevailing in con- sequence of the prolonged lock-out of the miners and the effect of that upon the funds of the unions and upon the workers generally, we are entitled to congratulate ourselves up such an ex- cellent representation. At our second annual conference a year ago we had 683 delegates repre- senting 700,000 workers, and at our special conference of action in March of this year we had 883 delegates rep- resenting 957,000 workers. We are now in the eighteenth week of the lock-out of one million two hundred thousand miners who, with their de- pendents, number four millions of per- sons; and there are two millions of unemployed, apart from the miners, and large numbers working short time. When we realize the effécts of these conditions upon the unions and indi- viduals we see how genuinely the Mi- nority Movement is appreciated for so many delegates to be present to- day. Had conditions been normal it is fair to assume that we should have had a representation of fully a million workers, Necessity for Minority Movement. OW vitally necessary the Minority Movement is to stimulate, to vital- ize and to direct the industrial move- ment has been shown abundantly dur- ing the last few months. When we met a year ago our resolutions pre- dicted the great struggle which took place in May, and we indicated meas- ures of preparation to cope with the same. A definite stand was also taken at the Trades Union Congress held at Scarborough in September last. That congress made it quite clear that, it desired and determined that vigorous militant action should be taken to meet capitalist offensive, Haw the General Council of the T. U. C, applied the policy agreed upon by our conference in August last, and more especially at our conference of action in March of this year, beyond question the miners would have won, and we should have had the satisfac- tion months ago of celebrating a work- ers’ victory; but even if the General Council had acted upon the policy em- phatically approved of at Scarborough —victory would have been achieved, The General Counc!) simply made no real preparation, declaring that such preparation would only be pro- vocative, but this supine attitude did not pr t the mine owners and the government from making the fullest preparati on their side. The Gen- eral Coundil not only did not make preparations, they fafled lamentably to put into operation the definite lead and instrittions given them at Segr “ congress, Mr. A. B. Swales, in his opening address said: “There is a limit to the concessions that the unions can be forced to make. That limit has been reached; union policy will henceforth be to recover lost ground, to re-establish and improve our standard of wages, hours and working conditions, and to co-ordinate and intensify trade union activity for the winning of a larger measure of control in industry for the workers.” Our Charge Against the General Council. HAT was the policy laid down at Scarborough and heartily backed by the delegates of that congress, Our charge against the General Coun- cil is that, without a mandate from the rank and file, they abandoned that policy in favor of the coal commission report, which meant reductions in wages, On February 26 the industrial com- mittee of the Trades Union Congress re-affirmed its adhesion to the miners’ Policy of “no reductions in wages; no lengthening of working hours; na- tional agreements.” On April 8, in a letter to the Min- ers’ Federation, it refused to re-affirm that policy, whilst it continued to make public declarations couched in equivocal language, tho it still sup- ported the miners’ demands. The General Council did this under the in- fluence of the coal commission report. In my speech at the conference of action in March last, held here, I re- ferred to that report and quoted ap- provingly the statement of Mr. Ver. non Hartshorn, who, speaking in par- liament, said: “The report does noth- ing but make the blackness more in- tense. It is simply a pronouncement that we have reached a stage where nothing but a deadlock can ensue; a settlement on the basis of this report is impossible.” The coal commission consisted of three. capitalists and one capital- minded economist, all of them entirely out of sympathy with the workers; still the General Council counted this report sufficient to justify the calling off of the general strike and tried to get the miners to accept it, It was clear that the General Council had de- cided that reductions in wages should take place even before the general strike was called. It is now necessary for the whole trade union movement to boldly de- clare its attitude. Does it stand by the policy of the Scarborough con- gress embodied in the quotation from Mr. Swales, namely: “No further con- cessions to the employers; stop the retreat and prepare the advance,” or does it stand for the puerile policy of the General Council, with its ab- sence of militancy and pandering to the insolent demands of the capital- ists? The failure of the general strike was a-failure of leadership and we must give the subject attention because it raises in an acute form the question of a new leadership in the British jtablishing communication with work: ates movement. yn ead a Ms dh NEW DISCOVERY IS EPOCH MAKER Synthetic die Is New| Find (Special to The Dally Worker) BERLIN, Sept. 20, — The world’s leading chemists are displaying great interest in the claims of two German scientists that they have succeeded in making helium out of hydrogen. Two days ago Professors Paneth and Pet- ers of Berlin made the announcement | of the most recent advance in chemi- | eal research, the synthetic atom. Seeking Helium. Both of these gases had been con- sidered as basic immutable elements. While making experiments for the manufacture of the valuable non-in- flammable helium gas for use in dirig- ible balloons to take the place of the explosive gases now used, the scien- tists claimed that by raising the atomic number of hydrogen they created hel- ium, New Source of Energy. If the discovery proves to be true, scientists are pointing out, it will have far reaching consequences, not only for the future of chemistry from the point of view of mere scientific ad- vance, but practical consequences for humanity in an economic way. The intensive heat that is released in the transposition from hydrogen to helium holds the possibility of being exploited as power that, if developed, might easily displace all known forms of energy, creating means such as steam and electricity. All Elements the Same. The basis of all the elements is the same, @ays advanced physics, posi- tively charged particles known as pro- tons and negatively charged elec- trons. The various elements are com- posed of protons and electrons in varying degrees of intensity and num- ber and are governed by a rhythmic motion comparable to that of the solar system. The professors claim they “raised” hydrogen atoms to hel- ium wicae nl Rp TOE FRENCH SECTION FOR SOLIDARITY MOSCOW (By Mail).—The Red In- ternational of Labor Unions has is- sued the following statement on the French mine workers’ strike in soli- darity with British miners: “The Red International of Labor Unions considers it necessary espe- cially to emphasize the whole sig- nificance of the active support ren- dered the British strikers by the French workers under the leadership of the revolutionary organizations. Boycotts Coal Shipments Also. “Besides the solidarity action shown by the transport workers and dock- ers, as in Rouen and Dunkirk, in boy- cotting the handling of coal and strik- ing, the 24-hour strike of the 100,000 French miners gave a clear example of real international solidarity and demonstrated before the capitalist world the firm determination of the proletariat to resist the capitalist of- tensive with all the forces it has. “The French miners’ act of soli- darity has undoubtedly supported the British miners in their great struggle. “The Red International of Labor Unions welcomes the action of the French miners, who, despite opposi- tion from the employers and reformist leaders (the latter having refused to take any part in the display of soli- darity), took action to the number of 100,000 men against international cap- italism, thereby demonstrating that no frontiers can destroy the commun- ity of interests that exists between the miners of France, Britain and other countries, “The Red International of Labor Unions calls on the Unity Federation of Miners of France to use the expe- rience of the strike in question to strengthen its organization so that it may be prepared to take courageous action against any fresh attacks by the employers, Esperanto Gaining Favor in Europe LENINGRAD, U. 8. 8. 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Preceding the international confer- ence was held the All-Union Esper- anto Congress, which was attended by 150 delegates representing about 10,000 members of study groups in 350 cities thruout the Soviet Union, Dresen, the general secretary, report- ed that Asperanto in the Soviet con- federation is an instrument of work- ing-class activity and {s used in es. ans in all western bate? eoun- fe A Hundred ; Dollars ‘ Worth vf books chosen by thewin- ners from the new descriptive cata- logue just off the press will be gven Prizes The Sunday, Worker Slogan Contest HE Sunday Worker needs; a slogan. Not one coined in, the office of the management, but } given to it by its: readers, in It must be short, snappy ‘and de-/ scriptive. 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