The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 9, 1929, Page 3

ey DISCUSS NEGRO OPPRESSION IN BIG CONVENTION African Meet Takes Up Problems A Convention between the South African Union and the Mozam- hique Colony (September 11,1928). This Convention has given many concessions to the Portuguese Gov- f | ernment under whose suzerainty the | bulk of the natives recruited for | work in the mining industry of the South African Union find them- | selves. During the course of the next five years the number of work- ers permitted to enter South Af- rica has to be reduced from 100,000 to 80,000. Term of contract was reduced from 18 months to 12 months, another 6 months being permitted upon payment of addi- tional duties to the Portuguese au- | thorities. Portuguese Negro wor | ers indentured in this 1 nd | in xtremely onerous According to their agreement’ the work Mozambique upon their return. out of Couth Afr ers will be hea’ Portuguese authorities. The work- ers have to pay additionally for any prolangation of their contracts or passport: On the other hand, the commercial, and part of the manufacturing bourgeoisie of South Africa are di ied with the agreement, since it has severely cur- tailed the purchasing power of the indentured worke a part of the wages of is withheld and sent to which they receive All articles en by these work- taxed by the Se Trade Agreement Between the Un- ion of South Africa and Germany Although this agreement was signed in the Autumn, it was sub- mitted to Parliamentary Session (January-April, 1929). This agree- ment was bitterly opposed by a sec- tion of the South Africa bourgeoi- sie connected with British interests, since, while all the advantages given to English imports by South Af- rica are maintained, it does not pro- vide for an extension of these ad- vantages in future without similar privileges being granted Germany in a view of the most favored na- tion clause (the famous clause 8 of the Agreement). A heated discus- sion arose on the Agreement dur- ing the Parliamentary Session and the Senate, the bulk of whose mem- bers belong to the South African Party, refused to ratify it. How- ever, the Nationalists decided to have it ratified only by the Lower House (where they have the major- ity). Considerable section of the| farmers, petty-bourgeoisie and other sections of the population clo connected with the Nationalists who | are finding the privileges granted England burdensome, are now inter- ested in extending commercial re- lations with Germany, 2. Nationalist Politics. At the Pro- visional Conferences of the National- | ist Party held in Transvaal and Orange Free State in October, 1928, the demand for South African in-! dependence was deleted from the I y|the fran ILY WORKER, NEW |Where Bessemer City Mill Workers Learn to Fight Boss Oppression! The headquarters of the National Textile Workers’ Nationalists Are Much Alarmed at the W; the Toiling Native Masses Are Awakening and Organ- izing Themselves. This is forcing them to seek an alliance with the South African Party. One of the Nationalist leaders, Roos, the Min- ter for Justice, declared that the se of a powerful Party under the aegis of the Nationalists was in- evitable, that it would absorb a large section of the South African Party and that it would fight the native danger (November, 1928), During the last Parliamentary Session (January-April, 1929), Gen- eral Herzog submitted his notorious Bill on the Rights of the Native and Colored Population of South Africa. The main object of the Bill was to disenfranchise the natives in Cape Colony. According to the Constitu- tion of South Africa, all changes in must be endorsed by a two-thirds majority vote of a jo'nt sitting of both Houses. De- spite the fact that all the deputies of the Labor Party voted with the Nationalists the Bill was defeated by the South African Party. With the present correlation this party is opposed to any reform in the franchise. However, this at- titude is dictated by the fact that several of its seats, of forces | Union and th ernment. Whereas a section of the party headed k Creswell (con- nected more closely with the inter- ests of the petty bourgeoisie), urged ation with the Nationali this was opposed by the other s tion headed by Madley, Cristie, Al- len and others. In general, the pol- icy of both “labor groups” is utter opportunist as regards the “white coope workers’ question and reactiona: and chauvinistie as rega the “black Now that the Parliamentary elections are dra near both these groups are negotiat- ing for an agreement, for should no “unity of action during the elec- tions” be arranged, the South Afri- can Party may win. 4, Native Labor Movement. A Con- ference to start a movement to abr gate the native pass-laws was con- vened in Johannesburg in August, 1928. The I. C, U., the Trade Union ongress (white), the Non-European Trade Union Federation and other bodies were all represented at the Conference but the only decision made was that a petition be sent {to the Government. I. C. U. Is Disintegrat ; August, 1928, the Cape Sec lthe I. C. U. mother body and formed the “Fed- in Parliament eration of Industrial and Commer-/ ers’ Union of the f for colored and nat broke away from the | e Workers International Relief in E emer City N. C., near Gastonia, with a group of textile workers sitting on the porch. It was m Bessemer City that the historic Southern Textile Conference was held last Sunday, which elected 50 delegates to the Trade Union Unity Convention Aug. 31. A second and more comprehensive confer- ence of outhern textile workers will be held in Ch arlotte, N. C., Oct. 12-13. constitution of the wee Paragraph. poevenas on the support of the native ,cial Workers of the Cape C ’ 4 of the Constitution dealing with | electorate. In September, 1928, the Natal § the struggle for independence has} 3. Labor Party. In May, 1928 a tion of the I, U., led by Cham- been changed as follows: “The Na- split occurred in the Labor Party | Pion, also broke away. |tionalist Party accepts the Declara- of South Africa representing as it} In August, 1928, W. Ballinger, tion of the Imperial Conference of | goes the interests of a section of the/0f the Trades Union Congress, ot 1928 and pledges itself to maintain | upper strata of the white workers Great Britain and an emissary of the sovereign independence recog-| and a section of the petty bourgeoi-|the I. L. P., through an invitation nized by the Conference.” Thus, the{sie, The split was due mainly to|0f the officials of the I. C. U. went Nationalists have capitulated to the the difference of opinion existing |to South Africa to reorganize the metropolis and have agreed to the | on the question of Labor Party | Native trade unions, status of a Dominion. |members participating in the Go In January, 1929 Kadalie recgived U. and lared 's leave from the I. C. terwards resigned. He that the present policy of the I. 0. of “servitude,” some time later de g that his re nation had led several local brane leaving the union and that he was continually receiving requests to nue his work, he withdrew his nation. However, the new lead- together with Ballinger, did not permit him to take up t work in the organization. A short notice published in the press states that is endeavoring to come to an agreement with the Communists he had himself expelled in 1926 when he was the leader of the I. Kadalie is now re organi new “Independent I. C. U. In December, 1928 os Federation of Non-European de Unions af- filiated to the R. I. L. U. 5, The White Movements. been conducted in affiliated organi zations, the Trade Union Congress (white) recommended in Octobe 1928 that the color bar be pended in the unions, and that wher- ever this was unacceptable, sections e workers be U. was one formed. In February, 1929 the Mine Work- South Africa resolved YORK and Indian Labor | After a referendum had | , FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 , 1929 Page Three Party on Ball ot | | | thi nominating petitions to put ie lot in the coming city elec. tions, at the following headquar- | | ters: Downtown E. Fourth | Harley 103rd St. and) | War Prepar epar. ation Is 5 OW. ; Bronx 1330 | Indicated Wilkins and 715 Ave St.; Williamsburg, 56 Manhattan a. Bi md : | Ave.,cBrooklyn;: South aerial ORLY, France, Aug. 8.—France is determined not to be outdone in the mad composition among the im- perialist power” in the field of avia- tion. The latest French bid for hon- ors is the tou- of Europe undertak- en by 47 planes, which took off here 28th 154 Bay ville, St. Brooklyn; ‘Vatkins Ave., he headquarters will be open from 6 to 10 p. m. every night, | as well as Saturday and Sunday| |today despite threatening weather. | | mornings | |'The first stop will be Basle, Switzer- J —————— land, and 12 countries in all will be| to abrogate the color bar in the |Covered. Twenty means) will’ be for abral made, with average distances be- tween of 160 miles. | As a special stimulus to the avia- tors to outdo themselves to add pre: tige to French imperialism, cash prizes are being offered for the best | performances. In January, 1929 Durban printers decided to allow Indian printing workers to join the Union. There has been much activity in the labor movements of Durban and the Natal Province of late. New unions, trade councils, ete., are now being organized; the Indian Trade Union Congress of Natal was formed in December, However, reformist ideas have got a strong hold on the movement which is non-political. the amount of working days lost are unknown (September, 1928). trike of native and colored workers at Johannesburg Mattr Factory. These workers demanded | that wage rates be increased up to the State minimum, The white workers at the factory did not join the strike, but undertook to refrain ‘from doing the work previously done by the strikers. The strike ended in a victory for the workers. The employers said that it had been led 6. Communist Party. In December the Communist Party began agita- tion and propaganda urging a Na- tive South African Republic. | Comrades Bunting and Wolton, Communist Party leaders, were re- cently arrested for addressing na- tive meetings during the campaign for the parliamentary elections now | by the Communist Party (October, being conducted by the Communist | 1928). Party B. Liberia ‘The Communist PParty has been|. British exports have increased from £51,000,000 in 1924 to £66,000,- very active in the organization of a ‘ é the Federation of Non-European 900 in 1928. Along with this the rade Unions. development of transportation is one ; a a of the main features of the indus- : trial development, 500 miles of rail- Strikes road have been built alone in Ni- 1, Seventy-five native workers geria (Britain’s biggest colony) came out on strike at the State Ve- xperimental Station in They demanded increased since 1924, bringing the total mile- age to 1, another important in- dustry in Nigeria is mining, coal, peat and tin. The railways and mines of the West Coast of Africa are the largest employers of labor —500 Europeans and 17,503 natives being employed in these industries West Africa produces about one- half of the world’s supply of cocoa; | (the USA consumes over one-half of the world’s supply of cocoa). Liberia: Firestone, a U. § rubber concern, has entered Liberia; 30,000 acres are planted with 6 mil- ince the workers in this enter-|lion rubber trees; 10,000 natives are e come under the so-called Mas-| at work who receive less than 30 r and Servants Act covering the|cents per day. ‘agricultural trades and not under in-| G. “‘Weat Africa dustrial legislation). Henee, this was Difterensae We BET GAn Cae anionch a strike for the right to combine | RateLoe tae nein (Sepcemibery. 1028), In the first place the policies of ganized in the National Furniture |"? the French policy of “french- Makers’ Union. The’ native work-| “tion” & policy of assimilation and ers at the factory did not come out, |™2King French Africa like metro- : enh | politan France, is looked upon with nce, according to the statement askance by the British whose policy of administration by chief and tribal Pretoria. pay and sent a delegation from the ; Workers to negotiate with the admin- istration. A representative from the Native Federation of Industrial and Commercial Workers, of which all the native workers at the Station are mer. bers, was present. The ad- ministration refused to meet the union representatives and fired the whole delegation which was the reason for the strike. All the strik- ers were arrested and fined 10s. each of the Secretary of the Native Mat- tress Workers’ Union, they were not | ties is directly counter to the French sure of the support of the whites | policy In the meantime the short- should they happen to come out on| age of labor generally in West Af- |strike. The outcome of the strike,|raca results in the migration of la- the number of workers involved or| borers from French Africa into IT Tonight! Tonight! | British Africa to work This migra- tion reaches a total of 100,000 year- ‘ly Twenty-three percent of the la- borers for the Gold Coast came from the French colonies and Li- beria, and eleven percent from the other British colonies The French are beginning to introduce the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The French are also introducing a sys- tem of passport identification, rais- ing the question of passport rela- tions between the French and Brit- ish, D. East Africa The Young report on Closer Union jof the Dependencies in Eastern and |Central Africa for the British Gov- ernment has raised very sharply the question of imperialism in East Africa. The German bourgeoisie, with an eye to regaining their lost colonies have raised sharp criticism on the | report. The question of a British strong- hold in East Africa is the central jsuseeen of British imperialism. Tonight we sail on the Hudson. Join the happy “crusaders!” Come | to the Moonlite Cruise. 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