Page THE MILITANT Saturday, March 29, 1930 The National Textile Union Hoover Prosperity Racket HAITI STRUGGLES Sectarian Policy Hindering Organization Fades in Middle West (Continued from page 1)
CHICAGO (FP) Politicians from Her The occupation of Haiti by the United bert Hoover now dubbed the Great StaStates took place with its rapid expansion At the present time with the excepinto the arena of the leading world imwhat a failure the demonstration was. tforary Engineer down to the smallest tion of New Bedford, where several thoume too country editor may shout prosperperialists. Haiti favorable geographical Need of Systematic Work in the Mills Band workers are members, the National ity and recovery all they like but each location in the Caribbean Sea, as a naval At a time like this, when the workers section of the country has its impressive base, and its strategic importance as an Textile Workers Union is almost comshould be focking to the banner of the pletely Isolated from the textile workers.
array of facts and seasoned judgements aid to the defense of the Panama Canal, they are conspicuous by their that give the shouting the lie. In the along with its offensive In the South the has continued possibilities absence. The reason is not difficut to find.
to lose ground since the end of the Gastonia middle west a few symptoms may be set against Great Britain, led to America milFew parts of the country have been more down to match those marshalled in other itary and financial invasion and resultant strike so that now it has practically no plagued with Stalinist politics in the regions.
control. This condition came about through organized base to speak of. The Union than New Bedford. Four union orleadership and the official Communist Party Bankruptcies of established banks, the intense exploitation and persecution of ganizers within several months has resulare responsible for this situation. After trust companies, real estate organizations the Haitian masses.
ted in many of the workers becoming disand staple industries no longer excite atThe present movement for Haitian inthe end of the strike almost all of the gusted. Then again, since the Party detention. They are too common. Decision dependence is undoubtedly an expression union organizers were withdrawn from the cided to completely forget about the united and no serious attempt made to by corporations not to pay the regular diyof the current feelings of the masses. At front tactics, the has succeeded Το idends the next quarter scarcely rank as present it is still weak in its outlook, bring the workers into the union.
in winning many workers through the La financial news, With cover its lack of real organizational activbourgeois and liberal leadership bor Party they organized in that city. On the labor side unions report unthe movement is so far led into channels Itles the Party is now preparing to publleh After the 1928 sell out by the the exampled unemployment, Chicago Typo weekly paper in the South. By itself, of subservience to American dictates. The mass of the workers turned to the unless part of a campaign to unionize the graphical Local 16, one of the most steady open revolt against the puppet president, for leadership, the actions of the Left workers, it is only gesture for the regoing in the country, states that there are Borno, and the intensity of the struggle Bombastic action and statements wing union since then. that is, in the at least 1, 500 printers out of work in town.
oords.
of the masses, caused Hoover to form third perlod. has resulted in the influ In can never be substituted for the dally farm belt similar conditions commission with the object of studying ence of the union becoming weakened to struggle and as soon as the Stalinists realprevall. Speaking not to the public at large the conditions. Realizing the revolutionary such an extent that it is in danger to lose ize it, the better it will be for the future of but to his own trade following the expert temper of the Haitians, the commission the tts last organized base to the Right wing of the Produce Review, leading butter and made a proposal for election of a temporSeveral weeks ago the Daily Worker organization.
egg trade weekly takes an undisguised rap ary president to replace Borno, as if the Another example of lack of activity on was full of proclamations agaerting that at the Hoover prosperity patter, writing: removal of Borno would solve the problem a strike of the Paterson ellk workers would the part of the is the present speculation as to future industrial condiof Haltian Independence.
text le strike in Philadelphia, which is un.
be called within several weeks. In fact, tions gives us nothing definite to tie to, The newly elected president, Eugene the International Labor Defense in Its apder leadership. While the Left but we do know that present conditions Roy, a broker by profession, was elected wins organization is doing virtually nopeals for funds at that time included the are not favorable AND WE SHOULD NOT under the supervision of both the leaderthing, the poses as the leaders of coming Paterson strike as among the sitBE MISLED BY POSITIVE STATEMENTS ship of the opposition and the United States the workers, and undoubtedly will sell uations for which funds would be needed, EMANATING FROM HIGH PLACES IN in collaboration with Borno. However, them out as the W, has done scores In the March issue of the Militant WASHINGTON that the near future will Roy does not take office until May 15, when of times in the past.
we pointed out that to call a strike in Patsee unemployment passing. In many larger Borno term expires. When Roy takes The T, nationally is in a critical cities today there is much unemployment office, he is to continue erson at the present time without adequate as temporary period of its existence. The next period preparations, would result in the strike and our agricultural population is in president until next fall. Then legislative being still born. We urged that careful will decide whether it will exist as many important states not prospering. We elections are held, and a new president plans be made so that when the strike is fighting, living force in the American labor face such uncertainty that we feel sure seated by the deputies and senators. The called it can have a chance of being suc movement or will become a rubber stamp conservatism will increase as reserves of further proposals of the commission for cebaful.
for Stalinist politics, without any influence storage eggs accumulate. gradual removal of marines as a basis As typical centrists without any set in the class struggle. The policy of choos Railroads are laying off shop and of permitting a slow solution to indepenthe Stalinist leadership of the Party ing union organizers on their loyalty to maintenance men at a time when they dence testify to the fact that Haltian inand union have not only suddenly stopped Stalinism must end. Russak, New Bedford; should be taking on extras. Where layoffs dependence, under the good will of the all talk about the strike but have decided Kushinsky in Paterson; Miller as national are considered bad for public consumption American capitalists, is just a guise with to end all organizational activities indefin secretary, etc. Militant workers who ac they are disguised by day week device that which to nullify the movement of the Itely. Thus we see a good example of what cept the program of the and sin mean reduced weekly earnings per worker Haitian masses.
kind of leadership the union is giving cerely want to participate in the strugggle or by transfer of work from contract to Election of Roy Sham the workers in the industries under the must be given work in the organization, railroad shops as has happened respectiveDirection of such apparatus men as ClarLess talk and more day by day work in the The election of Roy, as the temporary ly with the Northwestern and the Baltimore once Miller, wbo is now the national sec mills is necessary. Only on such a basis president, is the biggest farce in the com Ohio in this region.
mission program.
retary of the can the union be saved and become a Help Wanted ads are greatly reRoy, just as all his factor in the labor movement.
duced in number while the rush of applipredecessors, will continue to serve the Role of the Reactionaries FRANK BROMLEY interests of the National City Bank of New cants for positions open is unexampled At first they were ready to call a strike since 1922. An ad for a 15 a week stenogYork. Being a broker himself, this will not without any preparations whatsoever: pracbe a difficult task. The eventual indepenΦ rapher, hours to in a new downtown tically no mass meetings and almost no dence of Haiti, given freely by the United office building, brought 200 girls to the spot, distribution of leaflets or other preparar Dynomite in «Dynamic» Detroit stampeding the overwhelmed office manager.
States, is an Illusion, banded down in or tions.
der to quiet the discontent. It is easy to preparations cease and the idea of a ILTROIT (FR) While city and understand, in view of this, why the restrike is entirely forgotten. It is this county officials are trying to still the proANTHRACITE MINERS HIT BY UNEM. moval of the marines will be only a kind of misleadership that plays into the tests of the hungry jobless information PLOYMENT gradual process. The marines will be hands of such organizations as the Asso indicates that in actual fact the number of ASHLAND, Pa. Reports to the United kept in Haiti in order to act as the sword ciated Silk Workers and the United Textile unemployed is increasing.
Mine Workers convention in Indianaplois of American capitalism. They will be there Workers Union.
The Briggs Mfg. Co. for example, adverby Sec. Thomas Kennedy that the anthra to protect the continued exploitation of In fact, while the union is tised but a few weeks ago for 8, 000 workcite is in a healthy condition is causing the Haitian masses.
standing still and not participating in the ers. The local press immediately seized wide discussion in local unions of hard The present solution can only be a struggle to organize the workers, the the advantage to blazon to a hungry world coal diggers. In Schuylkill valley, 35, 000 temporary one. American capitalism has United Textile Workers Union is making the return of prosperity. Prosperity reminers have been rendered idle by the only removed one puppet and replaced him progress in its campaign of organization turned for three weeks. 5, 000 men were Reading Coal Co. in Langford the Lehigh by another. But this temporary solution which, of course, in the long run will mean hired. Three weeks later, 9, 000 workers Coal and Navigation Co. has thrown 5, 000 while it may for the moment soften the the betrayal of the workers. In the South, were laid off!
out of jobs; in the Lehigh valley a steadily discontent of the masses, can in the end and American Federation of The office staff of the Cadillac Motor mounting number are joining the army of only add fuel to the existing state of revolt Labor organizers are touring the textile Car Co. has been severely reduced and furthe jobless.
in Haiti. The leadership of the masses have centers and making contacts with the ther layoffs there are expected. Layoffs Prospects indicate an extraordinarily succeeded in misdirecting the movement workers who are ready to fight against the in the Packard office force are imminent.
Black summer.
into accepting the further dominance of low wages, long hours and speed up con salary slash has already gone into effect. dollar diplomacy. Roy election, and the ditions, In almost every textile district Of the working force 30 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. The Freemont maintanence of the marines, along with were of the South the and of laia off Typesetting Co. of Terre Haute has been several months continued domination of capitalism ago It have now a clear ground for their policy is significant that when the layoff insigned 100 by the typos.
will only bring further persecution and of betrayal due to the abandonment of the structions were issued it was ordered that exploitation. The military dictatorship of feld by the women be retained insofar as possible.
ALBERT GLOTZER the United States will lend fuel to the furIn New Bedford where the They can do the work ever so much cheaper.
ther growth of the revolutionary movehas its only organized base, it is slowly local plant fired its whole force Will Speak On ment of the Haitian masses.
losing influence due to the sectarian pol several weeks ago. Recently it opened up The Youth Movement The struggle for independence must be loy of the Party and its selection of in. and rehired its workers at 15 cents less accompanied with a decisive fight against competent Stalinist apparatus men as union per hour. In another concern the wages Saturday, April 5, 1930 at P. American imperialism. It must be accomleaders. Although about 18, 000 out of the of the electricians have been cut three at the panied with a struggle against the military 80, 000 textile workers of the city are Job times within the last 60 days. Were It LABOR TEMPPLE dictatorship by United States marines.
Tess, less than 3, 000 workers attended the only the unemployment problem we had to 242 East Fourteenth Street.
This end however is not alone the struggle March unemployment demonstration in face it would not be so bad but employers of the Haitian masses, but is likewise Auspices: New York Branch that city. When one considers that more use the unemployed as a club wherewith to task of the American working class who Communist League of America (Opposition)
than 3, 000 workers are members of the beat down the wages of the employed. must join in the fight for Haitian IndepenAdmission, 15 cents mion in New Bedford, it is easy to see commented our informant.
dence, against the domination of Wall Street and the military occupation.
THE MIL ITANT, Vol. III, No. 13 March 29, 1930 Published weekly by the Communist League of America (Opposition) at 26 Third Avenue, New York, Subeription rate: 00 per year; foreign 50. Five cents per copy. Bundle rates, centaper copy. Edttorial Board: Martin Abern, James Cannon, Max Shachtman, MauIce Spector, Arne Swabeck. Entered as second class mafl matter November 28, 1928, at the Post Omice at New York, Y, under the act of March 1879. Total No. 38.