THE MILITANT Saturday, April 12, 1930 LETTERS FROM THE MILITANTS Rail Workers For Six Hour Day THE PARTY MATHEMETICIANS Becoming more and more Cisgusted by the that for the entire month they total close the other side stands the exploited proletar.
AT WORK tactics of the Stalinists, they are driven into to 700, 000, 000 iat, but wrathful and mighty, refusing any New York the Right wing camp. Eight hundred important corpor longer to swallow the poisons of religion Dear Comrades: In the National Miners Union and the ations and upward of 1, 800 companies of and patriotism.
The Communist Party of the United National Textile Workers Union, the same all descriptions make disbursements this As Mr. Woll says, It is evident that States led by Stalinist yes men continue situation is to be found. The Stalinists montl. Dividend declarations during the world, at last, senses something of the to highly exaggerate reports on the re make no attempt to face the problems of the March are estimated at 427, 121, 988, and full truth about the Communist situation.
sponse of the workers to its appeals. If a workers, but instead take the easier path for the first quarter at 1, 170, 082, 645. The full truth, realized by the workers of worker in any other country would read the of issuing revolutionary statements. These That was an increase of about 17 percent the world, will dissolve the economic sysDaily Worker regularly for 30 to 60 days look very good on paper but do not help to compared with the corresponding period tem by which the Mathew Wolls profit, and have no other information on the econ organize the workers. This policy must be of last year, throwing both them and their capitalist omic and political situation in the United ended, and it its place a program adopted Meanwhile, the Hoover big business masters out of jobs. We have learned to States, he would come to the conclusion that will rally the workers in struggles conferences in the early part of the winter distinguish between bearers of truth and that the American proletariat was rallying that will advance the workers and Commuare daily being revealed as nothing more purveyors of poison. By the label on a by the hundreds of thousands to the banner nist movement in this country. first step than a get together for the purpose to plan wares, Mr. Woll cannot be placed in the of the Communist Party.
should be to end the attacks on the suppor wystematic reductions of wages. To put former category. HAROLD PREECE As a result of this accepted view by ters of the Left Opposition who are mem It over more successfully, it was necessary the Party leaders the Communist Party 1s bers of the Left wing unions. In general to adopt a plan based upon progressive calling for a mass political strike May too, union members who are willing and stages and, cynically, salt it down with First, in spite of the fact that all recent capable to do work in the organizations ballyhoo propaganda about no wage reducappeals for political strikes have been ob must not be barred because of their politi tions in order to lull the unsuspecting workvious failures. August 1, 1929 and March cal or lack of political point of view, as ers to sleep, and thus to take them by 6, 1980 are two recent examples of the is the case now.
surprise.
Party appeals for political strikes that The Cooperative Cafeteria Mr. Owen Young, of Reparations The Daily Worker and other Party orwere not at all answered by the workers.
fame, ersiwhile partner of Morgan. Continued from page 1)
Those workers however, who picked us the gans use up valuable space to condone the let the cat out of the bag the other day ference at its gathering of March 19th unanDaily Worker after the August 1, Interna murder of comrade Blumkin at the order or when he made a guarded statement about imously passed the resolution printed in tional Red Day demonstration and the Un Stalin, because he supported the Leninist nécessity to reduce the standard of living part below, concerning the recent convenemployment rallies on March 6, were program of the Opposition led by Trotsky.
of American workers in order to complete tion of the Minnesota Farmer Labor Assoinformed that hundreds of thousands of May we note a few other practices of the profitably, for the American capitalists, ciation.
workers responded. According to the Dally Stalinist Central Committee during the for the world trade. Nevertheless, working Worker of April 2, 1, 250, 00 workers demon Third Period. men and women are asked and expected RESOLUTION strated on March in every industrial cen Up until a few months ago the Daily to be cheerful in their state of misery. Re Whereas, the approaching State and ter of the United States at the call and Worker press which prints the vicious, lymember, Hoover and Big Business are do Congressional elections present exceptionunder Communist Party leadership Is this ing attacks on Trotsky and the Left Coming quite well. MIHELIC so: munist Opposition, also printed, daily the al opportunities for the advancement of the Unemployment immediate and Nove Russkye Slovo, organ of the monarΦ cause of the workers who now suffer the burning issue for millions of workers. It is chist forces in the United States. Shall we misery of widespread unemployment au MATTHEW WOLL PROVES HIMSELE Whereas, the present program and piat.
understandable why they can be set into say that the Dally Worker is the ally of Kansas City, Mo.
motion on this issue. The Militant has pre General Koutlepov? For this white guard form of the Farmer Labor Association does Dear Comrades: viously accurately evaluated the March sheet stands on the same programas not in any respect represent the needs or demonstrations. few additional comments Koutiepov and the other counter revolution If any further confirmation of Matthew demands of the workers either employed, may clarify further. We Judge the exagger ary forces who want to reestablish a ion Woll character were needed, the readiness unemployed, organized or unorganized, and archy.
ations in relation to March only insofar with which he joins the anti Soviet reliWhereas, all the outstanding elected officials of the Farmer Labor Party by their as New York is concerned, which was the The Communist Party disgracefully gious propagandists would be sufficient. As activity or lack most successful. The Party leadership and fools the New York workers by allowing the acting president of the National Civic Fedactivity, both during the Dally Worker states that 110, 000 workers privately owned cafeteria in the Workers eration, Mr. Woll las been an efficient stewelection campaigns and while in office, have assembled in Union Square on March Center, 26 28 Union Square to use the name ard to the capitalist barons. And, like a reflected the ideology of the Party, which The Mareh 6th New York Demonstration of Cooperative Cafeteria. When the Pro trusty servant, be is alert to guard the is dominated by the outlook of the small Counting every one present, 60, 000 is letcos, a cooperative owned by the Party ranks of the menials against the intrusion property holder rather than by that of the the maximum figure. Probabaly the total sold the restaurant to a private individual of any unorthodox Ideas: political, economworker and growd did not total 50, 000. Of the 50 to 60 several months ago, the use of the name, ic or religious.
Whereas, this state of affairs has rethousand assembled, at least half were pre Cooperative, was included. At the present So Mr. Woll adds his pious voice to sulted in a decline of interest of wide secsent only out of curiosity. One only had to time thousands of workers regularly use the the hallelujah chorus now pronouncing 41 tions of workers in Labor Party activity mingle with the crowd for less than 10 cafeteria, under the impression that it is athemas upon the Soviet Union. He says and support, therefore be it minutes to discover that. The writer saw left wing institution and the profits go in part: RESOLVED, that this delegated meetmany high school and college students, as towards the Dally Worker and the Freiheit. There is only one issue in the Soing of Railroad workers recommends to the well as business men, who in speaking while actually they go in the pockets of the viet situation as far as Americans are Hennepin County and State Conventions of among themelves, stated that they wanted capitalist owner.
the Farmer Labor Association (of Minneconcerned, and that is entirely one of to see the riot, while others, anti radical to The proletarian members and the Left sota) a conplete redraft of the program principle. The question is not whether the core, asserted that they were waiting wing workers who support the Party must Russians are being a little better fed this and that, among others, the following deto watch the reds get beaten up. When demand the end of exaggerations and bomyear than last, or whether they are Anite proposals be included in the new draft: these same persone appear in Union Square bast, a truthful policy in the Party press, being a little more poorly fed this year May 1, will these elements be counted as ad a revival of the left wing unions on a broad than last. The question is whether or The organization base of the herents of the Veterans or of the Com basis and the ending of such treachery as not we believe the freedom and democParty to be the economic organization of munist Party!
the fake cooperative. Until that time all racy of our civilization superior to the the workers. All individual membership The claim that 110, 000 were present is the so called victories of the Communist dictatorship. of Communism.
to be abolished.
ridiculous, and then to claim that they were moyment in the United States are built All of this sounds suspiciously like the Candidates of the Party to be alt demonstrators does more harm than on sand and will crumble at the first real old war cry, Make the world safe for members of the Party, who shall be good to the Communist movement. It is, major conflict with the capitalist class.
democracy. Only this time it will be. pledged the full program and who however, in general line with the Party The capitalist class and its agents are make the world safe for God. For the will sponsor during ellection campaigns policy to double or triple the attendance mobilizing againt the party for May Day.
nth time the world is to be drenched in And after election among other demands of any. meeting or demonstration when a Let the Party answer by a united struggle blood ta the name of religion. it the the followin gproposals: report appears in the Party Press. This in which all possible forces can participate preachers, plutocrats and Methew Wolls 100 organization of the workers.
hal resulted in any number of workers log and defeat the plans of the bosses. It is have their way. Before we go out to Against the Open shop.
ing confidence in the Dally Worker and up to Foster, Minor and their associates.
save God and Gold, we would request For the organization of a National Party press as an accurate spokesman of What will the answer be?
Mr. Woll to show us the freedom and Labor Party based on workers organthe working class. FRANK BROMLEY democracy of our own civilization. One izations.
In the Unions suspects that, like God, they exist only For a hour day and a o day eek The same irresponsibility to be found in in fights of rhetoric, for all industries.
relations to demonstrations can also be DIVIDENDS GO UP! AGES COME DOWN Woll Poison Goods For unemployment wages, furnishdiscovered in the trade union policy of the Chicago, 111. The distinguished labor leader nished by taxation of profits, to be adLeft wing unions under Party control. In Dear Comrades: closes his comment, anent the Russian ministered by the organization of the addition to barring non party members If you are a worker out of a job and situation in two pithy sentences: It is, workers.
from playing any leading role in these or tramping the streets begging for a chance in short, one system against another. Against the use of police, the ganizations, the Stalinists exaggerate the to work; or if you are still working, but And the confiict between the two will con courts or any branch of the governstrength of the Left wing organizations and your wages have been slashed to the bone, tinue until one or the other passes from the mental armed forces in labor disputes.
constantly tell of the decay of the Right buck up and take heart, for your royal scene. There is no such thing as com For the abolition of all private emwing unions, even when it is far from the high chief and master, Big Business, is do promise possible in such a conflict. It ployment agencies; workers to be actual facts.
Ing well. This should gladden the hearts is evident that the world at last senses some employed through their organizations.
Untruths and Illusions. Don Help of millions of unemployed and their famithing of the full truth about the Com For two weeks vacation with pay.
the Communists lies, whatever might be their present state munist situation.
Unanimously adopted at St. Paul In New York City, where the Needle of misery. Likewise, for all those who have The first point is a naive statement Woodruff Hall, March 19, 1930.
Trades Workers Industrial Union has lost been compelled to speed up and take a wage for a politician of Woll calibre to Sec y. Hedlund, Firemen. Xo. 814 control of the needle trades workers to cut under threats of a layott.
make. Of course the conflict between capit. Chairman, Barr, Switchmen No. 20G the Right wing International Laides Gar. In regard to dividends for the first alsim and communism is Irreconcilable; in ment Workers Union and the International quarter of 1930, the Chicago Tribune, a the very nature of things there can be no Fur Workers Union, the Ben Golds and newspaper always lavish with its praise of basis of compromise. On the one side are NEWARK, Beginning March 31 Rose Wortises, instead of admitting that Big Business, has the following to say: arrayed the capitalists, the preachers, the all Steiner Co. employes in New Jersey the union is only a skeleton, do not admit It is estimated that payments today reformists, the pink tea radicals, and the pajama plants will be on a day shelule past mistakes, but try to blunt the workers. reached approximately 550, 000, 000, and goose stepping, 80 called labor officials. On without pay reduction.