PAGE THE MILITANT SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1934 MINNEAPOLIS DRIVERS SOLID BEHIND LOCAL LEADERSHIP United Front Tobin and the Stalinists 10, 000 in Greatest Parade in City Labor History Tobin Goes to Bat for the Bosses Having failed to convince even also of the unflinching militancy of (Continued from Page 1) could have expected any from a themselves that the May strike of the leadership which has laid down (Continued from Page 1) went up from those still awaiting Central Labor Union, was the next guage only with the boot: misleader of the stripe of Tobin.
Minneapolis Drivers Local 574 the line being followed by the union members of the Ex Servicemen their turn. The Drivers were given speaker. He outlined the raw re We Plead Guilty But that they asked for no consida roaring ovation and the Farm sults of several labor disputes reeration is a brazen lle that fits well resulted in anything but gains. The Stalinist disrupters, who Division, etc. settled here, explained It being a serpent consists in with his scurrilous tirade. Not for the workers, the Stalinists have not led a strike to victory in Handbills, distributed for 48 Holidayers, the St. Paul workers cently are now out to disrupt the impend. sears, fear that another triumph is hours beforehand, Indicated to the and the ExuServicemen were greet that strikes all over the nation are organizing anonse for working men only the Minneapolis Teamster ly indifferent to the interests of the union leadership. And they are out where they were to assemble. In six thousand sympathizers of the bosses through their machin necessaries of life, then we plead cave its endorsement. but the Ibe class, basing themselves on their to prevent that triumph by hook or perfect order the working masses flanked the line of march right up ery of state, and advocated that guilty to being serpents. And ternational was notified of the in rule or rain polley, they have by crook. Thus far, happily, the assembled at their posts, guided by to the doors of the municipal audi the workers assembled act together being a wolf in sheep clothing has tention to strike. And more than sent a couple of their traveling workers of 574 have been dismayed assistant marshalls from the Driv torium, keeping up a steady stream from tonight onward, just as do all to do with Alighting the battles for that. We are informed by an Item the bosses, their masters, the big those people who are in our union, printed in the Minneapolis Labor salesmen of disruption into Minne aelther by the filthy outpouring of ers Union. Each group carried at of applause for the marches apolis. These artists, backed by the Dan Tobin and the bosses, nor by its head its own large banner. Be Filled to Capacity Twin City banks. An injury to then we are wolves.
Review of another interesting incl.
When the whole labor movement, dent that nails the lie to Tobin Daily Worker, are busily slandering the qually althy slanders of the sides these designating banners, The vanguard had already en One is an injury to all workers. ith the exception of the disrupt charge. It says in purt: the leaders of Local 574.
Stalinists. Against the united front hundreds of smaller placards were tered the auditorium, Afteen blocks from now on. Wild applause.
ers and degenerates, rise in cheerIn the crucial days before Wed Why Walt Tu Wednesday of reaction, oppression and Stalin raised before the parade began; away, before the last sections of the Couldn Do Thing ing applause at the strike that nesday strike vote was taken, the Ist disruption, the workers of Min placards bearing slogans beartily demonstration began their trek. No Other speakers included Emory pointell the way to new day for Senator Wagner of the National bosses and Dan Tobin, Internation neapolis stand solid behind the expressing the feelings of every sooner bad the marchers seated Nelson of the Milk Drivers Union, the working man Tobin sits in his Labor Board telephoned President al President, loosed Red scare leaders who brought them one vic workingclass against the leaders of 574. The Lory in May and will bring them a Smash the Citizen Alliance! the doors were opened to the pub the Farmer Holiday Association, union men in a way that excels during the height of the street purpose was to frighten the work second before long.
Busses Do Not Want Union, We lic, and the immense building was who said the farmers would supply anything that has been seen by the aghting and asked him what he ers ont of voting for a strike. In Workers Do In a Land of Plenty, rapidly illed to capacity, over 12, produice to the strikers, Robert Bitterest boss.
could do to stop it.
this situation the strobila sama dene Red Herring Cover for pression by Cutting Hours, and clustered around the entrance to St. Paul, who promised that the do not guard themselves and their soul durea dized themselves and were Thousands more Fleming of Drivers Union No. 120. The officers of local unions who Tobin had to reply that he Employers Advisory Committee.
Real Issues Raising Wage! etc.
They showered the workers with Up Nicollet Avenue which were relayed from the stage strike.
this kind are making a mistake. If making their own battle.
leaflets signed by the Rank and Promptly at the para by amplifying equipment.
BHL Brown, president of General you love the union which you have Behind his lies there is no subtle File Gronp the usual Stalinist (Continued from Page 1)
which assembled at the call of the Draped across the foot of the Drivers Union No. 674 read the worked to build up then get bury motive for this post mortem outname for a couple of mem. strike. The handbill announces the Joint Conference of All Unions, stage was the red banner of the evening resolution which conclud and stile such radicals because swing of the general drivers strike bers ready to pose as truck drivers meeting is under the auspices of swung up Nicollet Avenue towards Farm Holidayers. Urtubees, presed. that ns a united body the they do not belong in the union.
any day for the sake of the enuse. the Communist League of America, the auditorium, led by an American ident of the Minneapolis Building unions accept the challenge of the Cowardly Appeal groundwork for an open condemnaThese leaflets slander the Dunnes Mpls. Br. The names given for the Federation of Musicians band.
Trades Council, was chairman of citizen Alliance prepare for deTobin, himself has not the cour on the order of tion of the strike which now stands and Skoglunds in the union lead speakers are those of two of the In the front line of march were the meeting, which lasted for sev cisive action and proceed to a com age to expel the leaders of 074, so ranging himself on the side of the day Openly ership and call them sell out ar prominent leaders of the last strike, the leaders of the Drivers Union, eral hours.
mon victory. When Brown called he calls upon the rank and Ale to tists.
and present agitators of another.
who have inspired the whole work The first speaker, Miles Dunne for a rising vote, setting Wednes. do his dirty work. But the rank bosses Tobin speaks out against The Daily Worker follows suit. The question naturally arises. ing class of the Twin Cities with of the Drivers Union, received a day night as the deadline, every and file love their union and they come will not sanction. Let the sympathetic strikes which the unzled. It has to explain why the taking over the union labor organ. Bm Brown, president; Miles Dunne, again and again as he proceeded up. great cry arose: Why wait possible too much to take any heed drivers go down into defeat far bosses are raising the Red scare izations most of which are reput secretary: Grant Dunne, Ray Dun rapidly to outline the history of tin Wednesday let go out to of the advice of the man whose rather than trespass on the precious against the leaders of 574. And table and patriotic to achieve the ne, Carl Skoglund, Clifford Hall and the drivers organization, telling of night, testifying to the militancy raine in breaking strikes, conniving sinceure of Tobin.
seems that this is the reason: Russianizing of Americans? Farrell Dobbs. Behind these lead events leading up to the February of the workers, and to their indig with the bosses, and destroying unPreparing the Sell Out The bosses love the leaders of Another rag, the Saturday Press, ers marched the Teamsters Joint strike of the coal and ice wagon nation against the swindling taclon organizations is known through. we come into contact with 574, and want them to continue in accuses the strike leaders of being Council. Then, in the order named, drivers strike, its successful con tics of the bosses.
out the nation.
every branch of Industry and unless the leadership of the workers instructed by the Communist In came the following battalions: closion which won recognition of The program was brought to a The question is: why does Tobin we keep our contracts and protect Fearing that the workers are get ternational and financed by Mos steet railway employees, laundry the union, the General Drivers close by the addresses of Rubin choose this moment of all to hurlourselves, we would continuously be ting so Red that they may at anycow. And to prove this they re and dry cleaning Workers, union strike in May, the settlement won Latx of the laundry workers, and his rabid attack at the leadership in trouble on account of the inside moment send for Jack Stachel, the print the entire leaflet of the non delegations from St. Paul, the from the bones, etc. Dupne closed Myrtle Harris of the garment of 6747 workers, or others, going out on bosses are applying Red paint to existent stalinist rank and tile Farmer Holiday Association, the by explaining the challenge of the workers.
Is it because of radical or Com strike.
the present leaders in order to pop committee of Local No. 574. This Women Auxiliary of the Drivers, Citizen Alliance and the RegionBy the time this report gets into munist opinions which he suspects That just the sentiment of the nlarize them with the workers! alsruptive splitting piece of trash beaded by Mrs. Grant Dunne, Mrs. al Labor Board, who by their stall. print, the Moneapolte St. Paul are their beliefs? Harelly bosses. Blanket refusal to deal The Daily also prints a barrage which calls the leading members of Parrell Dobbs, Mrs. Clifford Hall ing and evasive actions are now transport strike will in all likellLike the assassin that he is he with the union so long as it insists of lies as to the attitude of the the local sell out artists finds its and Mrs. McCormack; the mass of trying to wiele out of the agree hood have begununless, at the waits for the appropriate moment on representing the inside workers.
leaders of 574 toward the question proper place in the brass check pa building trades workers, the browment signed with the Driver at last moment the bosses completely to drive the knife into the back the lines are drawn. The strikof the strike. It attempts to por pers alongside of Tobin and the ery workers, the printing trades, the end of the May strike.
capitulate in a panic before the of the union men. The last strike, ers are determined not to be swindtray them as doing their best to bosses red scare.
the Ex Servicemen Division, the Brought out in the course of the sight of a united working class according to Tobin, which suffered led out of thor wages. The unions head of the strike. It does not, What Is This Communism? cleetrical workers, drivers, helpers, speech was the fact that the Citihowever, present a shred of evi Now it must be clear to every petroleum workers and inside work zen Alliance are now complaining which has at last been thoroughly none of his conniving help, was a have pledged their support.
viewed the strike purely from the better life in this world is commu county employees, the railroad whom they are collecting further common goal: overthrow of the colve the endorsement or any condence. The leaders of 674 have militant worker that fighting for afers, the upholsterers, the city and to their St. Paul brethren, trom aroused and stirred to its depths, strike in violation of all of our King Tobin cannot stop the Viewpoint of the workers interests. nism to the bosses and their agents. workers, the iron workers, the gar funds to continue their vicious at: bosses starvation program.
sideration from the International, BROWNSVILLE BRANCH The strike is not a principle; it is that building and maintaining a ment workers, the Minneapolis tacks on the workers, that the IL nor was any request for consideraa weapon in the hands of the work wen of their own choosing is Central Council of Workers unem strike in May cost them 1, 900, 000.
tion of official endorsement made to Thursday Night.
ers. That the workers of 574 bave Russianizing of Americans.
ployed, the social problems club of Almost two million dollars, which the International by the local un July 19: George Marlen, author of decided for a second time in a few Take your choice between that the University of Minnesota, and at the labor hating bosses of Miunea Th: on Prolet months to use this weapon is evi and the 100 Americanism of the the end the unemployed councils polls paid out in order to avoid ORDER BUNDLE OF MILI That the local union did not re.
rian Literature.
dence not only of the oppression bosses which means coolle condi and their affiliates.
paying a decent wage to the work TANTS ONE CENT PER COPY. ceive any consideration from the July 28: Current Events.
against which they must struggle tions and abject slavery for the As each division swung into the ers.
International Tobin did not have 1776 Pitkin Ave. near Stone. Ave.
to win decent living conditions, but working class.
line of march tremendous cheers Roy Wier, organizer from the JOIN THE COMMUNIST LEAGUE to tell us No militant worker Brooklyn ion.
Frisco Walkout Grows HOW NOT TO LEAD STRIKE are ever such infantil radicalism? That the differences between social dea mocracy and Communtem are those between the defenders of capitalism STRIKE NEWS and their revolutionary opponents is fair example of the politics and with the Stalinists for a common a truism for Communists. Does (Continued from Page 1)
support from the seamen. Now journalism of Welsbord is the re demonstration. This fact is judi this mean that we cannot approach evdo Hearst Examiner approves of that the seamen have at Inst demCleveland. The won its port in Class Struggle (June July clously omitted, otherwise the falso the left Hoctalists, particularly the as sufficiently conservative can onstrated their solidarity, the long The Stalinists who demands by threatening a strike on 1834. of the negotiations between assertion quoted would be too ob militant Ylpelo, los comercdesmon drive the striking untons into an shoremen are not going to turn ready to shout sell out about any June 26 at the Dangler Stove Co. the United Youth Committee vious a fraud.
around and let them down. If the strike which they do not control, a branch of the American Stove Co Aguinst War and Fascism (Y. The report states that in our action To answer negatively is to basis of the June 16th agreement, bosses and the union chlefs succeed have again demonstrated thelr utRecognition of the shop Lovestonites, Wels. committed there was a dispute on help the Bolallet bureaucrats keep committee and a ten percent in tordites, etc. and the stalinist the character or the demonstra control over the young Socialiste madē between the bosses and Ryan, forcine a separate settlement, st ter incapacity to lead any strike crease in wages were gained. 200 youth for a common demonstration tion and only the Welstoralten las rather than to wrap them for Com Longshoremen President, which was well take learn to bear the breach without completely destroying triba rejected by the longshoremon in between the longshoremen and the demoralizing whatever organization of this plant have joined the Metal in New York on May 30th. For ored a demonstration against imper munism.
every town on the Pacific Coast.
other maritime workers.
existed.
and Machinery Workers No. 410. gross misrepresentation of facts ialist war and Fascism.
Another Weisbord Trick Ominous as outlook for The government is cooperating and opinions, through commissions Lie number Ave. There was no The How does this friendliness affect generato strike the lettek has the in this attempt. First, the Presi. to us from Bridgeton, Ja. where and omissions and for its infantile dispute on the character of the our intransigeant politics? When chance. If the tearusters vote again dent set up not a board to deal the Agricultural Canners Industrial Caddies who struck on June 30 conception of work with the young demonstration. All agreed that it the Yipeels at the May 30th commit to come out tonight, half the battle for an increase in wages won a par socialists the report takes its place was against imperialist war and tee issued an ultimatum which was will be won. Furthermore, about whole, but a Longshoremen Board. Donald Henderson, ex secretary of with the marine workers as a Union, under the guiding hand of tlal victory after a walkout lasting with the scribblings of the Daily Fascism. This character was de tantamount to no united front with twenty of the 120 unions have alThen, Attorney General Cummings the National Students League led one day. At Ridgewood, Ridge Worker. Space limitation permits fined by the slogans raised. The the Staliniste, was it not the XL. ready voted for the general strike the Board, that the ship owners as made a ruling upon the request of a strike at the Seabrook Farms.
Road and arma, golf links affected only a brief reply. The reader win airterence that existed was on the delegates who sharply criticized. and many more are meeting to do by the strike, the so called better find a detailed statement of the a group do not have to deal with The strike ended with renunciaclass had to suffer the ignominy of on the negotiations in the name of the committee: should it and with complete success their so this week. The vote for the gen the seamen as a whole, but that tion of Henderson leadership by carrying their own golf clubs for June issue of Young Spartacus.
employ the phrase imperialist war position? The Welsbord report says eral strike is not mandatory, but each company deals separately with the strikers, when he was forcibly the day.
or War. The Spartacus delegates not a word on this score! Again enables the strategy Committee its own seamen. This was done draged off the platform byen We read in the first paragraph of claimed that there was little dit with good reason!
the report which is signed ference as to which phrase was But the secret of the vehemence majority of the union vote for it, seamen do abide by a secret ballot the United States Commissioner of out for two weeks in a strike name to be Uaited Youth Demon est fouthe committee Against War anal paragraph of the report one thamland Labor Counset ing to be held by the Board to de los llation sent by Frances Perber Co. for recognition of the union The split occurred on what slogans was correct because the chief anti pated in the stalinist demonstra 36, 000 members, has voted to subagainst the General Tire and Rubstration Agalust War and Fascism. and Fascism was more popular. It May 1st the Welsbordites partici composed of eighty locals and about seamen. The scheme now is to di The terms of the agreement finand an increase in wages. should be raised by the united front war demands referred to Roosetion. Why not on May 30th? Bermit the question of general strike for a couple of dozen different elec board of adjustment of members vide up the seamen in small groupe, ally accepted include an impartial Walkouts of 380 workers at the slogans raised by the separate or position of the Welsbordites was so for the release of the four German on Monday of a meeting in Port tions, providing ang number of op. none of whom are strikers.
terprise Manufacturing Co. andganizations themselves.
And here is how the board is to 160 Clay workers at the Robinson Lle number one. Not the distort the facts and report the dis tion would have refused to permit elghty trade unions to discuss the ing each election. The ship owners correct why were they compelled to youth, and the Stalinist demonstra land, Oregon of representatives of portunities of spotting union leaders, intimidating workers, and fix function: Clay Product Co. Mass picketing proposed the name pute as one over the character of them to raise the slogan. But dia general strike call. The duties of the board shall takes place at most of these estab but our committee proposed this the demonstration?
the Stalinist May Day demonstrainsist on pretending that they do consist in deciding any question in lishments.
But meanwhile the Frisco Labor not function together as a group controversy between employer and name or any other commonly ac Non Aggression Pact?
tion permit the Weisbordites to ceptable name, and the Stalinists The Spartacus delegates accepted raise the slogan of For the Fourth Council will do nothing to further which can deal collectively with comploye and the decision of the Clashes between strikers and rejected it at the joint committee scabs are a daily occurrence in the meeting. non aggression pact. the report International. Of course not!
claims, by supporting the motion Welsbordites are now doing Den the Joint Marine Strike Committee shoremen, however, whom even the binding on all parties and interest.
several weeks old battle of the Taxi Lie number two. Complete unandiscuss it, during a meeting on July International Longshoremen As procedure. The board shall regulate its own drivers against the Yellow Cab Co. inity on slogans was arrived at at that Only those slogans acceptable snoe for not marching with the discrete it, aber Council even to bosses admit are almost all in the 7, were frustrated. President of sociation, the bosses act through a Recognition of the union is de ter conflict, at the joint meeting of to all organizations be carried in stalinists on May 30th.
Welabord politics has led bim the Council, Edward Vandeleur, central control.
While Henderson opposed the manded by the drivers. The Yel May 15th. Differences on slogans low Cab Co. has been forced, ser could not therefore be a basis for Lie number six. The motion dia to the worst Stalinist methods of went out of his way to state to the distortion. All eral times to withdraw their cubs split. That is why no mention is not hinder any organization from were stated in the Militant and did not discuss the general strike. Strategy Committee will dare to when he tried to speak, is indicative The action of the teamsters, the settlement as finally accepted, the the above facts capitalist press that the meeting strike votes, and the lengths the fact that the strikers would have none of him and yelled him down from the streets of Cleveland de made of the May 15th meeting in Taising their own political slogans. Young Spartacus, so that no mis All the Strategy Committee has go in heading off the overwhelming spite police protection and injunc the report. The term acceptable mean that tell high the agree with the sito understandings can be claimed. been doing the last two days is talk sentiment for the general strike, the confidence the workers bad tions.
Later in the article we are told gans, but had to approve their use League leads blm to picking up and Longshoremen Board and sit in on will come in the next few days.
in his leadership.
that the split occurred only on the at the demonstration. This is the inventing Althy slanders against it. the secret executive sessions of the Is this the leadership BII Dunne The strike fever is catching on name of the demonstration.
procedure at all united front demon wanted the workers in Minneapolis everywhere in Cleveland. Many of The Disagreement on the Name He is drifting far away from revo Board.
strations! The Weisbordites were Portland, July By greasing to follow? No, thank you!
the strikes have not been reported lutionary Lie number three. Hrst, it con permitted to carry the insane sloThe efforts of the government, the tracks, and then winning the The Daily Worker, in its customin the capitalist press. There is the tradicts the statement in the first gan calling for the expulsion of all the bosses, and the of train crews, the waterfront strikersury fashion, hailed the strike as a case of the Gas Station Attendants paragraph that disagreement on Fascist ambassadors from the Unit ANTONIO FIERRO MEMORIAL chiets are directed to driving the Saturday prevented any trains from victory! The old wage scale of who are still carrying on negotia slogans caused the split. Second, ed States, although none of the longshoremen into a separate set getting to the plers. Representa 250 to 30c per hour is to remain in tions over wages and working conit omits the facts that the Stalinists other organizations agreed with the memorial meeting for Antonio tlement, leaving the other ten crafts tives of 80 trade unions will meet force. Working conditions are the ditions, after several weeks of in addition to insisting upon calling slogan. The Welsbordites and the Flerro murdered by Fascist seamen, cooks, machinists, boller Monday on the question of general same as when the strike was called.
striking.
the demonstration National Youth Spartacus Youth League were per Khaki Shirts, has been called for makers, etc. holding the bag. This strike. The leaders of the Oregon And yet in the statement of the Day. which led to disagreement on mitted to carry banners for the Saturday, July 14 at 8:30 at was the meaning of the July 16th national guard are having confer union published in the Daily WorkEven the won four or the name. refused to issue a com Fourth International though the the Debs Auditorium in the Rand agreement signed by the Longshore ences in preparation, with Gover on July 12th, they have the agfive small strikes involving several mon leaflet, and common publicity other groups were opposed to the School at East 15th St. Speakers men international president, Joernor and the Portland officials.
dacity to say that: The workers hundred workers. But neither the with our committee! In a word Do slogan.
www. www. reddiderada seph Ryan, which was turned have won the major demands of Stalinist party nor the real united front!
The Weisbordite report further down by the longshoremen. It pro Seattle, July The bosses are the strike. This in face of the plays any part in the larger and We are further told that the fulminates against the Spartacus Ir the number on your wrapper 18 vided for joint control of biring trying to put over the June 18th vicious clauses in the agreement in more important strikes.
Spartacus Youth delegates did not delegates because of the spirit of halls, and a number of other dan agreement, which workers which the arbitration board on case in point is the Fisher endeavor to prevent a division be friendliness between them and the gerous concessions to the bosses, turned down by overwheming votes. which not a single striker is repreBody strike where the Stalinists is tween the and Yipeels and young Socialist delegates. As Welsbut the main reason the workers The bosses are conducting straw sented is to arbitrate all differsued a leaflet to the men. Rank thereby showed it was a regular bord himself expresses it in an edi. or smaller, your subscription to the turned it down was that the other ballots to determine the sentiment ences between employer and emand file workers called the cope to centrist, opportunist organization. torial. as though the differ Militant expired. Do not delay, ten crafts, which really got in of the employees who went out. ploye and all decisions are to be Lie number four. It was the ences between the and the Send your renewal in at once and volved in the strike by going out the strike committee has prohibited binding.
these workers at the inane tactics Spartacus Youth delegates who communist Left were not difter so save us unnecessary labor and in sympathy with the longshoremen, the use of coast steamers in trans This follows the Stalinist dictum of the Stalinists that they chase made the proposal in the United ences between exploiters and ex expense. If you cannot renew at should not be left in the lurch. porting goods from Seattle to Ta that all strikes in which they parthem out of the picket line every Youth Committee Against War and plotted.
this time let us know how soon you The 1919 strike of the longshore come, and all shipping has been ticipate must necessarily lead to time they show their face. Fascism that our committee work How is one to begin to answer can.
men was smashed because they got tied up.
victory, e. the Taxi strike, Marxism.
the 3