SOCIALIST APPEAL OCTOBER 1, 1938 Omaha Trucks Tied Up Throughout North Central Area ation MOVE ONLY WITH Rubber Workers UNION PERMITS Urge Labor Unity YPSL Conference SAILORS TIE UP Plans Activity SHEPARD AGAIN PRIMARY DEALS REVEAL DANGER IN ALP POLICY lets Ing: SLUG MILITANTS IN FOOD UNION JOBLESS ISSUE CONVENTION CALL Among the quences.
merely serving to give a red colorCall the Cops!
the basest kind of antilabor betrayal. That is entirely in NEW YORK. The following line with their traditional undialogue took place last Sunprincipledness and opportunism.
day between a Stalinist vetNEW FORK. In preparaIn order to maintain the posts New Area Contract Breaking eran of the Abraham Lincoln tion for its Tenth National Pact that they have in the various Brigade and a member of the needle trades unions by the grace Ask of Peace; Refuse Convention the New York DisIs Issue; 35 ComGets Quick Strike Socialist Workers Party who of the top bureaucrats, they have trict of the will hold was distributing anti war leaf(Continued from page 1) to pay the price asked. It is too panies Sign Whitewash of Bridges Wrecking conference of all circle or Action Madison Square ganizers, educational and inCzechoslovakia meetWaldman, candidate for County much to expect them to refuse, Tactics On West Coast Judge in Brooklyn, was beaten by for such a refusal would mean dustrial directors, and all lead OMAHA, Neb. Far flung picketSAN FRANCISCO. The Saila good majority by his conserv. the loss of their much vaunted ing comrades, at 159 Rivington Vet. belligerently) Scram!
ors Union of the Pacifle again lines held the strike of drivers in By WIDICK lengthy discussion on organizing St. Comrade Nathan Gould, struck hard at the chiseling ShepYou can distribute those leafOmaha solid with nothing moving ative Republican opponent, who but really very flimsy and tenuous ran in defiance of the regular trade union influence and conLabor Secretary, in the South, in particular at National Organizer, will bring ard Line, tying up their ships on lets around here!
on trucks except by permission of TRENTON, The third two year reign of terror has reGadsden, Ala. where Goodyear the greetings of the recently party machine. Among several sequently, of the main stock inGeneral Drivers Local 654. er: Why not? Who the West Coast when the comformed Fourth International Determined to force all over annual convention of the United sulted in vigilante attacks against other such casualties was that of trade upon which their whole said can pany refused to renew an agreeJohn Sullivan, Labor Party organization is based.
of Youth. The main points on Vet: did! And if you don be done Rubber Workers of America held untonists. Gadsden is the Achilles ment that expires on Sept. 30.
the road trucking to candidate for State Senator, who under the new North Central Area here last week was marked by heel of Goodyear Local in Akron, Position the agenda are discussion of In sharp contrast to the disstop. ll call the cop!
was defeated in the Republican The task of our party. In line campaign against the Amerpute against the same line a few er: That just like agreement and the signing of con considerable achievements on and a special five point organizprimaries by the conservative op with the Labor Party position tracts by city operators with many important trade unioning campaign was recommended ican Student Union in the months ago the picket lines were the Communist Party nowLocal 51, the strike is backed by questions and a solidarity and to the executive board for action, schools, plans for the organiponent of the Simpson machine, adopted by its recent referendum, respected by all crafts. The teamadays calling the cops!
John Burke.
is to throw its forces into a fruitzation of unemployed youth in the strength and machinery of union democracy that sets an sters refused to handle cargo Vet: Sure it is! We believe The constitution was amended the entire drivers movement of example for other unions.
the neighborhoods and the ful participation in the coming The Election Ylela from the ships, the firemen shut in Law and Order now.
the 11 state area.
provide for even more union of the steam and left the ships, Unity of the and the Ademocracy, and a special provischools, and a plan of action An authoritative summary of elections on the side of the Already 35 companies have of on the basis of recog sion was included that at no for the next three months.
and longshoremen made no atthe contests, given by the New Such participation, to protect the broken away from the Nebraska nition of industrial unionism for time should organizers comprise tempt to enter the docks. With York Times, concludes as follows: Interests of the New York workCommercial Truckers Association, mass production industries and a majority of the executive board.
the strike 100 per cent effective on The result of the Republican. ers as well as to advance their Labor Party deal, because of employers group refusing to sign inclusion of the railroad brother. This provision was a compromise three ships tied up, and similar. based on a policy must be uncomprothe contract, and have signed ap hoods in the united labor move over a Goodrich Local proposal action due for the other two the fallure of the Republican propriate agreements.
organization leaders to deliver, mising and intransigeant struggle ment was called for in a resolu that no organizer should serve on Shepard ships as soon as they hit a Pacific port, the company has been to give the Republican against the class collaboration When the employers attempted to incite farmers of the outlyine tion adopted unanimously at the the board. We don want to al NEW YORK. With the wholepolicies put forward within the will be hard put to evade signing sale expulsion of some 2, 000 Allleaders what they wanted most convention.
districts against the striking low anyone to build a machine in the agreement.
and to give the Labor Party party and against all the defendPledge of a strong fight against the union through posts, the ers of the disastrous alliance with Appeal Is Made iance militants, and the lifting of Use Election Ruse comparatively little of value.
teamsters, quick and effective the Republicans and (N. Times, Sept. 22, 1988. Democrats.
publicity by the union counter any modification of the Wagner delegates declared. It was in th The Shepard Line, as in the about 11 Local charters in the Against Gangster previous dispute, is using the reoffing, the progressive forces in In other words, the Labor Party acted the lies of the bosses. Labor Act and against adoption way that the delegates time and Such policies can only lead to the of a British Labor Disputes act again showed they are deterThrough the press and radio Clique sult of National Labor Board the here, rallied to the can leaders were double crossed. In destruction of the gains already mined to keep the as a election to get out of the agree. And some redee unemployed and only did the natural thing: they cal hield.
Local 554 Informed the farmers was made by the for a conference to set up a new reality, however, the Republicans made by the workers on the politthat from the first of the strike Support Rallroad Unions democratically run union, and NEW YORK. Growing deement with the West Coast unions. union. The conference is remained true to the interests of There are no short cuts towards the union had agreed to permit Support of the United Rubber certainly the convention was an consequently, the building of an independent farmers to bring their produce workers to the railroad brother excellent illustration of that deperate as the election officers enforced by alert patrolmen. The set for Saturday morning, October their class, and.
into the city. On the main high hoods in their battle against an mocracy clection, held without notification their party, while the Labor Party Labor Party that will fight relentWorkers approaches, the Stalinist way used by the farmers the impending wage cut was also The Stalinists interrupted the officials are going into action to the or with that union signed by Henry Rourke, Presinterests of their party and their interests of the workers. To argue, The call for the conference, heads bargained away the real lessly and effectively for the class union erected a huge sign read. pledged.
proceedings here to introduce against the progressives in a camby the National Maritime Union.
appearing on the ballot, was won ident of the Mechanics Union, class, the laboring population of as the Lovestoneites do, that ining. Welcome, Fruit Growers of most important their factional resolution in suppaign already featured by The West Coast union refused ations Committee elected at the and speaking for the Continu the city, dependence can be gained by Nebraska, from General Drivers achievements of the past year port of Bridges, and for condemnLocal 554.
recorded in the officers reports in the West Coast delegates who against a leading progressive.
frameup and a physical attack to give up the ships, pointing first conference, isked Locals still been foreseen, Moreover, it shoula publicans is well as with the DeSuch an outcome could have striking a bargain with the Re.
This information made the was the smashing of a wage cut had passed out the booklet ex out that the existing contract, leOn Thursday, September 22, gally binding, had been won by farmers friendly to the strikers drive in Akron the Goodrich posing the Stalinist rule or ruin in the Alliance to send two dele serve as an idication of far more mocrats is to argue that submisgates each to the October con serious double crossing to come sion to repeated rape can result and turned them against the emplant which prevented nation policy. brilliant answer to this Charles Mitchell, a member of the men on picket lines struggling to ployers, who would use the farm wide sinsh. Likewise the proposal was made by George executive board and a leading preserve uniform conditions for ference. if you believe as we do if this disastrous alliance is to be in a condition of virginity.
Against the Stalinists, the ers to break the strike. When the reported signed contracts with Burden, West Coast delegate, who progressive, was met at his place all ships. Against this policy Har that the Workers Alliance is no continued in the halls of the state longer carrying out a militant and legislature. It is significant to bureaucrats, and their Lovestone spoken lies failed, the bosses hired Rubber, Goodrich and Fire outlined the Bridges maneuvers of work by Harry Lieben, Stalin Ivy Bridges spoke for the sanctity honest struggle for the needs of note that while the Republicans Ite apologists, we shall call upon body. of LR. elections and fough its members, and that there is defeated the labor Party alles the New York workers to take a hoodluma to stone trucks of the stone, three of the largest con and their disastrous consist business agent, and farmers in a futile attempt to cerns in America.
guard. Without warning Lieben to have men replaced by a Intolerable discrimination against of Simpson and Crews, the heads lesson from the class enemystruch Mitchell a terrific blow in men. In this Aght he wreck the cooperation of farmers Membership of the Praise Western Organizer and workers.
had remained high despite laythe face, almost breaking his nose. went so far as to lead longshore those who refuse to follow the of the state and Brooklyn organ from the Republicans and their With over the road trucks from off of 25, 000 union men in the Then Dalrymple, Interna Mitchell preferred criminal men and goon squads against political the majorityzations of the respectively. actions in the primarles, We shall they nevertheless relected them call upon them to vote down all Omaha tled at a dozen terminals past year who are still consid tional president, took the floor, charges against Lieben, who ap: the plekets. Militant Organization Bridges Backs Down to the party leadership.
the bourgeois partners in the since the day the strike began, ered in the union, due to special and contrary to reports published peared in court defended by the direct aid from other locals come provisions made in the constituin the Daily Worker, criticized at have issued an appealbusting attack were so great, and militant struggle for an adealliance with the Republicans and for the union. The pro Repercussions from this union We will carry on a consistent Lovestone Treachery the Democrats. We shall work for to Local 554. From Chicago and tlon.
the Stalinist introduced resolution gressives That the Stalinists endorsed the election of the candidates put St. Louis drivers locals sent finan Refuse Endorsement to Bridges as one which breaks the unity to the membership of the union even among longshoremen, that quate standard of living for all this class collaboration policy of forward by the Labor Party.
cial contributions and from Local and harmony of this convention. demanding the removal of Lieben in the present dispute, which is in those on public work projects and the is only natural. It falls to their Against the capitalist party 710 in Chicago came an admont prove a Stalinist resolution call and he told the delegates that the and calling on the members to be all essentials the same as the on home relief rolls. fight for in line completely with ing for endorsement of Harry executive committee had agreed prepared for similar attacks in other, Bridges and the whole an increase in jobs for all those whole Democratic Front polities candidates, both those on the which put an end to anti union Bridges West Coast union wreck not to bring the subject up at the the future Gangsteriem will not communist Party machine are able to work, and furthermore we und they never miss oppor Republican, Democratic as well activities of the Omaha branch of ing policies and for repudiation of squelched by a motion to table in.
as Labor Party tlekets!
For the labor candidates, the Lieben Frames Militant themselves to giving advice as bona fide and militant fight for workers in whose name they candidates of the Labor Party, had refused to ship by those Trade Union Conference which indefinitely which passed by a trucking lines which signed with includes locals.
irrespective of endorsements by Behind the physical attack was to caution and cool headed. these just demands without fear speak. What was more surprisine huge majority.
ness.
of embarrassing any political was the fact that the Lovestonethe charge hurled against this the union.
the other parties!
On the other hand, the groups or Individuals that may ites were the only other political The delegates unanimously Later in the convention, the same business agent, Harry Le and the unions supporting them, be holding public office.
Defeat the class collaboration Pickets are operating on 12. turned down a proposal to hold West Coast delegates introduced ben, of framing a militant workersee the attempt to end the agree force in the Labor Party to go to. We will build a non partisan bat for this piece of treacherous policy of coalitions with the Re hour shifts, with three rollefs for conventions biennially instead of motion praising the work and in cooperation with an employer ment as another move in the per organization, where workers shall class collaboration pollties. Not publican and Democratie machInes!
provides six cooked meals in officials yearly. We don want Western organizer, who Henry Feller, who had organized Shepard Line and declare their est work and sacrifice in behall Social Democratie Federation Vote Labor!
every 24 hours and strikers and any auto workers situation. they had previously been criticized for his shop into the union and had determination to maintain the of the above principles and not could stomach it in the crans In all cases where the their families are welcome there. explained in debate.
blasting Bridges, and this motion worked there several years, was closed shop on the five ships.
because of their affiliation to any form in which it was put forward.
has no Independent candidates, The convention rebuked a Sta passed unanimously, as the CP. Assistant shop chairman and a Gives Position specifte political party, the call but Indorses candidates of caplinist delegate from Akron who crawled into a hole to hide.
The Lovestoneite argument, previgorous fighter in defense of Italist parties, the Socialist We took no wage cuts this continued.
sented by their wiseacre spokeswas a delegate from another lo Frightened by the turn of union conditions and against dis Fall! the official bulletin of In conclusion the call to the man, wil Herberg, runs as folWorkers Party reserves the cal by voting not to permit the events, the Stalinists rushed to crimination. For this reason he right to put forward its own practice in the future, unless the set Michael Quill, Transport had incurred the hostility of his the union states. We have lost conference said: We believe in lows: Since the LP. had prevno agreements and the Shep practicing true trade union democ lously been closely tied to the candidates. In any case, it will delegate was first elected from Workers Union president and boss. Because he is a progressive ard Steamship Line will be no racy, which shall give equal rights Democratic Party machine and oppose capitalist politicians no his own local. Who paid her party line follower, down as he became a target for Lieben. Continued from page 1)
exception. This is final, and do to all members. No member or still was, nationally, the alliance matter what label they wear 807, 282 and 816 of the Interna way here, a Goodrich worker speaker but his clever speech the business agent in charge of not be misted by Mr. Shepard groups of members shall be per with the Republicans will serve and call upon workers asked.
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters proved of no avail.
of the city to do likewise, his territory, and of the Stalinist at a meeting in Mecca Temple. Stalinists to enlarge the executive Three attempts inspired by the to. The legislative committee reframe up machine.
skirts of government bureau. because of difference of opinion by the will of gods, bring about Forward to the building of an Sunday afternoon, called by the port included recommendations One day Feller was accused of The agreement which the with the majorlty on questions of an independent Labor Party, Independent Labor Party!
regular union officers. The strike board so that election of Sta for extension of the Social Secur complicity in the theft of some intends to enforce with policy or program.
which the Lovestoneltes officially committee of so which includes Minist would be assured were deity Law to provide for benefits to cartons of cigarettes by his em the Shepard Line was won advocate. That is, advocate in the rank and Ale leaders of last feated by the progressives in the workers, endorsement of ployer, who immediately called through strikes, misery and ANNOUNCEMENTS words.
ASK FOR THE APPEAL week strike is headed by Mt. convention.
the Civil Libertle. Committee Leben. Lieben told Poller that sacrifices on the part of our Insertions in this column Are In reality, the Lovestoneltes are AT YOUR NEWSST AND chael Cash, international Still Follow work, favored low rent housing there was a warrant for his ar members in attempting to clean vice president. The strike had Everything looked rosy for the program, condemnation of use of rest, and threatened him with the up these lousy scows and get 25 cents for lines. Copy must be in at the APPEAL office bebeen interrupted on Thursday by Stalinist clique when the conventhe National Guard in strikes, third degree. But if Feller decent working conditions on fore o clock Monday evening a truce which led to no results tion first began. The great ma and opposition to laws conscript would leave his job voluntarily.
them. We intend to keep what insofar as negotiations with the jority of delegates were Roose ing capital in war time since this Lieben promised to fix every we have gained.
NEW YORK bosses were concerned. vote of velt followers and the Stalinists would lead to drafting of labor to thing. Feller refused and Lieben GALA THEATRE PARTY! See 4, 071 for the strike with only 365 hopped the band wagon, which we are unalterably op removed him from his job. When Unemployed Militant the great antiwar picture against ended the truce.
cheering as over 75 resolutions posed. These were passed. Feller appealed to the executive WE MUST REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS!
Test ters Joint Council No. 18 were less than two board, bore out the Faces Expulsion the French government because of New Jersey, which comprises hours in support of the New Officers Re Elected statement of Lieben that am of its anti war message of spe leading rapidly towards the SeeOHIO The great War Crisis which is Locals 560 of Hoboken, 641 and Deal.
The present officers, Dalrym Chicago.
617 of Jersey City, 136 and 178 of from the Workers Alliance, deTickets are for Monday and ond World War puts the necessi New York City quonly argument was on the ple, vice president Thomas T, therefore the eve board by refusing Local of Jamaican tweeheng and secretary treasurer Newark and 469 of Trenton and question of praising Roosevelt in Burns, Massachusetts Tuesday evenings, October 10thty for a greater and greater disclaring that the polities and tacThe corrupt practices of the ties of the leadership of the Perth Amboy, joined the strike the resolution calling for him to Frank Grillo, were unanimously and 11th. May be obtained from tribution of the Appeal right on California Stalinist machine, and its failure Lillian Reynolds at National the order of the day. Our voice is today. The latter not only went run on a third term. Some dele re elected, Foreign Office, 116 University Place. 65c. the only voice of revolutionary out In the elections for executive to maintain wages and conditions of Greater New York are not in Tennessee sympathy with the Newgates said he was the greatest the best interests of the unAusplees. Downtown Branch of socialism, and it is threatening York drivers but are demanding president, others argued he was board two surprises came when in the shops has brought a rift employed and workers, Maryland the same kind of an agreement. no greater than Lincoln or Jeffer. Eagle and Salvatore Came the union leadership. The Unity the Communist Party imme ANNOUNCING THE PREMIERing chorus of war mad Stalinists to be drowned out amid the howl Wisconsin Michigan Francis Sheridan, general orson and should only be called one lio, organizers and founders of group, under the leadership of ganizer of the Motor and Bus of the greatest. With debate pro the union, were defeated for re President Mesevich, gives signs of diately instituted expulsion proyour calendars for the city will carry clear cut, simple and DANCE of the year. Check and other jingoes. The Appeal New Jersey Terminal Checker Platform and ceeding along that fashion, few election. Part of this was because the beginning of a break with the ceedings against Otto Popovitch, Convention Bal and get into forceful articles each week hence Total Office Workers Locul 21, 512 of progressives didn take the floor of the feeling delegates had Staliniat clique. On September 21, president of the local.
The secession of the Local 21 step with a versatile swing forth, giving the position of the the of announced that to speak against Roosevelt pool against having organizers on the Mesevich for the first time openly Band. Sat. Oct. 15. Further de revolutionary opponents of cap.
his union would join during the cies.
board and The New York City local, talls forthcoming.
sought for day. Allan Haywood, regional di The national policy or reputation part of it was their attacked the Stalinists. The oceave the Stalinists the opporfor playing too close casion was membership meet tunity they have talist war. These articles must under the able direction of Lou Gordon and Abe Miller, distribrector of the offered the playing around with Democrats to the Stalinists. John Marchianing to hear reports of the recently months, as the militant actions of HAPPY EVENTS COLUMN reach trade union workers by the Bob Brown, ex Business Manthousands and tens of thousands! uted 2, 000 copies of last week unions the fullest cooperation and Republicans and the 10. do, another board member and concluded international conven Popovitch have long been a ager of the Appeal, became the It is the most important part of tion, at which Mesevich was thorn in the side of the His of his organization in a telegram position on labor unity was out organizer, also suffered defeat.
APPEAL to the striking truck father of a 71 lb. bouncing. our present struggle against the today, In their place were drivers. The YPSL furnished lined in speeches by Allan Hayelected slated to run for an International popularity with the rank and fille The Longshoremen Associa wood, New York director, Scott Friess, a progressive from vice presidency, but was double had prevented them from taking great help in this work.
their usually bureaucratic action the week. Congratulations, war machines, tion, of L, whose contracts John Brophy, national di the Rubber plant in Indiana, crossed by his stalinist allies.
against militants.
Bob!
Dvery branch and unit in the Karl Shler of Chicago is back have only four days to go, have rector, Eli Oliver, executive Palmer, of Barberton, who Program Outlined Popovitch is accused of Indi RUSSIAN BULLETIN NO. 68 69, country should immediately take in the running again. He Inannounced that they would also vice president of Labor Non also has a progressive reputation, featuring several demand reduction in the work Partisan League, and other and Wheeler, of Goodyear ticles by Leon portant trup for consideration the problem creased his bundle order by 50 The progressives have appealedvidualism, of conducting sit in Trotsky. Single of how to double its present bunweek, from 44 to 40, and they speakers Local, who not very well to all sections of the union mem relief demonstrations without the copy 200: year Subscrip. ale order. Don forget that the coples last week. And a new would not handle any hot cargo, Knowing the militant and dem known but follows the Stalinist bership, appealing for a united approval of the Alliance bureaustruggle against the corrupt cracy, of sabotaging the work of that is, trucks carrying goods ocratic traditions of the rubber party line.
tions and single copies on sale promotion price for extra copies agent by the name of Elsle Meybanned by the strike committee.
Labor Book Shop, 28 East still holds good. It offers an ex ers is taking a bundle in Oakland, 12th. workers, Brophy in his speech dia Buckmaster, president of Stalinists in control of the union, the Alliance, of being a Trotskycellent change for mass distribu. Calif. John Murphy of Los AnFrom the looks of things, the not dare to use the language he Firestone Local, and outstanding on the basis of the following ist and an enemy of the working MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. tion of America only genuine geles has successfully pulled the strikc, which has the official used on the West Coast recently for his work at the convention, program: In reply to these slanderous TWO STUDY COURSES anti war paper! Summer vaca branch out of its literature backing of the Central Labor in seeking to cover up Bridges got the highest vote for re elec: Full democracy in the union. charges Popovitch replied: Council and the State Federation stacked o. state convention, tion; Callahan, president of tions are forgotten; literature hole and is steadily increasing his am not a saboteur. am not Fundamentals of Socialism Lessons agents are the front line fighters order. Our friend in Provi.
of Labor, is spreading rapidly, although the West Coast rubber Goodrich Local and a well known For the election of all officials from top to bottom.
a class traitor. When you are Norris, Instructor hear from them with increased increased his weekly order from in our anti war propaganda; let dence, Rhode Island has already History of American Labor to get a radical solution of the face and had passed out a well and Walter Welsch, represent. For the full enforcement of the militant the bosses call you union contract.
Communist and the Communista Movement Lessons orders. to 10.
problem of unemployment by documented booklet exposing ing the small locals, was returned call you a Trotskyite Felix Morrow, Instructor reduction of the work week on Bridges and Brophy to the to the executive board. For the abolition of the AdjustWe expect to announce plans We are militant workers. We Classen held every Monday ove shortly for our Fall Winter camthe same basic rate of pay seems delegates.
Send all contributions and subs In all localities the ment Board (Polsted on the are economic, not political. And ning beginning Sept. 26, P. Paign drive. But don wait until to: to have caught the imagination had fought for adequate membership last spring by the we are not diplomats. When we SOCIALIST FORUM Blast Mayor Hague of large layers of the laboring SOCIALIST APPEAL projects and higher wages, and then send in extra orders right Stalinists. say yes, we mean yes. When we Other resolutions called for sup is doing its best to keep the bur For the merger of all branches say no, we don mean yes. We Every Sunday at P. begin now!
population of this area. The sup116 University Place ning Sept. 25. Dealing with curport given by organized labor is port of Labor Non Partisan den of the crisis from falling on into one unified union (The local are not diplomats.
New York, rent subjects of local, national complete. From the point of view League, blasting of Mayor Frank the workers. Although the finanAlthough pubs declined this is divided into three branches, The others are lousy skunks.
and international interest. Good past week, we are glad to report Special Notice!
of the strike effectiveness there Hague and fascist tendencies inclal condition was not very good, Chain store workers, skilled Never mind why. They are lousy Speakers.
is no reason why the bosses criticism of the Dles com the International Union could ob workers in independent stores, skunks.
Socialist Workers Party Hall, on the increase among the be out very soop now. Rush extra that bundle orders are definitely The World Congress issue will should not be brought to terms mittee, etc. etc.
tain 100, 000 from the if and unskilled in independent 919 Marquette Ave If the party wants to kick me rapidly or special importance was the needed, Grillo sald.
branches. Here the lat of new order Immediately before it is too stores)
out, quit. protest, but quit.
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