Page ACCION Saturday, March 15, 1947.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Albanian Labor 100 Hindu And Molesm Workers, only consist of three words Organized Strongest in Religious Enemies For Centuries, TIRANA (ALN. Albanian Unite In Labor Unions.
ment In the isthmus amply testifiedDear Editor METAL TRADES COUNSine the day, several months ago when Ralph De CIL. Would to God that ene Nationalized Fields Toledano took upon himself to my was the only one on the outside!
pen his scurrilous attack upon labor unions, free to organize the defenceless head of the Now for the inside. Ever unfortunate so called Silver heard the story of the burgfor the first time in the counBOMBAY (ALN) The In ment who had been striking Employee of the Canal Zone lary in the big business estatry history, now have 30, 000 dian scene is rapidly shifting since Dec. 20 against mass in his infamous article entitled blishment after the cops mo members, which is almost the from one of Hindu. Moslem layoffs. Armed police turned Stalin Hand in the Panama ved in? When they told the entire Albanian labor force. communal riots to one of unit out, beating and wounding Canal. One of 17, 000. who Boss Say mister, this is an New labor legislation guaran ed strikes, in which Hindu and pickets and arresting 200. The on that occasion took up the inside job. Can you imagine cudgels on behalf of the mem how he felt? Well, the mem tees union rights and protects Moslem workers are marching workers responded by shuttside on the picketlines. In ing down every shop and prifor bers of Local 713 UPW CIO bers of Local 713 must see to workers by provinding every case the workers are vate office in the city. The has maintained a rigid silence. it that they never come to feel paid vacations, social security coupling the demand for a universities were also shut This writer feels that the that way. Remember the story and other benefits. Before the living wage with a call for tight when students walked time is now at hand to again of the Trojan horse? Enquire war the trade union move freedom from British exploit out in sympathy.
voice his sentiments in rela about it if you don It will was banned when it ation.
tion to current events in the be an eye opener.
Calcutta, where five The entire jute around history of this interesting and In other words my friends, began to show some strength.
months ago communal riots Calcutta. the biggest consignificant organization. Hark this is the time for self analy Organization started in 1935 at resulted in one of the biggest centration of British capital in ing back a spell, attention is sis. An honest turning of the the Italian owned Koutchevo manslaughters in Indian his India. is also simmering.
being invited to two out stand eyes inward, and when say oil fields but was halted when tory, 20, 000 Hindu and Mos Joint Hindu Moslem delegaing preachments of Len Gold honest mean just that all union members were fired. lem workers are now conduct tion are besieging owners ofsmith to the effect that HONEST.
ing joint strikes. Textile, engi fices daily demanding higher Let the rank and file mem Now the Koutchevo fields, neering, tobacco and govern pay and other improvements. You must show to the bers ask themselves the ques which have been nationalized, ment workers are already in strike of the entire jute inGovernor of the Panama Ca tion Let the individual ste are a center of union strength. volved and strike ballots have dustry is anticipated.
nal that he is wrong in saying wards do likewise Let the been taken by 7, 000 transport In northern Indian, the inyou will not last six months. Chapter Officers enquire workers, 40, 000 port workers dustrial center of Cawnpore is within Let the Executive and 5, 000 electrical workers. the scene of a general strike Attempts will be made Board, its officers, individual Some of the strikers have involving 100, 000 textile and to destroy this unity. Regard member. representatives inbeen out for months and have tannery workers who walked less of what you are told or dulge in sincere retrospection stood the test of concerted em out Jan. when police killed what happens, stick together and last but not last, Let ployer attemps to divide them eight workers and wounded 55 at all costs and nothing can the Organizers apply this CIO AT WORK on comunal issues.
others.
defeat you.
search light on to the man The militancy of Calcutta Every section of the CawnThe above quotations are within. Then all answer this IN CANADA workers was highlighted Jan. pore population is backing the not verbatim, but contain the question: 10, when employees of 34 go strikers. Students, shopsum and substance of what vernment offices in the city keepers and middle class ofhe said. HAVE BEEN CAUGHT TORONTO (ALN. ge walked out in solidarity with fice employes have all partiWith regard to No. You NAPPING ON LEN GOLD neral strike of miners and the workers of one depart cipaetd in sympathys trikes.
have fully passed test SMITH WARNING. Your demonstration of JanuaOne of 17, 000.
smelters in Noranda, Quebec, ry 19th last on both sides of will be called unless the go vernment intervenes on behalf as to this. You deserve credit of 800 men who have been on of a high order for that brilMarch 5, 1947. the picketlines for two months CHINESE GOVERNMENT STILL HOLDS liant piece of work. Let call Dear Sir: demanding 16cl. an hour and that Phase No.
union security. The general UNION PROPERTY Phase No. comes The undersigned ships cnmstrike warning was given by How do you stack up on that? mittee was instructed by the Not so good, brethren, not so ships crew to extend frateral the Intil. Union of Mine Mill SHANGHAI (ALN. The turned.
good. This stage in the life greetings and an expression Smelter Workers CIO which Chiang Kai shek government John Schulter, represenof every corporate body is the of solidarity to the officials covers 20, 000 workers in the is still holding on to the CIO tative of the CIO Community most critical of all. There is and members of your union area. Pickets have been marchand AFL donated labor cen Services Committee who went nothing spectacular about it. and to wish you every success ing up and down daily before ters it seized from the Chinese to China to investigate the Pageantry or show is absent in the building of a strong deof the Copper Assn. of Labor last summer al situation, has now been told It is tedious and irksome. It mocratic, rank and file union, property though it replied to protests by a spokesman of the Ministriesthe patience of most; it We. like you, fight for the Mines despite tear gas attacks from the American labor or try of Social Affairs that the saps the courage and dampens principle of freedom and equa by police and weather about ganizations by saying the centers would be returned in the ardour of the keenegt.
lity regardless of creed, color, 40 degrees below zero. union property had been re the spring.
sex or nationality.
And why? Because it calls Faternally yours, for pure unadulterated plugShips Committe.
ging and the ability to endure Moore, Rowan, under heavy punishment. Oppedam. Denison VicThere exists at this tory.
time within the Union a deep spirit of unrest, a factor that is easily contagious and therefore most likely to spread. It IRANIAN FACTORY first reared its ugly head at about the time Bros. Robert WORKERS UNDER Weinstein and Strobel arrived on the Isthmus. It MILITARY RULES lashed out its tongue at important meetings held at the TEHERAN (ALN) The Pacific side, and to prove to Iranian army general staff has you how easily contagious this thought up a slick method to insiduous disease could be, it prevent workers from organizquickly showed itself at a ing at factories producing for certain meeting held at the the army.
Atlantic sector. Many will reWhen the workers started call the unpleasant re action talking union, the supreme to its poison, but few no doubt council of the army decided connected it with item (2) of that from then on all workers Bro. Goldsmith warning, at such factories would be bound by militry regulations.
This warning was interpre The workers, although still ted as bearing reference only technically civilians, are now to the enemy on the outside. subject to all the rules of miForum Is there an enemy on the out litary discipline.
side? That one is easy to The army heads also decided answer for the to that all civilian engineers are that if given at a Mass Meet to be sent to the nation mi ing at Cristobal from the Isth litary academy and on commus right on to Balboa pletion of their training will Heights and we know it can hold military rank.
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