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Paul Robeson Sr — Part 24
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' reekless. Chere is 9 design in their aothbd/ Once they possess thenecives af the
union in a strategic field like the Slectrical sppliances industry, ahey are willing
to wait, temporize and eompromise in erder to held on and entrench thenseives tér the
day vhen their atrongth in such « strategic industry will count fer the sost. the
day my be one of w crisis in the country er a var in vhich the Communists want to
defeat their own Gavernment, When that day cones they will rell tate action vhea
- Sey ened alleged grievances to pull the workers out on atrike and Kept then oot for a
at whore it hurts most as they did during the Fasi-Sovict Fact of jeeo-isai when ae
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* les time in such etratogic plants as the illie-Chalmers plant In Visconsis; Ge eee
qa the case of war againat the U.S.5.2,, the following quotation {ndficates the ~~
line of hahavior prescribed for Sommnist controlled unions:
Tho abova quotation is based on the instructions of tha Pet International of 3
Lebor Unions and has been the standing policy of the Sommunists throughout the years.
“Instructions regard'ng Self~Defense Cornet:
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Article: TES TASES OF THE .W.0.L, (Peaclution adontad ey the ‘Btn
"The Trade Union Unity League fights militantly against the impending -
capitalist war and for the defense ef the Soviet Union. The slogan,
"not a man, not a cent, not ea gun for militariet war'...It¢ seeke to
mobilise the groat masses of workers against war by organizing SS
strikes, demonstrations, etc...,,In the event of a militariet war, ne
it will mobilize the workers to atruggle against American militeriots ~
and to transform this war into a class war against the capitalist _
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SOCURCS: Trade Union Unity teague, Amcrican Section of the Ped a
International of Labor Unione - ». 28. Published by The Trade Union _
Unity League, Sew Yorke, ¥.Y.
“Police terror during atrikos and demonstrations have bezn greatly
futensified racently. In most cases, however, the mas-es have not:
shown eufficiont resistance, Such a situation must be cverceme by |
organizing nass self defense corps on a factory basis, drawing inte
them both the employad as well as the unemployed workers. Their
task must be to impart an organised character to the werkers defense
egainat the violence of the police, fmecists and social-fascists
during economic struggles, demonstrations and other sovanahts of the .. cee is!
scabbing. The self-defense corps must not be considered as special
gal f-sufficing organisattonea ~ thar are an auriliary mass organia __.
sation for the revolutionary trade union movencnt, and consequently ~~ SE AS
must be directly led by the latter. ‘The methods of the sclf-defaee
corps must be vary flexible and aseung various forne, depenting spon __ .
the looal conditions.® Ee :
Session of the ®.1.1.U,,. Central Council). Magazine LAscr UNITY,
is eorreboratod dy Hoscovt Toa
To cteanize ‘the aroed struggls i$ is necessary to form workers’
detachments and an organization of the defensive
o and offeusive of — wf
she werkinr clawa.® ; ; :
ESOLUTIONS. ax Dectstoss. - mira World dongresa of the Ped Intecr-
mational of Labor Unicna. . Pub. wy Trade Union Educational ‘Deagne,
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