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THE NEW LEADER MAIL BAG fMM OSes Abroad . ggfigw fhe Maw "-*a4a»: pEpwi H. ooebel u about to start tt*a to s*u**p* August d. basal ¦kgant COnsty. N. J.. has sent hlaa s ySZ el feUctuOon on...
...Th* various liber organisations are abandoning their proper field and engaging in enserpTasss Bast are set g**mein t» the* There may be t**eb*A*ti*a is th* organization at tab** basks, la tact...
...L. A. MALK3SL...
...has sent hlaa s ySZ el feUctuOon on thia occasion, ,evpy •* which la mclo**d herewith...
...the interest of the Werners toI eentrel then- ews lands so that they may net be used see met thamseivee When the «shp|sy**a ass ar war with them...
...But we sew new-* further development of th* capitalist feature fat labor oraejUsau...
...THE NEW LEADER MAIL BAG fMM OSes Abroad . ggfigw fhe Maw "-*a4a»: pEpwi H. ooebel u about to start tt*a to s*u**p* August d. basal ¦kgant COnsty...
...There is, in. seed...
...9a* j* buying office build tees, seethes engagtag in housing, a third combining the labor bank with a capitalist bank far general commercial purpose...
...When the war came in spite of their radiaialIsm they did not dare to oppose the government, although they voted for the genera] strfka only a short time before at the international senilis* They knew that if thay took any sueh step the government would confiscate all their funds...
...I aava aavooated that leaf wafer* It earn...
...But history is repeating itself...
...your comrade* and co-workers, ejS* hare been me intimately asaecsttat with you in party work for saury y**r*, take thla opportunity to e*a**st-th* deep appreciation we feel far yah ** a friend and comrade whose lHlhWslnli" 1 services, both locally and ¦stssally, will erer be an Inspiration sad * guide to ail who know you as W"de...
...New Tork City, The working class will substitute, in th* course of it* development, for the old order of eivij society an association which will exclude olasses and thslr antagonism, and there will no longer be political power, properly speaking, since political power la simply the of...
...fkial form Of the antagonism in eivil society,—Marx...
...Each individual effort maV not be important but the cumulative effect is to destroy the mflttant spirit of labor and * turn It .Into the field of capitalist investment and that means death' to its legitimate functions, that of h militant organisation for war against th* employer*, for tabor unions are the regiment* . of labor'* army ia its was against capitalism...
...It has become the mainstay ot the capitalist...
...To ma, it seems th*t we sr* approaching a new chapter in the history ef trade union* hot unlike th* on* when tha Knights of Labor were displaced by th* American Federation...
...N. J. CountV seoretasy...
...A worker who owns a home Ond has to pay a mortgage will not strike and risk losing his-home- Th* worker who own*' stock in hi* employer's company will work harder and a*vs - to get a five dollar dividend at th* end of th* year and in so doing sacrifice one hundred dollar* worth of health snd wage...
...Knights started as a mftttsnt organisation voicing the revolt of th* worker* and it* 'power grsw with rapid strides until at one - the* Jib* Knights of Labor were powerful sad able to assist Its membership in its contests with the employers...
...They had millions invested...
...With sineerest good wishes, we are Fraternally yours, '-' Local Essex County, Socialist Party, ¦ - County Executive Cotnmlttee Andrew P. Witt*!, Secretary^ A Menses te Unionism T. The New Leader: Epstein's article in current Hlskey is very interesting...
...but the signs of th* tbhes are not wanting...
...Oaey »f tetter te George M. OeeheT SjSHke H- Ooehei , SHMss St- Newark...
...jjgjT of the comrade* la Bases rtMSSty think it might not ha lnappreSSkIs publish tha: letter la tha ool- Jp^aa ef The New Loader...
...7% Fraternally,_ ANDREW P. WrTTKL...
...It to decline: It waa then that 1 Gompers seized hi* opportunity sad organized the Federation with whose growth we are familiar...
...ssnsks favor with th* political jaswi and received political appointf.' She real purpose of the ortksn .became secondary sad...
...The success ot the radical unions I* due to this tact, that they were prepared for war and were able to avoid it largely because they had th* power to enforc* their aims...
...It is for this reason that employer* ar* anxious for workers to buy homes on the installment plan and stocks in their corporation...
...grave crisis In the trade union movement...
...And remember that Socialist' and radical organisations are not immune...
...e^jjeesl...
...They are, however, not exempt from" the present capitalist tendency...
...It is now customary to preach about th* identity of interest and all that bosh, but when it comes to a eeafltet with employers labor immediately awakens to the fact that it ia engaged In a war, w*r for existence *nd nothing^ but^constant watchfulness and preparedness will bring about the result...
...25 Party...
...Economic determinism is the iron law of economies...
...instruct th* county secrvpjgg to extend th* heartfelt good ¦ ,*sm of the committee and ot Local fx*** County to you upon the occasion ef yaar trip to Europe., We...
...They have proved this repeatedly, but they were afraid that th* organisation would be destroyed, and tney compromised to save the funds and organisation and did neither...
...Class consciousness is no longer a virtu* with the working class...
...afi th* comrades unite in wishing ye* a pleasant voyage and express Ok* hope that th* change ef envh-onsjest and rest may speedily restore y*B to vigorous good health...
...Tou max ^ year ews dlaesation whether to aotthdt » or net...
...X. 4V" gtth* last meeting ef th* eseeutlv* pgjpanttee, Local Esse* County, 8...
...Look at tbe Socialist and Labor organisations in Germany Just before the great war...
...They were not afraid of Jail...
...tb la to...
...it bosses* more and more conservative' as ft gathered power and is fast losing Its appeal to its membership...
...Like the latter, th...
...Th* employer* ar* getting wiser but th* workers mors foolish...
...We must bear this In mind: That a labor organization that has its funds tied up In property and capitatst enterprise will not dare to enter into an extended struggle if by so doing it will Jeopardise its funds...
...ThS* B became conservative, its leader...
...Th* war ' ssd the long ' continued . prosperity - among tbe workers were undoubtedly S Urge factor...
...N. J- it waa unanimously pull ill to...
Vol. 3 • August 1926 • No. 31
