For a syndicalist world movement against dual union - John S. Morgan

The policy of the communists and other political parties has been to form dual unions controlled by their bureau and the result of their activity in this direction has been disastrous to the working class. Such tactics has split labor unions wide open and thus helped the ruling class to further exploit the workers. Dual union is high treason against the working class.

The Industrial Workers of the World is the syndicalist industrial arm of labor in the United States of America, Canada and Chile; has been so ever since the organization excluded the Socialist Labor Party and repudiated all other political parties and established democratic control through the referendum and the recall in 1907 which was two years after its formation.

Since the exclusion of politics from the IWW, the organization has conducted the most militant strikes in the lumber, mining, marine, textile, food and other industries in the U.S.A., Canada and Chile. And the organization is recognized as an authority in industry and a factor to be reckoned with in the whole social life of the world.

The IWW is not just a labor union; it is also a educational institution which publishes books, pamphlets, newspapers, folders, for the purpose of enlightening the world, on all social matters effecting human progress from day to day.

The IWW is not the recognized syndicalist organization in many countries outside of Chile, Canada and the United States of America.

In Spain, the Spanish syndicates, adhering to the International Workingmen’s Association (anti-political Syndicalist) have for years been organizing very powerful big strikes and general strikes were fought by these syndicalists to prevent a fascist system from being established by the government over the workers. The organization also made great improvements in the living standard of the Spanish workers. The IWW does not establish organization in Span for the very good reason that the CNT of Spain is all sufficient for the need of the Spanish workers at this time and should the IWW establish there, it would be dual union. Hence, the IWW and the Spanish syndicalists seek the most effective method of cooperation in the struggle for the interest of the working class.

In Cuba, the Cuban syndicalists are established in Industrial Unions and waging-war on the ruling class. The Cubans adhere to the IWMA (anti-political). It was through the influence of this organization that the workers of Cuba fought general strikes for the ousting of President Machado, the butcher of labor and other politicians off the backs of the working class of Cuba.

The IWW cooperates to the fullest extent possible with the Cuban syndicalist organization, but does not establish branches in Cuba for the very reason that dual union would prevail. In any country where a syndicalist union is established in industry, the IWW will not establish branches, but will in every way cooperate with the syndicalists.

There is a great need at the present time for closer relations in the ranks of the syndicalist world labor movement.

A world congress should be called to order where the immediate problems of the workers in the various nations will be clearly defined and an action taken for universal coordination of syndicalist organization throughout the whole world.

Transcribed by Juan Conatz