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Newspaper
The Toiler
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1921
Page
4
Editor's note introduces the fifth of Me Foster's Federated Press articles describing conditions in Russia. Earlier dispatches claimed social rejuvenation under the revolution and outline Foster's observations on society and progress in Soviet Russia.
William Z. Foster recounts the collapse of the czarist army and the mass homeward exodus that followed. He describes the rise of the Red Guard, its role in the October 1917 revolution, and the shift to a formal Red Army under Trotsky with compulsory service to defend the revolution, privileging workers and peasants while excluding the elite.
By Tom Clark a critique notes that stock ownership rises among railways and major companies, with 1919 to 1921 holder increases. It argues wage earners gain token profits while losing bargaining power, calling shareholding a tool to pad bosses’ wealth and suppress unions, amid Soviet Petrograd transport data.
The Second Congress of the Communist International highlights special U S cases where pure Rule application fails. In the United States the American Federation of Labor represents a small worker minority. reformist unions aim to create a workers aristocracy and exclude unskilled labor. European unions also face reformist leadership. revolutionaries consider forming new unions, yet mass impact favors engaging old unions to expose reformist duplicitous strategies, linking wage rises to deeper capitalist critique. Communists must stay in close contact with workers, expose reformist leaders, and push for broad, concrete action within existing unions to maximize impact.
In a Boston talk to the National Shoe & Leather Expo, former President Hoover defends trade with Russia and criticizes U S capitalism. He argues that imperialists push an open shop drive while American workers suffer, warning that unemployment and production cuts could spark rebellion.
The piece argues Hillquit frames reform as restoration of civil liberties and economic relief, dismissing revolutionary action. It charges him with political bargaining and forging unity through petitions and votes, implying fusion with progressives and a shift away from real revolution. The Socialist Party is blamed for betraying revolutionary principles.
Paul Manko a Russian worker is arrested and convicted amid claims of political bias and unlawful police action. The piece argues his imprisonment, solitary confinement and transfer to an insane asylum reflect systemic injustice while urging donations to the National Defense Committee at 7 Bank Street New York City.
The Publicity Committee of International Molders Union Local 69 and International Brotherhood of Foundry Employees Local 2 urge union members in St. Louis to boycott the St. Louis Browns and the Ball Ice Machine Company over a nine hour open shop policy. They call for a committee to visit labor unions, report action, and seek a united response to the lockout and wage hours changes.
The Toiler exposes multiple periodicals reprinting its cartoons and articles without credit. It targets The Worker Glasgow The Industrial Pioneer The Communist of Sydney and others for copying works such as Spring in Prisonland The W I U and the Red Trade International Is Personal Gain a True Incentive Lenin and more, from May to July.
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