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The International Trade Union Educational League was a short lived organization led by William Z. Foster from 1915 to around 1917. It carried over some of the ideas of his former Syndicalist League of North America about boring from within existing trade unions, but had less radical rhetoric. == History == A call was made for a national conference of Syndicalists in the final issue of the Kansas City ''Toiler'' to convene January 16–18, 1915 in Kansas City.〔Foner, Philip Sheldon ''History of the Labor Movement in the United States: Vol. 9 The T. U. E. L. to the death of Gompers'' New York, International Publishers Co, 1991 p.92〕 However, the delegates assembled in St. Louis on January 17, for a one-day convention. The dozen delegates representing Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and Kansas City voted to set up the International Trade Union Educational League, with its headquarters in Chicago. A National Board was elected consisting of representatives from each city. William Z. Foster was elected secretary. Though two periodicals apparently carried over from the SLNA, the San Diego ''International'' and the Omaha ''Unionist'', it was decided that a new organ should be created for the organization and Max Dezetall, former editor of the ''Toiler'', was eventually brought to Chicago to edit the groups ''Labor News''. As for a programme, the meeting gave temporary endorsement to ''Syndicalism'', a pamphlet that Foster and Earl Ford had written several years earlier, but commissioned Foster to write a new manifesto for the group.〔William Z. Foster ''From Bryan to Stalin'' New York; International Publishers, 1937 pp.73-74〕 Though manifestos were published that April by the Printing Workers Educational League of Seattle and the Railroad Workers Educational League, supposedly constituent parts of the group,〔Foner pp.93-94, 381 n56〕 Fosters pamphlet, ''Trade Unionism: the Road to Freedom'', which appeared in fall 1915 was the "only formal statement of policy ever issued by the ITUEL.〔Foster p.74〕 While still generally syndicalist, the new groups philosophy emphasized the inherently revolutionary and anti-capitalist nature of even mainstream unions; their tendency to demand more and more from capitalism as they grow stronger, and eventually "expropriate the capitalists and take command of society". Foster based this idea on the experience of the "Triple Alliance" of miners, railroaders and transportation workers in Great Britain.〔Foster p.74-76〕 Despite a 7,000 mile hobo trip west that winter, Foster couldn't establish any permanent groups outside of Chicago.〔Foster p.81-82〕 The ITUEL group of about 100, however, became influential within the Chicago Federation of Labor. Its main strength was in the local Painters, Railway Carmen, Carpenters, Machinists, Barbers, Retail Clerks, Tailors, Ladies Garment workers,Metal polishers and Iron Moulders. Many members were officials within the local unions, Foster himself becoming District Organizer for the Chicago Railway Carmen. Other prominent members were Jack Johnstone, Joe Manley, J. A. Jones and Ed W. Rice.〔Foster p.82-83〕 Within the CFL the ITUEL made an "informal united front" with the John Fitzpatrick, Edward Nockels faction that had gained control of the federation from an allegedly gangster controlled buildings trade faction a few years earlier. ITUEL supported Fitzpatrick in support of the newly created independent Amalgamated Clothing Workers against the Gompers-backed United Garment Workers. They also worked with Fitzpatrick to secure CFL support for the creation of a Chicago Railroad Council, to be made up of all the local railroad.〔Foster pp.82-84〕 Fitzpatrick put Foster in charge of the CFLs campaign to free Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings, and in March 1917, he organized rally in Chicago Coliseum with 17,000 attendants.〔Foner p.96〕 They also worked to keep out or limit mob influence with the unions, such as the O'Donnel gang in the Barbers.〔William Z. Foster ''Pages from a Workers Life'' New York; International Publishers, 1939 pp.213-217〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Trade Union Educational League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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