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Unite and Fight leaflet
Pamphlet handed out to members of Railway Unions in London and elsewhere.

UNITE AND FIGHT! ​
Comrades! These past few years many have fought, and some have given their lives. But too often has the curse of sectional unionism led us only to the acquisition of trifling concessions that have made precious little difference in our lives. Now though we are fast approaching a parting of the ways. While a couple of generations past, action trade by trade, occupation by occupation, each independent of the other, may have been of some service, it is of no use now! Sectional unionism is being set aside.

Even so, there is still much to do. Blacklegs, police and soldiers with all their necessary food, liquor, bedding etc., etc., are still being shipped and conveyed by Union men. It is these Union men, and not the capitalists who beat the other Unionists trying to resist reduction or obtain increases. And yet these same Union men are subscribing to help those other Unionists in their fight. This cannot continue. We must organise by Industry and not by Trade, until we can unify the Industrial Movement into one compact fighting force.

Our French comrades have already learnt this hard lesson. They have eliminated the antagonisms and sectional craft interests, and they have proved by their behaviour that they dare fight and know how to fight. They are, for the most part, anti-patriotic and anti-militarist. They are “non” not “anti” Parliamentarians. They favour resorting, when advisable to the General Strike.

Let us follow in the footsteps of our comrades in France. We cannot stand by and allow our Brothers on the dockside and elsewhere to be beaten into submission by the Police, the army and now by the bully boys of the so-called Civilian Force. That way lies defeat. That way lies starvation.

Comrades! - we must unite, we must fight! And, if the Union leaders will not join us then we must be prepared to do it for ourselves. Support your comrades and strike now!
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