The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-11

ing two cases. In the N. Y. Times, a
capitalist organ, the following news
item appeared in the issue of Feb.
"a:
"Binghamton, N. Y, Feb. 23.-Fred
E. Kennedy, for forty years pNm-
inently identified with the union labor,
movement here, has surrendered his
commission as General Organizer of
the American Federation of Labor and
announced that his printing establish
ment is to be conducted on a mutual
benefit plan.
"His severance of the ties of years
is in connection with the demand Of
Binghamton printers for higher wa
ges, which he declares, will mean that
his company, The Kennedy-MOrris
Corporation, must either go bankrupt
or drop out of the Union"
Comment on this case is super
fluous, the base treachery of the Fed
Grafton in employing capitalists as
Union Organizers is crime against
Labor beggaring description. For the
red d-blooded union worker this is hard
ly surprise as he has been aware
of this practice ever since he became
class-conscious. 1t is moreover 8
confirmation of the perfidy of tht
Federation in its policy of class CO.
operation with the deadly enemy Of
the workers-the capitalists.
The second case was transmitted tt
me personally by those directly In
volved. Two brothers arrived from
Europe in March 1921. They applied
for admission to the Amalgamatet
| Clothing Workers at Brooklyn, N. Y
The two brothers are both ardent So
cialists and were members of thei
trade union in the land Of their birth
The organizer told them that "th
union has enough on his hands t
: furnish work to its own members
and point blank refused them unio
membership. The applicants were S
astounded at this greeting from tn
mouth Of so called radical labo
union official that the wrath whic
rose for utterance was stifled in the
e throats. Such vile treatment the
{ thought, had been relegated to tn
e stock in trade Of capitalist officia
! but to be spat upon in such an Al
u bitrary manner by officials claimin
to represent the interests q Labs
c was more than they expected.
81 Recovering from this unexpectt
+ blow they told the organizer that the
u were without money and that they l
longer could play the role of que
at their impoverished relatives wi
. were themselves in dire need. To tn
the organizer grunted the same a
IS vice, ego to your people for help
II The next result Of this czaristic a
s. titude was to drive these fellows
y utter desperation and to avoid Il
lr spectre Of starvation they accept,
lie work in scab factory. My knowledJ
lie is that they worked in this scab ia
le tory but two weeks in order to insu
% the necessities Of life. They left wi
le curses on their lips against themselv
Is for being compelled to be scabs al
le against such n system Of rotten +
y, dictionary unionism which fore
r workers to scab agains. their ov
RS brothers.
he Workers Of America the time h
ne come to cleanse your ranks and
Is throw out all the reactionary aI
u provincial union officials who n
at throwing a monkey wrench into yo
A. organizations. Get busy and appoi
es class-conscious and reyolutiona
n workers direct from the shop at I
m same wages you receive,-not a DC
he ny more. This is the way-the OF
I'd way-of protecting your interes
Il namely not by pa. ing salaries
pf your leaders but by paying them I
p a penny more than the average wo,
T. er In the industry earns. In this W
you will eliminate career-makers a
he corruption and will have In their pls
In honest revolutionary workers who v
al fight for the interests Of Lat
y, against its capitalis,ic enemies.