The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-30
WAR MONGERS IN
MEET THANK GOD
FOR SAM GOMPERS
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Episcopalian rector of New York, was
read. In his letter he declared: I'm
the case of war for national de-
Tense, we should fight to repel the in
vader. During the last war the U. S.
! flag was never exhibited in our church
of St. Mary, the Virgin We believe
that the fundamental cause Of war is
the capitalistic system which domin-
ates the world today, and which the
N. c. F. is doing SO much to defend.
We would suggest that much more
could be done to avoid war in the
future if capitalism could be restrict
ed in it's greedy competition for the
markets of the world so that it could
no longer plunge innocent people in
to bloody warfare to enrich few mil
lionaires.
Brig. Gen. Leigh R. Gignilliat of In
diana, declared that the country need
ed 10000 officers to take charge of
an army of three million men. the
number which would be necessary in
"a major emergency. Paciflst propa.
ganda in the schools and colleges was
making it difficult to get sufficient vi
unteers for the Reserve Officers
Training Camps. The r. o. T. G. were
not militaristic; they inculcated disci-
pline and respect for authority which
are the chief aims of education.
Pacifist propaganda was having a
very bad effect on the numbers at
tending the Citizens Military Train
ing Camps, warned Wheeler P. Blood
good of Wisconsin. 1t was taking the
energetic efforts of a press gang Of
| 10000 members of the G. M. 7. G.
Association to induce young men to
attend these camps. In 1921, the arm
ed forces of the country almost dis.
solved thru lack of volunteers. Very
few employers are willing to give
their employees time off for this pur-
/ pose. Employers must cooperate for
what would banks. insurance and
business amount to without military
force to protect them?" Wisconsin
Socialists were not so bad. declared
Bloodgood. A prominent Socialist
there, speaking to him privately, in
regard to the National Defense Act OF
1920, said: when the time comes,
I'll do no different than you. l can.
not approve of this act publicly, but
l won't oppose it so strenuously".
The speaker ended with a laudation
Of Samuel Gompers, who was in the
audience. ''If Gompers and mis- friends
didn't approve of the Defense Act,
our voices would amount to nothing,
Thank God, we're getting cooperation
from Organized Labor! Thank God
for Gompers!"
Gompers For Fascist Unions.
Samuel Gompers endorsed the prin-
ciple Of the company union as the new
industrial policy of the A. F. of L. Elk
planning the term industrial democ-
racy" as used by the A. f. Of L.. he
said: 'Disregarding the question OF
selfish motives, we see employers or
ganizing company unions in order to
convey the idea that industrial democ,
racy prevails in their plant. In prin,
ciple, we want this industrial democ.
racy, but instead of having It by each
distinct company, we would have ii
by association or trust. We wish Ia
have employers and employees all
members Of one association.
Supports Trusts.
Mr.. Gompers spoke in low, weak
voice and seemed to experience men
tai difficulty in passing from one sub.
ject to the other. The A. r. Of L.. un,
der his leadership. he declared. had
always been in favor of giving com.
merce. business and industry, com,
plete freedom to combine and trusti
fy. He attacked the Sherman anti
trust law as preventing the fullest
development of capital thru console
dalton. This law also hindered the
combination of capital and labor along
lines Of Johnson's Baltimore and Ohio
scheme, and thus curbed the develop
ment OF peace between capital and
labor. This new policy OF Gompers
is nothing less than an organic al
lance between Big Business and tn,
bureaucracy Of organized labor tc
crush the middle class and to reduce
the working masses to a state of In
dustrial serfdom.
Wright Treated Like Dog.
Chester Wright followed his CHIEF
with talk on the subject From Mos
COW TO Broadway. The audience ex
pected a treat in the way Of an ex
pose revealing Moscow's control Of
The Great White Way and the use Of
the movies and cabarets to overthrow
the government. But Wright handed
out the stale stun about Moscow's in
citing the Communists here to VIC
lence and the labor party. In passing
the speaker asserted: THE delight
full thing about the Communists is