The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-28


it spreads in thousand ways the
specious propaganda Of the militarists. \
Here was an opportunity not to be I
overlooked by any organization seek
ing to prove its loyalty to every in
stitution of American capitalism, so
the officialdom Of the A. f. of L. forms
united front with these open class
enemies Of the workers, exchanges
representatives with them at conven-
lions and at Ell Paso endorsed the
American Legion resolution for univer.
sal military service in the next war
mass mobilization of the workers dis
guised under the euphonious phrase OF
Transcription of capital and labor"
The capitalists are supposed to part
with their precious wealth while the
workers will have to give only their
lives.
The strikebreaking American Le-
gion and its capitalist hackers are
well pleased.
Betrayed Mexican Labor.
We leave for moment the question
Of what these things mean for the
working class of the United States to
say to the Mexican workers and pea
SAINTS:
Gompers and the tools Of the
blacklist forces Of reaction met you
at FL Paso with hands outstretched
and protestations Of good will. They
posed as your allies while they give
fhn so -
dorsement to the self same expIoIt-
! ers that made Mexico a slaughter
house for decade. Not only that,
but they actually aided In the pre-
paration of the navy, the army and
the volunteer mercenarIes Of Amerl-
can Imperialism who will murder
you under the slogan Of teaching
you democracy" If you try to keep
the gains Of the revolution your
comrades died for by the hundreds.
Another Dawes plan is in force in
Mexico today and the instrument Of its
enforcement is the oficialdom of the
American and the Mexican Federations
OF Labor. This brings us to another
incident that shows the servility with
which the Composites serve Morgan
democracy.
Gompers Becomes "InternationaIIst.v
The faintest faint of socialism is
anathema to Gompers, while Commun-
ism sends him into a wild delirium
whenever mentioned in his preaence.
He has been unable to tolerate any thot
OF afhliation even with the reformist
Amsterdam International but at Ell
Paso his attitude suddenly changes.
For the first time in many, many long
years there is present at a convention
Of the federation a representative Of
the German Trade Unions-aflIiated
with Amsterdam. English-"our al
lies, you know'-are barely welcome
but have been tolerated, principally to
give Gompers the opportunity OF tell
ing how much better off the working
class was in this country.
But today there is a striking change
Gompers is very friendly towards Am
sterdam. The European workers ara
in bad way. The national econo-
mics are demoralized The yellow un-
ions have always depended upon the
capitalists and capitalism is not so
good just now.
Amsterdam needs money. So do the
capitalist governments which it's I'M
ions support. 1t is simple.
Aid to Morgan's Dawes Plan.
The Dawes plan and the entry of
the American Federation of Labor in
to Amsterdam or rather the absorb
ton of Amsterdam by the American
Federation of Labor will, in the words
Of the classic cure all diseases to-
day." Amsterdam needs the A. f.
OF l.. enough to surrender to Gompers
but it does not need it as bad as Nor
gan needs to strengthen his hold on
Amsterdam so that the slavery of the
German workers can be made COM
plete. Amsterdam will come to terms
with Gompers. Ell Paso marks the
abandonment Of policy of isolation
from international affairs by the
American labor officialdom Just as
the Dawes plan-the reason for IT.
marks the entry of American imperial
SIN into world politics on a truly gi-
gantic scale.
The circle is complete.
American Imperialism is in deadly
conflict with Great Britain for world
supremacy. Japan is in the way-a
Nuisance. The finance capitalists, ev-
ny day, increase their investments
broad (another $1OO,000,O0O to
france-mere pocket money!. They
ire drunk with the glorious vision of
world supremacy that is to be baptiz-
ed with the blood of the workers.
The ofIlcialdom Of the American
federation prepares the machinery
that will be used to drive the work
ing class Of America and Mexico to-
the shambles. II is a procurer for an.
non fodder. II ties the workers u the
chariot wheels Of American imperial
ism and prepares to act as lis ennis
co Wty ~.