The daily worker., 1924-12-22
The LaFoL[ette Labor Policy

The publicly owned and very successful Canadian
National railway is about to follow the example Of
the Baltimore and oho-whch seems to be the most
sensible Of the privatey-owned roads-and introduce
the cooperative shop employees pan -as ~
The above quotation is the first paragraph of an
editorial entitled '"The B. and o. Plan" published
in the Milwaukee Leader of December 16.
Readers will sense at once that the Leader is
not hostile to the B. and o. plan nor to the capi-
talist tools masquerading labor leaders that are
trying to put the plan for the honor Of glory
and profit of the capitalists with some incidental
pickings for themselves. a&
The Leader goes on to say: 4ei a-s3
o. S. Boyer and William H. Johnston, who aided
in the installation of plan on the B. and o. have
been consulted by the heads of the Canadian raod
and have aided materially in getting things started
This plan differs from the company union affairs
for in this the regular unions the that
conduct the affairs of the workers. It is bona Hde
cooperation, blind to fool the public and the
workers.
The Leader then cites alleged benefits for
the workers. the major of which is described
as recognition of the shop craft organizations as
constructive and helpful policy of the industry"
The "management"-a euphonious term for capi
talist coined by middleclass advisers of the work
ers-is also to derive some benefits, and these are
listed as follows:
Better quality Of work and Increased production
stable shop forces and improved morale-fewer
grievances and rstandinps-eonservation Of
material and elimination of waste--new business
secured thru employees and their organzatlons-good
will Of patrons and the public generally.
This is the frankest and most shameless exposi-
ton of the policy of class collaboration yet pub
lished and it is significant that it is the official or
gan of the Wisconsin socialist party, which is
strong supporter of LaFollette, that makes this
brazen admission. The close connection of LaFol-
lette, the socialist party and Willim H. Johnston,
head of the Machinists Union, chief supporter of
LaFollette in7 the trade union movement and
sponsor Of the infamous B. and O. plan, is so OBJ
vious as to need no further proof.
Here we have plain and easily understandable
demonstration of the labor policy of the LaFOette
movement endorsed by its three principal wings
LaFollette the middleclass idol, Johnson the class
collaboratiOnist spokesman and c. p. P. A. head,
whose B, and o. plan was endorsed by Gompers,
and the socialist party which furnishes few class
struggle phrases to give the noisome mess work
ing class flavor.
The praise layished by The Leader upon the B.
and o. plaintiffs plan differs from the company
union affairs, for, in this one the regular labor
unions the ones that conduct the affairs of the
workers"-shows that its only objection to com
pany unions is that the betrayal of the workers
is not accomplished by the regular" labor leaders
This infringement on the jurisdiction of the
regular" labor leader being overcome by the b.
and O. plan, The Leader, the socialist party, the
LaFollette movement and it's labor leaders,
enthusiastically join in boosting it.
One question: What is the difference between the
LaFollette labor policy disclosed in the article
quoted from The Milwaukee Leader and that of
Rockefeller, Gary Vauclain and other labor ex-
ploiters, except that labor officials recognized
as the logical persons by whom the interests of
the workers are sold to the capitalists? -sg s1i
All workers who answer this question correctly
will receive as prize one of the "Back to 1776"
campaign buttons of the LaFolletteites
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