The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-25
Social Pacihsm.

JdCJlCS Oh FORCE were mOSL 6uecJlVos
must seek the conference room, and Il
convince conferees of the justice and
wisdom of labor's position. In such
service labor is finding a special need
for trained representatives and ef-
fective information"
He described with warm approval
the "B. & o. plan" Of cooperation"
in shop responsibility between the B.
& o. railroad company and it's fed
Grated shop unions. Success in col
lective bargaining, he declared, is
based upon unreserved recognition of
the union on the one hand, and will
ing concession by the workers, on
the other hand, of "the right Of en-
ployers to control, direct and manage
industry to receive fair return up
on invested capital"
Green Against ProIetarian Rule.
Referring to the anri-union employ
ers and to "so-called members of the
proletariat" who take sharp issue
with this conception of trade union
rights and duties, Green said the
workers in this group are opposed to
collective bargaining because they
assert it means wage slavery"
"They do not believe in wage con-
tracts or wage scale regulations" he
continued. "They preach class war
and class struggle. They are opposed
to the existing social order, to what
they term capitalism and pretend
to look forward to the time when
capitalism will be destroyed and the
rule of the proletariat will be substi-
tuted in its place.
This Is a Lie-BiIl Green.
"They believe that any improve
ment in wages and working condi-
tions which comes to the workers
thru the medium of trade unionism
and collective bargaining prevents the
final triumph of the proletariat and
the early realization of their predict
ed millennium The enjoyment of
high wages and humane conditions of
employment by the workers is regard
ed by this second group as an OBJ
stacle in the way of progress while
poverty and suffering are looked up
on as stepping stones to success"
Green could not offer any proof that
his ideas of no strikes and class col
Elaboration would bring the workers
the desired high wages and humane
conditions" His lie that revolution
lists are not in favor of improvement
in wages and conditions likewise was
lacking proof And he failed to men,
ton that the criticism levelled at
him and his kind by revolutionists, is
precisely that their theory and prac-
of class collaboration and pacifism in
the class struggle totally prevents
high wages and humane conditions.
obviously modern trade union
ism is opposed to these two ex-
tremes and of necessity is forced to
contend against the vigorous opposi-
ton which emanates from these
groups. Confronted by hostile EN-
ployers and the workers revolution
airy group, trades unionism is pur-
suing its own policy, fighting for pub
lie acceptance of its creed and phil
osophy."
dreams" Come True In Soviet Russia
In conclusion, Green remarked that
MANY wage earners have had dreams
of ownership in industry, but even so
we all know that whatever the own
ership-private, governmental or en-
ploye-the vital problem for us Is the
terms and relations we have with
management. To deal with this prob
lem, labor must always have it's vol
untary organizations directed and
managed by itself
Working men and women are no
longer mere fixtures in industry but
instead are intelligent, understanding
human beings with a concept of life
which emphasizes the cultural and
spiritual rather than the material. We
want to make it possible for the work
ers to acquire more of culture, re-
finement and education"