The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
Heads of the Printers
Union Join Bosses In
Fake Economy" Drive
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

James LynCh W. president
secretary Of the international Typographical Union join
the rabd economy" shouters among the open shop
gers In demanding that workers slow up in their spending
Even the printers who get fairly good compared with
other workers. will be startled to learn that the highest Off
cas Of Their Organization are out with bread
considered extravaganza"
The Lynch-Hays drive for ECONOMY" not unlike the
buresque under this same put on by the White House
strkebeake Economy Ca Coolidge. "Spend Iess is the
appealing wall of both campaigns.
This is good for the bosses. The less worker spends
the smaller wages he will be content with Workers con-
nickel to squander the movies, considered ideal
100 per cent Americans matter where they born
But here is phase of DISQUALIFICATION when the
OFFICIALS OF abors own organizations take the cry
Instead OF demanding higher wages in order that the work.
may have funds to their obligations the union Off
cias issue what they call warning against the wIes of
the high pressure type of statesmen, dsposng Of almost
anything under the with small payment down." Here
is the gist of the Lynch-Hays appeal:
Rapidly Increasing production and lack foreign markets
turned the full force the nations highly selling
the field. wage Garner
other classes driven possible days
buy almost anything payment.
Business itself suffering we'll
being mpase Buying power
is being advance
Increasing arfu remedy growing
tendency cosdered on the part Of the worker In
selling psychology desire
abetted displays constantly
waiting to take the brednner in weak moment and unload so.
thing him. Our statistical department found
who himself monthly
his salary living completely
Iatons
America the greatest creditor and
onehaf billions owing her. fair
nation of debtors earth"
That is most excellent propaganda for the employers
seeking to content workers with their present
pare them for wage The worker interested
spending less He must strive to get higher wages win
more of the necessities of life Workers enjoying the barest
luxuries are too few to receive consideration
The mere fact that Workers compelled buy
stiles; furniture for their homes Clothes place live all
the nstament pan is testimony showing that wages
insufficient to meet the most meager daily needs.
1t the standard of living of the American worker is
lowered then overproduction will and factories
mills and mines must close giving additional impetus to
the already rapidly increasing army of unemployed The
LynchHays nostrum would only make things for
labor.
Workers must prepare for this inevitable industrial
Crisis that is rushing down them by fighting for
increases reply to the bosses wage cus by demand
ing shorter wo<day to keep down the number of the
army of unemployed, used strkebreaing army by the
open shop employer whenever he do The officials
OF the printers union, like the officials of many labor
organizations have shown themselves allies of the ex-
poers in this fight That that the fight haf-Iost
before is begun, unless this leadership removed and
aggressive tants selected to carry the standards
struggles ahead.
Thru experiences in these crucial struggles workers
Will learn that they must accept the Communist program
that they must ahead for the abolition of capitalism
for the complete victory of the workers Soviet Rule