The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-11
New jersey Carpenters,
Hit by Coal Strike, Plead
With Capitalist Agents
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY Governor Szer Of New Jersey of the states
hard hit by the anthracite strike announces that he will
call the legislature into special session to discuss the
problem raised by freezing pOpuIace living only few miles
from the hard coal fields.
declaration that is used by every crooked capitalist
politician The governor claims that during the last three
question that he has failed adding that mo relief might
be expected long the voters did nothing to compel
respect of their wishes and consideration OF their welfare
the republican and democratic members Of the state
legislature questioned they would reply that It was the
fault the governor Go little further the democrats
would blame republicans vice the republicans
the democrats is the old pass the buck game OF
tas politics that has staunoh ally and indicator in the
nonpartsan policy Of the American Federation of Labor
Responsibility passed back and forth until the muddled
decided completely with the old parties and carry
on his political struggle on a class basis.
It is interesting to note that the demand on the COVER
for special session of the legislature made by
the Perth Aboy NJ j. Local Union Of the Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joners of America This carpenters
union pleaded that the legislature take such steps may
be to protect the public against extortones who
thru their action are endangeng the lives OF the workers
and their families"
Here an example of where the "nonpartisan" class
collaborating politics OF the A. F. of l. leads Workers
protest the capitalist politicians whom they elected
The political henchmen of the proeers reply in the words
of Governor SiIzer that:
only up
reluctant legislators state and federal would forced
the wishes Of the people, but the voters nothing
expect relief"
The indications that the workers awake The
protest of the Perth Aboy carpenters testimony that
The great strikes in the silk and textile mills of the
added evidence.
The trouble is however, that the have not yet
learned to act class First knowledge in this direction
would reveal itself in the organization of powerful state
labor party based upon the trade unions that
abors own representatives into the legislature
there raise and fight for working class issues Governors
Szers declaration challenge New Jersey to pro-
coed in that direction The challenge must be accepted
But if the workers really wake up as thew will when
they enter actively and energetcay into the class struggle
with their oppressors they will find that labor egis-
ators in New jerseys capitol Trenton
the enemy entrenched in the anthracite fields all
the nations great industries. They will find
pal councils the state legislatures the national congress
but the instruments of the capitalist Glass; that capitalist
state must be abolished and the Soviet the workers
and farmers established before he endangerng the lives
OF the workers and their families" complained of by the
Perth Amboy carpenters will The capitalist
state lives for profits Soviet rule having abolished profits
viii protect the interests of all thru the Communist social
order Capitalism must give way to Communism.