The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-13
Green Boosts for Flag
That Never Protected
Interests of Workers
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY William Green, president Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor joins the lingo hosts that trying to
make bowling success Of Flag Day. June a. from the
standpoint of 100 per cent Amercansm. Which means,
that those who refuse to pull their hats off, and join Justify
in the singing of the Star Spanged Banner will have them
knocked off in the best fascist STYLE some superchauvnst
happens to be
William Green comes from the coal miners union. He
was secretaryreasuer of the United Mine Workers of
America when he lifted to his present position. The
American flag has played conspicuous part In the history
not only of the American coal miners, but Of the metal
miners WE'LL
Green did forth any of these bitter experiences
Of the workers in his crngng Flag Day declaration Instead
he poured gobs praise the flag He declared its stands
for freedom and democracy inspires patriotism and Is
an incentive to Amerlcanzation."
In fact Flag Day arrives in time to witness the admlns
terng of another and fatal kick to the fraudulent liberties
that unsuccessfuy try to raise their heads and lay claim
to life in the words OF the federal constitution But Green
will justify the supreme court decision in the Gow be-
cause it was returned against Communists.
But the fag It was raised by and children
their tent homes in the Colorado coal strike But 1t
protection. Mitiamen taking their orders from Rookie
feers Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., also carrying THE Flag
turned muderous fire on the mine strikers and their fam
ies burned the TENTS killing and suocatng many in what
has become known the Ludlow The flag does
not INSPIRE patriotism in the Southern Colorado coal fields
The workers here know what it stands for
Great parades were features of the North Michigan
copper strike in 1913 Children marched with their fathers
and mothers big Anna" who led many of these process
sons carried flag But tramped under foot and
torn to seds under the hoofs of giant horses mounted by
state cossacks in military uniform sent break the strike.
William Green, the labor lieutenant of capitalism, says
that Those who have marched behind flag maintain
the liberty of nation have been encouraged greater
efforts by its presence"
Truth may be read into those words. To be sure
strikers in Colorado, in Michigan, the iron range in
Minnesota thruou the textile and shoe districts of New Eng
land have marched behind the flag, mistakenly believing
that gave them protection against the capitalist
master But they have quickly learned their mistake They
have been encouraged to greater Efforts in spite of the
flag, against all that stands to build their organza-
tons and fight for their liberation
Flag Day is the day of the bankers the ndustriaists
the great landlords and proeers of every description They
we'll afford to spend of their loot bunting
factories. 1t protects their profit system When the mine
sought break the 1922 coal strike with bayonets
the flag raised every tppe turnout the coal fields
the symbol of "open shop rule.
When William Green, any other official of labor
pouses the of Flag Day. any other capitalist ho
day. he merely carries those oass-coaboraton policies
that bind and gag labor leaving it, PROSTATE and helpless
at the feet of its master Workers will celebrate Flag Day
by renouncng and fighting such leadership.