The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-06
Civic Federation Head
Has List of Favorites
That Labor Must Fight
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY printed copies of the redbatng speech Of
Rps aas natona Ct the
laid upon the desks of the officials OF labor in Washing
ton, p G. 49,. o.ao,.,. .o.,. :.
the American Federation of Labor but of the mine workers.
carpenters machinss and ladies' garment workers unions
to mention few has drawn both inspiration and
enlargement for his attack the Communists from their
upon the mtants in their respective organizations
The agent of the great employers recognizes his best
aids in battling abos progress the officials of the trade
ions supposed fight abors cause against the epOters
But Easey will not be satisfied with inspiration from
Green Lewis Johnston, sigan and Hutchinson Nor will he
stop merely accepting their applause His printed speech
clarion call to these traitor labor officials to support him in
winning legislation from the next congress- that convenes in
December or punishment OF who utter or publish
ideas favorable to forcbe change in our form Of govern
ment."
That energetic attempt is to be made to get
the legal sanction Of not only for the imprisonment
of Communists and the censorship and suppression of Com
munist publications. but to make ruthless against all
militant unionsts recognize the class struggle and
develop the trade unions into to carry this
struggle Cooperation of the reaconary and cass-co
aboTang heads of the trade unions with the bosses in get
ting this legislation is the logical development OF their mil
tant-bating policies.
EasIey the world situation nightmare with
which to brighten tmd labor spokesman to his side He
might almost
conclude that Moscow beginning make good its threat to produce
world revolution"
EasIey then developments in China India, Persia
the Balkans in England France fascist Italy, Japan Moroc
But Of these developments, growing of the inn
mediate struggles of the workers Of these countries should
brighten American labor If they put the white imprint of
fear the faces of Easey and his friends that is why
they should flush red the faces of all labor with Joy and hap
piness.
Every gain of subject nations and oppressed peoples
help to struggling labor in the mpeast home countries.
And all thinking workers everywhere felt the thrill Of
thusias grow greater and greater the British coal miners
laid down the law Of the class fight the British coal barons
Only the labor traitors be by such arguments
Easey advances. The favosm of this bosses agent
must put the stamp of treason upon all who receive it.
The congress will be used pass legislation streng
thenng the capitalist state wherever has shown indications
of weakness. This successful against the
workers. if the plan succeeds It early the
countedrive of labor Exception laws against the tong
legislation against the foregnborn the strengthen
ing of the police power of the bitterly opposed
This opposing and Kidding the labor movement of all
cIass-coaborang traitors the Green's the Berys the John
stons Hutchesons, sgans the Lewses. Eas-
eys mailing list of favorte labor leaders contains the
of those trade union officials that the workers must not only
fear but fight.