The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-04
Socialists" Show Selves
Staunch Allies Of the
General Electric Trust
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY the latest issue of 1.-THE Citizen Of Schenectady
New York arrives usual in envelope with the return
address of the publicity department of the open shop Gen.
era Electric Co.. Of that city The electric trust is entitled
have its official organ, but just happens that 1.-THE
Citizen" mouthpiece of the socialist party with
the socialists" Herbert M Merrill and Hawley Van Vech
ten president and managing editor It interesting for
of the great antiIabor electric trust aiding in
camouflagng its Grimes.
Enclosed with this issue Of 1.-THE Citizen is the latest
propaganda Of the electric to the effect that aho the
years 1921 1922 1923 and 1924 profits by
the stockholders have practically remained stationary
To be the publicity agent Of the electric monopoly
does not stress that the number Of employees has increased
that the 6163s workers employed in 1922 received only
smaller Of workers. $685. employed the previous
showing that cuts must have been put into force
somewhere For the two following years. the wages merely
kept of the workers upon
the treadmII of this industry
statstcans and publicity agents are Of course, hired
to make figures lie. The effort s made to show that the
this fouyear period with average profit toll that fuctu
ated annually between IS and II millions Of dollars.
But this does not tell the whole story The trust
issued table Of statistics no doubt intended for
stockholders but not for the eyes of its wage workers.
m 0T o sSSS 5' wo
OF notes while outstanding bonds were reduced from $685.
100000 200 200 This monopoly therefore started the
four years enabling to issue $267ooooo special six
cent at par 70 pay % on which the lash
slaves.
Thus do the Schenectady Socialists gorify the profit
achievements of the General Electric Co., surrendering
peey to this Voracious corporation while making effort
to fight for increased wages and better conditions for
workers.
The socialists" doubt believe that the continued
growth of the electric monopoly will eventually result in its
peacefully falling into the hands of the workers. thru
form of public ownership. They vision the super-power
monopoly something that will be natcnaIized without
struggle for the benefit Of the workers. in the hour of
greatest strength
Under the slogan, for instance Of "pubIic ownership
should be obvious to ALL James H. Maure socialist" head
of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor this
issue of the socialist Citizen, expects control of
super-poWer under the present capitalist Dictatorship
Taking this view, Maurer, with his friends in the Social
st party and in the American Federation of Labor
the Communists for wanting disturb this utopan
by calling the workers to battle against the capitalist
for its overthrow and abolition.
The capitalist dictatorship is the political instrument
for the protection of private property the great ono
poes like the General Electric Co., for ensIavement
of the workers. including the $4,000 employees of electric
trust One hundred per cent trade union organization in
the shops of the first requisites for the workers. sue
cessfu struggle for power The workers. political organiza
ton that firmly rooted in industry shop nuclei
is the party that will lead the workers victory in this
struggle That organization is the Workers (Communist)
Party that wages the upon the capitalist dictatorship
and its SOCIALIST allies