The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
w orkers Must Learn
the Lessons of Coolidge's
Attack on Bread Trust
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

ONE Of the methods proposed by the last convention
the American Federation of Labor, for fighting the
Food Trust was the demand for congressional inves
CATION
There will be investigation. But the department Of
justice proceeding against the socaIed National Food
Products Corporation capitalized and which
is said to be acquiring stock group of the countrys
largest chain grocery milk ice cream and dairy corpora
TONS"
The great danger here is that the workers will be told
that victory has been achieved
The department of Attorney General John GarbaIdi
Sargent which bashful when it making adj
toward the powerful aluminium of Secretary
of the Treasury Andy Gump" Mellon is supposed to be
crashing its teeth at the heels of the Food Trust"
Reactonary labor officials in common with the little
group of petty bourgeois representatives congress- who do
know that the trust busting" has ended will join
in confusing labor to what is really taking place. They
will claim triumph and the real work of organizing the
unorganized in the food industry will be shelved
1t is that the department of Justice attack on
the Food Trust" will not be pushed 1t is used
campaign issue. When the congressional elections have
passed with the autumn leaves November then this Don
Quixote assault will come to end
The value OF this fake antitrust move political
stunt we'll be by studying few facts Millions
touched by the amfcatons of the food trust In the suit
filed al New York. the department of justice claims that the
newly launched corporation is securing control of many
large corporations and chains of stores Including the Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea company which operates 10000
chain groceries turnout the country and the Borden
pany (the milk concern). Further claims are:
dealing groceries
by corporations
ha acquired by defendant.
supply
New York. making millions of people dependent them for
vital food product"
Thus the CoodgeButIe politicians, who sit pretty
in the White House, and plot to strengthen their position
in the and house of representatives in November
feel that they knocking every kitchen door in the land
with welcome message when they attack the food trust
The proposition is doubt good vote getter, if the
masses be fooled again by such fake issues.
1t is also pointed out that the Food Trust is trying
manipulate its finances without the aid of Wall Street
This is of course real and vital crime. 1t was, for long
me the basis of attack by the great bankers against Henry
Ford result of which the vver gained consider
able popular acclaim and hailed as presidential
candidate by progessves in spite of his known reaction
airy views.
Wall Street makes better of its government at
Washington than to beat rebeous capitalists into line
Hauling the Bread Trust into is way of teaching
these onopots that they must agree the rules laid
down by the big bankers suffer the consequences The
department of justice is attacking the billion dollar
merger of the Chase National Bank and the Mechanics
National Bank in New York City, which is to be followed by
other similar combines.
Labor must be warned against these fake political is
that raised by clever and designing capitalist poll
tcans 1t must not expect too much from these little tits
between the capitalists themselves II organize own
power Organize the unorganzed into the labor unions
Move the masses forward into the Labor Party.