The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-14
GREEN FAvORS
FINANCIAL AID
FOR STRIKERS
May Call Executive to
Consider British Aid
BY LAURENCE TODD,
Federated Press.


WASHINGTON, May 12.-PresIdent
Green Of the American Federation Of
Labor, at the appeal Of the Interna-
tionaI Federation Of Trades Unions
and the British Trades Union Con-
gress, has pledged the striking British
miners all the help that American la
Dor can give.
This means, primarily, the immedi-
ate sending of financial aid and the
discouraging of any recruiting Of
strikebreakers in this country for use
in Britain.
Jean Oudegeest, secretary OF the I.
F. T. T., first cabled to the head OF
the A. F. of L., describing the situa-
ton and asking for assistance.
To this appeal Green replied: win
gladly give all support possible 70
miners of Great Britain in fight for
decent wage scale"
Oudegeest appears to have handed
this message to Secretary Citrine OF
the British Trade Union Congress, for
Citrine, on May 6, cabled to Green:
Thanks for cable Of encouragement.
Movement absolutely solid. Greatest
demonstration of working class solid
arity in history. Thanks for offer Of
assistance. Prompt financial assist
ance most practical"
No Action Yet.
What would be the steps taken by
the executive of the A. F. of L. to
raise funds had not been decided on
May when this message was received
in Washington. In past years the pro-
cedure in a grave emergency has been
either to call the executive council in
to special session or to summon the
presidents of the international unions
to a conference. Occasionally the pres
ident has issued a statement on his
own authority. In this case il g virtu-
ally certain that he win ASK or advice
from the council; possibly he may in
vite the heads of all affiliated interna-
tional unions to come to Washington.
Favors Money Donations.
When asked by The Federated Press
as to what advice would be given any
local labor body that might inquire as
to the wisdom of donating to the Brit
ish strikers, President Green said he
would favor their giving money. He
regards the British miners cause as
absolutely just, and he looks upon the
method adopted by the rest of British
labor to support them-the method oil
general strike-to be a matter fol
British labor to determine for itself
He assumes that British labor chose
the method which it felt to be most
likely to win the fight for the miners
under the conditions existing in Brit
ain at present.
No Strike-5reakina.
He stated further that the A. r. Of
L. would do all it could to discourage
recruiting Of strikebreakers in Amer
lea for use in Britain AS to the action
which might be taken by Canadian and
Mexican labor, he felt that that was q
matter for their own decision.
Heating on Strike.
Edward Heating, editor of Labor
weekly organ of rail labor, in an
article in Washington newspaper de-
Tending the strikers, says they have
done more than challenge the Baldwin
government; they have challenged the
existing social order.
"Shall human beings" he asks, fable
and willing TO work, be subjected to a
process of slow starvation in the midst
Of plenty?. -. The miners would be
helpless without the aid Of their fell
/, low workers and the latter have seized
upon the most effective weapon at
hand-the general strike. 1t is an
ugly weapon. Time and time again
the British workers have put ii aside.
They are using it now because their