The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-24
NORTH WESTERN
SEE
.THRUB. &O.PLAN
Good for Railroads;
Bad for Workers
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same Jewell could not be found and
could not be dragged to come and aV
dress a strikers meeting, for fear OF
the Daugherty injunction. At the
Wicker Park hall, however, Mr.. jew
ell felt at home, and these good natur-
ed shopmen had forgotten everything
about JEWELS misleadership Of the
railroad strike and sat down to listen
to what he had to say about the Co
operative plan" AS could be expect
ed-a lot of platitudes, and nothing
more. 1--WE are in favor OF securing
for the workers all that can be pro
cured, by comforting, negotiating and
consulting with the employers" de-
clared Jewell. Not word of consoli-
dating the ranks OF labor as an or
ganized power; not to organize to
command better conditions and
higher standard Of living, but to beg,
to negotiate, to confer, to collaborate
with the poor employers. And to make
sure that the railroad owners should
and must take us into consideration,
he winds up to say: "In order that
the present railroad owners protect
their property, in order to keep their
property and to develop it, they will
need the help of their employees. The
cooperative plan is a step toward
that end" That's plain, is it not?
The Fun Starts.
The two speakers took one hour
each. The shopmen in the hall got
restless. They wanted to ask ques.
tons. They wanted to tell their
''grandies" galore sitting on the stage
what they thot of the plan. But the
"grandies" wanted different. Finally,
after half dozen "grandies" had
spoken, Brother Bernard Kortez gets
the floor. He makes the point that
consulting engineer" Boyer is sell
ing the wares of the railroad company
nothing more or less and that to lead
the shopmen to believe the railroads,
including the Northwestern, are not
run and operated for profits, is all
bunk.
The applause Kortez received was
a sure sign that the men thot the
same. The climax came when Brother
Dozenberg, member of Lodge No. Ats.
OF the machinists, rose to ask ques-
| tons. The chairman, after six of the
"grandies" sitting on the stage whis-
pered in his ear, refused to recognize
Dozenberg. The chairman was soon
convinced" however, that the rank
and file want fair deal. They were
ready to leave the hall unless the
brother was granted the privilege of
asking questions.
Questions Asked.
Some Of the questions that were
asked were by Dozenberg after he
got the floor were:
l. Why cannot the present shon
committees of the different unions
settle all the grievances as to santa
ton, lighting, etc., in the shops, with
out the cooperative plan?"
2. Were shopmen laid OF on the
"B. & O." railroad while the co-opera.
tive plan was in force?
3. How much of the savings thru
the cooperative plan on the "B. &
o." did the shopmen get?
4. What are the fundamental DIFF.
ferences, If there are any, between
the company union plan and the CO.
operative plan, since the railroad
companies agree to both plans?
b. What studies did Engineer Bey-
er have about the relationship he.
tween labor and capital in the process
OF production and distribution Of
wealth?
5eyer Unable to Answer.
Capt. Boyer, as some Of the speak.
ers called him, could not answer the
questions. At any rate, he admitted
not understanding question s, and on
two others he was commanded IN
keep quiet by Jewell.
objections were raised that Bever
was asked these questions and mot
JeWel but to no avail. Boyer did
not protest against JEWELS action
and jewell was definite: 81 am going
to answer these questions" But when
ne got thru answering" he asked
the shopmen in the hall whether they
were satisfied-and they were very
moi"
IL was 11:45 p. m. when the meet.
ing came to an end and the men went
nome, asking each other such cues.
lions; What in hell do these can
tains and grand lodge officers think
we are, damned fools?"
The manner in which The DAILY
WORKER has handled this b. G. O.
cooperative" plan that they are trv.
ing to put over in the Chicago g.
North Western shops has caused the
men to look TO The DAILY WORKER
as their fighting paper. The officials
IN the union have thru their BULLDOG.
ing methods and their refusal 10 give
workers, who see thru their schemes
the noor, have shown their interests
to be on the side Of the bosses. The