The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-19
Not One Cent in Wage
Increase Voted By City
Government Of Chicago
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY chcagos annual appropriation bill calling for the
expenditure of 3S for all 1926 municipal activ
cent for increasing the any of the of thousands
consider this fact that no wage Increases were permitted as
the greatest victory scored in the approval of the budget
They put u, it i into the headlines as follows
THE HERALoExAMINER; "Empoyes of City Denied Wage Boost
Additional exutation grows Of the fact as recorded
by the Tribune, that There was only negative
alderman openly Identified with organized labor Oscar
Nelson Vcepresdent of the Chicago Federation Of Labor
manded wage increases for policemen, emen and anitos
Alderman Nelson is democrat in politics. He believes
fighters against the labor party He does not believe IN n
dependent political action. The capitalist parties good
enough for him. He does not recognize the class struggle
He recognizes classes. AS result he does not wage
class fight So in the final vote he his ballot for the
capitalists budget prepared by the political agents of bust
ness tor their employers government in the city of Chicago
The budget reveals the fact once more that CHICAGO
labor does not possess friend to mention class
tighter OF its own in the whole city council This is true
because first OF ALL every alderman his first allegiance
TO either the democratic the republican parties being
the political expression of the exploiting class in Chicago
TO be sure the sycophantc mayor Of Chicago, William
DeVer on the very day that the budget bill passed with
out single wage increase speaking banquet given by
school engineers to board Of education officials, declared
poyes greatly nderpad keep good in office
the time out openly and demand more
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That is the usual political buncombe 1t may sound good
TO tnose OFFICIALS OF labor who refuse struggle count
Iney get The game must be still very good Mayor Dever
Wouont thus rub salt into the wounds of torn bv
tne struggle between the stationary falling wage rate and
the increasing cost of living.
Devers democratic administration lust like the whole
chicago CITY government is the instrument of great bust
ness Business believes in cheap government which means
low wages thus thrustng the own government I'm
on me PACKS OF workers oppressed by this government
f IS the custom OF municipal employees of all kinds to
upon tne politicians becoming cogs the old partv
PoHca machines in return for small favors Their absolute
nepessness even to win small favors thru political
shown by the ruthless which the CITY council
mas rejected all their wage demands - "
MUNICIPAL employees like all other workers. must ORGAN
re The INTO powerful trade unions to fight for demands
grams of struggle. p' "'"''ot pro-
6ut the lesson to all the workers of Chicago is the ah
need OF breaking with the old parties and oroanzin
Inc D1I parry TO win the workers from the capitalist parties
anu gnt tne capitalist city government IF this isnt nIar
80 e pszpatrck the Nockes, the oIanders and the Walk
oS gfe are great numbers of workers who will become
aroused by this latest by the city IS I
% m neeas OF municipality employed labor These will
I0'' IN tne growing demand for the labor party WV