The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-29
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BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY.

GLASS collaboration is large word
~ which we seldom use because it
takes up lot of space and is almost
unintelligible to ninety-nine and nine
tenths of the population. But since
so much effort has been expended in
putting it in circulation, we cannot
altogether ignore the baby. Forum
ately, it means something and may
rightly look forward to the popularity
once enjoyed by such war words and
phrases as "camouflage" and "strict
accountability" The capitalists and
the labor leaders fright but wrong)
are pushing the new innovation in the
relations between exploiter and ex-
plotted tho using simpler baptismal
terms.
IA CONCRETE example is usually
"A more conducive to proper I'M
derstanding of problem than yards
ol abstract theorizing. Here is one:
The Chicago Federation Of Labor,
once considered the core of progress
sivism in the American Federation of
Labor, built radio station. Trusting
individuals, even a few radicals, who
are supposed to be reasonably skepricaI
thot that the station would be used
to strengthen trade unionism and
"sell' the trade union idea to the un-
organized workers. 1t was not gen.
that he nf
would go to the trouble of building
radio station to preach cooperation
between the workers and the bosses
on the theory that what is sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gander.
But this is just what is taking place.
MAYOR DEVER Of Chicago is so
AVA obviously the servant of big bust
ness in this city that argument in
proof Of this contention is unneces-
,sary. The leaders of the c. F. of L.
are on Dever's bandwagon. Fitzpatrick
and Nockels went to the expense and
trouble of installing a microphone in
the mayors office so that he could
talk to the voters when so inclined
and bid for reelection. Tho opposed
TO unlimited quoting on the ground
that 1t is usually the lazy mans re-
lfuge. Dever's first speech over this
labor" radio deserves to be embalp-
ed for the sake. of posterity in the
columns of The DAILY WORKER.
Dever Is preaching class collabora-
ltion.
"MTE are just beginning to know in
VIthis generation" said the mayor,
that there is a friendliness between
employers and employees that is bound
to last. Thru the years there has
been change OF feeling until today
each is able to get the viewpoint Of
fhe other and they have come to the
point OF friendship.
I'VE are no longer troubled with
strikes and there is tie of mutual
Interest between employer and EN-
Y ploye In this age which never existed
before. Labor has come to a place
where II demands its worth and the
employer happily acquiesces in it,
1T wish at this time to congratulate
4 the Chicago Federation OF Labor
and its officers for having given me
no trouble in the form OF strikes since
I have been the chief executive here.
I hope that this condition will con-
tinue, not only during the coming
New Year but for years to come. |
hope that II will continue TO exist
forever. know that there is a
desire on the part of labor to promote
prosperity, condition which goes
hand in hand with happiness In the
workingmen's homes. Without strikes
we are bound to have happiness in
the homes There Is no better road to
prosperity"
DERHAPS our mayor spoke too
i frankly. Perhaps trade unionisis
may begin TO develop suspicion that
Fitzpatrick and Nockels promised the
mayor that there would be no strikes
during his administration IL they
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