The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-20
HITTING FORD BETWEEN
THE EYES

It NAV not add to the Joys of Henry Ford in these
trying days that "THE FORD WORKER the militant
shop paper of the Ford industries, is celebrating its
first anniversary but to the workers the fact an out
standing achievement
To have been able to write edit and print their
shop paper which has kept them in touch with their
fellow workers problems has exposed the profit-mak-
ing machinery of the Ford SYSTEM and to have built
the circulation of their paper to around 10000 this is
credtable accomplishment to the sponsors OF The
Ford Worker
Exposes Ford Myth.
Reentessly. sometimes critical and sometimes satir-
ical, The Ford Worker tears to pieces the "humani-
tartan myth which has been built around Henry Ford,
the man. Taking Ford at his argument printed
in the Detroit Times saying: "The money have accu-
ulaed is the product of downtrodden, underpad,
blood-sweat labor. It is clean money" The Ford
Worker reminds Ford that it is just that and every
bit of "downtrodden, underpaid blood-sweat labor !"
which Ford has made of to accumulate his fortune
Urges Auto Union.
Recognizing that shop paper must have a
structive basis The Ford Worker devotes much
point the necessity for automobile workers
union The Worker editors urge upon every reader the
workers in the Ford industries, write up their own
experiences and have published in their shop
paper, The Ford Worker The response has been very
gratifying and shows that the paper is not only read
earnestly but that the workers actually realize the
value of a shop paper.
We wager that the activity of the Ford Worker will
do more toward bringing about the formation of a
union than all the promises of William Green, and we
are also ready to bet last dime that Henry realizes
this much himself and that he has spent in the past
and will spend in the future funds to hunt down
the of the Ford Worker and its correspondents
than he spent his last spring suit.
FRED HARRIS.
Harvester Worker" April, 1927.
Another shop paper which is hand just is the
April issue of the Harvester Worker written and pub
shed by workers of the International Harvester Com
pany, Cyrus McCormcks plant. Concdentally we
also have copy of the Harvester Industrial Council
the organ of the company union which contains the
minutes Of the company union meeting.
We therefore in position to evaluate the merits
of both, and to render judgment. The H. |. c. organ
brings the message that representatives of employers
and employees met and discussed their mutual problems
for instance: "A suggestion discussed that podi
steel be substituted for sete in machining tractor
main frames Investigation showed podi to be superior
TO stellte, etc, ETC."
One may easily understand from this excerpt what
part the company union and it's publication plays in
bringing about better working conditions to workers
1t proves itself to be appendix to the bosses adj
minstration.
We therefore lay the precious pamphlet aside and
peruse the Harvester Worker and face brightens
up instantly. Here we have vgor and daring, smash
of shams, tearing the Sunday school argument of
Mccormick about reconciliation and employee repre-
sentative PLAN to pieces It enuncates the class strug
gle and tells the workers that they must rid them
selves from any and all illusions of class collaboration
union, and to demand higher wages and eight-hour
workday.
Many contributions are sent in from the workers in
the shops which gives the paper real proletarian
character. Thus by giving the workers a of
preston many brutates by bosses and foremen
ers from future attacks The Harvester Worker is
already in its second year and by has circulation
Of more than 5000
F. H..