The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-01

Peace and Freedom and other persons and organizations
that usually appear the militarists blacklist An
other bulletin is devoted to attacking all the sgners
of the preface to the Lane Pamphlet 1t also crcuates
material furnished by the National Clay Products In
dustries Association One offering from this source is
pamphlet called Business Craftsmanship an address
by Harry Curran Wilbur Managers Consutant and
Nationally Known Analyst in Economics" before the
sixth annual meeting of the National Clay Products In
dusries Association The Scabbard and Blade Society,
in sending this address, which is long TRADE against
the radicals tells its members, "You will notice it is
punched ready for filing with the bulletins. Before
file away be that you read it casually
and then read it making notes understanding phrases
you wish to remember find readily Too much good
cannot be said of this little booklet. To such men
Mr.. Wilbur the American people great deal
you will decide when you have finished reading Bust
ness Statesmanship.'
Connections With Business and Organizations.
We have noted above, in describing the support re-
ceved by the various organizations that their chief
hackers are business their wives. Some scat
tered contributions from school teachers clerks
and sorekeeper but in the main the financial ties
from the offices of the patriotic the office
of the corporation attorneys and capitalists
The chief support of the American Defense Society
doubtless comes from Mr.. Elon Hooker, the manufac-
of chemicals while Mr.. Dwight Braman and fell
low members of the New York Stock Exchange the
financial hackers of the Allied Patriotic Societies We
have how the Security League received
defense funds from some of the Weatlest corporation
directors in America. The officers of the League at
the time of the congressional investigation included Mr..
Menken whose firm represented large business groups
in this country and in England Mr.. Alexander j.
Hemphi director in twenty large corporations,
many of which tolerate labor union the premises
Mr. Franklin O. Brown, director in the Ameri-
Corporation; Mr. Robert Bacon, of the United States
Steel Corporation Mr.. H. B. Harris who listed as
director in the Haitian-American Corporation which
has carried much civilization to the Haitian Repub-
lic Mr. Frederick H. Coudert, director in oil, real
estate, and banking companies; and finally Mr. Frank
lin Remington director of the Great Western Chemical
Corporation and many other large concerns and pre-
sent chairman of the Finance Committee of the Amer-
Defense Society In reporting the activities of
the League the congressional report said it constituted
serious to representative government Refer
ring to such organizations, the report read:
Usually in this instance, they have to al
most unlimited wealth. and borrow responsibility by the
USE in honorary positions of the of of
tonal prominence. :"
We have noted above that the major contributors to
the support of the Better America Federation are the
open shop power and other public utility corporations
of California whose gifts have taken the form of sub
stantal annual subscriptions. 1t must be remembered
that the organization once wore franker name-the
Commercial Federation of Caifornia-though its of
ficers, office staff remained identical when it
changed to Better America. It's president remained
H. M Hadleman, president of the Pacific Pipe and
Supply Company and its directors still include mil
onaire real estate department store and public utility
captains of industry Ernest j. Hopkins in his report
to the California Commission immigration and Hous-
ing writes:
"The connection of this organization with the Los
Angeles Merchants and Manufacturers Association is
universally alleged in Los Angeles. The same men are
active in both"
AS for the American Constitutional Association we
have shown that its support is exclusively from West
Virginia corporations with occasional check from
outside the state, such Judge Gary's $4,000.
The National Civic Federation, though it carries a
few labor officials its leterhead and swears alegi
to the A. F. Of L., is clearly big business organ
zaon and has been since Ralph Easley learned
which class could write cashabe checks For the
zaon is supported wholly by the contributions Of the
than wel-todo. No labor organization voted
it Nickel and many, like the United Mine Workers
and the International Ladies' Garment Workers. have
openly condemned it and forbidden their members to
join it.