The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-27
The Labor Bureaucracy Meets
Political Disaster
The Labor Movement Must Be Prepared to
Defeat the Coming Drive of the Bosses

The sharpening of imperiast conflicts with China the
principal sector in the world battlefield shown by the clash
of British Japanese and American interests in Geneva
the question of naval supremacy and the growing instability
of capitalist relationships marked by Kaleidoscope de-
veopments in European politics following the offensive
against the Soviet Uno accompanied in the United States
by important signs indicating Tightening of the offensive
machinery capitalism all along the line but particularly in
the field of production and still specifically in heavy
industry.
American capitalism is speaking much sharper tone
to important sections of the working class and is not hestat
ing to to its agents in official positions in the
labor movement that they expected to prepare the work
ers for still heavier burdens.
American capitalists are getting ready to make new de-
mands upon the and to reject the very modest
requests which the labor movement makes thru its official
spokesman.
Important steps this direction have been taken already
We have already pointed out the meaning of such deci
ons as that OF the Supreme Court in the Bedford Cut Stone
company and the increasing of nunctons extending
even to minor wage disputes
We have stated also that the drive against the United
Mine Workers of America and the prolonged resistance of the
bosses in the needle trades assisted by the right wng to
effective union organization the true policy of
American capitalists.
That this basic policy destruction of all organization
except completely see company unions has been disguised
by the attempt popularzaton the workerempoyer CO.
operation theory engaged jointly by the official leadership
Of the union and Bosses have stated tne and time
again.
1t has had it's main purpose the weakening of the
unions to the point where they would have neither morale
nor the oganizatonal strength to fight winning battle
against more attacks upon the right organize the
right to strike and picket and upon and working
ditions.
That purpose has been made clear by deve
opments:
ID The public declaration made by Daniel Willard
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the 10hOur day.
The significance of this statement hardly be over
estimated 1t knocks the props from under A. F. of L. Off
caldom which has sponsored the notorious 3D. and o. plan
and leaves without argument of the good employer which,
it must be admitted used with effectiveness among
wide circles of workers.
The B. and o. plan, in the light of Wizards statement
is in its true character the first step attack on
the workers standards and their unions all along line
CD The refusal of the mediation board set up I'M
der the WasOnP Parker law to accede to wage increase
for conductors and trainmen on So western railroads.
The Watson-Parker bill is in essence the incorporation
of the unofficial 3D. and or plan the law of the landt
is as pointed out in recent articles the British Trade
Union BILL an important step toward the governmenaza-
ton of the unions in the United States
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