The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-22
WILL NOT MOVE
MILLS TO SOUTH
BUT PLOT CUTS
Equalization Is Name
Given Wage Slashing
(By a Worker Correspondent
By CHARLES MITCHELL


The open-hoppers of the state OF
Connecticut, who are popularity known
as the Manufacturers Association
met at their annual conference the
other day, in South Manchester
There were present 200 delegates
representing almost all Of the most
important industries in the state, in
Guiding metal rubber, textile, steel
water power, tobacco, transportation
etc. The meeting was headed by two
of the biggest open shoppers in the
state, the Cheney Brothers, owners
of the huge silk mill in South Man
chester, Conn. 1t took place in the
beautiful building. the Cheney mem
orial building in that city.
One of the most important sub
iects under consideration at this
@athering of exploiters of Labor, was
the offer made by the southern man.
nfecturers and plantation owners,
70 the Cheney Rrothers to move their
mill to the south. AS an inducement
- this the southern slave-drivers had
nut forward: u Cheap labor power,
% The complete absence of Labor
organizations, 81 Exemption from
Iaxation for several years, and ~
Free sites on railroad, etc.
You Can't Tempt Cheney
The Cheney Brothers hasten to an
rounce to their anxious fellow para
sites, that they viii not move their
liant down south in spite of all at
tractive and very tempting offers
made by the SOUTH" and amidst ap-
clause and ovations by a very en-
thusiastic group of capitalists. the
Cheney Brothers assured their listen
ers that they will fight for the Gre
alton of as favorable conditions in
this part of the country as exist in
the south.
Re-echoing this statement, E. Kent
Hubbard, Of the Rogers and Hubbard
Co. of Middleton, president of the
association, declared that everything
necessary to "equalize productive
conditions" between the south and
the New England states have been
undertaken, and "soon there will be
no difference between the two parts
of the country in this one respect"
One of the necessary conditions
to this Republication of productive
conditions" that the bosses have as
sured themselves of is the drive to
reduce the wages Of the northern
workers to the level of that of the
southern workers, which is "one-half
of the wages paid to the workers in
the New England states" 1t was
also suggested that part of the equal
ization scheme is the introduction of
more efficient methods of produc-
ton, speed-up, lengthening the hours
of work, etc The bosses at this meet
ing expressed very aggressive and
almost supreme attitude, in their re-
lation with their employees.
This program of the bosses which
is intended to be put into practice
'tas soon as it is advisable" is the
sharpest challenge yet made to the
entire labor movement in this state,
and it is directed against the whole
working class, both organized and
unorganized.
Misleaders
What will be the answer of the
so-called labor leaders in this state,
the Egans, the Murphys, the Cooks,
etc, to this challenge of the employ
ing class will they even take note
Of it and make a statement, which is
about the only thing they are capable
of? No. Not on your life. They have
long since become part of the en-
ploying class, "agents of the employ
ers in the ranks of the working
class" The workers can not expect
any action by these "misleaders of
labor" The State Federation of La
Dor, too, had convention" only a
few months ago. But what con-
trast! The employers at their meet
ing adopted a real militant fighting
program, by which they boldly chal-
lenge the whole labor movement. On
the other hand. the labor takers.
while making claim to represent
the workers interest. really spoke
for the employing class. Their first
action was to betray the workers
politically, by leading them, like the
ram leads the sheep, to the slaughter
house, to vote for and support the
parties of their enemies, in the re-
cent presidential election.
At the Federation convention there
were resolutions presented by the
small group of left w1ngers, which
expressed the real situation existing
in this state and outlined policies 70
be followed, if the workers were to
get anywhere. To these resolutions,
the labor takers paid lin service. by
having them read on the convention
floor, but as soon as the convention
was over, they were entirely forgot
ten.
One of the most important prob
'~r as outlined il one Of the rcso-