The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-17
LEFT WINGERS
ARE ATTACKED
AT HEARIN c
Admit Fear of Militant
Labor Leadership
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in production which had resulted
from the new system in the industry.
Drexler testified at length to the
great success which arbitration"
had met in the dealings between the
employers whom he represented and
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union. After showing how success
full this system of arbitration had
been, Drexler said:
"We haven't had general strike
or major disturbance in four and a
half years"
"Are you in favor of our proposal
that arbitrator agreements shall be
enforced by law?" the lines of At
torney Cohen then read.
Entirely"
"Will you tell us why ?"
Attacks Radicals"
"Our very satisfactory results
have been secured in period of good
times. But we all fear that in the
- Of increasing depression we
may have an entirely dlrIereup en-
perience."
At this point Drexler made an at
tack on the radicals" and especially
those represented in the Furriers'
Union who he said had fought for
such impossible" conditions as the
five-day week, high wages and other
demands.
The hearing was called to order
hry he I'D oh lynn
with long speech in which he was
most careful to point out that the
Bar Association had not yet made
up its mind on the issue.
'.Stick By Woll.''
In this atmosphere of cynical and
polite legality" such as made even
the experienced lawyers smile, the
information was revealed by one of
the first witnesses, Gilbert H. Mon
tague, an attorney, that the surest
way to get the law passed is to stick
to the Simple formula as proposed
to US by Mr.. Matthew Woll." Woll,
acting president of the open-shop
National Civic Federation, and incl
ientally vice president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, who was
among those present" sat in stoical
and unmoved silence as the tribute
was paid to his astutness.
When asked to "come up on the
platform and sit with u.s." Woll de-
clined. In the interest of the game
Woll is playing, it will not do to
appear too friendly with the corpora
ton lawyers, an observer remarked.
Charles L. Bernheimer who was
presented as ''the man who had done
more than any other to put over the
Federal Arbitration Law" and who
is chairman of the committee of ar
bitration of the New York State
Chamber of Commerce, gave it as
his opinion that the employers of
the country would favor a law to
enforce arbitration.
Some Disagreement.
A completely unexpected note of
discord was struck by Merlnin K.
Hart, representative of the open shop
Associated Manufacturers of New
York State. The proposal, Hart
stated would result in duress on both
the employers and employees. It pre-
supposes state Of organization of
employees which does not actually
exist, he pointed out. 1t will stimuli
ate organization of the workers and
as member of the Bar Association,
Hart insisted he was opposed to the
Bar taking any sides in the issue be-
tween the open and the closed shop.
1t became evident as Hart developed
his point of view that cartain sec
tions of the open shop employers
were opposed to the proposal because
they preferred naturally not to deal
with unions at all
The hearings will continue today
and tomorrow