The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-06
FIGHT FRACTION
OF OFFICIALDOM
IN BOSTON BODY
Takers Urge Bosses
Collaboration Plan
a. q Worker C0rvespondent.)


BOSTON, (By MaiD LET no one
think that the Central Labor Council
means to call a real unemployed con-
ference and find some remedies.
When the Central Labor Union eXecu-
tive brought up the proposal for an
unemployed conference, it emphasized
at the Gu meeting that the confer
ence will be educational. But, as the
discussion continued, many delegates
expressed themselves in favor of MAX
ing it a constructive conference. So
time slid by and at the first Gu
meeting in February the proposition
made by the officials that the cham
Der of commerce and industrial engi-
neers have their speakers at the con-
ference was bitterly fought from the
floor but was carried by small ma
jority.
Officials Ignore Workers.
The Gu officials and most of the
delegates are paid officials of their
different craft unions and, as Off
cials, they don't give much for the
suffering workers they're supposed
to represent. We cannot therefore
expect any very concrete suggestions
from them for remedying the unem-
ployment situation. A good illustra-
ton of how even at such a critical
time the Gu officials are arranging
an unemployed conference of a class
collaboration character is the follow
ing.
Speakers of different shades" Of
opinion are to address the March A
conference, E. L. Sweetser, commits
sioner of labor and industries in
Massachusetts, Andrew J. Peters,
president of the Boston chamber of
commerce, Stockton Raymond, secre-
tary of the Family Society and Frank
H. McCarty, representing the A. F.
of l.,
Now we come to the second part:
the following men are to offer solu-
tions, Richard A. Feiss, consulting
management engineer, eX-president of
the Taylor Society; William Taufant
Foster, of the Pollak Foundation for
Economic Research, and S. J. Nc
Bride of the Boston Typographical
Union.
Anybody who knows anything about
the main causes of open shop drives
and of unemployment viii picture the
chamber of commerce aiding in the
fight against either of these evils.
The chamber of commerce is one OF
the most reactionary bodies which bit
terly fights the workers.
Now about the consulting manage
ment engineers. If YOU want to know
anything about American class-col
liberation policies and spy agencies,
read Robert W. Dunn's Company
Unions" and hear him speak on the
spy in the American labor movement.
Less Pay, Longer Hours.
We know that all these capitalist
theoreticians can offer as remedy
for unemployment and the open shop
is more collaboration with the en-
ployers, reduction of wages and in
creasing of the hours Of labor.
What then will be the proposals
of the A. F. of L.? Well, we can
safely say that the proposals will be
the same as those made by his
majesty" William Green in the Feb
ruary Federationist, namely class
collaboration schemes.
Who then will make the right pro-
posals for the organized and unor-
gained workers? The answer IS the
militant progressives. They are
growing more numerous AID, we may
depend on it, they know the situation
and its remedy and are going to try
TO accomplish something in the inter-
est Of the workers.
G WYNN