The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-04
'pROCRESsIVES'
TALK OF LABOR
Must "Criticize' ALL.
Crooks Gently

NON'St'tfotSNS gsC5t oSS O,tS/
shelled glasses. Has a Job on the
New Leader, and sells tips about
the Reds to the capitalist papers.
Next to him, the fellow with the
CLASSY stare, is McAlister Coleman.
Fighter. Was in France with the
boys. Hates the Reds. toe. Tries to
initiate the Metropolitan press col
umnists in the New Leader,
In the corner is G. August Gerber.
Going to be a big lawyer, like Hill
quit. Managed Norman Thomas
campaign. He and his old man are
in the artificial flower business, and
they give work to lots of young girls,
wages s12-s16 a week.
DIR. Harry F. Ward of Union
Theological Seminary is speaking.
August Claessans, socialist party
secretary, told the Yipsels the other
day, according to the New York
Times that they ought to work
among theological students--"good
material" he said.
"We must fight for .Brookwood,
for Brookwood fights not only for
labor but for a more decent civiliza-
tion," says Ward.
Stolberg introduces Music. Says
he's Intelligent, honest and rather
good politician"
MUSTE. Former congregational
minister. Looks it. Tall, lanky, arid,
academic. Says he's a member of
the A. F. of L. and vice-president
of one of the international union.
sim not Communist. If you want
authority for this statement, you
can find me attacked in practically
every issue of the Daily Worker.
eve must not sling mud. A. F.
of L. officials are not corrupt" he
says. Just "reactionary." Quotes
the bible, COMPLAINS that A. F. of L.
used to be Jeffersonian, now Hamil-
toniah. Ends with validictory per-
GRAFTON.
Hillquit is introduced. Labor
movement has two functions, says
the lawyer. To raise wages and to
push "iabor legislation" including
government aid during sickness,
old-age pensions and unemployment.
"What would Europe be without
the social-democracy?" he asks
England, Austria. Germany (where
workers are murdered in cold blood
by the Socialist gorernments).
Says ''progressiyes" must criti-
cize the leaders Of the A. +. of L.,
but not bitterly"
"We DON'T want rival organize
ton to the "A. F. of L." Hillquit
says.
''The only hope is greater enlight-
ching, greater education"
American socialist party has few
members, reports Hillquit, and then
complains:
"Why do We see the same handful
at all our affairs?" Embarrassed
laughter from the audience at this
curious confessional.
Labor movement is the greatest
force for democracy. In Europe
have thousands of members, large
luildingS." Poor fellow wants to be
a prime minister, too.
To prove that social-democracy is
greatest force for democracy"
Eillauit says:
"You just have to read your
papers to see that persons in the
upper class, the middle-class, the
lower middle-class, all join the Brit
ish labor party" Mentions name of
Lord so-and-so.
~ talk from personal experience,
and not from reading books on the
subject. Once union officials in
trench themselves in an organize
tion, it is absolutely impossible to
force 'em out" Unconscious hui
NOR, but nobody laughed.
Abraham Beckerman has the
floor for discussion. Heavy-set,
pug-nosed. Was for long time
Hillman's manager in the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers. Union.
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