The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-08
BY J0EN SCHMIES


The convention of the American Federation
of Labor viii open in Boston. William Green,
president of the A. F. of L. will present the
report of the Executive Council. He will call
upon the convention to endorse the policy which
is tire old tradition of the A. F. of L.: reward
year friends ard punish your enemies"
According to Green and all the misleaders of
labor in the A. I. of L.. the issue of the work
ing class is net emergency relief for the in
creased army Of unemployed, or the general
coCnter-offensive of the bosses against the
workers such as the nationwide program Of
wage cuts, increased lynching and increased
injunctiong. According to these agents of the
bosses, the issue before them is: how can they
best seil-oat the workers and crush the revo-
lutionary upsurge among the masses in order
to force upon them the increased program of
naturalization?
Fake Convention
In tie first ylace, we must understand that
this convention is rot made up of rank and
f.le delegates who represent the misery and
increased starvation among the workers. The
delegates to the convention of the American
Federation CT Labor are the highly paid sal
a-ied officials, most OF whom never put in
days work in their lives. They are the fas-
est and social-fascist agents for the respec-
tive bosses in the industries and Tor the Wall
Street government generally. And as such,
tceir business is net to take Up the burning
problems CT the employed and unemployed
workers. Thoir sole purpose will be to mold
TIE minds Of the rank and file members of the
\. =. OF L. and through them, as many other
workers SIS possible for the election program
ard platform Of the republican, democratic and
the yellow socialist party.
These fascist and social fascist agents are
not interested in organizing the workers to
Fer instance, in the city Of New York, we find
it is these very same inisleaders of labor who
are taking the lead and the initiative in issu-
ing injunctions against the militant workers
IN the Food and Packing House Workers In
dp2trial League The same holds true in the
shoe industry. and in all other struggles the
leaders Of the respective Il. F. of L. unions
are openly lining up with the bosses, with the
city ard state government against the increased
Tiilitaacy of the workers. Scores Of injunc-
tons are being issued throughout the entire
country against our Trade Union Unity League
affiliated organizations. Mass arrests on the
pieGet line, terrorization and police brutality,
failing and 1ynching are on the order of the
day. To all this the answer of the A. F. of L.
officials is to vote fer the capitalist parties
and It does ret matter very much whether it
is the republican, democratic or socialist party.
During the New York convention of the A.
F. Of L., Green called upon the convention to
endorse the Democratic Party. In Michigan
and other states it was the very same Green
who called upon the state convention to en-
dorse tie Republican Party. Mr.. HilIraan of
TIE company union in the needle trades is mo-
biiiiizing for the Socialist Party. And why should
it make any difference. These parties above
mentioned are those of the bosses.
Hoover Comes
Now, as to what methods are used in order
to win their program. According to the infor-
nation so far, it is clear President Hoover,
the agent of the Wall Street government will