The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-30
Socialists Support Fascist A. F.
of L. Policies and Methods
BY |. AMTER-Prisoner No. 52s51

BY !. ANT ER-Prisoner No. 62351
Communist Candidate in the 23d Congressional
District, Bronx
This is the fifth of series Of articles writ.
ten by ]. Annter, at Harris Island Peniten-
tiary, the platform and slogans of the
socialist" Party The revolutionary work.
ers will find these articles of great value in
agitatins against the Socialist" Party and
for Communism. Clip these articles and re-
fer to them in your discussions.
EDITOR.
Not word is said in the Socialist" State or
congressional platforms about the policies and
officials.
At conferences meetings. and in articles
the socialfasciss declare that 1t is the function
of the trade unions to occupy themselves with
economic matters. the party with political mat
tiers (ONeaD.
What About Injunetions?
Hillquit, the millionaire MARKHAM" knows that
this is all humbug since trade union policies all
have a DIRECT POLITICAL aspect as for in
stance injunctions. yellow dog contracts, unem-
ployment insurance, length of working day, ETC.;
and because the A. F. of L. officials and the
unions affiliated regularly endorse candidates in
the elections. But Hillquit knew that any criti-
cism of A F. of L. policies and methods would
ruin all possibility of local endorsement OF
Socialist" Party candidates.
But there is a moro FUNDAMENTAL reason
why the Socialist" Party program and Hillquit
said nothing about against A. F. of L. policies
and practices and that is that SOCIALISTS"
IN THE TRADE UNIONS USE IDENTICALLY
THE SAME POLICIES AND METHODS AS
THE A F. OF L. OFFICIALS DO, HOWEVER
MUCH THEY TALK ABOUT PROGRESSIVE"
ACTIVE" MILITANT" TRADE UNIoNISM.
Socialists Want No Insurance
UNEMPLOYMENT. Mustes U. S. government
aid of S100,00O000 to the states in putting
through state UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE,
agrees with Roosevelt's proposal Of industrial in
surance according to the plan adopted by the
General Electric Goa strikebreaking, sucker
producing plan. Green agrees with this method.
Waldmans appeal to Roosevelt to call a special
session of the State legislature on unemployment,
at the same time assuring Roosevelt that no ap-
preparation could be made and that it would not
cost the State cent, is also in agreement with
Roosevet's strikebreaking policy. however much
the social-fascists may talk about unemployment
insurance.
The Amasamated Clothing Workers have pro-
cured in some shops the kind of group insurance
which is now proposed statewide scale.
This union and the Ladies' Garment Workers are
led by Socialists"
Like the A. f. Of Land Hoover.-the $50
cialist" Party has persistently understated the
number of unemployed as they still do today.
Socialist" SELL Outs
STRIKES. The A. F. Of L. leadership is OPP
posed to strikes 1t takes the position that strikes
belong to earlier period of the labor move
ment, but that today all disputes and should
be settled around the conference table Green's
promise to Hoover to lead strikes for wage
increases has resulted in mass wage-reductions.
The Socialist" Union leadership makes pre-
tense of strike, in cases where the workers are
militant, but as in Marion, N. c., Elizabethton
and Philadelphia, they soon sell out and call off
the strikes.
This is clear-it means no strike, but the work.
ers are striking despite A. +. of L. and Socialist
leadership.
SPEED-UP. On speed-up, the A. f. of L. and
socialist" controlled unions not to be dis
tnguished except by the fact that the Socialist"
unions BOAST OF their willingness to raise the
efficiency of their union shops Thus in exchange
for the right to "unionze' the workers in the
Nash Clothing plant in Cincinnati-to which the
workers were persuaded NOT BY Hillman of the
Amalgamated but by Nash himself-efficiency
was Immediately raised 70 such degree that
Nash earned" several times the dividends he did
the year of "unionization."
In order to get agreements in the needle trades,
the Socialists" wherever necessary. FIRST or
ganize associations OF the bosses
JNJuNcIloNs. On the question Of injuno-