The daily worker., 1931-03-23
Pa. A.F.L. Heads
for State Paid Coal
and Iron Police
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

preachers and other respectable"
citizens of the state of Pennsylvania.
The Communist Party, the Trade
Union Unity League and the N. t.
w. I. U. sent delegates unlimited.
The room of the governors office
was filled with the bosses politi-
clans, A. F. of L. takers, who, it
must be said, mingled alike as if
there ives no difference between
them-and, in fact, there was little
to distinguish between the labor
leaders" and the politicians. Only
the three representatives of the
militant revolutionary organizations
of the workers were outside of their
sphere. Our delegates handed in
the credentials and Immediately
Pinchot was called upon to attend
to them. He told them that this
was a private conference, but he
would allow them to stay in pro-
vided they would not attempt to
speak. After a hot argument, we
decided to stay and watch the pro-
ceedings.
The first one to speak was John
Philips, president of the Pennsylva-
MIA State Federation of Labor. He
is supposed to be a progressive"
but his speech revealed his colors.
He had no program at all; he was
floating around and finally came to
the conclusion that he faVors the
private police. His line was further
elaborated on and strengthened by
Murray, the first president of
the UNIV. of A., but the most re-
dictionary speech of all was that of
Kennedy, the secretary treasurer Of
the UNIV. of A. He came out open
ly for the MuSsmanno bill and he
uttered such statements during his
speech as the sacred right of pro-
testing private property. These three
Representatives" of Labor who have
sold out many strikes of workers,
who have destroyed the United Mine
Workers of America by their SELL
out Of the 1927 miners strike, went
out in favor of the private Coal and
Iron police which was responsible
for the death of score sof miners.
Upon the conclusion of the speech
Of Kennedy, Pinchot got up and
asked whether anybody else would
like to speak. Here the represen-
tative of the Trade Union Unity
League rose and asked for the floor
He claimed that he represents an
organization which is leading work.
ers into struggles against wage-cuts
and speed-up and he would like to
present the point of view of that
organization. He had time to utter
only a few sentences whereupon Pin
chot called upon the thugs prepared
for ahead of time and the three
workers were thrown out of the
room.
This conference the secrecy of it
and the methods used to suppress
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actually representing the masses, ex-
poses the mask of liberalism of Gov
ernor Pinchot. 1t shows him in
his naked self as the representative
of the bosses class using his shrewd-
ness and political ability to fool the
masses, and make them accept the
rule of the bosses. 1t shows that
the AT. of L. leaders have COM
pletely degenerated and are a ne
cessary bolt in the state machinery
of the capitalist class Of this coun-
try to suppress the workers.
The Communist Party, the Trade
Union Unity League and its affili-
ated organizations will expose this
fake liberalism and the reactionary
leaders of the A.F. of L. by mobil-
izing the masses of workers in their
fight for better conditions. Only
through mass pressure of the work.
ers upon the state and the bosses
through militant strikes will they
force better conditions from them
and no Coal and Iron police or any
other agency of the bosses will stop
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