The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-10

Philadelphia Typo No. 2
By JORGE


That all is not so hot in the CITY of brotbs-,w
love- moonshine and Mitten, as the editor ~
the Union Labor Record of that burg contends
was called to our attention by a PhiladeIphia
worker.
The editor of the Union Labor Record off
cial organ of the Central Labor Council" has
been having sanctified Mysteries lately over Red
Sparks. 1t appears that the gentleman is named
Rogers, Ed Rogers; a matter of no interest n
us, but which it is well to put in the record.
1t also appears that the aforesaid Ed Rogers
IS some kind of high mucka-muck In Philadei-
pha typographical Union No. 2, a recording Sec
rotary or something. The Philadelphia typos are
also honored by having one of their vice-pres
identS up in Harrisburg, Mr.. Philips being
cheese in the State Federation, the salary de-
filming the position as cream cheese
Now with r. U. No, . having Rogers as local
official and editor of the Union Labor Record
and having Philips to plug for it in high places
it would seem that the typos of No ought to
pat themselves on the back over the unionization
OF local newspapers
Especially so, as Rogers seems to think that
there are no worlds left to conquer for llnonisn,
in Philadelphia, and the business now in hand
is that Of deporting Communists and rayinv at
the Soviet Union
But logic limps when it crosses the threshold
OF the Union Labor Record In fact it is in a
condition meriting a wheel chair Even the re-
doubtable Rogers whose mighty wrath is reused
against Reds, should admit that u11ionization
even from the ridiculous craft standpoint of the
A. F.. of L. is a disgrace. He should admit IL
though he won't perhaps, because, being partly
responsible for it, and covering it I'D, he would
admit being accomplice to a crime against the
workers
j. David Stern. capitalist with pot of kale
owns two big papers in the jurisdiction of No. 2
the Philadelphia Record and the Camden Cour-
Ter. The Courier is scab and the Record is
union And yet Rogers, with other officials of
No. 2, regard this situation with tolerant ewes
and certainly do nothing about it.
Indeed a couple of years ago. when some mem
bers bothered them about it, a committee of
cautious bureaucrats managed to kill the whole
matter by asking Mr.. Stern politely if he would
consent to unioniZe the Record and upon his
protest that 1t was losing money and his asser-
ton that he would unionize it when it paid
dividends" they squelched red" who proposed
IN the NO meeting that the union should not
wait Tor Stems consent and who offered $500
to help do it against his consent
Lest we pity poor Stern for his poverty. VIC
must note that he recently offered to buy the
NJ Y World. But Mr.. Rogers nor all his tribe
cannot organize the Record
Indeed. organizing doesn't seem OF be in their
line at all. The big multimllonaire Cyrus Curtis
owns two Philadelphia papers, the Ledger and
the Inquirer, and the officials of No. O. including
Rogers and Rabid, seem perfectly satisfied with
the Ledger being union and the Inquirer scab.
And as for the sole remaining capitalist daily
the News" its status as union is grim Joke.
though Rogers sings praises to it in his Union
Labor Record
There seems to be no good reason why Rogers
should not be drawing salary from both Stern
and Curtis for laying off their scab papers Ht
also furnished such amusing hokum about tho
fred menace" to keep the typos from thinking
seriously about why No. endures such leader
ship
All of which compels us to say that If No. 2
typos want to do something about it, they might
look up the chap who is in charge of the Trade
Union Unity League in Phila, a Red (yepD
named Simons. Address: 8 North 10Th st.
Now, Rogers, throw few fits over that!