The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
sy LAsoE RESEARCH ASSN.


American Feder'n OF Labor are now
pretty clear to anyone who follows
the A F. Of l. press, and reads the
statements of Vol, Green and others.
When Matthew Vol in conflden-
tiaI address to the Army War College
at the washington barracks said,
American Labor has always looked
in. most kindly and friendly way
upon the military arm of our govern
naent. II has always demonstrated
its Willingness to cooperate with that
branch of the government in every
way possible. TO-. The American Fed
Grafton OF Labor has only words CT
kindness for the Army" he was voic-
ing the usual and official opinion Of
the. Federation leaders.
G-Ires Of labor officials particip-
ated in swivel chair and other jobs
IN the last imperialist slaughter. The
leaders of the Federation, it will be
remembered did their bit" to keep
up production, enforce the conscrip-
ton act, sell liberty" bonds, act on
draft boards, and otherwise demon
strate their abject servility to the
Wall Street bankers. And since the
war, 4 p. Of L. conventions have
been flooded with generals, colonies,
ma iors, all expressing their love for
labor. It is difficult to distinguish
between the war policies of the A.
F. # L. and the American Legion.
1s presence of the names Of a
score Of important labor officials on
the recently appointed National
Civic Federation Committee to fight
the Soviet Union shows how eagerly
this group OF labor leaders" would
join in the next holy war for democ-
racy"
The War Department, on its part,
is doing all it can to make it a mat
ter of course for labor officials to
step into officers uniforms and nice
Jobs with the WS- machine the mo-
ment hostilities NJ openly declared
against the Soviet Union This fact
was clearly shown in the recent hear
irgs held by the War Policies Com
mission in Washington. War De-
partment officials presented a very
concrete and detailed program where
by all industry will be raobilized in
the first hour Of the next war. Al
ready ALLEGATIONS" and educational
orders have been distributed among
1900 plants. And the loyal labor
leaders will be called upon to procure
labor" Just as the business men will
operate their factories under a pro-
cureinent plan system.
The War Department program, it
was shown at the hearings, has a
big place for labor" in its program.
A Labor Administration is to be
set up TO guide labor into useful
channels and to retain it therein so
far as possible Some bird like Vol
or John L. Lewis may be appointed
to head this war bureau.
The War Department program says
that Labor will be represented in all
important Government agencies deal
ing with industrial matters There
will be q labor committee in the Of
flee Of the Assistant Secretary of
War and in the office of the Direc-
tor of War Industry"
On page z13 Of the printed Hear
ings the War Department plan says
specifically, labor will be repre-
scented in the organization of the
director of war industry by the ap-
pointment of its natural leaders to
positions on the war-service commit
tees" VOL Green, Brady, Lewis,
Mcmahon, Wilson-the natural
leaders" OF the workers will of course
be handpicked by the War Depart
rnent, and their appointment will be
based upon their answering loyalty
to capitalism and the intensity of
their hatred towards the Soviet
Union
One Of the chief Jobs of these ap-
pointees of the War Department will
be, in the words Of the report, "the
avoidance and settlement of indus
trial disputes" They have had lots
Of practice in the art of seIl-out
The plan is quite concrete and is
presented in elaborate charts. OPP
posite page 420 is a chart of the
labor Administration" and its "Ad-
visory Council with "fiVe members
nominated by the National Industrial
Conference Board"-tne employers
Joint research and propaganda bu-
reeu-and five members nominated
by the American Federation of La
tor," who are to act as "Iiason Of
ficers with labor"
Then the so-called Industrial Divi-
sion Of the office of the Secretary of
War is also to contain Labor Sec
ton, presided over by one colonel
and one major. One Of the functions
of this section will be to determine
labor requirements Of the Army:
and "to accomplish this mission it
must maintain close contact through
local representatives with industry
with all agencies of the labor admin
istration, and with recognized Or
CARNATIONS of both employers and
employees" (our mphasis-L.RA.).
The recognized organizations" will,
of course, be those affiliated with
the A. F. of L. Others, if they are
revolutionary in their principles or