The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-17

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Standards of the Federal
Employees.
"To All Federal Employees-To All
Workers:
1.-THE Hoover government, the Re
publican and Democratic Parties, the
so-called proTessives LA Toilette,
La Guardia, etc., are united in an
attack on the living standards Of the
low paid federal employees.
"The leaders of the American
Federation of Labor are supporting
the attack. There is still some diff
ference as to what form this attack
shall take, and how it shall be put
into effect. There are still some
maneuvers by the various politicians
with an eye to the coming elections,
But there is complete unity in the
attack on the living standards Of
the federal employees.
There are proposals for direct wage
cuts. There are proposals for forced
vacation without pay. There are
proposals that mean the lengthening
of the hours of work, payment
for overtime, etc. 1T IS CERTAIN
THAT UNLESS THE FEDERAL EN-
PLOYEES PUT UP A FIGHT AND
RALLY THE SUPPORT OF THE
REST OF THE WORKERS THEY
WILL HAVE THEIR WAGES CUT
AND THEIR WORKING COND1-
TIONs WORSENED CONSIDER
ABLY. 1t will mean new wage-cuts
for the whole working class, on top
of the already big slashes.
"Economy'-For Whom?
THE Hoover government, the CAPT
talists, the capitalist political parties
and the leaders of the American
Federation of Labor are telling the
workers that this must be made in
the interests of economy, in the in
terests of balancing the budget. Mr..
Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate
for President, has joined the chorus
of the other, the open capitalist par
ties, for balancing the budget. What
does it mean?
1T means that all the capitalists
the politicians, the A. F. Of L. lead
ers, the Socialist Party, want the
capitalists to solve the crisis and the
problems that arise as a result of the
crisis at the expense of the workers
who already are getting starvation
wages. They fight against taxing
the rich. They fight for the sales
taxes that will place new burdens
on the masses.
I'm A WORD THE CAPITAL
lists. THE CAPITALIST PARTIES
THE LEADERS OF THE A. F. OF L..
THE GREENS. THE WOILS, ALL
OF THEM WANT THAT THE
WORKERS SHALL BEAR T H E
WHOLE BURDEN OF THE CRISIS
THEY LET US STARVE WHILE
THEY KEEP THEIR PROFITS IN
TACT. And the Socialist Party and
its leaders, like Norman Thomas by
making the issue the balancing Of the
budget, show that they, too, are for
the workers bearing the burden OF
the crisis.
Unity for Struggle.
"Our concern is not the balancing
of the budget. Our concern is the
starving millions Of unemployed, the
additional millions of part-time work
ers, the great masses of workers
whose wages are being cut and living
standards worsened. The fight Of
the federal employees and the fight
of the rest of the workers is one
fight. The fight of the employed
workers and the unemployed is ont
fight. The fight of the veterans fol
thebonus and the fight for the unem'
ployed generally is one fight. SUCH
A FIGHT MUST BE AGAINST
WAGE-CUTS IN ANY FORM, FOF
IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO THE UN.
EMPLOYED, FOR UNEMPLOY
MENT INSURANCE, FOR THE I'M
MEDIATE PAYMENT OF TIL
BONUS TO VETERANS, FOR TIKI
FORTY HOUR WEEK WITHOUT
REDUCTION IN PAY.
Billions for War
"If the government talks about
balancing the budget, let us remind
the capitalists and their government
about the billions being spent yearly
for war preparations, for an armed
attack on the Soviet Union, where
there is no unemployment, no wage
cuts, but where the workers rule.
Let us remind them of the mil
lions that are being spent to deport
militant foreign-born workers anc
for other attacks on the workers. Lee
usremind them of the billions thai
are being given TO the bankers anc
other capitalist interests through
Hooysr's Finance Construction Cor
poration, while the masses are star
wing. Let us remind them of TIL
huge army of high-salaried official
that are fastened on the backs o
the masses, the huge salaries of tn
Senators, Congressman, Cabinet mem
bers, the President, the judges AM
all other big and small politicians
WE MUST RESIST ANY AT
TEMPT TO TAKE ONE CENT Of
THE WAGES OF THE Low PAI1
FEDERAL EMPI OYEES who slav