The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06

president of the American r
president of the anti-working class
National Civic Federation.
In introducing Vol, AIgernon Lee
stated that it was the purpose of the
Rand School to get different views
as to which is the right course for
the working class" That this in
cludes views not only the lackeys OF
the employers With nthe working
class but by the bosses themselves
lee made clear when he added that
some of the lectures at this fake
workers school, ARE not of the
labor movement and will talk of it
from the other point of view mostly
from the employers viewpoint"
Tries Excuses
Vol was supposed to talk on THE
Problems and Program of the Am
erican Labor Movement" His talk
was mainly confined to offering ex-
cuses for the failure of the A. F, of
L. to make any effort to organize the
unorganized. The A. F. of L., he
said, was powerless to exercise any
control over its affiliated national
and international unions. Therefore
the A. F. of L. was severely criticized
for what it is unable to do" The
existence of 48 different states in the
union, with their different laws, to-
gether with the composition of the
Federal government with its three
divisions of judicial, administrative
ard Legislative was offered as an
ether excuse why the A. F. of l.. must
necessarily proceed slowly The
unions would resent any attempt by
the A. F. of L. to enter into an Or
ganizational campaign in their fields
without being invited to do So" he
said. This was merely an admission
of the well-lznown fact that the A,
T. Of L. is against the organization
Of workers especially in the basic
Industries.
Support Capitalist System
Vol admitted that the A. F. OF L.
bureaucracy supports the capitalist
system under which the workers are
exploited and sentenced to starvation
by the millions during periods of
overproduction and capitalist crisis.
The a. F.. of L., he said, supports the
rights of private property" and is
opposed to any change in the social
system.
He attempted to cover up this open
support for the capitalist system of
mass robbery and starvation, with
he demagogy that too much con-
deration had been given heretofore
the rights of property and not
ougll to the rights of man" and Gin
future the emphasis must be on
rights of man against the rights
propery. He also spilled much
< about "the rights of indiyi-
s, the freedom of the workers, -
but neglected to state that the
lied freedom of the workers
rcapitslism is merely freedom
rye.
at the same time admitted
he powerful corporate interests
the government and the
and that the state power is
yainst the workers. He said:
notions are issued at the be-
property under the assump-
t property rights should not
cred with"
de no effort to reconcile this
enial by the bosses of the
the workers to strike with
JUS demagogic phrase about
ON of the workers.
opreciate Role of A. +. L.
ed of the great progress"
F. of L. in achieving "a
strial understanding" and
erant spirit" on the part
loyers towards the A. F.
left no doubt that this
Itlook upon the trade
tent" was the result of a
standing on the part of
) of the real role of the
lie admitted that there
g in the A. F. of L.,
ne excuse that there
in every movement"
1ot q single reference
ugs of the 12,OO0,0OO
)rkers and their de-
struggle for relief
'ance the A. F. of L.
betrayed. He ad-
he 5000 members of
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