The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-04
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ist conflict. 1t must be fought to the
hilt.
The gist Of the theory runs as fol-
lows: At the outbreak Of war mil
lions of workers will be drawn into
the army, navy and air forces; other
millions will be drawn directly into
war work; munitions, airplane and
tank manufacture; the general in
crease in demand will ensure a short
age of labor Workers will be free
to sell their labor power to the high
est bidder and, due to the shortage,
wages will inevitably rise.
The ruling class is we'll aware of
this theory and deliberately fosters it
among the working class. At the
same time they have laid the most
far-reachlag plans to prevent any
rise in wages taking place during the
war, Instead they intend to use the
war as a means of worsening the
condition of the entire working class
and riveting fast the shackles OF
slavery on us.
What are their plans?
In 1928 the following resolution
known as the Cspper-J Johnson Bill
II. r, 1918 Goth Congress, LIST SEES
SION, was presented to the House
of representatives:
"A bill to provide further for the
national security and defense.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives, that in
the event of a declaration of war
by Congress which In the judgment
of the President demands the inn
mediate increase of the military
establishment, the President, and
ne is hereby, authorized to draft
into the service of the United States
such members Of the unorganizd
militia as he may deem necessary:
Provided, that all persons drafted
into service between the ages of Fl
and 30, or such other limits as the
President may fix, shall be drafted
without exemption on account of
industrial occupation"
section 2. That in case of war
or when the President shall judge
the same to be imminent he is
authorized and it shall be his duty,
when, in his opinion, such emer-
gency requires it
"(a) To determine and proclaim
the material resources, industrial
organizations and services over
which government control is neces-
sary to the successful termination
of such emergency and such con-
troll shall be exercised by him
through agencies then existing or
which he may create for the pur-
pose.
cob To take such steps as may
be necessary to stabilize prices Of
services and of all commodities de-
clared TO he essential whether such
services and commodities are re-
quired by the government or by
the civilian population"
The hearing on this bill took place
in 1928 and is set forth in IS pages
of a pamphlet which is of deepest
interest to the working class. We
will skip over that, however, TO a
discussion taking place in 1881 be-
fore the War Policies Commission
which clearly and exactly shows how
the fascist ruling class expect TO use
this bill, or one like it, against the
working class.
Some Details of the Plan of
Forced Labor.
1t is reserved for Thomas Kirby
ma Ional legislative chairman of the
disabled War Veterans, to show most
clearly the plans for the next war
In a colloquy with Representative
Collins at the HEARING BEFORE
THE WAR POLICIES COMMITS
SION the following is said:
Mr.. Collins: Mr.. Kirby. let us
assume that this war that is so
imminent is already on. Under
your plan what would you do with
labor?
Mr.. Kirby: would cndeavor by
some plan, which ] said at the out
set is going 10 require some study
by your men, to get the iaboring
element 10 realize that il has Just
the same obligation TO win the war
as the man IN uniform who Is
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