The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-15
To Trade Unions and Organizations of Unem-
ployed;
To Workers, Employed and Unemployed, in
the United States:

The undersigned representatives of, leading mem
bars in, broad variety of workers economic organiza
tons jointly issue this call to action We moved by
the conviction that these extraordinary times create an
emergency for the working class which demands the
most heroic efforts to break down all the barriers to
united struggle of the broadcast in order to pro-
tect themselves from hunger and betrayal
The Roosevelt administration, backed by mighty
chorus of bankers and industrass and their political
henchmen, is making the most gigantic and persistent
effort to hypnotic the American workers and farmers
into the belief that without any effort their part
prosperity" is to be returned, real New Deal is to be
given through the National Industrial Recovery Act and
similar measures. This attempt to lu the masses
into of security flabby optimism and passivity
We call upon the workers and farmers to them
selves to refuse to be duped by rosy dreams to organize
and fight against the Roosevet-W Street pregnant
Congress has adjourned after enacting the Roosevelt
program We have the New Deal before us in real
ity. What does it mean to the workers?
nationwide drive to cut down relief is on The
reliefwages of the unemployed public works vic
ousy reduced Evctions and foreclosures multiply
eminent employees have had their wages sashed. Vet
Grams allowances have been cut The small percentage
of workers who have been called back to jobs receive
miserable wages and subjected to merciless speed
up They slave much harder in order to get but pit
lance in cash than if they relief. That
little is Immediately snatched from them by creditors
who descend upon them like wolves and by the rise in
prices under the initiation program.
Not only does the Roosevelt Wall Street program
mean immediate relief from distress, but it is the
agency to put permanent lowering of the stand
dard of wages and of living Under the much Wanted
minimum wage legislation, the nominal wages of few
workers in the sweated industries, may for the
time being be raised For the of the workers. with
forced labor camps mlitarizing them at dollar day.
the employers helped to smash the remnants of the
old wage standards. Under the guise of shortening
hours universal Stagger Plan is set up; and any
slight raise in wages eaten up by rise in prices No
unemployment insurance has been provided for the
unemployed millions.
This is what the Roosevelt program has done for
the workers and farmers Contrast this with what it
has done for the bankers mortgage sharks indus
trialiss who rapidly being driven to the wall by
the revolt of the masses against these oppressors and
profiteers before Roosevelt came to their
The New Deal is giving billions of dollars of the
public funds to the banks, railroads, insurance
companies and trusts for their present masters and
guarantee and bolster up their profits for the future
1t is relieving the Wall Street barons from taxes and
Is shifting the burden of taxation to the masses
through sales taxes, taxes food and indirect
OF all kinds.
Roosevelt's most intimate cabinet associates have
been exposed receivers of bribes running
into millions from ]. P. Morgan, thus being revealed
servants of the master OF Wall Street.
In short, the new deal" of Roosevelt including the
so-called Industrial Recovery Act (Which should be
properly called the Industrial Slavery Acto is from
beginning to end enormous footing of the govern
ment treasury, further robbery of the workers and
toiers generally for the benefit of monopoly capital,
for the benefit Of Wall Street
Little wonder then that all business elements from
the liberals to the most reactionary, greet the new
deal".
The most dangerous sections of the Recovery Act
those dealing with the organization of the workers