The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-17
By 1. AMTER

THE Communists are accused by
i the socialists Of misleading the
workers and of charging the social
list leaders with crimes of which
they are not guilty. We are told
that we ''miSinterpret" the Social
list position. We quote the New
Leader, official organ of the So
cislist Party, issue of February IL,
1888:
For decades Socialists have
fought for unemployment insur-
ance and the shortening of the
work week by legislation. The
trade unions disagreed. The de-
preston came. It has swallowed
mp 100000 workers. The trade
unions changed, They now favor
legislative action.
"In many states these measures
are before the legislatures. They
will be fought to the last ditch
by the reactionary interests. We
must overcome this opposition.
These measures care for the
whole working class, organized
and unorganized.
Cooperation between the So
ciaIlst Party and the unions
should be effected in behalf of
the principle back of these bills"
Emphasis mine-I. A.
What do the Socialist Party lead
ers, speaking through the pen of
the editor of the New Leader,
James Oneal, say? We will take
up their statement point by point.
l. 1.-THE trade unions changed"
Changed in regard to what?
Changed with respect to the 30
hour week without reduction in
pay" which was adopted by the
A. F. of L. convention in Cincin-
natl in November What happened
TO the mo reduction in pay when
Green went to Washington to back
up the Black bill? 1t disappeared,
and when Green was exposed by
Dunno and Weinstock, he protested
but he still supports the Black
bill, which is definitely and clearly
for reduction in pay with, reduc-
tion in hours. McGrady and Hush
ing, Green's watchdogs, were in
Washington to protect Green's
honor from the onslaughtS of the
rank and file representative, Vein
stock, and Of Bill Dunno of the
Trade Union Unity League.
But the fact remains that Green
supports the Black bill. The pur-
pose Of this bill is to provide
work" for more workers. Hoovers
stagger plan and the Teagle share
the-Work plan also do it, but with
out a penny more of wages in the
hands of more workers. In fact.
Teagle claims that 100000 more
workers have procured work
through the share-the-W work, but
the payroll continues TO decline
precipitately.
THE rank and file of the a. f. of
L. and of the American work
ing class do not want the Black
bill or anything corresponding TO
IT in the state legislatures. Bill
Green played the denagogue,
knowing the rising militancy in the
A. T.. OF L. But when he got into
the open i'll Washington, he showed
that he had NOT changed. He is
the reactionary tool of the bosses
now supported OPENLY by the
Socialist leaders.
Even more than that. The So
cialists have introduced bills of this
kind themselves. Socialist Senator
Devoid Of Minnesota has intro
duced a 30-hour bill in the Min
nesota state legislature, the synop-
sis of which'wa in the New Leader.
In the American Guardian, Social
list paper, it is printed in full, and
states in so many words:
Enactment Of a law establish
ing the 6-hour day and the s.
= day week in basic industries and
transportation. The bill, intro
duced by Senator Black, of Ala
bama, being basic thereto"
Thus Green has not changed
he is the same; nor have the So
cialist leaders changed. They both
expose themselves as wage cutters,
sponsors of Hoover's stagger.
Teagle's share-the- work plan. Open
boss schemes!
2, There arc other bills before
the state legislatures bills for un-
employment insurance. In 1891,
unemployment insurance. i'll the
opinion OF Green was "un-Amer-
ican," against the dignity OF AM
eriCan labor" etc. Owing to the