The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-21
Roosevelts New Deal for Labor

regular labor would BIZ replaced by
forced labor of unemployed at wage
similar to that given to the forest
camp workers, who are being enrolled
under the war department. The Roo
sevelt public works program would
therefore not do anything more than
carry through the war preparations
program and at the same time set
the wages for all workers at a lower
level
Hours and Wage Boards to
Outlaw Strikes.
Conscious of the fact that the
masses would resist such attacks, and
this would result in strikes and I'M
employed struggles, the Roosevelt
government, in addition to militar-
izing large sections of the unem-
ployed youth, is also setting up gov.
eminent arbitration boards that
would regulate wages and hours of
labor. This is the most vicious anti
working class legislation ever intro
duced in this country. 1t would de-
Stroy the trade unions, outlaw strikes
and introduce compulsory arbitra-
ton. 1t is a direct act in the inter-
ests of the capitalists and against
the toiling masses.
This program Of attack on the liv-
ing standards of the masses, the de-
struction of the workers organiza-
tons, would not solve the crisis of
capitalism. The whole program of
the 30-hour week and initiation, of
public works, would not add more
workers to the factories. The 30-hour
week will be used as a means to
speed up the workers and lower the
production costs. The actual wages,
which have already declined for all
workers of the U. S. to SO per cent
Of the 1929 total, would only be fur
Their reduced. Initiation would fur
Their reduce the purchasing power of
the masses. The capitalist dream, to
get out Of the crisis through these
Measures, will remain an empty
dream. This policy is, however, part
of the policy of U. S. imperialism
for another world iinperialist war, in
which, like the last war, the masses
will be called upon to die by the
millions to save capitalism.
Call to Action.
The masses must organize a mass
resistance to these attacks. We must
resist every attempt to cut wages.
We must fight for wage increases.
We must demand higher wages to
meet the rising cost of living. The
fight for unemployment relief, for
federal unemployment insurance at
the expense Of the government and
the employers, must become the fight
OF the whole working class. We must
oppose the forced labor camps and
demand a public works program to
build not warships but workers
homes, hospitals and schools. We
must demand the payment of full
union wages on all public works Jobs
We must fight for the shorter work
day without reduction in pay We
must oppose subsidies to the bank
erS, the rich, and demand taxes on
the rich to support the unemployed.
We must oppose the compulsory arbi-
tration boards and fight for the right
to organize. against injunctions, for
all workers rights We must de-
mand stop to the discrimination
Of Negro masses and fight for equal
rights. We must demand a stop to
the attacks on the foreign born
masses. We must establish the unity
with the fight Of the veterans for
the bonus and against the allowances
cuts, with the farmers for relief.
against foreclosures, and cancellation
OF debts to the poor farmers Finally,
we must oppose the war prepara-
tons and be on guard against the
war plans against the Soviet Union.
And in connection with all this we
must fight against the growing fas-
cist reaction in the U. S. and sup
port the struggle against Fascism in
Germany and other countries.
The United Front--a Burning Need
This struggle demands the estab-
lishInent of the united front of all
workers. The A. /. of l.. leaders, who
support the Roosevelt program, must
be exposed and the masses must re-
pudiate them and rally in united
front struggle for these demands
The Socialist leaders, who are pre-
venting the united front OF the work
ers, must similarly be exposed. The
masses must draw the conclusion
from their repeated refusal to enter
the united front to free Tom Mooney
and their policy of barring militant
labor organizations from the Cont
mental Congress in Washington on
May 9th and 7th.
The capitalists and their govern
ment, who have already reduced
large masses to starvation and re-
duced the rest to semi-starvation, are
planning new and more vicious at
tacks. We must not lose moment
We must establish the unity cg eli
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