The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-28
EDITORIALS
How Green and Thomas
"Obbose" RooseVelt's
Forced Labor Camps

In its conspiracy to tear unemployed workers away
from their families place them in prison garb herd them
into tent colonies to slave for year under military regua
tions for dollar day. the Roosevelt administration has
enlisted in its support the president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and the recent presidential candidate
the socialist ticket.
Green, who at first opposed the plan in words,
forth with his endorsement because the bill has been
amended striking out the clause specifying dollar day
wages and substituting statement calling this coolie
wage "cash alowance!" This bill, amended, is
worse granting unlimited dcatoal power to Roosevelt
How Roosevelt will regulate" payment is known in
advance from his statement that he is not impressed with
objections to the dolaraday wage" handed out to the
100000 unemployed he hopes to recruit in these
Thus by withdrawing the objections he first voiced it
clear that Green is still playing his old game of trying to
deceive the workers effort to stem their indignation
against the forced labor wagecung proposal that
capitalism carry to further extremes its offensive
against the standards of life of the toing
Mr.. Norman Thomas still Opposes" the bill in words
but he also praises Roosevelt stating in the March % issue
pf the Socialist Party Daily he Milwaukee Leader that
aoosevets Intentions good. Thomas adds:
sees camps department not under genu-
though not without notice where they Will have healthy feD
and dollar day"
General Douglas Macarthur chief of staff of the United
States Army the uniformed butcher who at the command
of Hoover with fire and sword drove the bonus marher
from Anacostia field stated plainly that under the Roose
welt pan the army would recruit the workers. examine them
physically provide them with clothing uniform prison gar)
them under genuine military discipline" it would be in
terestng for Thomas explain just what he thinks is
"heathy" fe in unsanitary camps with dollar day
wage under General McArthurs command is Thomas
sion of Roosevelts forced-labor camps.
Secretary of War Den also explains how this system
of forced labor will be put into effect He stated that the
enrolled would be transported to existing military
camps, where skeleton force of army officers would
sst in organization of the which to be seu
staining and include cooks BARRIERS police and other spec
allied workers.
Miss Perkins Rooseves secretary OF labor contributed
the suggestion that it might be good thing for to
away from their families driven into these forced
labor camps.
Such treachery and betrayal of the working class
being carried out by Green and Thomas should spur to de-
csive action the rank and file members of the American
Federation of Labor and the Socialist Party broad united
front struggles against this forced labor conspiracy In this
struggle involved the campaign against the attempts of
the capitalist class to further beat down the standards of
life of the The fight against this forced labor bill
is nseparabe from the struggle for immediate relief for
the unemployed and for unemployed and social insurance
at the expense of the government and the employers