The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-19
Socialist Leaders Again OK
n. r. A. Drive on Workers
Strive to Bolster Faith in New Deal" to
Keep Workers from Struggle Against 1t
BY HARRY CANNES -------

have worked most effectively through
the n. r. A. to achieve what the
American workers are now suffering
under the act. The A. F.. Of l.. Of
ficialdonn, praised by the Socialists,
we're party to every one of the
starvation codes they now ''deplore."
Nowhere do they breathe q word
of criticism of Roosevelt. They say
nothing about his breaking OF the
coal strike. They are silent about
his threats to corral" strikers. Gen
eral johnson, agent of Bernard
Baruch, and other Wall Street specu-
lators, comes off with sympathetic
praise, when it was johnson who was
the chief agent of the bosses in for
mulating starvation codes and in
breaking strikes.
The N. R. A. promised right of
unionization and collective bargain
ing. Messrs. Green, Lewis, Hillman,
helped break the miners and steel
strike. They undersigned the open
shop for the auto industry. They
helped Senator Wagner break the
Weirton steel strike with promises
that made the bosses roll on the
floor with laughter. Collective bar
gaining became compulsory arbitra-
ton with the power of the capitalist
state used to break strikes and force
the workers to accept slave condi-
tons. This is what the Socialist
program approves when 1t kowtows
to the top arrangement Of the MIRA.
What it wants now is more of such
representation" on the local boards,
so that the machinery OF strikebreak-
ing viii be more perfect.
There was a solemn pledge made
at the beginning" says the new So
cialist attempt to bolster faith In the
n. r. "A, that there would be a
partnership between the government,
labor and business" This pledge,
they say, was broken.
THIS has also been the central
L pledge of the A. r. of L. leader
ship to keep the workers from
striking, and to look to the Wall
Street Roosevelt government. for sim
partial judgments on all matters
that affect the life of the workers
and the profits of the boss.
The Socialists say that there can
be no real partnership Of labor and
capital under the present system, but
insist on greater labor representa-
ton, to enforce collective bargaining.
In this way, they bolster up more
of the fake pledges and promises of
Roosevelt. But all to one end. To
keep the workers from struggling,
from uniting their forces, from dis
turbing the capitalist methods of
taking more pounds Of flesh from
the workers SO that they can attempt
to solve their crisis.
This new" program Of the Social
lists will greatly hearten the exploit
ers. 1t skilfully avoids calling on the
workers to struggle, to cement their
ranks, and prepare for strikes. II
says nothing about fighting for un-
employment insurance. Above all, 1t
strives nightly to keep the workers
faith in the N. r. A.-the very in
strument that has so effectively
smashed their living standards and
prepared the road for fascist ad-
vanceS.
After six months Of the n. r. A
the analysis and program of the
Communist Party have been fully
confirmed by the facts. The Com
nunist Party, exposing the lackey
role played by the Socialist leaders
behind the N. r. A., declares now
that only the road for the workers
is increased struggle against the N.
r. A. This can best be achieved
through a united front Of all work
ers, regardless Of political or trade
union utilization, on program Of
higher wages, lower hours, full right
of unionization and strike, a common
front Of unemployed and employed,
for unemployment insurance.