The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-09

across the line OF religious beliefs and
affiliations.
The International Typographical
Union has introduced a resolution in
the A. F. of L. Convention asking
that the Reverend Father and his
building enterprises be declared sun-
fair to organized labor. The indict-
ment contained in the resolution is
convincing. 1t accuses the head of
the Shrine of the Little Father" Of
being an employer of non-union Ia
Dor, a militant defender of the open
shop and hypocrite.
There are many thousand Cath
olics among the membership OF A. 7,
of L, unions and many thousand
Catholic workers have listened to
Father Coughlin's radio dissertation,
ALWAYS delivered in a cultured accent
reminiscent of that of Dublin TIM
ity College alumni. These listeners
are now to be informed that the
Reverend Father Coughlin, In the
Language Of the I. T. U. resolution,
'has persisted in the policy of secur-
ing the publishing of his weekly
radio talk and other printed matter
in non-union printing offices"
The resolution does not stop with
this damaging accusation. 1t pro-
ceeds to prove that the Reverend
Father is an enemy of the building
trades workers as well as OF the Al
lied Printing Tradesl
HE is engaged at the present time
in the erection of new edifice at
Royal Oak. in which he has publicly
announced that the so-called open
shop will prevail and wherein build
ing trades mechanics are being EN-
ployed as skilled labor at unskflied
labor wages"
The resolution then proceeds to
put the finger on the. hypocritical
pretensions of friendship for organ
lied labor which are one of the chief
stocks in trade of the Reverend
Charles Emmett Coughlinl
Contrary to Precepts"
'HThis manifest hostility to organ
lied labor and union wages mani
tested by Reverend Coughlin In his
own activities as an employer are
contrary to the precepts he has
preached in his weekly sermons"
The resolution concludes by urging
the convention to declare shat the
Reverend Charles e. Coughiin rs nm
fair to organized labor and Is no
longer entitled to financial support
from any trade unionists who sin
cerely believe In the right Of labor
to organize, to deal collectively, and
to an adequate union wage"
The Communist Party and its Of
fetal organ, the DAILY Worker" find
few matters which they can agree
with in the policies Of the American
Federation Of Labor and the Inter
national Typographical Union But
this proposal, which contributes to
the debunking Of the Shrine of the
Little Flower, and its spokesman.
who smells like many things but not
like little flower, and to the ex-
posture and dsarming Of one Of the
many chiefs OF propaganda opera
tons against the interests of the
working class as a whole, includes
tasks which can be nothing but a
labor of love for Communism In De-
troit and wherever, the radio voice
Of this anti-union singer Of pie in
the sky songs reaches.
We are quite sure that few If any
daily papers other than the Daily
Worker will record the indictment Of
the Reverend Father, based on his
anti-union and open shop activity,
We are glad to be Of service in this
necessary campaign-even though the
motives of all of its sponsors may
not be as pure and lofty as the prin-
ciples voiced in the I. T. U. resolu-
ton.
If this campaign Is prosecuted with
the same ardor with which the reso-
luton is written we may expect that
very soon the Shrine OF the Little
Flower will be surrounded only by
wilted and drying blossoms.