The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-02
A Strikebreaking Speech

TIE present enormous strike wave against the N r.
codes is causing the Roosevelt government and the
employers serious worry.
1t true that they promised the workers full right
to collective bargaining" But to promise the work.
is thing, and to the workers take the
promise seriously is another.
The reason for the anxiety Of the government is
net far to seek. A leading financial writer the
capitalist press gave the few days ago. when
he confessed that the present strikes against the
MA cutting deeply into profits
That is why, in the last few days, Roosevelt and
General johnson have openly tried to break large
strikes against the N,R.A codes
Roosevelt yesterday tried to get the striking coal
miners Of the United States Steel mines to go back
to work by dangling before them promised gift in
the form of code"
And johnson spoke worriedly about the difficulty
that the coal strike is causing the N.RA
And to complete the concerted attack on the strik-
ing workers William Green yesterday took his part in
this trio of strkebreaKers. He has different part to
play. To maintain his hold over the workers Green
appeared before the workers yesterday the ervent
defender of the right to strike
But his entire speech is deliberate attempt to
cripple and nulhfy that right in actual practice.
Green and his fellow bureaucrats of the A. F. of L.
leadership have not only tried desperately to stop all
strikes against wage cuts and exploitation but they
have fouy signed away that precious right" to
strike to which they give such hypocrtical lip service
y supplementary wage agreement which he signed
only week ago.
"A strike or stoppage of work the part of
In the light of such an agreement, what becomes
the mine workers shall be violation of this
agreement"
OF the coal miners right to strike?
And to douby guarantee that the theoretical right
TO strike will be abrogaed actual practice Green's
coal agreement states
There shall be suspension of work on sc-
count of such Il, e. wage) differences"
And thus Green's right to strike" becomes in the
coal agreement that he gave the miners guarantee
cf the open shop and justification strike skng,
In action, Green and the A. F. of L. leaders have
ruthlessly carried through This strike breaking They
tried to stop the Pennsylvania miners from striking
They tried to stop the textile workers from striking
And now that the miners have swept over their
reactionary leaders in the mghtiest strike wave in our
history Green seeks to crawl back into the favor of
the workers who would not let him betray them by
declaring himself proud of their magnificent mil
itancy Behind such praise turks the dagger Of strike
breaking.
Green warns the unorganized workers to use cain,
judgment and great caution In resortins TO strikes
without organization -"
This treacherous advice only conceals Green's fear
in the face of the fact that thousands of workers
have organized strikes with rank and file leadership
that these workers have taken the struggle against
capitalist exploitation into their own hands!
He warns the unorganized workers to use "csln,
Judgment"
And this warning reflects his fear that the mass
of auto steel and textile workers are getting out OF
the control of the A. F. of L. bureaucrats He fears
the growing influence OF the policies and leadership of
the revolutionary Trade Unity Unity League which IA
organizing in action strikes against the slave NRA
codes
He is afraid that the masses of unorganized work
ers now rising into action will not take seriously his
recent arrogant claim that he and his fellow bureau