The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-08
RooseVeIt's "SociaI Control -

ROOSEVELT made another speech yesterday And
y II was NOT behind any Of his others IN inter
hypocrisy and smooth disregard Of facts.
1t Is exceedingly characteristic Of Roosevelt that
ne covers the most reschonary deeds, the most ruth
less carrying out Of tbs program OF Wall street with
veneer OF the most progressive" and even radical
phrases
For example Roosevelt said yesterday: We have
called on enlightened business Judgment, Under
standing labor and on intelligent agriculture to pro-
vi6e more equitable balance of the abundant life
between all elements of the community"
Now in these honey words Roosevelt is masking
sne most brutal resctonary deeds OF his government
enlightened business iudgment'-what is that?
Is that the $50 per cent increase in profits just re-
ported by the biggest Wall Street monopolies? Or
is II the huge increases in Wall Street dividends paid
otit this year since Roosevelt took ofhce?
Is Roosevelt referring here to the fact that the heads
Of the United States Steel Trust were called in to
have private conversations with him how best to
draft the steel code in their interest?
Or is he referring to the fact that Morgan's
6ciary of the inside" stock Lists, William H. Woodin,
was his personally chosen Secretary of the Treasury
Or maybe he is referring to the fact that Norman
r. Davis, Morgans Office boy and insider on all the
big deals is now Roossvets personal diplomatic rep
resentstive abroad?
Or maybe Roosevelt Is referring TO the fact that
about four weeks ago he had TEA" with J. P Morgan
at the White House9
UNDERSTANDING labor what did Roosevelt
mean By thstP What is labor supposed 30 "un-
dsrstand?"
The answer Is not difficult Every one Of Roose-
Yalt's assistants as well Roosevelt himself has
given no room for misunderstanding on this point
At Ills speech over Gompers grave several weeks
ago Roosevelt told tbs American workers that they
must not strike He warned them that during the
var period of 1917 'unruly horses corrsled"
today opposition to the NF.A slave codes would meet
with q similar fate.
And the shooting down Of the striking plCkets
at Aalbridgs Pennsytvsgia gsvs she workers an idea
Of what he meant!
This warning. threat and pleading with the work
els not to strike against reduced living standards
and wage cats not to strike against the increased
wall Street profits, has been the keynote of the
Roosevelt poicy-thts is what Roosevelt and his Wall
Street masters want the workers to understand"
VINO is this Intelligent labor?" Is it the thou
sands Of coal miners who faced the bayonets of the
National Guard troops in Pennsylvania, New Mexico
and Illinois striking against the slavery of the NRA?
No. 1t is the high-salared officials OF the A. F.
OF L. the Greens, VOLS, Lewses, and McGradys who
have openly become part Of the Government machine
Tor the breaking Of strikes. 1t is these labor Ieuten-
ants Of the Wall Street employers who have exerted
all their energies to binding the workers to the MIRA
slave codes, to the N.R.A strike breaking Labor
Boards.
1t is for this type of labor faker who understands
how 10 serve the interests of the employers by the
betrayal of the struggles Of the workers that Roosevelt
finds such praise.
AND intelligent agriculture" what does that meenY
n Why, II means that the Roosevelt government has
already spent over S500O00O0O ON the destruction Of
food, wheat hogs 1t means that the Roosevelt
government is setting aside another 350o00000 for
the destruction of cotton and hogs for the coming
year It means that Roosevelts milk codes are rob-
og the children Of the cities Of proper milk supply