The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-01
Wave of Discomfort
Hits N.R,A. Codes
Continued front Page y

template it, but tell you it's COM
ing"
Hewetts combination of an admis-
sion that the A. F. of L. is holding
workers back from striking to win
their needs and whining report that
it is no longer working and cannot be
expected to work was characteristic
CT m@nv other speakers. Each one
reflected bitter mass restlessness. But
as the New York Herald Tribune re-
ported today, Robert Minor, the Com
munist Party spokesman, and the
Militant Trade Union representatives
we're the only ones who launched a
basic attack"
Nowhere in the six months of MIRA
proceedings here have 1 ever seen
such a clear -up-the Communist
Party and the Left-wing unions
against, all others for MIRA, the pro-
gram which McGrady under fire, adj
mitted to be an instrument of in
justice to labor.
Louis Waldmap, speaking for the
Public Affairs Committee Of the
Socialist Party, blandly declared to-
day, The MIRA is advanced social leg
islation." His only plea, to the code
administration group meetine, was
the A. F. of L. plea for more A. F. of
L. members on code-enforcing bodies.
And, almost simultaneously. the
tutility Of this Labor representation"
was being demonstrated in another
hearing by another A. F. Of L. spokes-
man, j. w. Edelman, of the A. F. of
L Hosiery Workers Union, was com
planning of the utter impossibility"
OF enforcing collective bargaining
through code authority which, he
said, was very deligant" in enforcing
'nlustices against employers, altho
we have two labor members on the
code authority"
Why can't they do something?"
McGrady asked innocently. Edeln1an
shrugged and explained, "tllev do
make scenes sometimes. They sav
they'll write a letter. The latter e
written. butts the general practice
OF Stalli"g skillfullv."
Stream of Complaints
And yet, in the five separate places
where separate N. R. A. problems are
under discussion, the progression of
witnesses continues. White and Ne
gro. statesmen and homeowner. pretty.
Wel.-dressed professional women
workers. consumers, little business
men-they were an ever-naoving and
still increa ling number of bi ter com
planners. Some Of them proposed, as
remedies; OUTRIGHT further attacks
upon labor standards. More Of them
were hoDe'esslv confused. PVT evorv-
one aoreed uoon the fact that the
moses, OF America carnot and will
not continue in their present new
deoI state.
Thew told about the intensifying of
eSoinneoe a~ainst workers. Thew
pitched the stimulation of cofnr,auv-
uniooieu under the N. R. A. They
listed strikek~eai-inr activities of tl,a
EMPLOYERS and the government Off
Gals. They smoke of enormous nrica
i''Ht'oa ses. o. tho terrific effects Of
N r. A. difficulties. lowevino the
Standards Of women and Of Southern
end NN@ro workers first. and finally
fcrcing down those of everv worker
in the industry involved. Thew re-
ror+ed, with dramatic sin'01icitv.
thet again and AGAIN evidently
stirred the audiences. q cata1co1,e Of
Recommendation Of the Wi'itart Work
er's CHARGES that tha N. P. A. "has
lowered our standartls, has not in
creased nurchosiyr f>ower. has in
creo eed unemployment"
Nelson II. Nichols. IT. Negro st4or-
nov Of Washinoton. D. c.. describine
himself as zone of the four-minute
speakers in the N. r. A. n~onaoa ia
cemnaion, I made a lot Of speeches
to Nero CHURCHES" told of heinz
promised q lob in the legal division
Of TIE N. r. A. and then of being
asked to come for a personal iuter-
view. OpIv then he said. the N. r.
A. official learned that Nichols was
a Nero. The N. r. A. official told
him. Il didn't know you were man
of color can't rive YOU the job
Il wrote to General Johnson, and
here is his reply" Nichols continued,
Whisking out letter
JohnSon's Jim Grow Letter
THE General wrote me: You know
as well as I do that there are some
things in which the races can be
mixed, and some thinrs in which they
can't realize there's been an
injustice here, but there's nothing
can do >"
You're not flissy, are you? You'd