The daily worker., 1934-09-04


lish conditions for themselves that
other trades and callings have es-
tablished as a result of 30 to 4C
years membership"
Then, taking his cue from Green
who stated THE American Fedora
ton of Labor will ever remain the
implacable foe of Communism and
all other subversive movements en-
gagged in the promotion of world
revolution" Morrison said:
1T is important that those who
are interested in preserving the
free institutions of our country
should realize that mp1oyers,
blinded by selfish interests, are es-
tablishing a bond between them
selves and the Communists in their
common objective of destroying
faith and confidence of the workers
in the bona fide trade union move
ment."
Morrison conveniently forgot to
tell the auto workers that it was
William Green who signed the
merit clause" in the automobile
code which opened the way for the
mushroom development of company
unions in the auto industry.
His. attack on the Communists
after deploring the desire for
struggle to improve their conditions
on the part of the rank and file of
the auto workers shows that the
A. F. of L. leaders recognize that
the Communists are the most ac-
tive in mobilizing the rank and file
for action against the auto trust
to better their wages, to win reduc-
ton in hours, against speed-up and
for recognition of their union.
On the question of who main
tains bonds with the auto bosses,
and other leading employers, Serv-
ing their interests, we want to quote
here recommendation from Gen
eral Johnson that neither Green
nor Morrison felt compelled to bring
to the workers attention on Labor
Day. On March 8, before a gather
ing of 5000 employers in Washing
ton who employed go per cent of all
American workers under N.RA
codes, General Johnson told of the
close bonds between the A. F. of L
leaders and the exploiters in the
following words:
Il want to tell you this for your
comfort. / know your problems.
l would rather deal with Bill
Green, John Lewis, Ed McGrady,
Mike MacDonOugh, George Berry,
and host of others 1 could name,
than with any Frankstein that
you may build up under the guise
of a company union.
In fact-take it from me and a
wealth of experience - THEIR
INTERESTS ARE YOUR IN
TERESTS. ="
In the textile strike, as in every
other strike, the A. F. of L. tor
officialdom live up to this recon-
mendation by uniting with the en-
ployers in the most scurrilous and
vicious attacks against the Commu-
nists and militant A. F. of L. rank
and filers.
While Green and Morrison speak
against" company unions on Labor
Day, we have General Johnson tell
ing the employers that they can
accomplish far more in the way of
cutting wages, stopping strikes for
union recognition and the like,
through Bill Green and Company
than through the company unions
With 100000 textile workers
striking against N. R. A. starvation
labor codes, against the manipula-
t. ps of the N. R. A. labor boards,
M. y Morrison on Labor Day de-
clal d:
"1 e Labor Movement is whole
heart, lily in favor of the strict en-
forcement of the National Indus
trial Recovery Act"
Quite in keeping with this state
ment, neither Green nor Morrison
quoted figures on wages and living
costs, nor on profits, as the latest
pronouncement on these points by