The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-16
Tells How AFL Officials
Help Bosses Keep
Back Strikes
By HARRY CANNES

Pierre s. du Point, one Of the rich
est manufacturers Of war material,
powerful banker and industrialist, Of
fetal of the N. r. A, has made dec
laration of faith regarding the MIA
that will interest every worker. 1t
is printed in an official release Of the
NR.A. mo. s241) entitled: Noted
Industrialist Sees Opportunity IN
NRA."
The MIRA. is working towards the
Total elimination of strikes through
compulsory arbitration" says this
psrasitical exploiter who forces his
workers to join yellow dos" com
pany union.
His revelations will make the A. F..
Of L. leaders on the MIRA. squirm,
because he has the goods ON them.
For instance, here is what he says
about MFR. Green, John L. Lewis, Sid
ney Hillnnan, Major Berry, and others
who have helped industriahsts ike
Pierre S. du Pont to break strikes.
Recently" says this wealthy manu-
facturer of machine guns, poison gas,
ammunition, handgrenades, and other
weapons for war, II have frequently
been the only industrialist on the
National Labor Board, with all the
labor men present; and yet I have
no fear whatever that the Interests
Of industry are to suffer thereby, fol
find the labor men just as fair
minded as we intend to be in indus
try, and perfectly willing to threSf
out the different cases on their mer'
its"
Strikebreakers Fair minded"
This open-shop boss, finds that Nh
Green, Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. Hillman, AM
Mr.. Berry are minded when
comes to preserving the profits of tn
bosses against the workers. The
are minded" when it comes t
preserving the company union Of tn
du Pont Chemical Corporation.
Nor does this open-shop boss sto
there. He tells quite frankly that h
finds that the N. p. A. has becom
one OF the best instruments to at
tack the workers, to smash the
strikes, to build company unions, an
TO nave the way for the complei
suppression Of strikes. Here are h
own words;
81 feel that the result of the Ne
tional Labor Board effort will soc
be-if it can establish its record prof.
erly--to do away with the necessit
Of strikes N. r. a. Is g1ylr
an opportunity to deal with strlk
and deal with them in the way tn
labor will not want to deal vii
them, and therefore the strike "
disappear"
That is just exactly what the hui
CORPORATIONS want. That Is why tn
are building their company unior
aided by tn r. r. A. and the A.
Of L. offlc CT t',s National Lab
Board.
Rc3seas for Enthusiasm.
Mr.. du Pont, quite naturally, b
comes enthusiastic about the pre-
poets Of the N.R.A. He gives a lit
history of his feelings before he we
to Washington and after he work
there helping to smash strikes a
fasten. colnpG1y unions on workers
81 wen. 10 Y 3shingtOn think
quite the reverse, says Mr.. du Pc
whose family fortune is covered W
the blood of millions slain in the i
world war, that the MIRA. was
upsetting influence in business and
labor conditions . I confess IL
I have been completely converted
my opinion am more til
enthusiastic now"
Why shouldn't he be? He sits
the National Labor Board with
Green. Fine gentlemen, these A.
of L. leaders. They understand
needs Of misunderstanding was
preventing strikes, building comp;