The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14
Iron Steel and Tin Workers Endorse AntiWar Congress
Roosevelt Phones
Green On Troops
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directly supports the employers pat
emily false charge Of workers VIC
lence," despite his own belief.
that union men have been the VIC
tins of violence and not its instiga-
tors Ostensibly protesting to Gov
crnor Green about the murder of
Jude Courtemanche, German wired
Green today: who is to blame for
this situation, the Union or the en-
ployers, we are satisfied to leave the
answer to you"
Praises Winant Board
German also stressed the de-
featist line of discipline. At the
same time he continues to call
upon the workers to believe in the
Winent board. This body, he de-
clared today, lis a board Of high
minded men. 1t is q sincere board.
honorable and DESTROYS of being
just. 1t is not our board, nor man
agement'S board. It is the Presi-
dents board and it is thus the pub
lie board" This sort of reasoning
recalls the newspaper fantasies
during the San Francisco marine
strike. According to them, it was
the public" that raided and shot
down workers and sympathizers.
Nevertheless, says German, Roose-
welt is, Hitler-fashion, above the
struggle.
Violence is no part Of our pro-
gram and 1 call upon all members
Of the U.T.W. and ell strikers who
have not yet joined the union to
make no resort to violence" Cor
man announced at noon today. He
continued: There is at this mo-
ment conflict in Rhode Island be-
tween troops and strikers or strike
sympathizers. We do not know who
may be among the strikers without
any legitimate reason for being
there, nor do we know what part
such persons, if there are such, may
have played. What we do know is
that the union men of America be-
lieye in peaceful processes. Union
men will not resort to violence.
Union men will seek to preserve
their own rights under the law, but
they will not destroy the law by
their own acts. My own belief is
that union men have been the vic
tins of violence and not its insti-
gators =. Our strike line this morn
ing is in magnificent condition. The
strike committee relies upon the
discipline of our members every
where to keep it so. To permit our
members to be drawn into conflict
with troops anywhere is to invite
defeat. No union can stand against
the machine guns Of troops. hold
every squad captain strictly &C
countable and the strike committee
expects discipline-that is what has
brought us to this high point and
that is what will carry us on to
final victory"
Rieve Sends Back Hosiery Strikers
Many reporters covering strike
headquarters here were surprised
to hear Emil Rieve, president of the
American Federation of Hosiery
Workers "a. F. of L. announce
that about $4,000 Philadelphia Ho-
siery strikers had been ordered
back into the plants.
They came out in violation of
the national contract" Rieve ex-
planned.
Didn't they have any demands
reasons for striking?" a reporter
asked Rieve.
ooh, they were Just enthusiastic
about the situation. They just lost
their heads" Rieve replied.
do you think that mere en-
thusiasm would lead them to leave
the mills?"
Il think So"
Suppose they don't go back?"
They'll go back"
In the meantime nearly 10000
non-union seamless mills in the
South and in all the Northern full
fashioned mills where the union
rate is not being paid, Rieve de-
clared, struck in Des Moines, Iowa;
Columbus, Ga; High Point, N. c.;
Kalausner. KY; Atlanta, Ca;
Springfield, Mass; Durham, N. c.;
and Lafayette, Ga.