The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-19
Mr.. Green On FasciSrn

but to observe that this gentleman's hands have
fascist stains on them.
On the publication OF the German Fascist labor
laws, decreeing formally the end Of all trade unions
and the absolute submission of the workers to the
Nazi conditions of wages and conditions MI. Green
issued strongly worded statement
He declared that Hitlers labor code signihed the
ensavement and autocratic control" for the German
workers. 1t was "servitude," opined Mr. Green. He
said it returned the workers to the most primitive
relationship between master and servant"
M. Green even borrowed from the MIRA to state
that the German workers cannot belong to unions
Of their own choosing"
But We remember that the chief Nazi butcher Hit
Ter himself declared that the NA. codes followed the
labor policies of fascism
What Mr.. Green is trying to accomplish by raising
a cry about-and at the same time trying to crush
struggle against-Fascism in Germany is to make the
American workers overlook the seven league boot ad-
vances Of Fascism under Roosevelt
AT THE SAME TIME Mr. Green, sensing the grow
n ing, bitter hatred against Fascism being aroused
among the workers. under the leadership Of the
munist Party wants to defect this struggle away from
real militant campaign which will strike at the roots
Of Fascsm.
He does not want the American workers to develop
a united front to help their German brothers over
throw Fascsm and Establish workers and farmers
government.
Mr. Green finds it convenient to talk about
Slavery in Germany, because he thinks he can effec-
lively block action the part of the American work
ers to overthrow this slavery, and the whole system
on which it rests
Yet in this country we can see how every action
Of Mr.. Green the National Labor Board his sup
port of the program of the Roosevelt regime, his
srikebreaking attack on strikes lead to the rapid
development Of FasciSm.
Every time the workers resist the slavery of the
NRA. codes through strike, every time the workers
develop militant action for unemployment insurance
that may disturb the plans and budget Of Roose-
welt, this gentleman is the first to offer his lackey
services to the bosses. Mr.. Green is more than an
embryo DR.. Ley, German Fascist Minister of Labor
Fundamentally there is not the slightest differences
IN the PHILOSOPHY of Mr.. Green and DR.. Ley. Both
are for class collaboration, with the bosses state
acting as the umpire" Mr.. Green is for tying the
unions closer to the state apparatus of Wall Street
Mr. Green is against strikes against resistance to the
MIRA, which shackles wages down, while Roosevelt,
through his imitation shoots prices up and squeezes
the American workers standard of living to the pauper
coolie level.
MR. GREEN follows Hitlers method in attacking the
IVA Communist Party, in calling for capitalist at
tack against the Soviet Union going to the extent of
manufacturing documents to present to President
Roosevelt to break relations with the Soviet Union
But Green suits his Fascist deeds to the needs
Of the present situation in the United States the
demagogc New Deal methods, which are firm de-
velopment towards Fascsn. His whole energy is de-
voted to Gripping and smashing the fighting ability
Of the American workers in trade unions making them
prey to Fascist assaults.
With this background in mind we can understand
Green's latest statement. His statement on boycott
of German goods also becomes clearer
The boycott" becomes the hypocritical flag that
all socal-faScst forces drape around themselves to
IN pasni
DECENTLY, quite in line with Mr. Green's policy the
AZ Socialist Party Of New York sent letter to its
branches urging them to join the boycott" movement
against German goods They specifically ordered these
branches not to permit the Communists to come in
on united front in the boycott. To justify this they
lied scurrilousy, saying Communists not in favor
of the boycott.
The Daily Worker has made the Communist posi-
ton on the boycott crystal clear Mr. Green and the
Socialist leaders do not want a boycott. They are
for the boycott in words. The Communists declare
that these betrayers of the workers struggles in the
United States use their phrases about boycott only
to keep the American workers from developing real
militant and effective struggle against German Fas-
cism, and against rising Fascism at home.
The Communists are for boycott real boycott
connected with broad united front of all workers
to develop actions that will help the German
workers overthrow Hitler This requires development
Of struggles below in the unions on the dock ships
and railroads, among the rank and fe to refuse to
unload and transport German goods the development
of mass demonstrations against those responsible for
the transportation and sale of German goods In other
words the Communists for effective real boycott
participated In by all workers and made effective
through the actions OF the workers themselves With
this must be coupled mass meetings demonstrations
and other actions against German Fascism.
AT THE SAME TIME to make this struggle count,
"a right here at home we must speed the struggle
against the Fascist On this point the A. F.
OF L. leaders help the fascists the socialist leaders
the same in different ways They do it by sabotagng
the united front struggles They do 1t particularly by
urging the workers nov is not the time to strke'
against the NRA slave codes They do by favoring
Roosevelts imitation and war program calling it step
towards socialism
Mr. Green is youble In telling the American work
ers that Hitlers labor code outlaws strikes But he
does to distract their attention from the fact that
the N.RA. in all its deeds is making strikes mper-
nlissibe and Illegal.
Mr. Green is following the policy In the