The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-05
Steel Union Call
For United Strike
Action; inCapitOl
(Continusd from Paoe y

tional President of the A. A., and
Of William Green and others, to
hang a red scare on the strike
movement. He declared:
President Tighe has Just de-
clared in Pittsburgh that not only
do we advise, but we command you
IA. A. members1 to associate your
selves from these vipers and mon
grels.' meaning Communists and
the S.MWLU.1 But despite this
Czar-like talk, the rank and file
workers in the steel mills are well
coming the united front.
Employers Confer Against Strike
"It is well known the S.M.WI.U.
is not Communist union. We
welcome workers Of every political
conviction into our organization
Despite the fact that Grandmother
Tighe is threatening and command
ing the members Of his organiza-
ton against the reds, some Of them
hold memberships in the radical
organizations, and many of them
are sympathetic and loyal to the
S.MWIU."
General johnson conferred with
Steel Baron Irwin in a downtown
hotel today. With them was D. E.
Desvernines, legal counsel of the
N.RA. Steel Code Authority.
Every precaution was taken to in
sure secrecy, but Johnson was seen
going into the confab.
N. R. A. headquarters readily adj
mitted that johnson called McGrady
back from the Pacific Coast long
shore strike to help avert the steel
strike.
1t was forecast that President
Roosevelt would devote himself to
the steel strike upon returning to
Washington today, but the early
part of the day was filled with
other engagements, and whatever eff
forts he made were successfully kept
secret. Senator Wagner, who prom
ised the A. A. Committee last week
to see Roosevelt Immediately" to
arrange conference with the iron
and steel institute, had no appoint
ment and kept out of sight of re-
porters.
Spang Silent on Unity
Spang arriving ahead of most of
the members of the A. A. Committee
of Ten, due tomorrow, said. how
ever, that he had an appointment
with Wagner tonight.
"WhQf q xrOI1 oIo
united front which the S. M. w. I.
U. has Initiated" Spang was asked.
Il couldn't say anything about
that" he repeated to persistent
questioning.
In a formal statement to the
press, Spang took General John
son to task for the misleading fig
ures handed out in connection with
the revised steel code. Concerning
benefits to labor" under the code.
the statement said: General John
son, telling about the steel COM
panies paying s12,000000 more on
total payrolls, looked fine and cool
in his conditioned office. We'd
like to see him walk up to an open
hearth furnace and get his summer
pants scorched for S21.48 a week"
Then Spang gave figures on the
gigantic profits of steel owners. He
endde on a note Of complete. work
er-confusing faith in the N. r. A.,
however:
Either collective bargaining as
guaranteed bv Section IA of +ba
Recovery Act and the Steel Code
or national strike"
Your correspondent asked Spang
whether he didn't know that the
N. R. A. was designed against, in
stead Of for the workers. He hedged,
saying, IF the steel workers don't
get their rights, there will be a
strike" Then he added a pro-
that might have come
rom any sniveling paid official of
op A. F. Of L. officialdom, saying: |