The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-07
Gorman's Proposals Mean
Wage Cuts

THE New York Times of yesterday,
/ shows in its editorial columns, full
understanding of the meaning of the
statement of Francis German, leader Of
the United Textile Union, to the cotton
textile manufacturers. German offered to George
Sloan. chairman of the Cotton Textile Institute,
TO create joint employer union machinery for the
EXPANSION and extension Of the textile market"
The New York Times, spokesman for the mill
owners declares that this invitation is cheering
The Times correctly points out that Germans
"invtation" means readiness on the part Of Cor
man to accept wage cuts for the one million textile
workers
eThe best wage level" concludes the Times, lis
that which permits the fullest production in all
lines with the largest possible total Of wage pay
ments."
The whole line of the editorial is an argument
for lower wages to the textile workers. The Times
complains that wages of building trades workers
are too high, and should be reduced and infers
that similar action should be taken in the textile
industry
AS the Daily Worker pointed out in its editorial
columns yesterday, the textile mill owners have
cause to rejoice at Germans offer to work in their
interests Germans proposals, to aid the mill own
ers to compete with Japan and other foreign
textile producers employers, means that German
has placed his services at the disposal OF the en-
pIoyers to lower the whole standard of living OF
the textile workers and to aid the imperialist war
aims of the American employers, in order to in
crease mill owners profits.
The Times reioices that German has rejected
"the Marxist doctrine" of class struggle and is
lining up with the employers to increase sales"
The Times editorial rings in lying SANDERS against
the Soviet Union, rehaShing the old lies OF dis
satisfaction of the peasants.
The cheer" of the employers as evidenced in
the Times editorial is furthered by the fact that
Germans statement attempts to divide up and
split the workers on the basis of nationality and
the conflicts between the employers of one industry
I WITH those of another.
What have the leaders of the Socialist party
and the Lovestoneites within the U.T.W. to say
regarding the latest treachery of German? The
Socialist party leaders recently had German an
honored guest at a Rand School meeting. The
Socialist party leaders (both the Thomas and Wald-
man factions) support Germans selout of the gen.
eral textile strike One Socialist leader Emil Rieve,
endorsed and signed the sellout terms, which gave
the workers none Of their demands.
What has Eli Keller, leader of the Paterson silk
union CUTW0 to say regarding the proposals which
mean another step toward turning the UTW. into
a company union?
What does Anthony Ammirato dye strike leader
and member Of the National Executive Council of
the UTW have to say regarding these proposals
to help increase the bosses profits at the expense
of hte textile workers?
The rank and file have right to know where
every U.TW. official stands these proposals
The rank and file inside the UTw. must reject
this surrender to the wage-cutting drive of the
textile employers aided by Roosevelts boards.
The rank and file must control their own union,
and prepare struggles to defeat the drive their
living standards.