The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-22
Mr.. Green's PiOuS Protest

y OF L. takes time of from his strikebreaking on
the National Labor Board to pretend to evnce pro
test against the slaughter of Austrian workers who
fought on the barbados can be sure that run
ming through the rank and file Of the A. F. of L. is
tremendous class sentiment for their Austrian brothers
When 500 thugs armed with machine guns rifles
reYovers and tear gas guns shot down striking Am
bridge, Pa, workers last fall Mr. Green remained
silent.
What Mr.. Green needs is some protective colora-
ton for his increasingly fascist deeds at home Pro
tes properly couched reasons this labor lieutenant
Of the MIRA, is all right for export But when it
comes to import, Mr. Green takes copous leaves from
the book Of Hitler and Dollfuss
Let's turn attention to Mr. Green's verbal protest
which he himself says is intended for publicity" and
not TO arouse any action the part of the American
workers in support Of their Austrian brothers
The inhuman persecution OF Socialists and work
ing people Of Austria" says the mealymouthed Green
has excited the righteous indignation OF all working
people in country
Which gives the secret to Green's belated protest
1T seems inconceivable that those in charge of
and responsible for government would countenance an
onslaught with artillery firing upon apartment houses
in which men, and children resided"
MIR. Green has forgotten the Ludlow massacre when
the very bosses whom he now serves rained fire and
bullets on tent colonies of Colorado miners burning
men, and children to cinders
What Mr.. Green complains about is that in the
riaSt wal. THE rules of war; he points out to them
which apply to wars between nations prohibit such
a cruel onslaught upon defenseesS women and chill
dren as The reports show practiced by the
troops who acting under the instructions of Chan
cellor Dolfuss"
But without exception, Mr.. Green, when the work
ing class takes to the barrcades and seeks to over
throw the capitalism which you support by every
means, no slaughter, holocaust, no brutality no
torture is too great to be used by the exploiters
What more, it's the Greens the VOLS the Iewises
who are the first to call for the wholesale slaughter
OF revoutionists, who cry for the blood of workers
who resort to arms against capitalism.
THE civilization and justice Of bourgeois order"
said Karl Marx writing the Paris Commune,
comes out in its lurd light whenever the slaves
and drudges Of that order rise against their masters
Then this civilization and justice stand forth as IN
disguised sayagery and lawless revenge"
MR.. GREEN does not want the American workers to
li learn the revolutionary lessons Of the Austrian
events the necessity for revolutionary struggle
against capitalism. He does not want the American
workers learn that the Roosevelt regime is the die
tatorshp OF American capitalism rapidly pursuing
road towards fascism towards violent and brutal op-
preston Of the American workers. Mr.. Green him
self through his action with the Roosevelt govern
ment, is preparing the bloodbath for the American
workers by suppreSsng strikes by mis- maneuverings
on The N.RA. against the American workers living
standards
The appeal against action in Mr. Green's state
ment overshadows all his hollow sounding pious ap-
peals for humanitarian slaughter OF the Austrian
lutionists
7 hope" be says, with note Of fear that his hope
will not be realized the working people of the nation
will in proper and effective way voice their own
protests generally through governmental and publicity
channels that those responsible for the murder Of
innocent men, women and children In Austria may
know Of the feeling as well as the protests of the
masses of the people throughout the United States
against the atrocities inflicted upon the masses Of the
people Of Austria
This appeal for protest through govern
ment channels" was first voiced by Emile Vandervelde
the Belgian leader Of the Socialist International The
Vandervelde accompanied his appeal for direct
Ing the protests into the channels of the capitalist
governments everywhere with appeal to the League
of Nations for armed intervention in Austria lust
exactly what the imperalists wanted to drown the
Austrian revolution in of blood if it took turn
towards the actual seizure of power.
THE AMERICAN SOCIALIST LEADERS call for ap-
peals to Roosevelt. They want the workers them
selves not to act against their own capitalists but
want them to submit their protests to the very capt.
tas government that breaks their strikes lowers their
wages, and suppresses their working class organiza
TONS
Here the united front Of the Socialist leaders with
the fascist Vol itself in all its ghastiness
They do not want the A. F. of L. members the So
cialist and Communist workers, to form power
full class united front against the Austrian butchers
united front, which, to be effective must cone in
conflict must resist the fascist moves of the American
capitalist class.
All A. F. OF L. members in taking steps for action
in support Of their Austrian brothers when this state
ment Of Green comes before them should expose its
real content and significance
In every A. F. Of l.. local resolutions Of protest
should be adopted and sent to the Austrian embassy
In Washington Money should be collected for the
Austrian revolutionary workers. to aid them In their
struggles Special meetings should be arranged to dis
cuss the Austrian events and to draw valuable lessons
Tor the American workers from them in their strg-
giles against American capitalism, against fascism
Against these maneuyers OF the betrayers of the
american workers real united front Of all workers
must be built up who do not take the road desired
by Wall Street, the road Of publicity and govern
ment channels but takes the road of powerful class
action mass demonstrations strikes the forging of
powerful, lasting united front against all fascist at
tackS, not only in Austria bov,a