The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-07

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Walsh didn't even wait for Cush to
finish but walked out on him before
announcing the adjournment.
LOCALIZED Company Unions
1t is significant that the steel cor
porations, through the mouths of
their company union msrionettes.
claim that the Wagner bill, which
provides for compulsory arbitration
and is strike breaking in nature.
violates section IA of the N. I. r. A.,
thereby practically establishing the
fact that the N. T. r. A. has legalized
the company union.
THE Wagner bill is in violation of
section IA Of the N. I. r. A.. said
W. G. McDermott, chairman of the
employee representatives COMPANY
Union) of the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing plant Of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation. His company union
has 50 operated, he said, that mo
labor trouble has occurred" Keep
ing straight face, he testified that
the management in no way coerces
or dominates the elections"
Senator Walsh Mostly Silent
Senator Davis from PENNSYLVANIA,
usually a featured speaker at the
meetings Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Iron, Steel, and Tin Work
ers "a. F. of L. assisted the com
pany union men by not asking en-
barassing questions.
Despite Davis's known connection
with the A. A., ]. F. Madden. one of
the Weirton performers, declared.
The Amalgamated association is a
racket. The American Federation
of labor is racket. The United
Mine Workers is a racket. in fact
they are all racketeers.
Il wonder what Mr.. Wagner and
Mr.. Green have in mind. Is our
Congress and our Senate going to
sit back and let this great republic
be dominated by unionsq Are YOU,
gentlemen, satisfied to have Mr..
Wagner set Mr.. Green up as another
Hitler?" he asked.
''The Analgamated Association
"a. F. of ID harp on the closed shop
and forget the need of the men, .
9. W. Conn, another Weirton com
pany union speaker, charged.
Several spectators commented on
the fact that the men selected by
the corporations represented the
highest paid workers in the mills
and that there were few, if any,
foreign born workers among them.
Others noted Senator Wagner's
continued absence from the hear
tngs, especially his failure to con-
front the steel corporations.
Open Force Preferred
Although the Wagner bill is ad-
mitted by its sponsors to be dead"
the steel corporations used the hear
ings as national forum for the
purpose Of attempting to consolidate
the automobile victory, won recently
with the help of the A. F. of l.. Off
Gals and the prestige then enjoyed
by Roosevelt among the auto work
ers, Finance capital II. P. Morgan
& Co, for instance, which controls
US. Steel and General Motors is
opposed to the Wagner bill, despite
its strike breaking provisions, be-
cause it is opposed to instilling any
more democratic illusions into work
ers. Believing that it does not need
Roosevelt administration demagogy
for the present, to throw sand into
the eyes of the workers, finance cap
ital now is determined to fight what
ever battles may eventuage, in its
own backyards and with its own
machine guns. 1t is opposed to the
A. F. of L. top leadership for the
simple reason that the A. F. of L
Greens and Lewises can't control
the men sufficiently.
Williams S. Elliot, general counse
for the International Harvester Co
of Chicago, and John w. Edelman
of the American Federation of Hos.
iery Workers, of Philadelphia, arr
scheduled to appear tomorrow.
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