The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-30

and the National Association Of Manufacturers de-
mand of Senator Wagner that he achieve the pur-
poses Of his bill with less promises to the workers
(Which at times become dsngerous) William Green
looks for a convenient fire escape.
NOR is Mr.. Green and the A F. of L. strikebreakers
" alone in their support of the main aims of the
Wagner Bill. On March II, Mr. Norman Thomas
pleaded with might and main for the passage a
this bill, which Senator Wagner now says in No
wise attacks the company slave unions.
Socialists, trade uniOnists and all friends of
labor and justice should fight for all they are
worth for the Wagner Bill to abolish company
unions"
Mr.. Norman Thomas hasn't had time yet to
up his vicious support for bill which is now
clearly becoming the most monstrous anti-labor
Strikebreaking and pro-company union slave act
ever advanced in the United States.
There is no doubt that the oily reverend viii
have a lot to say about the amendments" which
"vtate" the original intention of the measure
THAT is precisely the means by which the social
fascists-thst is, the A. F. of L. leaders and the
Socialist Party oficialdom-tried to bind the work
ers to the slave codes of the MIRA In the process
of creating antworking class legislation the crafty
bosses always cover it up as advantage to labor
Allu WIZ pSIlOiAlS ILLS TO1S TOT GleIu
workers? 1t is the socal-fascistS, the A. F. Of L.
and Socialist leaders. They tell the workers not
to strike to wait, to be patient, to delay First it
was: The N.R.A. will raise your wages" Then it
became: Now is not the time to strike" Norman
Thomas) They urged the workers to depend on
the National Labor Board. Then when the workers
feel the treacherous experience of the Werton Budd
and Ford betrayals the Socialist leaders plead for
still more delay to await the passage of the Wagner
Strikebreaking bill
The Wagner bill was introduced on the eve of
the threatening auto strike. The workers were be-
coming disillusioned with the NRA and the whole
policy of the National Labor Board They were
striking against company unions and against NRA
codes
The bill designed to force compulsory ar
bitration on them, and to keep them from striking
against the company unions. This aim was to be
achieved by phrases osensiby directed against the
company unions Then came the swift blow of
Roosevelts strikebreaking and pro-company slave
union deeds in the auto industry
And the social-fasciSts to keep the workers from
struggling, to keep them from resisting every new
anti-labor measure, support whatever step the
Roosevelt government takes.
Nothing could be stronger than Norman Thomas's
pleading to fight for all they are worth" for the
Wagner Bill
Now the rats begin to desert the Wagner ship
because the workers see that it carries the pirate
flag the skull and bones of hunger starvation
and strikebreaking
But these rats have been and will continue to
gnaw at the fighting strength of the workers
The Communist Party, which was in the fore
front OF the struggle against the NRA the only
Party which really exposed and fought against the
miserable conditions and company slave unions bred
by the N.R.A., from the very beginning directed a
heavy attack on the Wagner Bill. The Commu-
mist Party from the very beginning stripped it of all
It's phrases and laid its company slave union and
strikebreahng purposes bare.
The Communist Party called on all workers to
form a united front against this snti-Iabor bill
when the Socialist Party leaders and the A. F. OF L.
betrayerS were pleading for its passage
THERE is little doubt now taking the cue from
Mr.. Green the Socialist leaders will declare that
the big bosses have tainted the Wagner Bill.
But every A. F. of L. and Socialist Party mem
Der should ask himself: How does 1t come about
that every measure of the Roosevelt regime that
has harrassed the workers, lowered their wages in
terfered with their organization advanced the COM
pany slave unions, at first received the enthusiast
tic support of their leaders?
No matter what the legal nceties nf the ,,rros
ing OF the Wagner Bill may finally be- it will be
used to break strikes and build up the COMPANY
slave unions.
There must be united front of all workers
against the growing anti-labor deeds of the Roose
welt government. The treacherous support to these
measures by MeSsrs. Green Thomas & Co. should
De repudiated by all workers. regardless of political
athliation. No matter what these gentlemen saw
now, theirNactions serve the purpose of disarnanp
the workers of leading them into the traps of the
Roosevelt government of squelching their fighting
spirit their unity and ability to resist
The Soclal-fasciSts have performed valiant SER
wee for the Roosevelt strikebreaking company slave
union government
In this instance, in every instance. thev Use
pro-abor phrases and the Socialist leaders use left
socialist phrases always to up measures that
are growing weapons of fascism That is why thew
are soclal-fascists. That is why no struggle for
higher wages for union organization for the right
70 strike, can successfully be won without driving
them out OF the ranks of labor
Forge united front of all workers against the
Wagner strkebreaking bin. Unite your ranks to
defend the right to strike the right to DESTROY tina
company unions the right to organize into the
workers own unions for struggles to obtain higher
wages and better working conditions Defeat the
growing fascist measures of the Roosevelt regimeI