The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Toledo Union Head,
Music, PuSSyfOOt
On General Strike
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ton board9"
I'm against it. I'm in favor of
direct negotiations"
How do you feel about Mr.. Taft,
government mediatorP"
Il think he's been very helpful
From the above interview 1t is
clear where Ramsey stands. The
only reason he refuses to commit
himself on the general strike or
united action is because he, in COM
mon with other A. F. of L. chiefs,
is working overtime to prevent it..
But so great is the demand of To-
ledo workers for the general strike
that A. F. Of L. leaders do not dare
oppose it openly, but are trying to
kill it by the treacherous tactic of
delay.
Ramsey, who helped break the
first auto parts strike in February
by bringing in the Regional Labor
Board, now processes to be opposed
to arbitration, when Toledo strikers
have decisively rejected arbitration
time after time, and when even A.
F. Of L. miSleaders, who are part
and parcel of the strike-breaking N.
RIA. apparatus, come out for direct
negotiations, but-"Mr. Taft has
been very helpful" 1t is clear that
the A. F. Of L. game is, under the
slogan of direct negotiations, to use
the millionaire Taft, who has al
ready stated publicly that the strike
should never have taken place, to
smash the struggle.
Your correspondent also had an
interview with A. j. Music, Chair
man of the so-calIed American
Workers Party, an organization that
uses radical phrases to trap workers
and tie them to A. F. of L. policies
Music said he favored an innrne-
date general strike and his organi-
cations had been agitating for it for
the past two weeks.
When asked, however, whether
the A. w. P. was planning any con-
crete steps to prepare for a general
strike, he was very vague Asked
whether the A. w. P and Music
controlled Unemployed League would
send delegates to a united front
conference being held tonight to or
ganize mass support for the general
strike, he answered by raising tech
nical issues, such as the fact that
his organizations had not received
an official call to the conference
and that he didn't know whether
there were responsible organizations
calling it.
Using similar tactics as Ramsey.
he refused to state whether his or
CARNATIONS would or would not send
delegates or whether he personally
was in favor Of doing so.
Music said he believed the A. F
of L. officials would call a general
strike if the Auto-Lite strike isn't
settled. Informed that Ramsey re-
fused to commit himself on the
question, he said he couldn't under
stand it. When told that Ramsey
had said Taft has been very help
ful," he professed surprise. Asked
whether he would be ready to pub
licly criticize Ramsey for such state
ment, he said yes.
The fact remains, however. that
Musteites at all times follow the
policy of non-critcism of the A. F.
OF L. msileaders, evidently on the
principle enunciated by Music him
self in the current issue of his or
gan, Labor Action" that A. F. of
L. leaders must be allowed to Eek
pose themselves"
Though Music told your cores
pendent he opposed all forms of ar
bitrstion. neither he nor his lieute-
nants criticized arbitration at their
meeting held in Court House Square
here Saturday.
MusteiteS, while rejecting offers of
militant organi5a ton for united sc-
ton, are maintaining the friendliest
relations with A. F. of L. leaders.
shielding at all times their treach-
erous maneuvers from workers. If
is clear that Music and his Amer
lean Workers Party are nothing but
the tail Of the A. F. of L. kite.