The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27

the conference to deliver a demagogic
speech in support of the NRA.-de-
spite his recent published admission
chat under the MIRA. the overwhelm-
ing majority Of workers have suffered
6 lowering Of living standards. Said
Billy Green:
Under the inspiration OF the Ma
tional Recovery Act men and women
never organized want to be organ
lied. 1t is the inspiration OF the new
freedom. There is indeed need
Of organizing If the workers are to
enjoy all their rights and privileges
under the NR.A. The A. F. of L.
has always followed a flexible pro-
cedure. 4. The A. r. Of L. can run
parallel to the federal and interna-
ticnal union"
Throwing a bouquet to his fellow
strike breaker and co-signer of the
anti-labor merit" clause in the auto
code, John L. Lewis, head of the
United Mine Workers of America,
Green declared that the committee
report maintains the autonomous
rights accorded the U. M. w. AS
right to organize the unorganized
workers into that great union" And
ignoring his own admissions of the
low standard Of living forced on most
OF the workers riveted to N. r. A.
codes, Green Numbered With hypo-
critical righteousness "I can
conceive of no greater service than
to help workers and lift their stand
ard Of living to higher level. "a. F.
of L. leaders lift" workers up, while
leaders Of such unions as the Steel
and Metal Workers Industrial Union
fight side by side with the workers
s. W.. Our policy should be suf-
f1ciently flexible to bring in the ten
million workers not in national or in
ternational unions so that they and
their families may enjoy the pri-
vileges guaranteed under the N. r.
A." Such as being shot down by cor
poration and state police when strik-
ing for a bare existence.
Green wound up with arms waving
around the promise to seek federal
legislation outlawing the fostering or
forming" of company union - an
obvious maneuver to keep workers
chained to the starvation codes of the
N. r. A.
DANIEL TOBIN, head Of the inter
" national union Of Teamsters,
Helpers and Chauffeurs, who was in
strumental in breaking the recent
Philadelphia transit strike, also sup
ported the N. r. A. and the commit
tee report II don't want to change
the system that has done so much
for our people" said Tobin officiously.
There isn't any labor movement that
compares with the A. F. OF l.. This
new movement among the young men
for Observation-Disclosures the Ger
man labor movement, perhaps the
strongest of all. was destroyed by the
industrial movement"
Yes, Tobin actually uttered this
lying drivel in the teeth Of world
wide knowledge that the German
brothers Of the A. F. Of L. leaders
played star parts in paving the way
for the murderous cur, Hitler.
Can anyone deny" Tobin con-
tinued, that things aren't better than
they were year ago7 Tn not dis
couraged. On the contrary 1 have
more hope than I've had during the
last four years i. think we have
laid the foundation for a new day"
Just as the conference ended,
Joseph Schlossberg, secretary Of the
Anlslganlated Clothing workers Of
America, toadied up to Green, and
said: This is the first conference of
the A. F. Of L. I've ever attended.
l want to congratulate you. 1t was a
splendid conference" Whereupon
Green graciously replied: I'm very
glad to have you here, Brother
Schlossberg, and hope you'll be here
many, many more times. Yes. this
has been a splendid conference"
The brothers" clasped hands.
That's the kind Of conference 1t
was.