The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-06

is doing this in a spirit of
ne craftsmanship" worthy of the
best traditions Of Samuel Gompers
himself, father Of the A. F. Of L.
policy Of reward your friends and
punish your enemies" This policy
as applied by Ryan to the present
campaign is: Reward Tarnrnany and
Fusion, support the Democrats and
Republicans, punish the Commu-
nists. Ryan, although a traditional
labor pillar of corrupt Tarnnany
Hall, has been blowing loud horn
on the LaGuardia Fusion band
wagon since last fall. we are get
ting a 100 per cent break from La
Gusrdia," he said recently.
Uses Job Pressure
Ryan, through his autocratic grip
on the I. L. A. apparatus, and
through his business agents, dele
gates and favor seekers, is using job
pressure and intimidation to line
up longshoremen's votes for par
ticular Tanlmany or Fusion candi-
dates This is old stuff with Ryan.
But recently he has taken a new
tactic by way Of initiating the DEM
agogy of his Fusionist friend, Mayor
LaGuardia. He has come forward
as an opponent Of Fsscism and a
champion Of the unemployed! Ryan
recently officiated as chairman at a
widely advertised anti-Fascist mass
meeting sponsored by the Central
Trades and Labor Council and ad-
address / by Walter Citrine, Brit
ish William Green" and local A. F.
of L. and Socialist Party leaders.
Ryan, who openly expressed ap-
proval of the vigilante raids in
Frisco, who never uttered a word
of protest against the numerous
State terror directed at the strikers,
who rules the international Long
shoremens Association with gang
ster methods-this Ryan now, be-
fore the elections, dares to pose as
an opponent Of Fascisrn. And the
same Socialist Party leaders who
last February put forward Matthew
VOL as an Anti Fascist, now help
the despicable Joseph Ryan to pose
in the same role!
Having won" his spurs as an
anti-Fascist, Ryan suddenly came
out as a champion of the ulern-
ployed. According to the New York
Times, he calls on wage earners to
vote for the support of the jobless."
Speaking through the Citizens
Committee on Emergency Unern-
ployment Relief Bond Issue "a COM
nittee comprised of bankers and
big businessmen Ryan is reported
as saying; THAT there is still not
enough work for all the unenl-
ployed, despite the reported I'M
provement in industry"
Silent On Injunction
Recently the Merchants AS
sociation applied for an injunction
(Which application is still pending
probably held up till the outcome
of the elections) to restrain the
longshoremen and teamsters from
interfering with the movement Of
freight by non-union men. But
in his many speeches and letters
Of Endorsement Of various election
candidates, Ryan has nothing
whatever to say about the injunc-
ton menace.
The Communist Party which has
carried on constant struggle to
expose and prevent Ryan's betrayal
of the economic interests of the I.
L. A. membership, now appeals to
the longshoremen to reject his at
tempt to sell out their votes on
Election Day to the parties of the
bosses, the Democratic, Fusion
Republican, or Socialist parties.
The longshoremen who are fight
ing for the 6-hour day, 30-hour
week, Sl.00 an hour in pay, for
control Of hiring halls, etc, who
face police terror, injunctions and
compulsory arbitration when they
go on strike, in relation to these
issues, find their needs reflected in
the election platform and daily ac-
tivities of the Communists.
Negro longshoremen suffering
from jin-crowisn, discrimination,
and special oppression, foreign
born longshoremen, menaced with
deportation find their interests and
needs Incorporated in the election
demands of the Communist Party.
Longshoremen suffering from I'M
vi ,xfy1a
dents, are vitality concerned in
supporting the Workers Social and
Unemployment Insurance Bill,
sponsored by the Communist Party.
Longshoremen who handle the
increasing shipments of scrap iron,
munitions, war material, ETC., who
see the growing preparations for
war, should vote for the candidates
Of the Communist Party, the only
Party that fights against Imperi-
alist War and for the Defense Of
the Soviet Union, country owned
and controlled by the workers.
The Communist Party is the only
Party which fights day in and day
out for the interests Of the long
shoremen, which has Incorporated
these interests in its election cam
paign platform.
Longshoremen: Reject Ryan's
support Of Tammany and Fusion.
Vote for the candidates of the
Communist Partyl
Support and Join the Commu-
mist Party