The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-10
Hearst and Rdcketeering

EVERY worker, rightly incenSed against labor rack
eteers will correctly ask: What is behind the
sudden zeal of Mr. Randolph Hearst in his purported
exposure Of racketeering?"
During the past week Hearsts New York Journal
has been carrying carefully worked out stories of rack
eteering in the trade unions instances OF graft of
the "kick-back," of how contractors, working with
trade union leaders, force the workers to pay for Jobs
and how wages are slashed,
Has this vicious anti-working class millionaire
newspaper owner SUDDENLY become interested in the
purity of the trade unions?
This gentleman has well-desgned method in his
apparent madness
Yesterday, Mr.. Hearst's ackey in the Senate Royal
S. Copeland also evinced sudden activity to coincide
with the New York Journals exposures
The Senator declared he will soon introduce the
seyerest legislation oStensiby against racketeerng in
the trade unions
Under the barrage OF attack against rscketeering
(Which exists among the trade unions bureaucrats
far beyond anything Mr. Hearst would ever dare ex-
pose and reaches to places Mr.. Hearst would never
touch, these gentlemen preparing the most vica-
GUS fascist against workers organizations
ever attempted in the United States
Under the screen of drive against racketeering
Mr. Hearst and his funkey, Senator Copeland, are
opening the wedge for vicious fascist assault on the
rights OF the workers in trade unions.
AT the time, representing powerful real estate
interests huge contractors, Mr. Hearst is directing
his fury against the smaller fry in the contracting
business. who have been chseling away at the real
Dig racketS OF the top leaders in the building trades
and their associates in the contracting outfits
Exposure of racketeering during the crisis especially
was begun and is being carried on by the Anti
Racketeering Committee, organized by rank and fle
opposition members
Hearst was able to wheedle lot Of his facts from
workers cooperating with this committee Many OF
them did not know what Hearst's intention was In
his self-styled exposure OF racketeering
MANY thought that perhaps legislation may hit the
M real racketeers.
But the capitalist government with its N R. A
us imitation its drive to war its National Csrke-break
ng) Labor Board, is strengthening by hook or crook
Dy every one OF its moves the governments fascist
drive against the workers organizations
This is being done in order to hamper and cr,,,le
the ability OF struggle of these organizations against
the vicious drive to lower the workers standard Of
living. u
No effort viii be made to touch the real racketeers
the ones way up on top, closely aligned with the
government apparatus. These racketeering bureau
Gratis and strike breakers themselves are the most
valuable allies Tor the fascist program Of Mr. Hearst
Mr.. Hearst is not giving the facts on racketeertno
he is digging down into the sensational details onv
IN so lar as they serve his vile purpose his anti
working class fascist intent
The real facts will be collected and presented tn the
workers by the Daily Worker in a special series Of
articles soon to appear
These articles will show what Mr. Hearst hides
that the real racketeers are the present chief 1oo
OF Inc American Federation of Labor high I'D in the
government apparatus working with the MIRA against
the workers and to smash their strike struggles for
better living conditions.
THE same time, must raise the greatest alarm
"A the
The wiley Mr.. Hearst knows that the rank ond AZ,
IN the A. F. OF L. hate the racketeers with all tho
HearCS' he knows further that many have illusions
about the role of the government He is irving ~
utilize both in his crafty means of pressing fascist
"a "ich ultimately VIII hit not the racketeers but
Cne rank ana file workers and their trade unions
The real racketeers, the whole system of graft in
the trade unions is wound around the of4c,aIdon, ,i
a poisonous vine. 1t can be ripped up and torn 10
pieces only by the action of the rank and file or
gained in opposition groups fighting for their rights
IN the union, for struggle against the corr,ned
bureaucracy.
lentlessly against the perverted use which Mr. 5eors
Is making Of the racketeerng evidence TO nrsue bs
vicious fascist purposes
From the capitalist governments the workers can
expect no aid in the fight against racketeers The
high sounding anti-racketeering laws will nroteo+ +b
real racketeers and contain fascist teeth against tbe
workers w
On both fronts, the workers must fight enerca+;c
any, arouslng the greatest vigilance among all workers
In this struggle the Communists have the duty
of leading. '
In the past many mistakes were made The
OF the fascist use of the ant-racketeerng laws
was Aot luiiy understood or explained to the masses
Inis must now be done with all haste
ABOVE all, the notwithstanding activity must no
Speeoed up among the rank and file, connecting ii
with the daily struggles of the workers against the
oureaucrats and srikebreakers against the whole fas
cist measures of the NRA and for rank and file ar
ZION IN the trade unions to protect their rights.
II ~