The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-02
WhyMoreDelay in Toledo?

THOSE leaders who are delaying the
L general strike in Toledo are simply
blocking the attempts of the men to get
better wages, hours and conditions.
Every hour of delay gives the employ
ers added advantage. If the delay is
continued the men will never get the
economic demands for which they are struggling
so eagerly.
Ramsey, head Of the Auto-Iite men, is run
ming from one government official after another 10
arrange whatever mediation" he can. But in &C
t1al strike action he is continuously stallng. Two
DAYS ago now he has gotten an extension" Of the
truce" Instead Of organizing the mass power
of the workers. ne is diligently training them to
look finally to the employers government for aid
against the employers.
Now, with the tremendous feeling among the
men for an immediate general strike, the A. F. Of
l. officials are limiting at "24-how general strike
protest"
This is trick. In some cases protest strike
can have immense significance for the workers.
Even fve-minute strike can have such significance.
But right now in Toledo the men are fighting not
only to protest" but to get certain definite eco
nonc demands!
Whatever hurts the mems chances of getting
these demands or whatever does not result in any
strengthening of the fight for these economic de-
naQQS Is only d lIlCh W 5CG tllC liASAA w AOAoN'
what they are really fighting about.
The A. F. of L. officials are rushing fearful ap-
peals to Roosevelt. But it was just Roosevelt or
his agents and nobody else who trcked the Weirton
steel workers, the Detroit and Minneapolis workers.
Why do they want his agents now in Toledo? To
repeat these shameful performances?
DEHIND Ramsey trails A. ]. Music. Music doesn't
D disassociate himself from the A F. of L. leader
ship He doesn't subject their policies and actions
to whitening fire Of criticism
He trails along with them making the whole
outcome of the struggle dependent solely upon
these very officials who are staIling the whole
strike action.
lust listen to him on the subject of Taft, Roose-
velt's mediator" The workers, bursting with
fghting spirit and eagerness for struggle, so far
don't pay much attention to Taft. Taft is in dis
repute Therefore Music also joins the bandwsgon
and attacks Taft.
But Muste attacks the government strike
breaker in such a way as already paves the way
for government strikebreaking through media
tor!
What does he have against Taft? Does he
denounce him as a strikebreaking agent of Roose-
welt? Does he warn the Toledo workers against ALL
''mediators"? No. He merely points out that this
particular government agent is unsuitable. He
says in this weeks Nation"
he Taft revealed his mental attitude
and his utter unfitness for the role of IMPAIR
TIAL MEDIATOR. tour emphasize. W0
So Mustes hypocritical echo of the workers OPP
position to Taft is only for the purpose Of SNUG
Cling in a different kind of government "arbitra-
ton someone, perhaps more suitable someone
more impartial! Suppose Taft were to change
his mental attitude? Then he would be OK.
for Music
He doesn't point out to the workers that it is
to be impartial" He doesn't point out that Roose-
welt is using this cloak of "impartiality" only in
order to better act as the chief strikebreaker for
the employers.
Thus behind all his militant rant, Music is
concealing a dagger for the Toledo strikers, the
deadly dagger of Impartial mediation!
DIGIT now Music is going along with the strik-
II ers. He has his ear carefully to the ground.