The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-14
BY CARL REEVE
Especial to the Daily Worker

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PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 13.--
In an interview with the Daily
Worker last night, Mayor McNsir
| attacked all unions and repeated
his statements to the effect that
full police protection will be given
to strike breakers. P1ttsburgh's err
ratio Mayor enacts the role of buf-
foon, but his seemingly crazy sc-
tions are merely cover for the
fact that he has begun suppression
measures against steel workers and
workers rights. Following his in
terview with the Daily Worker, Nc
Nair made a provocative attempt
to break up the meeting at which
Earl Browder was speaking by a Vi
cious attack on Communists, but he
was booed out of the hall and de-
parted in a high state of anger,
surrounded by about IL detectives
and making threats such as, "I'u
deal with you in different way,
shaking his fist and gesticulating.
McNair, in his speech, tried to
convince the workers that the
headlines quoting him as being
against mass picketing were false,
but in the interview the Mayor ad-
mitted it, stating that he will not
allow eongregating and will give
scabs full police protection.
Doesn't Believe in Strike"
will you allow mass picketing?"
l asked him. He at first was elu-
sive. on the grounds that he didn't
know what mass pickettng was, but
when told what constitutes mass
picketing, he said:
Il will face that when I come to
it," He said, however, 1.-THE streets
will be kept clear"
will you limit the number of
pickets?" he was asked.
ct will face that question when it
comes" he repeated.
Il will allow no intimidation of
strikebreakers," he said. He de-
clared he made no distinction be-
tween union men and strikebreak-
ers. Il don't believe in strikes. The
unions don't do bit of good. I
don't believe in them"
Spouts Vague Economic Theories
The Mayor had stated there are
no great issues involved" I there
fore took up with him seven de-
mands of the steel workers, asking
whether he didn't think these were
vital issues. They don't mean a
thing" he replied. Wages are de-
termined according to the laws OF
supply and demand. The unions
don't do any good"
When asked what workers should
do he replied they should embrace
the single tax II am follower of
Henry George" he said. During the
interview Mayor McNair also char
terized himself as an indiNdualist
a pacifist and a Mennonite as well
as a Democrat.
His whole line is clearly to spout
vague economic theories regarding
single tax, etc, in order to prevent
the workers from organizing. He
uses the slogan There will be two
jobs for every man under the single
tax" The papers here are full Of
the violence being prepared by the
steel companies against the workers
including company guards, tear gas
barbed wire, etc. I took up these
openly-known facts with him, one
after another. IF you are opposed
to intimidation why didn't yol
speak of this intimidation by the
steel companies?" I asked.
II don't believe word of it," Nc.
Nair replied. TITS all balogney
don't believe there is any truth ir
the reports that the steel compa.
MES are preparing"
Denies Presence of Co. Guards
Regarding company guar S
which have been increased greatly
in numbers, he said: There isn't 6
single company guard in Pitts
burgh."
This statement protecting the
steel companies is in direct contra
diction to the obvious army of COM
pa11y guards of Jones and Laugh
lin in Hazelwood and the South
Side, where f1oodlights, bunk
houses, ETC.. have also been pre-
pared. IT will speak on company in
tinidation when it is used" Nc
Nair said.
But there has been no intimi-
dation' used by the union on strike
breakers yet, and you have spoken
fully on that" The Mayor merely
repeated he did not believe steel
companies were preparing. ct think
they'll Just shut the mills down." he
said.
When asked if he thought en-
plogers would raise wages out oi
kindness nf haart he said.