The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-16
NRA Eases in Swope.
Fascist Program for
Govt and Industry

This drive toward Sugar-coated
companyunionisn, either in or out
of the hands of the A. F. of L. lead
ership, is a vital necessity under the
Swope johnson plan. without its
success, how can Swope's super
chamber Of commerce promote and
maintain continuous" relations be-
tween themselves and their en-
ployers? With its success, with
workers corralled and docile in COM
pany unions, the bosses would
naturally be able to conduct any
number of elections through the
National Labor Board and the Com
phance Board of the N. r. A. as
one was actually carried out Just
last week in the Budd plant in
Philadelphia.
Going back to the mechanics of
the Swope-Plan and how they are
being adopted:
At the close of the Congress of In
duStry, last week, johnson called
upon the assembled grabbers to
name two committees, one to rep
resent the capital goods industries
the other to speak for the con-
sumers' goods industries, in con-
ferences which are now formula
ting the policy Of the decisions that
we finally make" That was how
johnson described the purpose Of
the two committees in a little con-
versation with George Sloan TEX
tile) in public session the previous
night. incidentally, johnson took
occasion to point out at that time
the fact that the industrialists he
then faced are on one side of the
fence, and "the general public"-or
labor-is on the other side.
johnson said: First we opened
this up to the general public "a
reference to the preceding week of
public "criticism"), which is one
side Of the fence, so that they could
come in and say anything they
wanted. Then we opened it up to
industry. . I don't think we should
leave this great conference without
leaving here some sort of body
that can confer with the admins
tration, on the basis of everything
that has been said, in formulating
the policy of the decisions that we
finolly make. I know that you can
not do business in q crowded meet
ing with some 4,500 people"
Get Down to Real Business
So the next day, the two commit
tees Of twelve each were named to
do business" on behalf of the
hosts Of industrislists. One Of these
committees was headed by George
Sloan himself. chairman Of the
National Textile Institute, the trade
association group Of the biggest boys
in the industry who are also the N.
R. A. code authority in charge Of
administering the $12-a-week cotton
textile code. The other committee
was headed by George H. Houston.
president of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works and Vice President of the
notorious, brutally anti la b r
National Association Of Manufac-
turers. It was this association
which, along with the National In
dustrial Conference Board, promoted
the principles of the johnson
plan, without mentioning the name,
for weeks before the Congress Of
Industry assembled.
While these and twenty-five
others of their ilk conferred with
johnson. the Commerce Depart
ments Business Advisory and Plan
ming Council assembled also. Their
chairman is none other than Swope
They discussed the Congress of IN
dustry. And then Swope announced
that they were seeking a way of CO.
originating the committees of twelve
and the Business and Advisory
Council in new American Eco
nomic Council" or a Council of
American Industry" 1t was then
Swope unblushingly declared they
are looking around for some per-
manent plan that may possibly sue
coed the N. r, A. and where super
vision Of the work should per-
manently rest"
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