The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-07

in on time and Saved" Mike Tighe's
head. Here are the facts
L. w. Moffett, the Washington
editor Of the Iron Age, the official
organ of the American Steel Insti-
tute, in the December 6 issue states
the following;
President NJ. F. Tighe Of the
A. A. is understood to have been
agreeable to the truce. His hand
was forced, however, by President
William Green of the Federation,
it is reported, and the truce nego-
tiations collapsed"
On December 10, L. W. Moffett
writes again.
Following the appeal of Pres
ident Roosevelt for a capital-labOr
truce, the industry indicated that
it would recognize and deal with
officials of the A. A., but would
not deny to other groups of work
erS the right to deal with en-
ployers company unions-J. 81.
William Green later held a con-
ference with NJ. F. Tighe, Presi-
dent of the Association, after
which the former announced that
the proposal was not acceptable.
1t is reported that the association
officials were agreeable to the
PLAN" c
What Tighe Said
These facts are convincing and
condemning evidence against Tighe.
But the statement of Tighe himself
is even more damaging to him. The
Amalgamated Journal, on the front
page, in a box, carries a statement"
of the President. This statement,
which was supposed to be a reply
to the articles in the Iron Age, in
no form whatever denies the facts
as mentioned by L. w. Moffett. The
only thing Tighe states is that he
has no differences with Green, and
he appealed to Green to make a
similar statement. This, of course,
we believe namely that william
Green did not differ with Tighe.
The only thing is that william
Green is bit more clever than
Tighe, and even though he had no
objection to the truce" but Green
realized that should he officially &C
cept it, he would be condemned in
the eyes of the steel workers.
Yet this agent and informer of
the steel trust had the nerve to
come out and brand the honest and
sincere members of the Amalga-
mated as traitors to their union.
The Amalgamated Journal of Jan.
II, in Hearst-like manner, came
out with big exposure" covering
almost three pages. A so-called
secret" document was printed with
the following editorial of introduce
ton
"An organization formed within
the Amalgamated Association is ex-
posed in the following document,
which constitutes a direct violation
of the obligation which the pro-
ponents took when they solemnly
held their right hands up to God
and swore loyalty to the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of North American and
its laws. The document amounts to
treason"
The Treason"
This document which Mike Tighe
considers treason" proposes the fol-
lowing program:
l. Take up organization drive
and create machinery for such
drive. Call upon ALL to allocate
funds on the basis of the A. F.
of l.. Convention decision to dis
trict and lodges for organization
drive.
2. Take up discrimination cases
and bring them to the attention
of the Steel Board, ETC., thus ex-
posing the useIessness of Labor
Boards.
3. Elect relief committees in
the lodges to take up demand for
relief for unemployment and part
time workers.
4. Set up educational and So
cial activity committee to enliven
the meetings.
5. Work out plans for giving
members assistance in every other
way legal, etc.,"
Accepting the truce" turning
over names of union members to
the steel corporations, expelling
members because they are unem-
ployed and cannot pay dues. this
Mike Tighe calls loyalty to the
union. An organization drive to
build union, to fight against com
pany unions, to fight against dis
elimination because of union ac-
tivity inside the mills, to fight for
relief for the unemployed steel
workers, to give assistance and help
to the members of the union. this
Tighe calls treason. Steel worker.
will decide who are the
loyal union men and who are the
traitors.