The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-12

tons industry and was asked the
question about r-tifne labor reg-
ulstions, he admitted that they
would come before the Congress the
first few days after the declaration
of war and ask Congress to writs
a blank check.
But what is that blank check in
relation to control of labor2 Their
plan is that YOU will come to work
in factories which have been Mill
tsrized from top to bottom, 1900
Of them signed up under the pro-
gram Of the War Department, and
YOU will go to work under employ
ers who are officers in the army
$4,000 CT them. already given re-
serve army oficer commission.
You will take their orders not as
bosses orders. but as officers in the
United States Army. The workers
are to be put under military disci-
pline.
Preparing Fascism
Unless and until the workers in
this country find out what their
power is and use it against this
program, they will find themselves
in slavery within week after war
is declared.
1t is frankly admitted that these
plans are prepared rs much for the
internal situation as for any foreign
war. The army representatives
speak about national emergency"
economic chaos" social revolu-
ton" They frankly tell us that
what they are doing in this mill
tarization of the whole industrial
process and in their plans for the
control Of the unemployed, is to
provide economic storm troops.
Here YOU have the tie-up between
war and fascism. The whole mill
tary program is also strongly FAST
ening down fascism in this coun-
try. If this program goes through,
the money interests of this country
never need to substitute any alixil-
larry storm troops. The job is to
be done by the mobilization OF plans
of the War Department. That is the
kind of fascist course that is 10 be
used in this country when 1t be-
comes necessary.
Sedition Bill Planned
The first offensive before that Ia
the drive by the present session of
Congress, backed by the Hearst
press, by all industrial interests, by
all the societies and profteers. to
put Federal Sedition Bill through.
If that fails, the attempt will be
made to smash Section Six Of the
Criminal Code so that it will not be
/ necessary to prove any overt act
to convict for conspiracy.
If either Of these pieces Of legis-
lation passes, then the government
is able by the ordinary process Of
law not only to outlaw the Conn
munist Party, or the Socialist Party,
but to outlaw trade unions them
selves, Therefore, the drive to resist
the fascist offensive at the present
movement is to prevent this repres-
sive legislation from getting passed
in the next session of Congress.
want to appeal to members of
trade unions, as well as to every
person present, that when YOU 60
home you start at once to get your
organization and every orgariza-
ton YOU can reach, to pass resolu-
ton against the passage of any
sedition or conspiracy legislation at
this session of Congress, and send
them at once TO the Dickstein Com
fnittee, and to the Judiciary COM
mittee at Washington.
This is crucial moment in the
fight against fascism in this coiin-
try. If we lose this battle, then the
big interests have all they want to
put all of us out of business. If we
win, then we have a breathing
space in which to organize for the
harder fight that awaits us in tbs
not too far distant future