The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-04
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1885
Richberg and Green

ANACAJOAS oAA VI VII
THE extension of President Roosevelt
of the anti-labor auto code is not an
isolated attack against the workers, 1t is
part of the whole anti-labor policy of the
Roosevelt government, which has been
developed from the beginning of the
N.RA and now comes more into the open.
In every industry and in every act,
Roosevelt and the NRA. Boards he set
up have carried on this attack against the
workers in the interests of the employers.
Roosevelt created and signed all the codes,
which have brought the workers in all in
dustries to the point of starvation.
Now William Green, John L, Lewis and
the Executive Council of the A. F. of L.
attack the Roosevelt decisions, Lewis says
truthfully, that Richberg is "a traitor to
organized labor" William Green de-
nounces S. Clay Williams, member of the
N. r. A. government board and Leo VOL
man, head of the Auto Labor Board. Green
tells the workers they must refuse to ac-
cept the auto code. The A. F. of L. ma
tional officials now talk strike as the only
way out.
ROOSEVELT relies less and less upon the
~ Green officialdom of the A. F. of L. to
prevent and smash strikes. He knows that
the mass pressure of the workers for
strike has overwhelmed Green and Co. To
retain leadership, Green and Co. must
favor some action.
The masses are disillusioned with the
N.R.A. and are fast losing all faith in
Roosevelt. They are preparing for strike
in the major industries Green, therefore
shifts to the cleft" to retain his followers.
In this situation, where the workers
are preparing for strike in the immediate
future in the auto, textile, steel. trans
portation and other industries, it is not
enough to TALK strike
1t is by deeds that every official of the
A. F. of L. must be judged
Strike action must be prepared now.
This means that the A, F. of L. unions
must be at once built into mass unions in
these industries 1t means that every re-
source and energy of the A. F. of L. must
be thrown into organizing the unorganized
workers in these industries.
William Green, saying now in words
what the Communist Party pointed out
from the beginning-that the N.R.A. is
aiding big business-that the workers must
act, is not carrying out these words in
practice.
EVEN in his words, Green still tries to
~ protect Roosevelt, by attacking only
Richberg, Williams, ETC., who are carrying
out Roosevelt's policies.
In the steel industry Mike Tiqhe. one
of Green's chief lieutenants, is attacking
the Rank and File who are actually carry
ing out in practice what Green saws. in
words is necessary. Ryan is trying to pre-
vent strike of waterfront workers in New
York.
Green, Tighe, Ryan and Co. expel mill
tants, but do not send out organizers to
put into effect the strike preparations
which Green now says are necessary.
In practice such leaders hold the work
ers back.
AS the Communist Party has from the
beginning pointed out, a broad united
struggle is necessary in answer to Roose-
velt's sharpened attacks, as now signalized
in the auto industry.
Strike action under militant leadership
must be prepared. The A. F. of L. unions
must be strengthened and built by an inn
mediate organization drive.
The workers must translate Green's
militant words into effective mass strike
actions.