The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-18
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Of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, comes forth in
tbs issue of Feb. 16 and confirms
to the hilt every statement made
by the Daily Worker relative to the
strikebreaking conniving of that
sterling friend of labor, Fiorello La
Guardia, and the publishers.
Under the boastful head, GEN
ERAIi STRIKE AVERTED IN N. Y;
PUBLISHERS AID SETTLEMENT
the Story recounts the unsavory
details-facts which should become
the common property of every New
York worker.
Although newspapers had been
given the assurance that their dis
tribution and supplies would not
be affected" Editor and Publisher
states, "the Publishers Association
treated the matter as a grave crisis
from the first"
Crisis for Employers
SO they did-"as a grave crisis"
for the employers, a fraction of
whose profits might be jeopsrdized
by demands of the workers for
decent living conditions and the
right to maintain their unions.
Max Annenberg, circulation di-
rector of the Daily News, a gentle
man who made racketeering an APP
proved method of newspaper dis
tribution in New York and Chicago,
was appointed representative of the
Publishers Association in the par
leys of the employers, union lead
ers, the city government and the
owners of the newspapers.
The publishers, those responsible
for voicing the policies and lies, the
hopes and fears of the employing
class, were nervous, despite the as
surance they had received that their
newspapers would be moved They
sensed. in the words of Editor and
Publisher, that the workers were
demanding union recognition in a
manner closely paralleling the de-
mands made in San Francisco and
Minneapolis.
Mr.. Annenberg, who is nothing
if not an altruist, looked about him
and found that while his paper had
newsprint enough for three months,
some Of the others newspapers had
sufficient for day and a half.
Writes Editor and Publisher:
mfr. Annenberg arranged to have
News supplies conveyed by police
officials, but he came to the con-
clusion, he said, that it would be
useless, to go on with his arrange
ments because unless all newspapers
were supplied the News couldn't
print. 1t was also obvious to him,
he declared that a general strike
would hold up distribution Of mer-
chants supplies, and that adver-
Using, as result, would necessarily
slough off.
ut was at this stage in the emer-
gency that the Publishers Associa-
ton held meeting, and appointed
a committee of two-NIr. Amen
berg, chairman, and Harry Field
man, city circulation manager,
Evening Journal-to bend all efforts
to see that all the city's newspapers
got all necessary supplies"
The Mayor ObIiges
Annenberg then went to the
Mayor, according to Editor and
and told him the situa-
ton. The obliging friend of labor
Immediately went into action. We
quote:
The Mayor called in the labor
leaders, including Joseph P. Ryan,
president of the longshoremen's
union. He was able to obtain from
Mr.. Ryan assurance that his men
would work regularly regardless of
the outcome of the pending injunc-
ton"
But His Honor evidently had
tougher time with the teamsters,
where indignation was at the boil
ing point and strike sentiment was
high. But he knows how to be
with labor even when that
assumes the strange
'orm of caressing workers skulls
With police clubs. Continues Editor
md Publisher:
Mayor LaGuardia told the team
;ters -. that if their leaders could
not control them, the city itself
would, through the police depart