The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 30, 1926, Page 7

Second Section: A K lA In The Public Eye Nearly every capitalist politician is playing around with the Ku Klux Kian but hardly any | of them want the fact to become known, Democrats as well as republicans are guilty of lending aid and receiving criminal support from the nightgowned monstrosity. The work- ~ ers should draw from this fact the proper con- clusions on election day, Monday, November 2nd. Our grave General Dawes is crusading again. He al- ways is, This time it is the primary law that is drawing fire from the “savior” of Ger- many, Europe and our own United States, Well, we are not much in love with the primary law ourselves. But when mer like Dawes declare war against it, wa wish to know the reasom why. This is Andrew Mellon. He may not look here like his photograph but he is more his real self in this picture than im any photograph you may have seen, Incidentally this is how \ Andy looks in the eyes of the ay. . _| French workers and peasants, iad To them he appears as the representative of imperialist “opp: ion =6and = robbery. Which explains the whole Picture. eres Romany Marie is nowadays so much in the public eye that people are apt to forget that Roumania is blessed also with a king. So here is /. the gentleman himself, Ferdi- napd of Roumania, We are not altogether in- different to his looks altho they are decidedly bad. But we stand ready to forgive him even his face if he ~_s would only assert himself and 7muvo v« romume Se 2c aeenreepeieey ame the Metal Trades Department of the A. F. of L., a |be had in organizing automobile mechanics it must | be of, a general character carried on by the Ameri- get his queen back home. | Race! Burplnent + THE DAILY WORKER ALEX. BITTELMAN, Editor. ‘ oe This Magazine Section Appears Every Saturday in The DAILY WORKER. SATURDAY, OCTOBER _%0, 1926, To Ee Gifended HUIS year the American Federation of Labor had the unpleasant and startling experience of hold- ing its annual convention in what in certain itin- erant working class circles would be known as a “hoss-tile town.” Under pressure from the Board of Commerce, the Employers’ Association of Detroit, the Associated Building Employers, the Michigan Manufacturers’ Association and the conglomerate Citizens’ Com- mittee, the directors of the Y. M. C. A. committed the first breach of etty-ket by withdrawing an invi- tation to President William Green to speak in the “Y.” auditorium on Labor Sunday. Pressure was / also brought against the pastors and trustees of the jchurches to close their |pulpits to the A. F. of |. delegates unless they jwould agree to surren- der their pulpits on the following Sunday _ to open hop, American Plan speakers. And on the cover of the De- troiter, the Board of | Commerce official week- ly organ, Oct. 4, the op- jennings day of the con- |vention, was the open threat of “another Her- rin,”, should “the .coen- vention take steps took- ing toward the ofgan- ization of the hundreds of thousands of unorganized workers in the automo- bile industry. churches to close their pulpits to the A. F. of L. dele- gates unless they would agree to surrender their pulpits on the following Sunday to open shop, Amer- ican Plan speakers. And on the cover of the De- troiter, the Board of Commerce official weekly or- gan, Oct. 4, the Bpening day of the convention, was the open threat of “another Herrin,” should the convention take steps looking toward the organiza- tion of the hundreds of thousands of unorganized workers in the automobile industry. The attitude of the executive council and the con- vention was that the organized employers were guilty of downright bad manners. “T am reminded just now that there has come to us through devious ways the information that there are some minority groups of this city who seemed somewhat alarmed because of our presence here,” Green said on the opening day of the convention in his keynote address. “Perhaps they still entertain the idta that the representatives of labor are vicious backwoodsmen who know little about cultured life. | | ' \ | WILLIAM GREEN A; | But as a refutation of that impression I invite them here; I invite them to come among us during the déliberations of this convention, sit with us, look and listen, and when they depart I will leave it to their judgment and their conscience as to whether or not the representative men and women of labor assembled here in this eity do not compare favor- ably with any other group in society.” The propaganda the organized employers carried on before and during the convention was class-con- ous. They assumed the American Federation of Labor would plan a campaign of action in keeping with the traditions of the world labor movement when it found itself officially bivouacked in* the shadow of the open shop. On the cover of the October issue of the Detroiter was™ the folowing quotation from a published recommendation of James O’Connell, president of few days before at the annual convention of the ‘department: “I have given the situation much thought and IT am convinced that if any success is to can Federation of Labor thru its organizing forces, I recommend, therefore, that this convention in-| (Continued on page 7) a ee , Green Pretends a eee Shanl Day By Day Etection Day being only a few days off, Coolidge fires a last shot from his big gun, He assures the world that high wages are the main factor in “our” prosperity and that he i in favor of both Very fine sentiments, indeed, but we have good grounds not to believe him. And we feed certain that the textile slaves of New England (the president’s own home country) together with millions of other American workers will share our opinion. *. er, Be Capitalists Say The National Association They are Against of Manufacturers not beihg Luxuries officially responsible for the labor policies of the gee ernment seem to feel that they can speak out more freely than Coolidge. Thus the Associa tion makes public a symposium of opinions of thirty-two executives of leading industrial or anizations (meaning heavy exploiters of la» bor) expressing themselves flatly against the five-day week. Reasons? They have many, one of them be ing that a five-day week will create among the workers “a craving for additional lwzuries te occupy the additional spare time.” Coolidge Fires His Big Gun The brutal beast that is holding the American working class in its grip would not let go of Sacco and Vanzetti, The Sacco and Vanzetti Again in Danger lives of these two innocent workers ot again suspended in the balance. If theaé areltolibe ‘saved, another powerful movement “egeprotest: must be started immediately. The Interne tional Labor Defense is showing the way. Give it your utmost support. ° 7 . * Scratch a Liberal Brandies and Hotmes are And You Wiii Find supposed to be the “lib- A Capitalist eral” members on the Se preme Court of the United States. And so they are: awfully liberal to the bosses, These two judges have roted to gether with the rest of the court to uphold the Kansas Industrial Court which practically out- laws strikes. Will the American Foéeration of Labor realize its responsibility in the mat ter? In the face of such decisions the Amerb cam workers can hardly afford to icse much time in mobilizing their forces, econovritally and politically, for a real struggle against the capitalists, * Willldm Green te Not Se Wild After All While it is true that Bil Green spoke some “harsh” words to the Detroit manu facturers yet at bottom ha is a good, tame Nitle servant of the bosses, When they had to have. “labor’s” blessing in the celebration of Navy Day, they got Green to come down to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, de liver a speech urging a strong navy, and drive the first rivet into the keel plate of a new warship. Green calig that Phe e4 the peaee of the world.” AnenneeesPonaweden s40004anwane sens steresosessoreosenssse FARM POEBTRY—John Chapple ........ 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