National Labor Digest Volume 4, Nos. 1-3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...of and opposition to the " insidious propaganda of radical European fanaticism," which it states is " deadly in its hatred of the American labor movement because of its democratic character and its steadfast refusal to adopt revolutionary destructive policies." The bill of rights states that " Labor will resist with its entire strength the encroachments of both industrial tyranny and fanatical, revolutionary propaganda." Included in the declaration are demands for the enactment of legislation by the Harding Administration to establish and clarify the status and rights of unions. The labor press of the country hails the bill of rights as "Labor's answer to those who are engaged in the destruction of trade-unions through the open-shop movement," and as "notice to radical agitators that the American Federation of Labor will unceasingly continue its opposition to their activities." The Socialist New York Call states the program of the American Federation appears to be " to purchase immunity against attack by the open shoppers by warning the latter against other sections of the labor movement." It attempts to make it appear that the Federation has much in common with the radical socialistic organizations that style themselves labor bodies, saying: Whether Mr. Gompers likes it or not, the whole labor movement, with all of its shades of varying opinions and policies, is something that cannot be separated like a tape worm in a great struggle. One section cannot purchase immunity at the expense of the other. The daily press has devoted much editorial space to Labor's statement. The Chicago Daily Tribune terms it "a radical defense of what the American Federation of Labor claims is conservatism." T...