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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,PUBLI%$3 9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE ,VOL4 #a1 NO4#f1 ,M>* #a#i#c#e1 PP #a#h-#a#i4 
,S\RCE3 ,ANTONIE ,PANNEKOEK ,>*IVES 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,GRAHAM ,DY] 

,! PRESSURE ( CLASS 9T]E/S UPON GOV]NM5T IS APTLY ILLU/RAT$ BY 
,ROOSEVELT'S REC5T TURN TO ! RI<T 9 ,NEW ,DEAL POLICIES4 ,! PRESID5T CAME 
9TO (FICE ) A REPUTATION = OPPORTUNISM & VACILLATION4 ,AN A/UTE 
POLITICAL 5G9E]1 HE LACK$ ALL KN[L$GE ( FUNDAM5TAL SOCIAL & ECONOMIC 
SCI5CE4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 HIS CAB9ET IS ! MO/ HET]OG5E\S HODGE-PODGE1 
RUNN+ WILD 9 CONTRADICTORY & CONFLICT+ POLICIES4 

,! LIB]ALS1 CAPTIVAT$ BY HIS RADIANT SMILE & ! WELL-MEAN+ PLATITUDES 
HE UTT]$1 AS USUAL PLAC$ GREAT HOPES 9 HIM & W]E1 AS USUAL1 DISAPPO9T$ 
9 ! 5D4 ,! PRESID5T NEV] HAD A CLE> POLICY4 ,HE GROPES >\ND HOP+ = 
0SOME?+ TO TURN UP01 & JU/ BECAUSE ( ?IS LACK ( DECISION BECOMES A MO/ 
ADEPT EXECUTIVE = ! MA/] CLASS ( ! C\NTRY4 ,! 9FLU5CES ( CAPITAL 
>E FREE TO WORK UPON HIM1 & F9D NO RESI/ANCE SU* AS W\LD *>ACT]IZE A 
MAN ( FIRM CONVICTIONS4 ,?US1 )\T BE+ FULLY CONSCI\S ( IT1 9 SPITE ( 
HUMANIT>IAN S5TIM5TS1 HE PURSUES A C\RSE \TL9$ = HIM BY ,AM]ICAN 
CAPITALISM ) ALL ! ACCURACY ( A MAN FULLY CONSCI\S ( ! C\RSE4 

,IT WAS NOT P]SONAL A/UT5ESS ?AT CAUS$ HIM1 AT ! \TSET ( ,N,R,A1 TO 
CURRY FAVOR ) ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 ,F9ANCE & ,MANUFACTUR+ CAPITAL W]E 
T]RORIZ$ BY ! FE> ( 9CIPI5T REVOLUTION4 ,!Y NE$$ PEACE1 9DU/RIAL 
PEACE1 9 ORD] TO F9D !IR BE>+S1 & ,N,R,A C\LD NOT PROMISE ?AT )\T 
! HELP ( ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 ,?US SPECIAL 9DUCEM5TS W]E HELD \T TO ,GRE5 & 
HIS COHORTS2 & ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 JOY\SLY ACCEPT$4 ,IT FELT ITSELF A P>TN] 9 
! ,FASCI/ REORGANIZATION ( ,AM]ICA1 & W\LD HAVE CONT9U$ AS A P>TN] IF 
IT HAD PROV$ ABLE TO DELIV]4 

,IT WAS 9T5D$ ?AT ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 WAS TO CURB /RIKES1 MA9TA9 9DU/RIAL 
PEACE & DEVELOP UNFL9*+ LOYALTY TO ,N,R,A ON ! P>T ( ! WORK]S2 BUT ! 
,A4,F4 ( ,L4 WAS UNABLE TO DELIV]4 ,AN UNPREC$5T$ /RIKE WAVE SWEPT ! 
C\NTRY3 ,TOL$O1 ,M9NEAPOLIS1 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 & ! TEXTILE /RIKE W]E ! 
HI< PO9TS ( AN UPHEAVAL ?AT WAS CONT9U\S TO ! CLOSE ( #a#i#c#d4 ,RANK & 
FILE REBELLIONS 9 COAL1 /EEL & AUTOMOBILE UNIONS ?REAT5$ AT ALL TIMES TO 
ADD TO ! CONFUSION1 & COMMUNI/ ELEM5TS SEEM$ TO BE GA9+ /R5G? 9 
UNEXPECT$ PLACES4 ,NOT ?AT H>RI$ & BLUND]+ ,WILLIAM ,GRE5 DIDN'T DO HIS 
BE/ TO HEAD (F MILITANT ACTION4 ,HE & ,JOHN ,L4 ,LEWIS HA/5$ TO QUELL ! 
M9]S ( ,P5NSYLVANIA :5 !Y RESORT$ TO /RIKES4 ,HE PLEAD$ ) TE>S 9 
HIS EYES TO PREV5T ! ,AMALGAMAT$ ,ASSOCIATION ( ,IRON1 ,T9 & ,/EEL ,WORK]S 
FROM /RIK+4 ,HIS MEMB]%IP WAS KEPT 9 L9E 9 ! AUTO PLANTS :ILE 
9DEP5D5T & WILD-CAT /RIKES ?REAT5$ TO UPSET ! AUTO 9DU/RY4 ,! ,SAN 
,FRANCISCO /RIKE WAS REPUDIAT$ BY HIM1 & ! SOCIALI/IC LEAD]S ( ! 
,TEXTILE ,WORK]S' ,UNION CALL$ (F ITS /RIKE BE=E ATTA9+ ITS OBJECTIVE4 

,ONE DOES NOT RECEIVE PAY = GOOD 9T5TIONS4 ,ONE MU/ DELIV]2 & ,GRE51 
?\< HIS 9T5TIONS W]E ! BE/1 C\LDN'T DELIV]4 ,PA9FULLY HE LIMP$ FROM 
PLACE TO PLACE TRY+ TO REM$Y CONDITIONS :5 ! DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BE5 
DONE4 

,! ORGANIZATION WORK ( ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 WAS HAMP]$ BY CRAFT DIVISIONS4 ,! 
,N,R,A SETUP REQUIR$ V]TICAL UNIONS SO ?AT ! WORK]S1 REGIM5T$ 9 9DU/RIAL 
UNITS1 C\LD BE EFFECTIVELY H&L$ BY !IR LEAD]S & DELIV]$ TO !IR 
MA/]S4 ,ONE PROM95T ,N,R,A EXECUTIVE RESIGN$ FROM HIS PO/ BECAUSE IT WAS 
9CONCEIVABLE TO HIM TO USE A 0CRAFT0 ,A4,F4 ( ,L41 & ,G]ALD ,SWOPE ( ! 
,G5]AL ,ELECTRIC VOIC$ DET]M9$ OPPOSITION TO ORGANIZ+ HIS WORK]S ON A 
CRAFT BASIS4 

,AT ITS #aicd CONV5TION1 ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 DECID$ TO ADOPT 0V]TICAL0 UNIONS 9 
SOME 9DU/RIES4 ,?AT ?IS WAS PURELY AN OPPORTUNI/ MANEUV] WAS PLA91 AS 
,*>LES ,P4 ,H[>D1 PRESID5T ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,TYPOGRAPHICAL ,UNION1 :O 
FA!R$ ! COMPROMISE PROPOSITION ON V]TICAL UNIONS1 IS A BITT] 5EMY ( ALL 
PROGRESSIVE T5D5CIES 9 ! TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION1 :I* LATT] IS ONE ( MANY 
CRAFTS SUBDIVID+ ! PR9T+ 9DU/RY4 

,BUT ALL ( !SE EF=TS W]E BELAT$4 ,IT HAD BECOME OBVI\S TO ,N,R,A 
*IEFTA9S ?AT ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L41 ?\< REACTION>Y 5\<1 LACK$ ! =CE TO 
BECOME ! ,FASCI/ LABOR ADJUNCT ( \R DY+ CAPITALISM4 ,SO ! ADM9I/RATION 
TURN$ FROM IT 9 ! AUTOMOBILE CONTROV]SY4 ,! ADM9I/RATION DECID$ TO 
CONT9UE ! AUTOMOBILE CODE :I* ADMITS COMPANY UNIONS & 9DEP5D5T UNIONS 
9TO ! COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ >RANGEM5TS UNTIL ,JUNE #a#f?4 ,?IS 
TURN ( EV5TS %[S NO DEVIATION BY ! NATIONAL ADM9I/RATION FROM ITS 
PREVI\S POLICY ( REGIM5T+ WORK]S 9 UNITS ?AT WILL S]VE ! G5]AL 
FASCIZATION ( ,AM]ICAN LABOR4 ,IT M]ELY REPRES5TS A %IFT FROM ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 
AS ! 9/RUM5T ( FASCISM1 TO ! PURE COMPANY UNION4 ,IT DOES NOT SIGNIFY 
?AT ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 BECOMES PROGRESSIVE4 ,IT M]ELY MEANS ?AT ! LATT] WILL 
ACT AS A M9OR FASCI/ AG5T 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T 9/EAD ( BE+ ! MA9 
FACTOR1 

,GRE5 & HIS COHORTS WILL CALL NO G5]AL /RIKES4 ,!Y MAY BLU/] AS !Y 
HAVE DONE 9 ! PA/1 BUT !RE WILL BE NO ACTION4 ,! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 HAS LO/ SO 
MU* GR\ND 9 ! AUTO 9DU/RY1 AS A RESULT ( ITS TEMPORIZ+ POLICY1 ?AT IT 
C\LDN'T CALL A /RIKE IF IT W\LD4 ,!RE IS NO DANG] ?AT ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 
LEAD]S WILL 9ITIATE 9 ANY 9DU/RY A /RIKE MOVEM5T ?AT V]Y LIKELY W\LD 
RESULT 9 RANK & FILE /R5G? :I* W\LD EV5TUALLY OV]?R[ ! 
LEAD]%IP4 

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