The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 17, 1924, Page 2

yf ~ Page Two CATTLE SHOW TO BE ATTRACTION AT FL.P, CONFERENCE Henry Ford Booster One of Main Speakers A counter move in opposition to the national farmer-labor party con- | vention called for May 380th in St.| Paul, Minn., by the Farmer Labor| Party of Minnesota, The Federated Farmer Labor Party and the farm- er-labor parties of Washington, So. Dakota, Montana, Idaho, the Com- mittee of 48 and other groups, is seen in the call sent out by the Farmer Labor Party of Colorado ‘with the sanction of the National office of that party, for a conference of the western and southwestern states on January) 26 and 27 in Denver. A conference of the Farmer Labor Party, formerly the People’s Pro- gressive Party, of Colorado, is called for January 27th. The call is signed by W. M. Piggott, National Chair- man of the Farmer Labor Party, Jay G. Brown, National Secretary; Bert} Martin, National Committeeman; G. F. Stevens, State Chairman, and Neil MacArthur, State Secretary. Among the states included in this eall are Washington, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Idaho. The farmer labor parties of these states have already signified their intention to participate in the May 30 con- vention in Minneapolis. May Capture Ghost It ig significant that among those invited to address the conference in Denver during the cattle show is the Honorable Roy M. Harrop, president, National Ford for President Clubs. pony reputed to be a Republi- ean yy lackey and was one, of Henry Ford’s most active boosters. Now that Ford has jumped on the Ceolidge band wagon. perhaps Mr. Harrop is trying to draw this skele- ton farmertabor party along with him. ’ Communists or those who believe in the emblem of international bro- therhood have no place in the live stock conference, declared the letter announcing the meeting. Red is supposed to have an infuriating ef- fect on the dumb beasts on exhi- bition there. The idea of interna- ti has much the same effect on the political adventurers who are playing with the problems of the farmers. The conference call is as follows: “Denver, Colorado, Jan. tst, 1924. “Under and by virtue of the AU- THORITY OF THE FARMER LA- BOR PARTY OF THE UNTED STATE OF AMERICA. We hereby call a conference of THE FARMER- TRAD RADII 8 On TT ate Southwestern states, to be held at Denver, Colo., Saturday, Jan. 26th and Sunday, Jan. 27th, and a con- ference of THE FARMER-LABOR PARTY OF COLORADO, to be held Monday, Jan. 28th, conference to be called to order at 10 A. M. W. M, PIGGOTT, Nat'l Chairman. JAY G. BROWN, Nat'l Secretary. BERT MARTIN Nat’l Committee- man, G. F. STEVENS, State Chairman. NEIL MAC ARTHUR, State Sec’y. “Railroad Tickets to Stock Show may be obtained Jan. 18th to 23rd. Fare one and one-half west and southwest of Missouri River return limit Jan. 29th. See your local agent all railroads, See the Animals “SEE THE NATIONAL WEST- RN LIVESTOCK SHOW AT DENVER COLO. Jan. 19th to 26th, BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER, and at the same time attend the Western and South-western con- ference of the FARMER-LABOR PARTY. Good accommodations at all hotels, Speakers of es im- portance will be in attendance at the conference, : “HONORABLE PARLEY PARK- ER ac aprlgheonling hs Terme esi for president in 1920, wil ress the eomference on Sunday, Jan. 27th, at : EA = on “WHY A THIRD “HONORABLE ROY M. HARROP, President, National Ford for Presi- dent Clubs, will address the ca- ference on the Economic question, Sunday, Jan. 27th, at 3:30 P. M. “All forward thinking people Ne invited to attend this conference. NO PLACE FOR COMMUNISTS OR RED FLAG WAVERS. THE STARS AND STRIPES ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.” On the communication sent out by the red baiters from Colorado the letter head of the national Farmer- Labor Party appears over that of the Farmer-Labor Party, formerly People’s Progressive Party of Colo- This outfit does not seem to have any that would be con- sidered capable of drawing any number of farmers and city workers to a convention, Therefore they must offer a cattle show as an at- January 22. The convention, expected te be one of the mest momentous in the history of the United Mine Workers of America, will be covered by our special correspondent by unions should immediately arrange for bundle orders, as there will be many disappointments as a result of the physical impossibility of filling late orders. Send in your bundle order now! The Daily Worker, 1640 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. FINANCIERS OF 3 NATIONS SEE RUSS SUCCESS Industrial Revival and Stable Budget (Speciat to The Daily Werker) NEW YORK.—Authoritative ad- vices from three distinct sources— German, Swedish and Russian—af- ford substantial proof of a continued and fairly rapid improvement of Rus- sian Soviet government finances. It is also said on the authority of Copenhagen financial houses that | Leonid Krassin, the Soviet govern- ment’s foreign financial agent, has been quietly buying up the secur- ities of the ezar’s government held by foreign intestors and that some- thing like two-thirds of the total bond issues have been purchased at an infinestimable fraction of their former value. New York bankers do not put the total as high as this but admit that the Soviet govern- ment has done a clever stroke of business and that in all probability the acknowledgement of the debts of the old regime now would be a purely formal proceeding involving little if any financial obligations so far as the Soviet government is con- cerned. Additional encouragement for the friends of the first workers and farmers republic in the world is con- tained in the conclusions of close and unfriendly observers returned recently from Russia that the tcher- vonets (the new gold backed notes on a par with the English pound) are a success and that the Soviet government will issue before the end of this month another note series. The new issue will consist of five, three and one gold ruble bills de- signed to give a more flexible me- dium of circulation than can be had with the ten ruble tchervonets, The amount of the new neues w we Placed im circulation will be con- ditioned by the value of the tcher- vonets—now 280,000,000 gold rubles —and will never exceed in value more than half of the tchervonets in circulation at any time, It is believed that the new note issue will be floated without in any way depreciating the value of the tchervonets and the experience of the Soviet government with issues of notes backed by the credit of the national railways furnishes a logical backing for this opinion. These railway notes or certificates have been accepted by the purchas- ing public at their face value with- out any adverse effect on the par- ity of the chervonets. The lack of a_ stable circulating medium has been and is now one of the chief obstacles in the way of a rapid industrigl recovery. ith the success of the new note issue that is confidently expected by Rus- sian and foreign experts alike in- dustrial activity will increase at the most rapid pace since the revolution. It must be remembered that un- der the strict control of credit and national industry maintained by the Soviet government the success of the new note issue and of the state loans that are contemplated means an immense expansion of the abil- ity of the government to maintain its heavy industry and extend the educational enterprises to which it attaches more importance than any government in the world today. Enjoin Clothing Workers ST. LOUIS.—Another judge has come to the rescue of an employer in a strike, Cireuit Judge Frey here has issued a temporary injunction, ‘with the customary drastic features, against the local union of clothing workers who have been conducting a successful but orderly strike against the National Tailors Com- pany. The strike was called in pro- test against the open shop when the company surrendered its con- signment of union labels and said the union would no longer be rec- ognized, Watch the “Daily Worker” for the first installment of “A Week,” the great epic of the Russian revolution, by the brilliant young Russian writer, lury Libedinsky. It will start soon. Boost the Newsstand Sales ‘The Daily Worker is on t ewsstands in Chicago. It can be secured from the stands in “The Loop” and in all the working-class sections of the city. While every reader should become a subscriber, we must interest thou- tens of thousands of non-readers te get their copies of The Daily sands, Worker on the newsstands. can be done in part by get ting the newsboys to give The Daily Worker a good display on the stands. Let every subscriber, therefor DAY, buy an extra copy of The Dai e The Daily a good sample copy to interest neighborhood. Do this for The Daily and thus help get tens of thousands of rod at least for the coming week, EVERY Worker on the stands and urge the splay. Then use this extra copy of some worker in your shop or in your Watch Daily Worker For Miners’ Convention News The Daily Worker will carry complete reports of the comvention of the United Mine Workers of America, beginning in Indianapolis, THE DAILY WORKER ’ January 17, 1924 beth wire and mail. All miners’ CAPITALIST WOLF IN SHEEPS’ GARB CRIES FOR PUBLIC N. Y. Bosses in New Anti-Labor Attack NEW YORK.— Employers thru- out this state have launched a new offensive against New York labor. The Associated Industries—the One Big Union of the bosses—have de- manded of Governor Smith that he sanction a Moreland act investigation of the state labor department. The fawning commercial press loses no time in remarking that this organization of the manufacturers represents an investment of more than $2,000,000,000 and employs 500,- 000 laborers. The association charges that the labor department is “domi- nated by politics.” The New York World candidly ad- mits that the requested inquiry “is a crafty move’ to embarrass Gover- nor Smith on the part of an organi- zation which has fought for years the welfare program of social legis- lation.” The remaining papers, almost with- out exception, find no words of doubt as to the employers’ challenge. The fact is that the state labor de- partment. while its record has been generally unfavorable to labor, has shown itself unwilling to knuckle un- der completely to the employers’ dic- tum. It has contained a liberal mi- nority, mostly adherents of Governor Smith, who have even digressed so far from the path of capitalist virtue as to contemplate a Workmen’s Com- pensation act and several other social reforms. These reforms scarcely touch the root causes of social and economic injustice, but they afford slight amelioration of the lot of hund- reds of thousands of workers. Ob- viously, they involve slight inroads into the enormous profits of the As- sociated Industries’ members. Hence this suiden burst of indignation “on behalf of the public” from a source which has hitherto. manifested con- cern for that “public” only as a sponge from which profits may be wrung. Machinist Head Flays Mexican Fascisti Chief The International Association of Machinists has sent a letter thru its secretary to Alfred de la Huerta pro- testing against his treatment of trade unionists within the territory under his control. The letter also pledges the support of the Machinists organ- ization to the Obregon government. The International Association of Machinists acted as purchasing agent in the United States for the Obregon government several years ago. The letter follows: ; “Adolfo de la Huerta, Vera Cruz, Mexico: Press dispatches carry re- ports of the murder of Felipe Car- rillo at Puerto and of labor leaders by you. I have received decree 8,020 from Merida, issued on Dee. 24, pen- alizing the labor unions. This oction on your part and those of your fol- lowers justifies more than ever our full support and that of the govern ment of the United States of the Obregon government. It is our pur- pose to use every influence possible to assist the Mexican government in obtaining arms and ammunition and every legitimate means in our power to prevent shipments of arms and ‘ammunition to your forces from any nation in the world. (Signed) “C. C. Davidson, “General Secretary and Treas- urer of the National Association of Machinists.” POOR EQUIPMENT AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE CAUSE TWO WRECKS ‘Two persons were injured when two Putimans of a Michigan Central express from Detroit went off the track on the outskirts of the city here today. The injured are John Leslie, of Jackson, Mich., conductor, and George Walker, train newsboy, from Kalmazoo. Railroad officials said that a switch flew open after part of the express had passed. The two Pullmans struck the switch, bounced off the tracks and struck cars on the other tracks, Leslie and Walker were taken to a hospital, suffering from cuts and bruises. Passengers were given a severe shaking. HOUSTON, Tex.—James Bennett, engineer, was killed and another trainman was injured when the loco- motive of Gulf Coast Lines freight train number 31 exploded near Gray- burg early today. Six cars left the tracks following the explosion. —— MILITANT’S NAME NOT ANTITOXIN FOR WRONG IDEAS Same Cognomen But Different Bean By THOMAS MYERSCOUGH, Sec’y Progressive Miners’ Committee. (Speciai to The Daily Worker) A_ Kentucky miner, secretary of the local union of the U. M. W. of A., at Cary, Ky., and who, by a strange , coincidence, possesses the same initials and surname as the (Butte, Mortana) Dunne of Portland fame, except that the letter ‘‘e” is Britons Bo (By Cresader Service) ne a = ee ee LONDON.—Sir Charles Edward Archibald Watkin Hamilton, who has joined Lord Headley as the second titled Englishfhan to adopt the Mohammedan faith, told why in an interview to a local represen- tative of the Crusader Service today: “Islam appears to me the only religion appealing to men of every race,” he said. “It does not exclude the great founders of other relig- ions. It acknowledges Christ as one of the great prophets, although it does not acknowledge him as the Sen of God in the special sense maintained by Christian fundamentalists.” Asked by the Crusader Service representative whether the Anglo- Saxon converts to Islam would attempt to introduce the prejudice of their race against the darker peoples into the tenets of Islam, he smiled and replied that that would be impossible. before, he said but had and would political composition of Islam. It had, been tried always fail because of the social- CHICAGO FIREMEN missing from the last name, has sent the following letter to the Progres- sive Committee: Cary, Ky. Dece: Mr, Thomas Myerscough, Chicage, Ill. Sir: Your letter of Dec 19 Rec & contents fulley noted wish to say that the members of Local 2052 U M W of A is not a tryer of Organised Labor and is not in favor of no man er group of men whoo is trying’to Doso being fully informed as to the Entent and purpos of your so called and self stiled Progressive Committy of America something which is not Eny part of the U M W of A there fore we condem you and your as- sociates as Being trators and Eni- mys of the U M W of A and all other forms of Union Labor you and your class is not friends of Labor nether are you a fri the American Government whitch you please to call your self @ part But you and your associates the vaid servants of the Bal- hevick Reads of rushia whoes sole ame is to teardown and destroy the cause of unionism and the rights of free sneech and the American Government and plase the American Labor on a Level with the people of the read Rushia we do not favor no such men as Alex Howett of Kansas and the Miners of Kansas has got the right to Belong to the U M W of A if they so desire as for Jim Mclachlan and all other such men who has got no respect for the Law of the U M W of A they are not fit to be called Amer- ican citisens & vou and all such as your class should not be called American citisens Approved By Local Union 2052 Cary, Ky. (Leeal Seal) W F Duna, RS Lee York, Pres — The foregoing letter is on exact copy of the one received from the Kentuckian, and is not the fault of tha limatuna craretap ak san micht see ener aesen Mibprennesne Be eagsane be prompted to think. As the follow- ing reply to’ Mr. Dunn shows, we have published his letter to show our supporters that all miners are not in accord with our views, 1010 Altgeld St., Chicago, Ill. January 9th, 1924. nd Brother: of December 29th re- ceived today and same has been read with much interest. In reply I must say that I am unable to ac- count for the apparent delay occa- sioned for your letter to reach me, hence this delayed answer. I am going to take the liberty of pub- lishing your letter, in verbatim form, just to show that we are im- partial that we welcome even ridicule. However, I am forced to ask, “If your letter expresses your with the action of the Kentucky miners during the 1922 strike? I will send you a copy of your letter in print, which of course, will be accompanied by my article of com- ment. I remain, In the fight for Labor's Rights, Thomas Myerscough. It will be remembered that while the rest of the miners of the country were on strike in 1922, the Kentucky ‘were working steadily, more so ever before or since, and it is my opinion that then was the time for the secretary of the Cary, Ky., local union to state his views on Un- ionism and e@lso to make practical ap- plication of them. As for the other questions he raises, comment. is un- necessary, because I am convinced that the things he says are “Parrot- typed,” learned from the Capitalist Press, and are only an innocent con- fession of his total ignorance of the system under which he slaves to live. Capitalism thrives on this type of worker, and taking it for granted that he is an American, I cannot see mueh room for a boasting about a system that failed to give him even an elementery education. Watch the “Daily Worker” for the ore poy pogrttet “A Week”, the great Russian revelution, by the brilliant Russian writer, Tery Libedinky. It Daily or Our mail is going to undergo a big increase in the hours just ahead. We can feel it coming. But that is what we want and expect. We want to know from the readers of The shall publish Daily or Weekly installments of Russian novel, “A Week.” We want our readers to get the greatest possible enjoyment out of the reading of this tremendous piece of literature. Will this be secured thru the appearance of installments daily, or one installment each week in the Magazine Section. We cannot make up our own mind in this matter. Write your views to the Editor, The Daily Worker, 1640 N. Halsted St.,|4 0, Minois. Do it at once! We want to go ahead with the publication | J of the new literature that is a direct result of the world- Revolution. How-shall we de.it? of this REQUEST HELP IN PAY BOOST FIGHT Work for Forty-Six Cents an Hour _ Chicago’s fire fighteers are work- ing for 46 cents an hour. In all kinds of weather they protect prop- erty and guard life for a pittance. ee roy 1s a, ba and often — ere isn e: ave no r hours of abt Rais The Firemen’s Association is out to get a raise for the fire fighters. At present the fight is taking the form of a petition to the city coun- cil for a raise in pay. The peti- tion asks for a raise of $500 a year for all firemen from new men to captains, . The lowest pay received by fire- men is $1,640 a year. Most of the city’s firemen are in class A and receive $2,000 a year. The city council has had the re- quest of the firemen for a raise in pay before them for some time. It is understood that the proposed in- crease is beng held up in the coun- cil finance committee. The firemen figure that they work on an average of 4296 hours a year. The class A men who get ‘$2,000 therefore work for 46 cents an hour. That is less than the wages of janitors who belong to unions. The firemen point out that the insurance companies charge them an unusually high rate for life in- surance because their work is so dangerous, They are compelled to buy their own uniforms at a cost of $225 a year. The petition is being circulated thruout the city and labor unions are asked to get signatures to it. Firemen. sav that the only way they yf =n ~. team the will be abie to get! action 2.0... .« ety council on their request for| a salary increase is to show that the C people of Chicago are behind them in their fight for an increase in pay. Movie Operators Vote Today ona New Wage Offer’ Officials of the Motion Picture Operators’ Union branded as lies statements appearing in Chicago pa- pers that members of the union were ceguiarly receiving as much as $112 dvilars a week, that. men who work as wages, but they don’t work steady. The motion picture operators will vote this morning on the offer of the exhibitors of a 5% increase in wages. It is expected that the men will vote! iH . ispiring leader of poise, punch and The motion picture operators at|Proven power,” Upshaw said, “I am to aecept the offered settlement. one time worked from 12 to 14 hours a day for wages ranging from $16 to $18 a week. Organizing Taxi Drivers KANSAS CITY.—Efforts to union- ize taxicab drivers are under way here. The principal opposition to organization comes from the Yellow Cab company. Yellow Cabs in St. Louis are union, since the recent victory of the drivers’ union there in a two-year fight against efforts to install the open shop. Some of the local firms, however have ex- pressed a willingness to deal with a union of their drivers if one is formed. ST, LOUIS.—Union funeral chauf- feurs here have negotiated with the employers an increase of $2.50 a week in wages, bringing the local seale to $30 a week. The union asked for a $7.50 raise to. $35 a week, but compromised rather than strike. 200 men. Weekly? Daily Worker whether we the already world-famous it do you say? ¥ Ba ae ace RR lh cle A SE AE As tile SR 0S It is true, they say, | extras: when steadily employed, receive high | The increase benefits about | ¥ DONKEY PARTY CAPTURED BY PUG PROMOTER Tex Rickard Talks Pea- nuts to Democrats WASHINGTON, D._C. — Madison Square Garden, New York’s meeting lace of many a. big show and hard ked boxing tournament will be the scene of the greatest political circus since Barnum immortalized the blue elephant when the Democratic don- key will pitch his tent. under Tex Rickard’s spacious roof tree on June 24th to prepare for his tussle with the Republican elephant. Rickard’s opportunity came this way. Wild bidding was on between Chicago, New York and San Fran- ciseo for the privilege of robbing the delegates to the national Democrat convention. The western city knock- ed down the jackass with a bid of $200,000 and almost had the thing by the ears when Rickard heard of it. “What’s this”, he exclaimed, “if I pay $500,000 for two prize fighters surely a Democratic convention must be worth at least half that. The way to get this thing is to put up the dough. I will give $55,000 for the peanut concession though it is not worth more than $15,000.” When the Californians heard this they fainted and while the referee was counting nine Tex jumped into the middle of the ring, raised his right hand and declared the donkey was his. The famous fight promoter is now mentioned in well informed political circles here as a possible candidate for the presidency as a result of the brilliant strategy used in putting over the convention for New York. The decisiveness with which he hurl- ed his peanut B hgpeos ages into the scales as the p was about to go to San Francisco rie xe mm at once p iggy * Places in the limelight as a rival to Calvin as a man of few words, but swift deeds. That is what the coun- try wants at present, in the opinion of those close to Rickard, In_the event of Rickard making the White House it is rumored here that his first appointments would in-| clude Jack a egy and A. Firpo for Secretary of War and Navy respec- tively. For the Treasury job it 1s rumored that Leo Koretz or Ponzi would stand the best chance while | Rickard is known to hold Mike Mc- | Tighe of New Jersey in high esteem | for his diplomatic ability, and may , Succeed Charles Evans Hughes as | Secretary of State. He has all of | Mr. Hughes’ qualifications except | hirsute adornment. , Trying to Pick Winner. WASHINGTON. — Representative | Upshaw, Georgia dry leader, today ‘endorsed the candidacy of William G. McAdoo for the democratic presiden- ‘tial nomination. Characterizing McAdoo as an “In- .for McAdoo bécause I believe he can win.” WASHINGTON.—Senator Robert M. La Follette, progressive leader, | announced today he would press for immediate action by the Senate In- terstate Commerce Committee on his resolution directing the I. C. C. to reduce freight rates on farm prod- ucts to pre-war levels. re From Within |ILLINOIS PLUTES MEET, BLOW AT FARMER-LABOR Favors Private Robbery Scorns Progress The convention which was called by the Illinois Manufacturers’ As- sociation was denounced as an “ill- disguised attempt to break up the Farmer-Labor combination” in a statement issued by Benjamin C. Marsh, Washington managing di- rector of the Farmers’ National Al- liance, The convention went on record against the public ownership of pub- lic utilities, including the railroads, mines, factories and farms, the lim- iting of the powers of the United States supreme court and any other measure that would in the slight- est degree clip the claws of the capitalist tiger. For Ford’s Fertilizer The plute aggregation also went on record for: co-operative farming of market products the develop- ment of Muscle shoals for fertilizer production as well as for other pur- poses (perhaps for use in the Rep- ublican campaign) a permanent im- migration policy designed to limit the number and select only the best quality of immigrants and an Amer- ican’ merchant marine. The convention leader was Mr. John Glenn, secretary o the asso- ciation. In a set of instructions com- prising thirteen conditions the capi- talist government in Washington was practically warned to leave the manufacturers alone, except when the latter needed assistance, Believe in Divine Right The gist of the convention pro- ceedings was that this country be- longed by divine right to the capi- talists and that it is sheer effzn- tery on the part of the workers to claim it in whole or in part. Don’t be a “Yes, But,” supporter of The Daily Worker. Send in your sub- seription at once. The Scandinavian Karl Marx Branch will hold a LEAP YEAR FESTIVAL and DANCE for members and friends TO-NIGHT (Thursday), at FOLKETS HUS, 2733 Hirsch Blvd. | | Telepone Diversey 5129 ED. GARBER QUALITY SHOES For Men, Women and Children 2427 LINCOLN AVENUE Near Halsted and Fullerton Ave. CHICAGO NO RENT NO OVERHEAD HARRY E. 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