The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 11, 1924, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER STATES ATTORNEY. SEEKS TO FRAME LABOR IN CAB WAR But Get No Evidence Against Teamsters States Attorney Robert E. Crowe vainly thrown the entire force of ig newly organized homicide squad hind an effort to connect the officers and members of the International Bratherhood of Teamsters and Chayf- leurs with the killing of two men and the serious wounding of one other in a gun fight at the offices of the Checker Taxi Cab company, at 4462 West Madison St. late Saturday. So far the effort hag failed. There has been keen rivalry he tween the Checker Cab company and tival concerns for years and the Checker outfit has just completed plans to put out a large number of new cabs seriously threatening the restige and business of its rivals. rivalry between the various cab tompanies is responsible for the out- break Saturday, union men believe. Auto Gunmen Did Job. The gun battle ocurred when an suto load of men drove up to the office of the cab company and several men jumped out and began shooting. They ascended to the second floor} where they killed Israel Rappart and Leo Gistenson and wounded John Madsen. The men their escape in the auto in which they came. It was found that Rappart had been hired @s a guard by the Checker Company to detend the officers in just such an emergency. He had started work only a few hours before he was killed. | Officers of the company believe that gunmen were after Emanuel Goldstein, president. At the time of the shooting Goldstein was at the slice of chief of police trying to ar- fange to have a detail of police sta- tioned at the offices of the company to guard the officers. All Night Grilling. The police took several wagon loads of witnesses of the shooting to the office of the states attorney where they were questioned and cross- questioned till early Sunday morning. Police were ordered to find and ar- rest Daniel Stanton, Dave Ostran, Mertin Foley, John Sherbo, James Mogley and his brother Sydney as the men who did the killing. New of these men are known to have any tonnection with any union. Coolidge Crowd Is Surely Rich on Conferences (By The Fedorated Press) WASHINGTON.—President Cool- ldge’s special conference of business men, including Thomas Fortunatus Ryan and Julius Barnes, summoned here to settle the farmers’ financial difficulties, met, listened to hard luck speeches by farmer representatives, and then went home. They adopted a resolution referring all remedial plans to the farmers. 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We must utilize this anger and in- dignation for the political educa- tion of the masses, and at the same time lead the masses to political action. 2. Our propaganda must make it clear that the Teapot Dome scandal is not a case of indivi- dual corruption, that it is in- separably bound with the es- sence of the capitalist govern- ment. We must explain that it is not a case of kept’men in the States has a kept government. We must utilize the Teapot Dome scan- dal to expose the connection between finance capital and government. We must make every effort to destroy the democratic illusions of the masses. 3. The fortunate circumstance that the Republican and Democratic par- |ties are at the same time equally involved in the scandal, as being bought by the oil magnates, gives us the best opportunity to make it clear to the masses that the Re- publican and Democratic parties in equal measure are the parties ot big capital. This situation gives us the best and the unexampled oppor- tunity to increase and broaden the propaganda for a class party of | workers and farmers: We must take the Teapot Dome scandal as mater- ial for a gigantic, nation-wide and continued political campaign, and we must tie up this campaign with the May 30 Farmer-Labor convention. Our slogan of workers’ and farm- ers’ government must now be pushed into the forefront of our daily fight. We have treated this slogan too ab- stractedly until now. Th@ Teapot Dome scandal gives us the oppor- tunity to set it up as a concrete and immediate demand. The aroused masses will not only understand this slogan, but it is certain that they will take it up with enthusiasm. 4, Phe--Teapot -Deme-scandal. and the tremendous disillusionment of the masses over the cupitalist par- ties and politicians will give a new impetus not only to the movement of farmers and workers but also will strengthen the sentiment for a Third Party. We must intensify our campaign to force LaFollette and other so-called progressives to split from the old parties. 5. The Teapot Dome scandal has shown clearly that the oi] magnates have held the Wilson, Harding and Coolidge cabinet in their pay in order to force the United States gov- ernment to sharp measures against Mexico. That gives us the best op- portunity to make our campaign against. imperialism concrete and | understandable to the great masses. We must tie up the revelations of Doheny with the United States in- tervention in Mexico in .1916 and 1924, and with the intrigues cen- tering about the recognition of Mexico. 6. The leasing out of the oil fields of the navy to private capitalists, the squandering of the oil reserves of the navy show openly how the biggest capitalists and the govern- ment conspired to weaken the armed strength of the country at the same time that they stirred up war dangers repeatedly. We must uti- lize these facts to give our cam- paign an anti-militarist edge, and to expose the patriotism of the rul- ing class, 7. The naval reserve oil fields were the property of the nation and they were given thru the govern- ment to private capitalists who openly boasted that t! made hun- dreds of millions of dollars profit out of them. That gives us the best opportunity to inject into our cam- paign the question of private own- ership versus Pogo ownership, We must utilize the indignation of the masses, in order to make the na- tionalization of railroads, mines, etc., an immediate demand. It is very important to make it clear to the masses that the nationalization of public utilities, etc., is possible only if a workers’ farmers’ govern- ment is set up, and that such a gov- ernment is possible only thru the DR. RASNICK DENTIST Rendering Expert Dental Service for 20 Year HOME RESTAURANT Floor, at 2714 W. Division St. the center for the North-West intelligent caters. 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The tremendous publicity, the new exposures daily, have created a rare, a great and deep, resentment in the from the viewpoint of how to apply the general policies of the campaign. (c) We shall arrange as soon as possible mass meetings in every big city and industrial center. We must prepare the mass meetings so care- fully that they shall b? real mass meetings. We must show that what we did in the Lenin memorial meet- ings we can also do against the American government. ‘These mass meetings shall invite all labor or- ganizations and working ‘class po- litical parties, but they shall be held under the auspices of the Workers Party. At each meeting one speak- er shall devote himself to showing the importance of The DAILY WORKER as the only paper which will tell the whole truth about the existing government, (4) The DAILY WORKER must print as much as possible about the Teapot Dome scandal and about our campaign. (e) We should -immediately bring in resolutions in all labor and farmer organizations which will tie up the matter of the Teapot Dome scandal with the May 30 convention of the Farmer Labor Party, and with the slogan of farmers’ and workers’ government, (f) A pamphlet on the Teapot Dome scandal shall be published im- mediately. (g) The article, “The Kept Gov- ernment of the United States,” shall be printed as a mass leaflet at once. (h) A special leafiet to the sailors shall be written and printed at once, (i) The Young Workers League shall enter into the campaign with the special task of anti-militarist propaganda, Every Party Unit must immedi- ately begin work to put the instruc- tions in regard to this campaign into effect. The first steps is the call- ing of membership meetings in all cities where there are w1ral com- mittees for discussion of this reso- lution and to familiarize every Party member with the part he must play in this campaign. City Central Committees and Dis- triet Executi Committees must also immediately appoint special campaign committees who are to proceed with the preparations for mass meetings. These meetings should be held the first week in March, Sufficient time for proper preparation should be allowed so that we can make them real mass meet- ings equaling, if possible, the great meetings held everywhere in the country as Lenin Memorial meet- ings. Editors of all Party papers must give the widest possible publicity to the exposures in Washington and comment upon them editorially link- ing up the Party campaign with them in accordance with this reso- lution, All Party papers must give the widest publicity to the mass meet- ings to be arranged by the Party. A form resolution is attached to this letter which should be intro- duced by Party members who are members of workers and farmers organizations such as trade unions, fraternal organizations, cooperatives and any other kind of workers or farmers organization. The National Office will have printed immediately, the leaflet “The Kept Government of the United States,” and will circularize all Party units, sending them sample copies and informing them of the’ price at which these leaflets can be purchased, Other instructions will be sent to the Party units from time to time. This letter is intended to begin the campaign. omrades, the portunity which lies before us in this campaign is one of the greatest our i | has had offered it. If we take full part in the present situation we can build @ great mass movement and make the May 30 Farmer-Labor conven- tion a great demonstration against the capitalist government of the United States and for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government, Every Party unit must mobilize its whole strength for this campaign. har see | urs, oC. FE. UTHENBERG, Executive § DON’T FO SECOND FEB. 16, 8 XACSAKAKA AANA NMA NIN F THE PARTY AT WORK | Workers PartyThrows Whole | WORKERS’ ORGANIZATIONS Strength into Focusing Eyes of Labor on Teapot Scandal The Workers Party has addressed the following communi- February 11, 1924 Ate ee LEP ASSESSES RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO ALL The Senate Investigation of the Teapot Dome oil leases show that the Government of the United States under both Republican and Democratic administrations serves the capitalists as an instrument for looting the nation. Senators, ca- binet officers have been shown to be the paid men of big capitalists’ oil interests and even pr. fluence. Fall, Daugherty, Li f this country have been asked to honor, but now they are all covered with the slime of corruption and graft, The Teapot Dome exposures only prove again on rge scale what has been pro: in this country hundreds of times; that the govern- ment of the United States serves the interests of a privileged class and is the enemy of the workers and farmers who produce the wealth of the country. It proves again that not one among the high and mighty of the old parties is immune from the corruption, grafting and looting thru which the capitalists take for themselves the wealth of the nation. It proves again that the existing system of industry and government is part of one system of special privilege and exploitation thru which the work- ers and farmers are robbed of what they produce. ere is only one answer to Tea- pot Dome and whole syatem of Teapot Domes which capitalism —the organization of Farmer- Labor Party and the struggle for a Workers and Farmers Government. Only the Workers and Farmers government will end the looting of A the nation by the capitalists. great, mass Farmer-Labor must carry on the struggle to blish that Workers and Farmers Government. Whereas, a Convention has been called for May 30th at St. Paul. by the Farmer-Labor Party of Min- nesota, the Federated Farmer-La- bor Party. the Farmer-Labor Party of Washington, Montana, and South Dakota, and other or- ganizations, for the nomination of a Farmer-Labor candidate for president and the adoption of a national platform end t@is conven- tion gives the opportunity to create the mass farmer-laher narty which will carry on the fight for a Work- ers and Farmers Government. BE IT RESOLVED, that we en- dorse the Mav 30th Convention and pledve ourselves to send dele- gates to this convention. and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the labor press and to the representatives in Congress and the Senate from this territory. Red Revel Will Be Brilliant Success; Everyone Welcome The biggest social affair in Chi- cago promises this year to overshadow last year’s success, The RED REVEL, drawing every element of Labor-Reds, Pinks (real and Parlor), Trade Unionists and sympathizers—thru the increased number of Revelers has made neces- sary the transfer of it’s operations to a larger hall, and on February 16, this second great social event will take place at the Ashland Auditor- ium. Groups in national costumes will add to the color of the original and artistic costumes that have made last ‘year’s affair talked of for months. Advance notices of competitors for the $100 in cash prizes to be awarded predict a battle of beauty and origi- nality in costumes that will test the wisdom of the wisest judge. For music, the famous Husk O’Hare’s Ten Wooden Soldiers will delight the heart of all who love to trip the light fantastic. “ Food for the Gods!—prepared by ia}ist's will add to the fame of this yearly classic. The sale of tickets is going on at a rate unheard of in the history of social gatherings’ of bor. The benefits of this affair go to the fight- ing DAILY WORKER and the Labor Defense. These reasons are enough to draw out on the night of Feb, 16, every single fighting militant in and around Chicago. The gayety, color, music and food will well repay com- ing from as far as China. There are ises in store for even those who have seen the RED REVEL. Bring your union brother, your shop-mate, your friends, this affair will convince and please them. The Red Revel will be radically different! jecretary, Workers Party of America. Work Daily for “The Daily!” EXNAKANAN AKAN ALN NKN ANNAN NNN NINN III NI INT I BSS RGET THE } ANNUAL RED REVEL | oO’CLOCK ; BENEFIT OF DAILY WORKER and LABOR DEFENSE SIGMAN STALLS THO EXPULSIONS RUINING UNION Local 100 Committee Submits Statement Following the meeting of a com- mittee appointed by Local 100 of oe International Ladies Garment Work- ers to take up the cases of the ex- pelled members with President Sig- man and the failure to come to any | understanding, the same committee |met ‘with the expelled members and \the following statement was forward- ed on their behalf to President Sig- {man in compliance with his request jthat such a statement be made. Expelled Members’ Statement. Chicago, Il, Feb. 7, 1924. Mr. M. Sigman, President, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir and Brother: We have been informed by the Committee from Local No, 100, which visited you for the purpose of restoring unity in the unions of Chicago, that you stated that this could be accomplished only if \ the expelled members made a statement that they accept the policies laid down by the present officials. We desire t6 state our Position. It is our profound desire to cure the demoralization now existing in our union. We wish to do every- thing in our power to strengthen our union against the employers who are trying to take advantage of this demoralized condition. We want to see every worker in our industry solidly united in a great moventent to improve our condi- tions and wages. We are ready to go to great lengths to accomplish these things, But we are not so simple, nor is the membership of our union so childish, as to believe that these things can be brought about thru our surrender of the inalienable rights of the rank and file membe: to propagandize for amalgamation, for the labor party, for the shop delegate sys- tem, and the other measures asso- ciated with the left-wing. It is not thru abandonment of these fun- damental rights that unity is to be achieved. Rather it is thru bring- ing our officialdom to respect them and thru reinstatement of the ex- pelled members that our union will be restored in strength and solidar- ity. We are forced to the conelusion, that the demands made upon us are demands that we change our opin- ions, that we abandon our right to speak for policies which we be- , pelieve to be necessary for the best interests of our organization, that we surrender the rights of free speech and criticism within our or- ganization. For us to agree to any such demand would be tréason to the labor movement. We will never agree to any proposal that involves such a violation of the ements principles of union- The actions taken against us were not based upon charges of any specific actions on our part. It is impossible, therefore, for us to make any agreement to cease particular kinds of activities that MUSIC HATH CHARMS MEXICO CITY. — Angel Gon- zales owns a local shoe factory fwhere profits are extracted from the hides of cattle—and workers. When two of his employers forgot for a moment their low wages and hard conditions and whistled at their toil, he fired them. But when the labor commission heard about it, he paid them three months’ wages for firing then with- out sufficient cause. Now, if you |] want to make Angel Gonzales feel \| like taking wings, whistle under his window any night. Musically, he is more sensitive than ever. may be eiploking to the General Executive Board, because no spe- cific charges have ever been mace. We were expelled because we ad- wing. While methods of advocat- ing this program may be made a matter of discussion, we feel that it is useless to further discuss our right to advocate the policies in which we believe. We are ready at all times: to meet with you, with any members of the General Executive Board, or with committees from any part of our union, to work out ways and means of restoring unity in the organization upon this basis. What- ever may be your action in the matter, we will continue to fight for the interests of the workers in the shops, and we confidently ex- pect to retain the esteem of these workers in the future as we have in’ the past, Fraternally yours, Dora Lipschutz, | Authorized by the Expelled Members, Sigman had stated that before the expelled members could be reinstated ae would have to quit the Trade Union Educational League and the above letter is in answer to this ul- timatum, The committee of Local 100 gave ‘Sigman the answer of the expelled members and a meeting was arranged in which Sigman reiterated his state- ments concerning the duality of the Trade Union Educational league, Seemingly the only reason he con- sented to meet the expelled members was to get rid of the committee from Local 100. Other unofficial -committees of members have waited upon Sigmen to press the question of reinstate- ‘ment but to all he gives the Same answer or evades the question en- {tirely altho admitting that in expell- ing the left wingers the international officials had gone too far. Nothing is being done by President Sigman to remedy the deplorable state .of disorganization that now prevails in the ladies garment, indus- try in Chicago that has followed the expulsion of the most active union workers. Bursom Would Turn Over U. S. Doughbag to Needy Bankers WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—The Federal Reserve board would be re- quired to bolster credit of failing banks, under a bill introduced in the ‘senate by Senator Bursum, New Mexico, Republican. The bill instructs the board to turn over $50,000 to the comptroller of vocated the program of the left- | U.S, LEADERSHIP. OF KLAN RAIDERS BRINGS PROTEST French and Italian Em- bassies See Hughes (Continued from page 1) |The crime occurred as Sheriff Galli- {gan and Layman were arresting Ford |and two other Klansmen as they were \leading a mob that was storming the hall where the Knights of the Flam- ing Circle, an anti-Ku Klux society, was meeting. One of Galligan’s last official acts before arrest was to save Ford and the two other Klansmen from a crowd of men who wanted to rough- handle the prisoners as they were be- ing taken away by the Sheriff. Ford and two colleagues were taken to the county seat, Marion. Young then took over the post of chief ofdpolice. Against Foreign Born Miners. Klan raids in Williamson county have been under the guise of “prohi- bition” measures but they have been used to terrorize the militant foreign- born miners the companies fear. So extreme has been the house wrecking and physical violence that both the French and Italian consuls in Chicago have appealed to their ambassadors in Washington to protest to the state department. The Klan raiders even went so far as to raid Johnston City while that town was in the midst of moutning for the 38 miners slain in the gas blast for which the coal com- pany has been proved responsible by @ coroner’s jury. f Protests against the violent treat- ment of foreign-born workers in Wil- liamson County, Illinois, where Unit- ed State prohibition enforcement of- ificers S. Glenn Young and his Ku Klux Klan raiders are spreading de- vastation, are pie into the office of Secretary of State Hughes from the other members of the diplomatic corps, Diplomatic intervention against the federal agents’ program was first asked by the French consul in an urgent message to M. Jusserand, French ambassador, outlining to him the treatment French citizens had received in Williamson County, and asking him to take the matter up with the State department. ‘ The French consul is protesting against the treatment of more than a hundred French citizens in John- son City, Ill., where in the guise of “dry” raiders, their homes were raid- ed and looted. In more than one ‘case religious objects were dese- crated and French citizens beaten. The raids, French people wrote the consul, were really holdups. They are doublv vicious coming while the town is still overwhelmed in the grief of the great mine blast. Italian Consul Aroused. While the French consul here is taking up the treatment of French citizens with the French embassy, Giovanni Pico, Italian consul at Springfield, is forwarding to the Italian embassador in Washington scores of affidavits made by Italians in and around Herrin, telling of the treatment they received at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan, 1 H any of your shop-mates read THE DAILY WORKER. Get one of bscribe today. Thing When They See It? WE SAY THEY DO AND CITE A RECORD OF A 50 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE DAILY WORKER CIRCULATION DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS TO PROVE IT. Cynics and pessimists and renegades excuse their impotency by bewailing the lack 3 of intelligence and class-consciousness of American workers. The reception which THE 3 DAILY WORKER has received everywhere it has appeared, disproves this conception once and for all. There are hundreds of thousands of American workers, rebels at heart, who have ¢ been locking for a daily newspaper just like THE DAILY WORKER. 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