The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 4, 1924, Page 1

( THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD AND FOR A WORKERS’ FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT VOL. I. No. 355. THE i . In Chi » Db il, $8.00 a Subscription Rate; Guteide Chicazor by mai, $000 pee sear rs FNS vv ORKEX. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the PostOffice at Chicago, Ilinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1924 es -g 304 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1640 N, Halsted St., Chicago, Mlinois. Workers! Farmers! Demand: The Labor Party Amalgamation Organization of Unorganized The Land for the Users The Industries for the Workers Protection of the Foreign-Born Recognition of Soviet Russia Price 3 Cents ‘State’s Attorney Crowe: Millionaire’s Son Goes Free In Murder ‘‘Mystery’’ While Your’ Dicks Arrest Garment Strikers Robert E. Crowe, state’s attorney of Cook County, is a vigorous defender of the clothing manufacturers of Chicago who exploit the dress makers in their sweating dens and un- sanitary shops. His police and detectives are on guard in front of the scab shops intimidating the pickets who are endeavoring to compel the greedy bosses to grant decent living conditions to their slaves, Robert E. Crows has gained the esteem of the open shop- pers and enemies of fabor by his efficiency in jailing union men and, in breaking strikes. He is a cog\ 1 the Tribune-Daily News-; Brundage-Chamber of Commerce republican machine. He is their candidate for state’s attorney for Cook County. * * % a Robert E. Crowe is efficient in “bringing union organizers to justice.” The quoted phrase is often used by his Chamber of Commerce backers. But murderers can kill with. impunity in Cook County provided they have sufficient money to make justice iook the other way. At last Sunday’s meeting of the “Chicago Federation of Labor the charge was made by union men that the office of the state’s attorney was used as a headquarters for detectives who under Robert E. Crowe’s direction are assigned to the shops of the scab manufacturers to protect the sluggers who were beating and intimidating union pickets. These detectives, under Robert E. Crowe’s direction, at- tacked representatives of the union and arrested Meyer Perl- stein, strike leader, took him to the state’s attorney’s office and held him there as a prisoner for several hours. * * * % John Fitzpatrick sent a letter to State’s Attorney Crowe, charging him with using his office as a strikebreaking agency ' and accusing him of being an enemy of organized labor. As a result of the attitude of Robert E. Crowe and the thuggery of his detectives several girl strikers are now in hos- Pitals suffering from injuries, inflicted on them by the agents of this scabbing state’s attorney. The DAILY WORKER asks Mr. Robert E. Crowe, capitalist lackey of the Chicago Chamber of in this city can practically slay with impunity—particularly if they have the money—while union organizers and rank and file union members cannot picket or perform the duties assigned to them by their organizations without being subject to the Mr. brutal attentions of his nes finks? *” have blocked him from ue-“politics, wealth an getting evidence necessary to an indictment of the murderers guilty of the recent Duffy slaying. * * cS hg Who are the “wealthy politicians” protecting the under- worid gangsters and millionaire murderers? Are these gang- sters necessary to the state’s attorney’s office to break strikes? fo support the Landis Award Committee in its strikebreaking career? To enabie the Tribune and Daily News to keep posted on underworld happenings? Robert E. Crowe, we want you to explain why Julian Kauf- man, miilionaire’s son, charged with the murder of John Dough- erty, alias Duffy, is free on $35,000 bail? When did murder become a baiiable offense? A month ago two employes of the ‘William J. Burns Inter- national Detective Agency were identified as highwaymen who robbed theatre patrons of $75,000 worth of jewelry. After the story appeared in the press, William J. Burns arrived in Chi- cago and not a word has appeared in the papers about these two criminal employes of the director of the Intelligence Bureau of the Department of Justice. ™ * * * Several men were murdered in a beer war in the city of Chicago. But Robert E. Crowe, who is so efficient in securing convictions against union men, has never secured one conviction against the beer war killers. Robert E. Crowe is a candidate for re-election, on the Brundage-Chicago Tribune-Daily News-Chamber of Commerce ticket. He is running on his record as a union smasher. Em- ployers whose shops are guarded against the presence of union men by detectives from State’s Attorney Crowe’s office at every election place slips in their employes’ envelopes telling them which way to vote. They are always instructed to vote for the Crowe gang. Crowe’s men tell the pickets at the shops who pay political tribute to the state’s atorney’s office that they can do what they want to the little fellows, the small manufacturers, but that they must lay off the big fellows. “If you don’t you will get your God damn heads broken.” This is the n>. tai ty What is Robert E. Crowe's political past? He was formerly @ part of the Small-Thompson machine in the Republican Party of Illinois. In those days he used to praise Governor Small as the greatest governor the American sun ever shone on and, lan- s into the at his former political virtues of saves all his smiles for the most notorious group of anti-labor capitalist robbers that ever hoisted the pirate flag over a plun- dered city. Commerce, why murderers State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe admitted to the DAILY WORKER that he had received the letter sent to him by John Fitzpatrick, presi- dent of the Chicago-Federation of Labor, protesting against the way special police officers attached to Crowe's office have treated union pickets of the International Ladies’ ent Workers’ Union. Crowe said that he did not intend to write a reply to Fitzpatrick. “This office is goii the law,” he opened up. Fitzpatrick or any: k the law in Chicago away with it while I’m in office.” “Has John Fi vick broken the law?” he was x “No, but he is de: who do,” said Crowe. Fitzpatric “Has Chief of Police Collins | asked you to send your police offi- cers to the strike district?” the reporter queried. “No, but this office has received numerous complaints that people were threatened with slugging. In some cases people have been slugged.” “Have any persons been arrested by your officers for slugging since this strike began?” “No, they have not yet made any the man whose offi- made 20 arrests in this strike. “Why do the police officers who are attached. to your office arrest peo! for peaceful picketing when you say they are on duty to prevent slugging?” demanded the inter- viewer. Crowe, Defiant, Says He’ll Not Answer k’s Protest At Aid to Bosses “They break the law. They try to break the law,” Crowe squeaker “They can’t do that while I’m in office.” “How many of your men are assigned to strike duty?” “Eight or ten. ten. Thats all I want to say. No- body can break the law while I’m in office and get away with it. That’s all.” “Why do the officers from your office arrest girls; then hold them at police stations without booking them? That is not according to law, you know.” “I have said all I intend to in this matter. That's all,” Crowe, abruptly closing the versation. BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH ; But—Will They Impeach Coolidge? Queen of Coca-Cola ‘Escapes Charges in Atlanta Police Court ATLANTA, Ga., Mar. 3.—Mrs. Asa G. Candler, pretty young wife of the multi-millionaire Coca Cola king, was freed of charges of being an occupant of a disorderly house when her case was called in police court today. W. J. Stoddard, prominent busi- ness man, who with G. W. Keeling, was in a fashionable apartment with Mrs. Candler when the police raided the place, took full responsibility for possession of a bottle of liquor found on a table and was ordered held for state court on a $300 bond. The cases against Keeling and Mrs. Candler were dismissed. Drunken Premier Expels Communists From Saxony Diet DRESDEN, March 3.—Two Com- munists were expelled from the Diet by force when they called attention to the drunken condition of the cap- italist prime minister. Ink bottles, books, canes and everything of a movable nature were hurled by the deputies at each other, when the rad- icals, disgusted with the inebrity of the capitalist chief shouted “you are drunk.’ ° The dignity of the Diet was im- mediately offended so the police were called to remove the Communists by force. It was necessary to adjourn the session for two hours, IMPEACH COOLIDGE! | Celebrate Fifth Anniversary of Communist International Tomorrow Fe Fae wrorbet shale, Sete te the detention of the . Fifth er of the Communist International on ‘Wednesday, fine wnt Sh Gaine this ie, te. ark of the Anniversary Issue of DAILY WOR and distri- bute them among other workers who have not been read- casglirete eae nee pay 1 eg ma ly al : 8 t have been roe gr lary a to THE DAILY R, 1640 N. Halsted St., Tm, POWER COLUMN IS OUT TODAY BUT RETURNING STRONGER TOMORROW The Power Column was omitted today due to a rush of last minute news as the paper was going to 8, but it will appear tomorrow. And while on this working class power you that if you don’t pass this copy ef the DAILY WORKER’ on to ighbor or friend you will be |depri him of the best news- paper published in the United States in English, because it is the only one that gives the live news about the labor movement. IMPEACH COOLIDGE! | Judiciary Committee Throws Another Sop to U. S. Voters WASHINGTON, March 3.—Ratifi- cation of amendments to the consti- tution by direct vote of the people is provided for in’ a resolution favor- ably reported to the Senate today by the judiciary committee. It provides that amendments, to become eat of the constitution, must be ratified by the electors of three fourths of the states. Ratification is now Php by the various state legislatures, How many new readers have you for THE DAILY WORKER? GARMENT BOSSES ASK INJUNCTIONS [AGAINST STRIKERS Crowe’s Friend, Taylor, Pleads Case Two groups of boss dress and waist manufacturers have applied for in- junctions which would prohibit the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers from carrying on-any strike ac- tivities or picketing the shops of the employers applying for the injunc- tions. One group of emloyers who have \their shops along S. Market street have retained Dudley Taylor, attor- ney for the Illinois Employers asso- ciation, the Chicago Employers asso- ciation, the Citizens Committee for the Enforcement af the Landis Award and good friend and political hench- man of States Attorney Robert E. Crowe. Hearings This Morning. The hearing on this injunction will be heard before Judge Charles Foell, room 807 of the Equity court in the County Building at 10:00 o’clock this morning. The other injunction has been ap- plied for by a group of manufactur- ers who formerly had agreements with the union. They will be repre- sented in court by Leo LeRosky, at- torney for the Chicago Skirt and Dress manufacturers association, The hearing on the application for this injunction will be heard before Judge Benjamin Sullivan’ of the equity court in the county building. Clarence Darrow and Jacob Sis- man will represent the union in the injunction hearings, Industry Crippled. Officers of the union said that the application for injunction proves con- clusively that the strike has com- pes crippled the dress and waist industry. They say that an injunc- tion has never been able to do work striking workers refused to do and that they do not expect this one to be an exception. Strikers will report to their strike headquarters as usual this morning. The strike committee will instruct them what to do and they will, be expected to follow instructions, one Yes, eight or | CALL BURNS BEFORE OIL PROBERS TODAY TO TELL OF | day ; previously given the Senate Oil to explain how McLean got the department’s secret code. Also Question Burns’ Aid. Walsh will also question Mrs. W- 0. Duckstein, reputed author of the “Mary” telegram, which as deciphered showed that Burns had sent word in- directly to McLean that he was be- ing investigated by the Department of Justice. Mrs. Duckstein, now an agent of Elaborate efforts have been made by certain parties to “get something on” Senator Thomas J. Walsh, the leading investigator in the oil scan- dal, his colleague, Senator Wheeler, of Montana, declared today on the floor of the Senate. t Wheeler offered two letters in sub- stantiation of his charge and they were read into the record. The first letter was addressed to E. C. Shields of Billings, Mont., and was signed by Fred R. Marvin, editor of the searchlight department of the New York Commercial. Fears Association With Dunne. In it Marvin asked for “the low down on Tom Walsh and whether he ig associated with Bill Dunne and at radical age iiiaiinaiediaiel By elds st at Beat bse: Jour hat Walsh is like} Senator. Brooks e granite of our hills. “No one could give you the dope you desire and remain Within the re- alm of truth,” Shields stated. “Walsh is not and has never been a Socialist.” * * * Daugherty Probers Plan Inquiry. (Special te The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3.— The Senate Committee named to in- vestigate Attorney General Daugh- erty’s administration of the Depart- ment of Justice, met today to plan its youn ae a Regarding the investigation as a trial of himself, Daugherty, thru counsel, has demanded that it be conducted exactly like a court trial and that he be permitted to subpoena defense witnesses. Congressional committees never permit persons being investigated to summon witnesses in their own de- fense and in most cases refuse even 0 permit cross examination of com- mittee witnesses. ~Daughtery has de- manded the right to do both. The committee may reply to him that the senate has not authorized the committee to try him, but merely to investigate his whole administra- tion of the department. In mapping a course of investiga- tion, first place will be given to a scrutiny of the activities of the bureau of investigation of which William J, Burns is head. The pro- gressives have wanted to subject that agency to a shake up ever since the war and now that they have the chance, they will lose no time. Next on the program so far as it has been decided on by the committee will be an inquiry into the complaints of the Federal Trade Commission that the Department has not followed up anti-trust cases. Daugherty, who is in Florida will not appear personally in the early stages of the investigation. ‘ee & File Suit Against Oil Leases. WASHINGTON, March 3.—Suit to cancel the Sinclair and Doheny oil leases will be filed soon by presi- dential counsel, Atlee Pomerene, one of the counsel, announced today. In addition to suing for cancella- tion of the leases, the counsel will ask the court to restrain Doheny and Sinclair from withdrawing any more oil from the naval reserves pending final decision of the suit. Thus the first definite step to re- cover the valuable government oil lands, set aside as a naval reserve, will be taken. And with the estab- lishment of the civil case, criminal actions will be instituted against Al- bert B. Fall and others who turned Two Congressmen \ Thompson, of not name them, ? Try To Get Something On Walsh MISUSE OF 0, OF J. CODE (Special The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 3.—Senator Walsh, Montana, to- verified thru a war department code expert the translation Committee of the McLean code telegrams and immediately ordered the appearance before the committee tomorrow morning of William J. Burns, head of the Department of Justice Secret Service. : Walsh said the War Department’s experts had deciphered the messages “substantially” as they appeared in a previous translation and that he had established the fact the messages were in a Department of Justice code. : The expert will be put on the stand as the first witness tomorrow to tell these things and Burns will then be called on the department, was formerly Burns’ confidential secretary. Her husband, W. O. Duckstein, is one of McLean’s secretaries. Burns will be asked to tell whether McLean is, as reported, on the rolls of the department as a “Dollar a Year Man” with a secret service operative’s shield and a copy of the department’s secret code, these lands over for private exploita- tion, it was announced today. The announcement was made by Atlee Pomerene, one of the special prose- cutors appointed by the president. The Senate committee investigat- ing Attorney General Daugherty’s conduct of the Department of Jus- tice will refuse to accede to requests of Daugherty’s counsel that they be admitted to the hearings on parity with the investigators, it was learned today. Daugherty’s counsel asked that they be furnished with a full record of the proceedings, be permitted to subpoena witnesses, cross examine the committee’s witnesses, call for documents and’in general conduct Daugherty’s cases as if it were being heard before a court. “We will remain the investigators,” committee, said. 7 A report that President Coolidge has been asked to grant immunity to certain persons involved in ‘the oil lease investigation in exchange for in- formation that heretofore has been re- fused, was denied at the White House today. No such request has ry made to the President, it was said. Miners in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, . Hold Wage Confab (By The Federated Press.) PITTSBURGH, March 3.—Dis- tricts 14, 25, and 21, United Mine Workers of America, which com- prise Kansas, Missouri, and Arkan- sas, will meet the Southwestern In- terstate Coal Operators’ Association to negotiate a wage scale the last week of March. A preliminary meet- ing has been held and no trouble is anticipated. It is a custom for the three, districts to negotiate agree- ment? jointly, Supreme Court Turns Down Petition of Two Railroad Brotherhoods = (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 3.—The pe- tition of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers and the Brother- hood of Railroad Trainmen for a re- view of the injunction granted the Pacifie Electric Railway, following the strike of 1918, restraining the brotherhoods from organizing its employes, was denied by the supreme court today. Court Makes Dry Ruling. WASHINGTON, March 8rd.—The supreme court today held that the sections of the Idaho prohibition laws prohibiting a person possessing liquor baat home without a permit, were | valid. IMPEACH COOLIDGE! NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio, Mar, 3. —Two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tracey, of McLuney, five miles |east of here, were burned to death and Tracey is dying as a result of a ine which destroyed the Tracey home oday, IMPEACH COOLIDGE! Caught in Probe of Thievery in Veterans’ Bureau WASHINGTON, March 3,—John W. Crim, special government prosecutor in the Veterans’ Bureau case today wil] ask President Coolidge. to start criminal proceedings against two congressmen. Crim has just returned from Chi against Col. Charles R. Forbes, former Veterans’ Bui cago where he obtained indictments reau head and John W. Thompson and Black Construction Com of St. Chicago. ‘The same grand jury sald two congressmen wert eas