The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 8, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES’ THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND )FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT VOL. I. No. 359. Subscription Rate; ‘t Outside Chicago, by In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. mail, $6.00 per year THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the PostOffice at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 8, 1879, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1924 >_> Cents Including Saturday Magazine Section. On all other days Three Cents per Copy. Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1640 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Mlinols. CALL EDITOR McLEAN TO TESTIFY IN OIL PROBE Dever Held Responsible For Brutality of ‘Boss’? Crowe Thugs by Union Committee _. Charging Mayor William E. Dever, democrat, with respon- sibility of the conduct of the special police from the office of tate’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe, republican, in brutally as- ulting unionists involved in the dress makers’ strike, a com- mittee of four from the Chicago Federation of Labor, headed by President John Fitzpatrick, informed the mayor that unless there was a speedy change for the better in the attitude of the police toward the strikers, the organized workers of Chicago LABOR GAGS ON DEMAND Bosses Have Friend in Denis Sullivan “Injunction King” Denis Sullivan doesn’t want any mere circuit judge to interfere with his business of tak- ing a poke at union labor by issuing injunctions. That was revealed yes- terday when Judge Sullivan, who is robed in all the majesty of a supe- rior court judge issued an injunction against the Joint Board of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Workers _Union on behalf of the Francine Frock company in spite of the fact that they already have an injunction. ‘The old injunction was issued several months ago by the cireuit court while the union was trying to organize the workers in the Francine shop. Peter Sissman, attorney for the un- fon, pointed out to the court that there was already an injunction al- most exactly duplicating the one be- ing applied for issued for the Fran- cine company. “If the court Please, there is already an injunction which this complainant has taken out pF, neg exactly the same people. re is no reason in the world for ving two injunctions. It would be very irregular,” he said. Sullivan admitted that there might be something in the argument of Siss- man but he signed on the dotted line and on a motion by Sissman to dis- solve the injunction set it on the con- tested motion calendar. It may be weeks before it will be possible for the union thru its lawyers to tell the union’s side of the story. Weiss, Clothing Boss, Warns Chicago Citizen to Keep Off Streets Thomas Holland, Labor Manager for the clothing firm of Hart, Schaff- ner and Marx and editor of a Uni- versity magazine has an idea that he is entitled to the use of this city’s streets for the legitimate purpose of walking on them. Arthur Weiss, clothing manufact- urer at 315 West Adams Street, has an entirely different opinion. Our readers will remember that Mr. Hol- land was arrested on Monday eve- ning while in the vicinity of that entleman’s establishment by an of- Tier from state’s attorney Crowe’s office and held in the lobby of the Weiss factory until the patrol wagon took him to the South Clark Street station. The charge against him wa: dismissed the following morning, Mr. Holland being a man with de- finite human sympathies is interested in progress of the strike of the ladies’ garment workers. On Wednes- ae while sauntering in the Meg ity of bee Adams Street e was approached Weiss of the dress m tried to convince him the_work- ers were in the wrong. Mr, Holland just as strenuously argued in behalf of the workers’ right for a decent wie and proper working conditions. is infuriated the seh mag: nate so he violently assailed Mr, Hol land for holding such views and threatened to have the use. of the streets forbidden to him. “I will see off the streets,” 'r. Holland now echoes the DAILY WORKER querry “Who owns the streets?” March 9th? Tell the F. S,.R. What are you doing Sunday, The members of the commit- tee that waited on the mayor, besides John Fitzpatrick, were Anton Johannsen, Victor Olan- der, and John Clay. Mayor Dever was informed that the conduct of his uniformed police- men was no better than that of At- torney Crowe’s plain clothes sluggers. @ mayor was informed that he had it in his power to withdraw all the state’s attorney's office police as- signed to duty there and thus effec- tively stop the activities of Crowe in attempting to break the strike. He said that organized labor would de- jmand that the mayor do this unless |Crowe at once recalled from strike duty all police he has assigned to such work, The Manhandler. The second point that Fitzpatrick made was that Captain John H. Al- cock who has been put in charge of the strike detail of regular police was such a hard boiled person in handling Prisoners and other people that he had been for years assigned to the archives section of the record depart- ment of the police. There he came in contact with no one and he did not have a chance to be hardboiled. Now he has been dragged from that job and put in charge of the strike detail presumably because of his reputation asa hard egg. Fitzpatrick demanded that he be removed from Fit duty at once and put back in are hundreds of sluggers in the strike area. They are there for no good. Their job is to beat up workers and make trouble. Unless the police at once chase them from the strike area the labor movement of Chicago would consider that it is privileged to do the same as the bosses have done and hire sluggers, In order to make ‘it impossible for sluggers to beat up pickets and as police Witzpatrick demanded that all plain elethes men on the strike detail be ordered to wear their badges on the outside of their coats. He said that scores of sluggers have beaten up hundreds of workers by Posing as police officers, Fitzpatrick also read the letter to the mayor which he sent to Rob- ert E. Crowe, After Fitzpatrick had finished Dever said that within an hour he would confer with the chief of police and if there was not a marked im- provement in the way police handled strikers within a few hours the com- mittee should come back and he would see that something was done. About a dozen of the boss dress manufacturers have sent letters to their former employees advising them that they intended to open for busi- ness on a “strictly open shop basis.” The workers were asked to let the bosses know at once if they intended to. work., The reply of the workers has been to bring the letters offering jobs to the strike headquarters and turn them over to the secretary of the strike committee, All the letters from the different bosses are exactly the same. The letters show that while the bosses want the workers to come back to work under the blessin; of the “open shop” ‘they themselves under. stand the value of the united front. The letters all have the same sweet way of addres: the workers as “Dear Miss So and So.” To work- ers who are used in the shops to having the foreman swear and curse at them this seems to be a pretty piece of hypocrisy. The Invitation to Scab, Here is what the letters say: “We have decided to in to op» open “If you wish to retain your a tion it is necessary that Lg yi nth db ron Soa ni e have arranged for protection (Continued on page 3) Suspected Congressmen Loudly Proclaim Innocence of Bribery (Special WASHINGTON, March 7. were being bandied about the Represen' pL eisramen vy Raawibdes that their names halls of Congress in sensational ’ e wiateas Maal, Ar ee cit tee Stonington’s meanest i m jury gr sis pkazigee Na Correspondent - THE INVESTIGATORS IN VES TIGATED | Kansas Miners’ Convention By Unanimous Vote Invites Howat “and Comrades to Attend Sessions| By TOM TIPPETT r of the Federated Press Stat PITTSBURGH, Kan., March 7.—An invitation to their de-|* [Posed Kansas officials and any other coal diggers to atten the convention of District 14, United Mine Workers, in session | here, was unanimously voted as the first order of business the day following the president’s order to close sessions. The dele- gates then voted to prevent the chairman from adjourning the convention without a mpjoriy vote of the delegates. Another proposition that kept the troubled waters churn- ing was a motion that “no one but a delegate be permitted to speak on the floor unless given that right by a majority vote of the house.” This was openly representatives who are attend- ing the convention, only one of them as a delegate. An unop- posed amendment was offered to permit any one attacked the right to reply. Resolutions calling for old age pen- sions and a demand on the Kansas governor to force coal operators to abide by state mining laws were passed. One resolutoon unique in size precipitated a lengthy discussion. Its full text is: “We want an organizer here.” It \uncovered the old Lewis-Howat wound that will be long in healing. There are approximately 4,000 non- union coal miners in Kansas. All formerly belonged to the 100% union of Howat days. They were expelled by the international in the revocation of local unions that followed the in- dustrial court strike when Howat went to jail. Why these men are not in the union and how to reclaim them are unsolved questions. The $5 fine has been dropped by the present dis- trict administration—by agreement with the international, The coal operators have taken ad- vantage and forced down wages in the non-union fields, That threatens the organized standard and injures the unorganized men themselves. Ele- ments of pride and revenge hamper the solution. Ludendorff Treason Trial Nearly Killed by Lawyer Squabble "% MUNICH, March 7.—Trial of Gen- eral Ludendorff, Adolf Hitler and others for treason was resumed to- day, after Defense Attorney Kohl had apologized for the utterances which caused the prosecutor dramat. ically to break off the hearing on Thursday. 3 The judge warned that a repeti- tion of offense might endanger the deft case and said he de- sired the cause continued without unpleasantness. A minor witness was examined. Former Bavarian Dictator Von Kahr was ready to go on the stand. Flag. March 7.— stole a Bible Follows the STONINGTON, uv a price was is in aimed at the five international FALL AND ZEV LADIES GET TANGLED IN WIRES THAT SNARED HUBBIES WASHINGTON, March 7.—Mrs. Albert B. Fall and Mrs. J. W. Zevely were drawn into the oil in- quiry today when the senate inves- tigating committee directed the tel- | egraph companies to furnish the committee all. copies of telegrams sent to them or by them between Dec. 1 and March 6. Mrs. Fall is the wife of Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, and central figure in the oil inquiry, Mrs. Zevely is the wife of Harry F. Sinclair’s Wash- ington attorney. Fall stayed at Zevely’s apartment here when he became ill following his return from Florida, Federal Jury Indicts Anti-Klan Officials of Williamson Co. DANVILLE, Ill, March 7.—Sher- iff George T. Galligan of Williamson county, who twice during the past few months was instrumental in call. ing state troops to the county, has been indicted by the federal grand jury here on a charge of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition, Ww. Galligan has not been arrested! but will be asked to report here for arraignment Monday. John Layman, Galligan’s former chief deputy, also was indicted on tn same charge. Layman is miss- ing. Standard-Sinclair Gas War Worries Little Oil Fellows Independent oil concerns today were fearful of a gasoline price war between the Standard Oil of Indiana and the Sinclair Oil company. to companies denied Prospect, follow. of both t FINNISH SECTION OF = | _ WORKERS. PARTY VOTES AID TO DAILY WORKER The Finnish Section of the Work- ers Party, in convention assembled in Imperial Hall, Chicago, unani- ‘mously. passed a resolution con- gratulating the DAILY WORKER on its rapid growth and the estab- lishment of its own printing press and pledging the continued sup- port of the Finnish Communists to the first Communist daily in the English language. eo * 8 The resolution signed by F. Bur- man and George Halonen reads: The Convention of the Finnish Section of the Workers Party con- gratulates the DAILY WORKER and expresses its satisfaction that the DAILY WORKER has grown up so rapidly that it is already able to move into its own home and NEW TESTIMONY HITS THE REPUBLICAN SENATE WHIP; SMEAR DAUGHERTY AGAIN (Bpecial te The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 7.—Clearing the way for a new climax of its investigation—the testimony of Edward B. Me- |Lean—the Senate Oil Committee today brought out additional disclosures, involving the names of Senator Curtis, republican establish its own printing press. The Finnish Section of the Workers Party will continue to give its moral end economical help and energy to build this our first English working class daily, a powerful weapon for the Amer- ican working class. : On behalf of the convention: Fahle Burman and George Halonen. Burns Stool Tries to Bribe Burns Boss: Is Indicted (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, March 7.—A federal grand jury today returned indict- ments charging conspiracy to bribe against Gaston B. Means, Elmer W. Jarnecke, his secretary, and Thomas Felder, a New York attorney, alleg. ing an attempt to bribe Attorney General Daugherty and Col. William Hayward, United States district at- torney for southern New York, in connection with the so-called “Glass Casket Company fraud.” * Means’ name has been mentioned several times in connection with the senate investigation into oil leases in Washington. He formerly was an agent of the department of jus- tice. Prisoners convicted in connection with Glass Casket frauds informed officials they raised $65,000 when they first learned action was intended against them delivered the money to Mei Jarnecke and Fel- der on assurances the action could be prevented, Later, however, they were indicted and convicted of fraudulent stock Es selling and started action to get their | These “gentlemen” are terror-stri $65,000 back. Gary and His Travels. stay before continuin, South American tour with a the iron mines of Minas Brazil. ” sit to| what about the on bb whip of the senate, and Attorney General Daugherty. McLean is to be called next Tuesday. As these things developed, Daugherty’ returned from Florida, apparently unmoved by renewed rumors of his forced resignation and took up prep- aration of his defense before a senate investigating committee next week. Senator Curtis was identified by Ira E. Bennett, editor of the Wash- ington Post, McLean’s newspaper, as “The Principal” nanied in telegrams from Bennett in Washington to Mc- Lean at Palm Beach, whose identity | had been speculated about for days. Later Curtis authorized a state- ment that he “absolutely and flatly repudiates” portions of Bennett’s tes. timony. After Senator Curtis issued his statement, Senator Walsh said he would recall Bennett to the stand to- morrow to clear up discrepancies between Bennett’s testimony and Cur- tis’ statement. Curtis Wants to Go On Stand. Curtis asked Walsh to permit him to go before the. committee tomorrow to make his statement under oath. “There was never ‘anything that passed between Mr. Bennett and my- self and I had no conversation with anyone that would make it possible to refer to me as the principal or to designate me in any other way than by my own name,” Curtis said. Curtis in his ‘statement said he first saw Bennett early in January and then again when Senator Norris attacked McLean in the senate. Nor- ris made only one attack upon Mc- Lean and that was on Jan. 30. The message that Bennett sent referring to “the principal” was dated Jan. 29. | Bennett had said he saw Curtis the day before he sent the telegram. Bennett also identified an “H. D.” in one of the telegrams as Attorney General Harry Daugherty. stating that he saw Daugherty regarding some phase of the oil matter and that Daugherty sent word thru him to McLean not to worry, that it was Daugherty and not. McLean who was the real target of the investigation, McLean On Stand Tuesday. After questioning Bennett, Sena- tor Walsh, chief investigator of the committee, announced he would try to clear up all testimony quickly and put McLean on the witness stand next Tuesday. The committee also decided to take up tomorrow in executive session the nomination by President Coolidge of Samuel Knight, California attorney, to sue for return of sections 16 and 86 in the California reserves, now held by the Standard Oil company. Talk With Cal. After the cabinet meeting Daugh- erty remained with President Cool- idge for a few minutes. When he came out, he was asked if the situation’ had changed. “How do I know?” he responded. “I haven’t seen anybody.” Daugherty went from the White House to his office at the department of justice, 3 German Workers Die; 20,000 Locked Out in Anilin Fight MAYENCE, March 7. — Three workers were killed and 88 wounded in fighting with police at the Bad- ische anilin works at Ludwigshafen today. Five police were’ wounded. Serious trouble is feared. One worker was killed yesterday and twenty wounded when the fac- tory closed its doors, locking out 20,000 men. Coolidge and “The Teapot Special” C @ hes Teapot special will not spare Coolidge. BANKRUPTCY IMPENDING AS FRANC DROPS ‘Poincara Wildly Clutches At Currency Inflation (Special to The Daily Werker) LONDON, March 7.—Charg- ling the Banque de France with | “entering upon a policy of cur- |rency inflation,” the Manches- |ter Guardian today declares so- | lution of the reparations prob- \lem is the only means to save | the French franc from ultimate dissolution. The franc opened at an un- mately 3.90 cents. * 7 *¢ © 25.98 to Dollar. 4 | PARIS, March 7.—At 2:30 p. m. the frane was at the unprecedented low of 25.98 to the dollar. Premier Poincare announced he would explain in the chamber the fall of the franc and the reasons for in- creased circulation of Banque de France notes. Apparently obeying instructions from the Government, the French newspapers refrained today from | commenting on the latest record of |the frane to unprecedented low | leve’s. Opening at 25.40 to the dollar, the franc gave no early evidence of re- covery from its weak position. Vremier Poincare attributes the financid] situation to hesitancy of the Senate in approving his program of fiscal reform. The Echo de Paris says the premier sent a note to the Senate committee which 1s considering the financial measures proposed by the govern- ment, saying: Hints at Dictatorship. “France’s enemies have placed their hopes in the Senate’s hostility. Therefore I will not permit obstrue- tion to the government’s program ia any form.” Senator Bernager, however, insists the crisis is due to treasury 5) The Banque de France issued 3,500,- 000,000 in bank notes since the first of the year. “Moreover,” says the Senator, “the bank’s advances to the state have reached 22,000,000,000. The legal limit is 28,200,000,0vv, “We've nearly reached the roof. That’s the brutal fact. It’s useless trying to conceal it.” Allen Is Rebuff to France. NEW YORK, March 7.—Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, former commander of the American army of occupation in Germany, does not intend to re- sign as the executive of the Ameri- can Olympic committee because France objects to him, It's now clear to every- body that the President has for sometime been one of the leading figures in the oil scandal. The story of Coolidge and the part he played in protecting the McLeans, Sinclairs, and Dohenys in their brigandage will be thoroly analyzed and told in its entirety in our special issue. Day in and day out it is growin, affair is far from having spent itself. the big interests are about to renew their energetic efforts The Senators and Cabinet officers at W. investigation. admit that to date only one-tenth, at icken and dare not tell the workers ai farmers how they have been running the government for the bosses. more evident that the Teapot Dome It is likewise growing plainer that to stifle the most, of the facts have been rev ct The Teapot Special will be a classic achievement in supplying workers with these facts which their bosses hate to hate BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 7.—Judge | remember. The Standard reduced prices here | Elbert Gary of the U. S. Steel Corpo-| fixers of the approximately twe cents Mg gallon & ration, arrived here last night for a/| hold-ups committed against the masses stations, Sinclair is expected brief The Teapot special wil) his in the in the mine, in the mi the fi Tic etx "trend Ske pic ee oe crt eae the “Teapot. 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