The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 15, 1924, Page 2

~ | Page Two GHE DAILY WORKER GIRLS BEATEN IN | EARLY MORNING RAIDS ON PICKETS Young Workers League Members Arrested (Continued from Page 1) them. He gave no indication when their cases would be called. They “were all charged with violating the injunction of the Francine Dress Co. Urges Injunction Be Defied, Garment strikers who filled the hall at 180 W. Washington street yes- terday afternoon wiidly applauded when John J. Johnstone, representa- tive of the painter’s union and the Chicago Federation of Labor exhort- ed them to defy the infamous injun- tion which the notorious Judge Sul- livan and the manufacturers were us- ing against the militant pickets of the union. Johnstone urged mass picketing— with all the forces of the Uhicago Federation of Labor taking part in the defiance—and ceclared that the officialdom of the federation and the unions must throw themselves into the picketing demonstrations. The immense enthusiasm which greeted Johnstone’s militant declara tions s).owed the se ttiments of the strikers <owards the fighting issue which Sullivan’s injunctions have arcused From Workers Party. Johnstone was summoned direct from the Workers Party office as the result of the mass picketing of mem- bers of the party yesterday morning when Peter Herd, Abe Harris, Vic- ter Zokaitis and Jack Harvey were arrested. There was no mincing of words as the speaker took the platform. De- elaring that he had seen girls ar- rested for nothing at all, he cried: “I want to tell you, brothers and , that if you should go back now without continuing this big fight that you would be in the same posi- tion as the steel and textile strikers. Tt is better to work seven days a ‘week on the picket line now than six days under the conditions in the scab shops.” Johnstone emphasized that this strike dare not be looked upon mere- ly as a garment workers’ strike, that it was a strike that affected the en- tire labor vement and that the entire trade union movement must back it. . Officials Must Picket. The strikers who had been follow- ing his remarks intently cheered him to the echo every time he pointed out that it was the co-operation ot yal] the forces of labor that would win the strike. He urged again that the officials of the labor movement of Chicago must go on the picket line themselves, Strikers, mindful of the promise of the Chicago Federation of Labor to give them the fullest support, are watching the picket lines for recruits from the Federation. They are watching for the officials of the Fed- eration and the Committee of 15. To- morrow’s meeting of the Federation Will be well attended. On Trial Before Judge Boyer. Next Thursday at four o’clock, twelve strikers will be tried for dis- orderly conduct before Judge Boyer, in Evanston police court. They were all arrested Thursday afternoon in front of various dress shops in Evan- ston, because they picketed. They are: Dave Fiedelson, Leah Kadi, Nathan Bernstein, Sarah Sha- iro, Therese Rhode, Ray Cogan, lack Eisenstein, Mary Wolinsky, Peter Yatina, Sarah Broswell, George Goldberg and Rose Onofris. Thursday afternoon when they were arrested they were peacefully ting the shops cf the dress 8 and the police merely grabbed them and loaded them into all sorts of autos and took them to the police station. There they were charged with disorderly con fict and arraigned before Judge Boyer and the date of their trial set for next Thursday. The arrests were made following a long fight between the police of Evanston and the union. For some time the police grabbed all pickets who came to the dress shops and de- ported them out of Evanston. They repeatedly said then that they could not make any charge against them. Last Tuesday the police suddenly changed their tactics. They per- mitted the strikers to picket the shops and hauled the scabs to and from work in the autos they had been using to deport the workers, The picketing was successful in spite of the aid rendered the bosses by the police. Most of the shops were working with less than half their force Thursday. So the police changed their tactics and ar- rested the pickets for disorderly con- duct, for doing the same things they had formerly done and for which the police gaid they could not make any charges. john Ha: and Peter Herd, mem- bers of the Wintie Workers League ‘te thrown into the patrol wagon off the garment strike picket D. of J. Cesspool of Graft (Continued from page 1) papers are laying around. If there’s a servant in his home,’a célored ser- yant, get your colored detective, take the servant out, have her write down what’s said at the table.” + | “The reports that you furnished | Smith went to the Attorney Gen-/ eral?” “Yes.” “Did he tell you he was doing it} for the Attorney General?” | “Yes. Wait a minute, He didn’t| say that. We don’t do things that/ way. A man don’t have to kick me down with an idea,” | “You have deftvered messages to Smith and seen him give them to the | Attorney General?” Wheeler went on, ives.” “You have seen him get reports from the stock market for the At-| torney General.” “I was never in there when he was not getting reports on the stock market.” Threatened to Shoot. At this point Means made his state- ment regarding the advice of his counsél, Col. Felder, that if he testi- fied he would be indicted “on any number of things and would soon be unable to put up bond,” and charged | that Sidney Beiber of Washington | advised him not to hurt Daugherty or the republican party. “Who else spoke to you about not testifying?” asked Senator Jones, Washington. A “I would rather not say, I promised | not. I'll ask him.” The committee agreed he might give the information later. “Anybody else?” “TI got one phone call.” “Who from?” “Some gum shoe man. He told me I would be shot down and a lot of that junk, trying to frighten me.” Means said he was asked to in- vestigate Elias H. Mortimer, chief witness against Col. Chas. F. Forbes in the Veterans’ Bureau inquiry. “Has there been any attempt to in- timidate you since you were sub- poenaed?”’ Harding Saw Picture. “Yes, I don’t know who he was, but he was from the Department of Justice. He said that I had turned over papers to ,Bieber in the invyesti- gation of Mortimer.” “You don’t know his name?” “No.” Means said his telephone wires were tapped. “You know something of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight pietures. Was the money paid over for the showing of the Films?” “Yes, I handled it.” “Who did you turn the money over 02” “Jess Smith. He owned a part of the pictures.” “Who was present when the films were shown at MeLean’s house in Washington?” “The President, Secretary Hughes ” Here Means consulted his dairy and then added: “Now as I .under- stood this film matter, the owners of the pictures were Jess Smith, Jap Muma, Will Orr and Howard Man- nington.” “Do you know who Mannington represented?” “No,” “Who was present?” “Secretary Hughes, Will Orr, Smith, the President, the Attorney General and Ned McLean.” “Money has been paid to you on whiskey transactions and others, that ‘was turned over to Jess Smith?” “Yes.” “How much money passed thra your hands?” “Oh, at one time and another may- be between $35,000 and $40,000. Adjournment was then taken un- til 10a. m. tomorrow. + line in the early morning mass ar- rests by police. Use Tactics of Thugs. Thug tactics characterized the ac- tions of the officers of “the law”. Girls were shoved about and in some eases beaten as the blue coats and plainclothesmen raided the picket lines where the girls were thinning the ranks of the strikebreakers by their persuasive methods. Eleanor Sadlowsky saw a detective flailing Elizabeth Holska with his fists on S. Market St. and rushed to her assistance, The victim would have been rescued from the brute had not others come to reinforce him and Miss Sadlowsky and Miss Holska were both arrested and charged with assault—by their assailant. Picket Is Beaten Up. Ida Abrams was another picket who was beaten up—thisstistte by a private “slugger”, Lillian Haise, Dora Rebinoff, Selma Miller, Fannie Yan- kes, Martha Mihha, John Pfeifer, Sylvia Martin and Libby/Jason were arrested at about the same time. All the prisoners were taken to the S. Clark St. station and will be ar- raigned this morning at the police court there where they will demand jury trials. All were freed on bail furnished by the union. Chicago Council For Foreign-Born Meets Tomorrow The Chicago Council for the Pro- tection of Foreign Born Workers will hold an important session at 180 W. Washington St., Room 301, to- morrow morning. The council, which represents strong local unions of the Chicago Federation of Labor and numerous organizations of foreign born work- ers, was recently organized for the purpose of combining labor’s forces against the vicious “exception” laws sponsored by Secretary Davis and other enemies of labor. Two week’s ago the council’s reso- lution for labor unity against this legislation passed the Chicago Fed- eration of Labor without a dissenting vote. The call for tomorrow’s conference signed by Secretary E. Holt, says in art: . “The Executive Committee has a comprehensive report to make of the instructions already received and carried out, as well as plans for future work. Additional local unions and fraternal organizations have now selected delegates. We have opportunities to build up this movement and make it a big, really effective effort in the campaign to oppose the passage of the obnox- ious laws now pending before Con- gress. Label Store Grows. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 14.—The Union Label Products Co., a co-opera- tive clothing store here owned by union people, having outgrown its old quarters, has moved to the corner of Market street and Broadway, where it is hoped to expand the establish- ment to a department store. Shares are being sold among union members by the organization committee, and good progress is reported, _ $ LEO TOLSTOY’S IMMORTAL STORY OF SERFDOM ADAPTED TO THE SCREEN BY MOSCOW ART THEATRE Farmer-Labor Unity Fight Is Now On At St. Cloud Convention (Continued from page 1) was elected chairman, and Ralph Harmon, secretary-treasurer. It was decided to publish a weekly paper devoted to the mInterest of the N, farmer-labor movement as soon as arrangements can be made. The state committee elected by the Federation consists of two members from each congressional district, The last session was a long and trying one and marked by constant efforts of the obstructionists to destroy the unity effected by the fusion of the farmers of the league with the Fed- eration, ‘Women on Committee. David Evans was made permanent chairman and Ralph Harmon, per- manent secretary. Both elections were unanimous, The resolutions committee was se- lected in the same manner as the credentials committee, with the addi- tion of three women, among them ‘Mrs. I. G. Scott, wife of Minneapolis labor alderman, The desperate condition of the Minnesota Daily Star was brought to the attention of the convention by a report of the Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly which showed that something like $250,000 was needed immediately to save the paper. The convention refused to assume responsibility for financing the Star after a delegate had asked, “Is the policy of the Star the same now as when it started?” Insistent demand for some sort of a financial report from Chairman Pike brought him back to the plat- form where he spent an embarrass- ing half hour disclaiming any. knowl- edge of the financial condition of the organization. The resolutions committee has not reported yet and the convention is simply killing time. There are enough contentious matters, includ- ing the endorsement of the June 17th convention and the matter of a plat- form, to keep the convention in ses- sion until the early morning hours, if the expected attempt to prevent endorsement of these measures is made, ms 7 * © At press time a report was re- ceived from St. Cloud that the Farmer-Labor Convention had unanimously endorsed the call for the June 17th Convention. Klan Murderer Begins to Serve His Life Sentence ATLANTA, March 14.—Phil, E, Fox, former publicity director of the the K. K, K. convicted of the murder of W. 8S. Coburn, attorney for a ri- val klan faction, was taken today to the state prison at Milledgeville to begin serving his life term. Fox left Atlanta at noon in com- pany with an official of the prison af- ter the prison commission of Geor- gia signed an order for his transfer from the county jail where he had been confined since he was convicted in December, Orchestra Hall, March 19, 1924 oe Miss McDowell’s ‘Strike Settlement’ Committee Meets First meeting of the special sub- committee appointed by Father Fred- erick Seidenberg, after thé “strike settlement” conference in Miss Mc- Dowell’s office Thursday, was held in her office yesterday afternoon. The meeting was behind closed doors and Miss McDowell said that she was not ready yet to say what the committee was doing. Another meeting will be held Mon- day afternooon. The sub-committee was instructed to probe facts on wages and hours prevaiXng under the various groups of employers and to hold conferences between representa- tives of these groups and union offi- cials with the purpose of settling the strike. The sub-committee consists of Os- car Nelson, Dean Holgate, of North- western University, Miss Mary Mc- Dowell and Harl Dean Howard. 39 Arrested By San Pedro Bulls As Communists SAN PEDRO, Calif., March 14.— Thirty-nine workers were arrested by San Pedro police today, in a raid on a roomful of people, whom the bulls say are communists. Manuel Levin, a bookkeeper, was addressing the asembled folks, say the dicks, when the raid took place, How many of your shop-mates read THE DAILY WORKER, Get one of them to subscribe today, One Day Less In Jail For Alleged * Pro-German Editor pA WASHINGTON, Mar. 14.—Presi- dent Coolidge has commuted the sen- tences of Dr. Edward A. Rumley and two other defendanty who were con- victed under war-time laws in con- nection with the purchase of the New York Evening Mail by the Ger- man government from one year and one day to one year. This short commutation of the sentence was directed by the presi- dent in order that the defendants could be sent to the Westchester, Y., penitentiary instead of the Atlanta penitentiary, where it was first planned to send them. The Westchester penitentiary ac- cepts prisoners for sentences only up te one year, New York Remembers Commune. NEW YORK, March 14.—A cele- | bration of the Paris Commune that will be held under the auspices of the Workers Party, Local New York, on Sunday, March 16, ag New Star Casino, that will be of particular interest to every militant worker of this city. , In this respect the Commune is of. great significance. It was from, the Commune that Marx drew the lesson that the workers cannot take hold of the machinery of the capitalist gov- ernment, and use it to ubolish the capitalist system but must first abol- ish the capitalist state and set up*a machinery of its own. Many prominent speakers will dis- cuss these problems, among them Mosaye J. Olgin. An excellent musical program has been arranged and as in previous af- fairs of this nature a good time will be had by all. Admission is only 40 cents includ- ing war tax. 8 STRIKERS FREED BY DISGUSTED JUDGE BUT MORE ARE ARRESTED Proof that Mayor William E, Dever’s police are arresting pick- ets without a shadow of excuse, was again afforded, when Judge Samuel H. Trude discharged the fol- lowing cight strikers in S. Clark street court yesterday afternoon: Ben Silver, May Rodner, So; Altschuler, Florence Corn, El Sadlowsky, Bessie K: Cornstein, and Sarah Schneider. The police who arrested them 'L tic it Canal street, where they gathered before going on the picket line. Judge Trude showed his disgust at the police for making the arrests. Another set of striker prisoners were taken by the police, just as unwarrantedly, as these were be- ing discharged. They are Fanny Kramer, Emma Rykick, Mamie Butkewitz, Kate Skrzt, Pauline Zork, Victoria Ceislkiwez and Eu- geneia Pryzgloba. Sixteen more were arrested in Evanston the police there. Other militant pickets arrested still later in Chicago yesterday, were: B. Lonsford, W. Bernstein, G. Goldberg, P, Yatzina, M. Bol- insky, E. jorris, F, Shapiro, M. Apenheme, L. Katolsky, M, Adal. man, W. S. Wilson and J. F. Boyer. Starring MOSKVIN Coming to WHILE the conference called by commissioner of Public Welfare Mary McDowell was meet- ing on Thursday, and strong doses of brotherly love were recommend- ed by the assembled liberals as ex- cellent strike weapons, the Chicago police under the authority — of Mayor Dever were dragging pick- ets into the police stations, Dever like Pontius Pilate washed his hands of the strike and turned a solution of the problems created by it over to his commissioner of public welfare, but his policemen continued to take. orders from the clothing, manufacturers. The DAILY WORKER would like to know what is the “Committee of Firteen” appointed by John Fitz- patrick doing? It ‘das organized for the purpose of helping the striking dressmakers, but so far it has accomplished the following. re- sults: 1. It had its picture taken. 2. It appointed a sub-committee to interview the mayor, But Mr. Dever stated to the DAILY WORKER, the day after the sub-committee interviewed him that he was not aware that the conduct of the police was unproper. Anton Johannsen, is chairman of the “Committee of Fifteen”. The DAILY WORKER was informed by John English, organizer of Typographical Union No, 16 that the understanding among the mem- bers of the committee was, that after the interview” with the mayor, another general meeting would be called if there was any further improper interference on the part of the police with the strikers. No meeting has been held since, the DAILY WORKER has been informed. Evidently ~ the “Committee of Fifteen” is of the opinion that there was no improper interference, since they bid “friend of labor” Dever “good morning!” Since the Chicago Federation of Labor authorized its president to appoint. the committee, there was a splendid opportunity for action. The committee was expected to in- vestigate the office of Robert E. Crowe in its relation to the dress- makers strike. But not alone has it failed to do that but it has not even issued any publicity on the strike or threw even the moral power—not to speak of the physi- cal power—of the workers of Chi- cago behind the striking dress- makers, Professors Shame Labor Leaders. It is typical of the laziness of labor officials that a committee of citizens, clergymen and college professors included, took the leadership in this strike away from the Chicago Federation of Labor. This committee, without any real power behind it, at least called at- tention to the brutalities of the Chicago police, those under the im- mediate authority of Mayor Dever as well as those who work from the state’s attorney office, The DAILY WORKER has made appeal after appeal to the “Com- mittee of Fifteen” for action, In so doing it was orty animated by tne desire to help the dressmakers win their strike. It hoped that John Fitzpatrick would do some- thing besides write a letter to Mayor Dever’s political enemy Robert E, Crowe. The workers are not interested in a contest be- tween the two capitalist group? who are fighting for the spoils of office in this city. Constructive Criticism. , We have been told that criticism is easy; that we should tell the “Committee of Fifteen” what to do. We have done that. We advised the calling of a great mass meet- ing, the organization of a publicity department and we also urged the Committee to demand of the mafor that he pick a committee of special officers from the Chicago labor unions to preserve order in the strike district. All of these demands were De ay and quite possible of fulfillment. But surely there are enough brains on the “Committee of Fif- teen” to plan some form of action. What is Mr. Victor Olander doing with his head? And Oscar Nelson, attorney, and Republican poli- tician! These two men alone who boast about their knowledge of the labor movement, Should be equal to adopting a plan that would aid a few thousand garment workers in winning a strike, The DAILY WORKER, however again comes to the aid of the sore- ly pressed labor leaders, who have allowed the “intellectuals” from Hull House to come to the front in defense of the striking garment workers while they peacefully smoke their een in their offices, The DAILY RKER calls on the “Committee of Fifteen” to 1—Immediately make pe ments for onster mass meeting of the workers of Chicago and ex- plain the causes of the strike to them. This wouti bring the whole ‘situation dramatically to the at- tention of the public, United Labor Support, 2—A conference of all the trade unions of Chicago should be called The “Committee of Fifteen” Had Its Picture Taken Saturday, March 15, 1924 with a view to placing the entire strength of the organized workers in this city behind the striking dressmakers, 8—A strike fund should be open- ed by the “Corfimittee of Fifteen” to finance the striking dressmakers during the strike and to help or- ganize the dress industry one hund- red per cent, 4—A demand backed by the Chi- cago Federation of Labor should be made on Mayor Dever to appoint special law preserving officers in the strike zone recruited from the Chicago labor unions, on the re- commendation of the Committee of Fifteen, Here arg enough suggestions to keep the Committee of Fifteen busy for awhile. Every one of these suggestions is practical and within the power of the Chicago labor movement to carry out, The workers of this city are reading the story’ of this strike thru the columns of the DAILY WORKER. This paper has given real service to the striking dressmakers even tho it has bitterly condemned the policy of the international officials of the union prior to the strike in expelling many of its most militant members, + Smash Bosses’ Unity. But since this strike was dec- Jared it had only one objett, and that is to help beat the bosses and win the strike for the workers. The suggestions we make to the “Com- mittee,of Fifteen” have the same end in view. The DAILY WORKER has given the lie to its detractors, that it and the Workers Party, of which: it is the official organ were disruptive forces, The DAILY WORKER has been the biggest constructive force during this strike and while leaders of the Chicago Federation of Labor were sending their best brains to St. Paul and Minneapolis to disrupt the Farmer- Labor conference, the DAILY. WORKER was on the firing-line aiding the dressmakers where real labor leaders should be. It is not yet too late to do some- thing. The workers of this city are watching this strike and they are also watching the labor leaders from whom they expect Jeadership. So far their expectations have not been realized. Let us have action. Guns Roar and Dogs Bark as Denby Returns DETROIT, Mich., Bands blared, dogs March 14,— barked, factory whistles shrieked and bombs exploded in a noisy weleome to Edwm Denby as he came‘home toduy. + The former Secretary of the Navy, arriving from Washington was greeted by a reception committee at the station; taken to the city hall by motoreycle escort, 2nd there weleon- ed by acting Mayor Joseph A. Marti: Frank D, ‘Famin, prominent demo- crat and a close friend of Denby’s, will deliver the formal address of welcome tonight. | Charles B. Warren, recently ap- pointed ambassador to Mexico, will be one of the other speakers, ‘* Girl Striker Beaten; +’ Badly Hurt by Police Thug; Not Arrested Sophie Altschuller, one of the most active of the union girls, was ar- rested and severely beaten last night by Police Officer 3181, in the hall- way of 2871S. Market street. After the thug finished beating her, he let |’ her go. Friends took her to the Hotel Morrison, where she is confin- ed to bed and attended by the hotel physician, Her condition is serious. She ‘says there was no provocation for either her arrest or the beating she received. Elgin Hears London, ELGIN, Il., March 14.—Glen Gable, of Elgin, heard station 2L0, London, last evening at 5:22 o’clock on his receiving set. Gable said he heard the announcement of the sta- tion but could not tune in better than to get a faint, indistinct sound of music. How many of your shop-mates read THE DAILY WORKER. Get one of them to subscribe today. MULLER’S RESTAURANT A good place to eat. 1010 RUSH STREET Tel. Superior 7079 Downstairs of National Office, ? SE A Show of Gold In the Mouth Is Unsightly Your teeth can be filled so that no one can tell that they contain fillings, except by careful exami- nation, -NU WAY DENTISTRY DOES IT, .8s\ many readers of this paper can tell you, Come for an estimate. 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