The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 28, 1924, Page 3

ceatontapaemmmmensocmeaeaneeaememnee Friday, March 28, 1924 THE DAILY WORKER Powerful Union Trust Co. Passes Buck to Tribunel’.-,.-:. 7c, tucetot | Detroit Workers Party Members to Discuss Big Issues DETROIT, Mich., March 27.—The General Membership Meeting of the Workers Party of Detroit, which will be held Monday evening, March 31, in the House of the ‘Masses, 2101 Gratiot avenue, comes at an oppor- tune moment, The Central Execu- tive Committee, at its March meet- ing, adopted a memorandum on the “Labor and the Third Party’? Policy of the Workers Party, which.is being submitted to the E. C. C. The Union Trust Partner In Big Land Scandal memorandum deals exhaustively with the St, Paul June 17th Convention High officials of the Union| and the Cleveland July 4th C. P. P. A. Conference. It is now being pub- Trust Company, that prides lished in the Party Press, and our itself on being one of the “three |membership must familiarize them- selves with the document so as to oldest” banking institutions in discuss it intelligently at the March Chicago, have decided to pass |3ist meeting. The following agenda TRIBUNE MUM ON SCHOOL LEASE STEAL the buck on the school jland Tayo otebor’ and Third Party” lease scandal to the Tribyne. _| Policy. ‘ oe They haven't got a word to ueunienoe tems oF Our tn say to the DAILY \WORKER| (3) The DAILY WORKER. " since Vice President and Secre- oa of Foreign-Born' tary R. F. Chapin declared that is) Co-ordination of Party Ac- i ‘i tivities. to talk might get the Tribune This meeting occurs on the 5th into trouble. Monday of the month, which will Mr. Chapin, told the DAILY | eliminate any conflicting meetings. WORKER, after being cornered on iad entire NEgmeees is expected his statement that to talk might make ‘le heave “trouble for the Tribune,” that all Mexican Rulers . further information must come from his gaverior, Vice-President C. R. Against Textile : fees a Workers in Crisis ing MEXICO CITY, March 27.—For Vice-President Holden was reached by the DAILY WORKER, but he de- ST. PAUL WILL HAVE JUNE 17 CONVENTION) =: Call Sent Out for Big Gathering (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 27. Labor convention on June 17, was issued here over the signatures of several powerful national and state farmer and labor organizations. The conventions will be held in the City of St. Paul. The decision to hold the conven- tion on June 17 was reached here re- cently after a series of conferences took place between different farmer- labor and progressive groups. Those Signing Call. Those signing the call are the Farmer-Labor Federation of Minne- sota, William Mahoney, president, and Dr. W. A. Schaper, Henry G. Teigan and R. D, Cramer; the Prog- ressive party of Nebraska, thru J. Beebe and W. H. Green; the Farm- er-labor party of Washington, Jobn C. Kennedy, secretary; the Farmer- Labor party of North Dakota, R. H. Walker, chairman and H. R. Martin- son, secretary; Buffalo Labor party, Buffalo, James Campbell, secretary; Western Progressive Farmers Wil- liam Bouck, of the state of Washing- ton, chairman; Federated Farmer- Labor party, Joseph Manley, secre- tary; the Farmer-Labor party of —The call for a national Farmer-}- | Trachtenberg Tour | Friday, March 28, Rochester, N. Y., gamated Clothing Workers Open Fi Saturday, March 29, Binghamto: Lithuanian Hall, 271 March 30, at 3 p. m., U March 31, Rochester, N. Y,, Hall to announced later. Tuesdey, April 1, at 8 p. m., Buffalo, N. Y., Labor Lyceum, 376 William St. Wednesday, April 2, Jamestown, N. Y., Hell to be announced later. Thursday, April 3, Erie, Penna., Hall to be announced Inter. Friday, April 4, E. Pittsburg, Penn., Hall to be announced Jater. ; Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, Pitts- burg, Penn., Hall to be announced later. DEMOCRATS GET WHAT IS LEFT OF OKLAHOMA PARTY Reconstruction League Names Millionaire (Special to The Daily Worker) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March 27.—A. real farmer-labor movement will be started, by worket's and farmers of this city following the complete betrayal of their interests at the convention of the Farmer Labor Reconstruction League at El Reno, at which the democratic party was indorsed and a plutocrat , was nominated. The Workers Party offered cre- dentials for D. Cobb and Helman. All the committee were favorable to MACHINE MEN IN PLENTY AT BIG CONVENTION Payroll Brigade Rule Pittsburgh Meet (Special to The Daily Worker) PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 27.— Increasing the dues, the present as- sessment of one-half of 1 per cent to 1 per cent, and an additional assessment of $1.00 per year for a building fund, are things intended in this convention, by the machine in charge of affairs in District No. 5. The machine hag grown so large that the present revenue, which is already a drain on the miners of the district, is far from sufficient to meet its exorbitant needs. The fi- nancial report submitted to the con- vention and accepted by those who spent it, is so glaringly extrava- gant, that, were it not for the slush eee received from the Interna- tional Union, the report, instead of showing a small balance, would be showing a _ deficiency of about $50,000. Fat Boys Violate Constitution. The men who are here represent- ing the rank’ and file, and who are sufficient to represent a majority of the membership of the district, are protesting in vain against. the over- whelming number of pay-rollers and their. henchmen, who are represent- ing no one except the machine. These men are flanked by interna- tional organizers from many other STUDEBAKER THEATRE i 418 S. Michigan Boulevard, Chicago i ' This Sunday Morning March 30 Eleven O’Clock Great Popular Scientific Lecture by PERCY WARD The Eminent Rationalist Orator On the Subject “The Lure of Sex In the Search- Light of Modern Science” A FRANK AND FEARLESS DISSECTION OF THE MIGHTIEST OF HUMAN PASSIONS! —Prelude— “Why the Pope Has Given Chicago A Cardinal” 0 ee ae 9 eS 2 many weeks the members of the Con- federacion General de Trabajadores (Anarcho-syndicalist) in the textile industry have been threatening to ‘take possession of the textile fac- seating them, but Victor Purdy, and | districts, all of whom are voting. finally his argument prevailed and/To overcome these obstacles, the the credentials were tabled. Having | delegates are planning to have the no champion on the floor of the con- | rank and file leave the picks for a vention to plead our cause and no|sufficient length of time to change South Dakota, formerly the Non-} tisan league party, Tom Ayres, c! man, and Miss Alice Lorraine Daly; Farmer-Labor party of Montana, Charles E. Taylor and P, Budden. clared that he had heard nothing about the charges made that the Tribune was keeping secret the amount in- volved in the transfer of its school land lease to the- Union Trust Co. OVER A THOUSAND SEATS -- DOORS OPEN AT 10:30 tories. The textile employers: in many iting fe the ri Tete running their factories only three He referred the DAILY WORKER | days a week. The resultant lower to President H. A. Wheeler. than-starvation-wage has caused Vice-President Holden, however,|q great deal of discontent. The before cutting off his interview with | workers are proposing one of two the DAILY WORKER, offered the in-| remedies—either that the employer formation that anyone lies who says raise their wages for a three day that the Union Trust Company paid) week, or that they give them work the Tribune an unusual sum for the | for » six day week. , old Tribune Building at Dearborn and| “The workers threaten that if no W. Madison Sts., and for the lease| definite conclusions have been ar- on the school land on which the|rived at in a few days that they w: building stands. He thought the|take over the factories, sum paid was low, but he would not|/ernment threatens direct action of say how much was paid. He passed |the military against such direct action the buck to President Wheeler. of the workers. This reply has great- The president of this exclusive Chi- ly encouraged the bosses, and they are cago financial institution, that prides Jin no hurry to settle. In spite of the itself on being located in “the very boast of the Mexican “yellow” labor heart of Chicago's business center leaders at.their last convention that received the DAILY W' ‘With|the Obregon government has never overcoming politeness. used force against the workers, we President Wheeler confessed he | know that it is ready to do so now to had not heard about the mass meet-| protect the property of the employers, ing vi peg et int Rigi yy Shar na and shat fe se used wore against a motion that the Tribune and the Union Trust ina dlag en te ere Company make public the amount in- Sleuths on Bergdoll He had not read the charges that had appeared in the DAILY WORKER. volved in the transfer of the school pyc oe Sites Ss van oe J DAILY ut he wou e 4 glad to read what it had to say. Trail Like A ounds “I am not in a position to talk Sniffing the Air spit g ome 4 ay “Tt is s¥i ‘the seller (The Tribune) to say what) peprIn, March 27.—The mys- the property was sold for. These tery of the ‘whereabouts “of Gentes facts are all on record and open to} Cleveland Bergdoll, notorious Amer- the public. ican draft evader, deepened today Sum Kept Secret, Says Haley. |when officers of the steamer Miss Margaret Haley, speaking for | Deutschland in Hamburg swore that Chicago’s school teachers, declaring | nobody named Bergdoll had booked that the amount involved in the trans-| reservations on the ship, scheduled fer is being kept a secret, that it has|to depart from Cuxhaven at noon not appeared in the records. Thursday for America. When this was pointed out to him} There seemed to be a concerted he would only say that, “It is a mat-|movement by friends and relatives ter, entirely ‘or-the Tribune, not for}of the slacker to conceal his move- ments, Every effort was made in “Tf the facts in this deal are open ene where Bergdoll has been to the public why doesn’t the Tribune | staying, to mislead correspondents publish them in answer to the charges | attempting to verify are that made by the DAILY WORKER, and|the draft evader is s' back by. Miss Haley?” President Wheeler | to the United States to face charges was asked. “Would you urge the|against him. Tribune to publish these facts? oe ergdoll, it was said, has no Don’t you think the workers of Chi-| American passport but. may have cago are entitled to this informa-| obtained a German document under tion?” an assumed. name. dene Wheeler, But it ist the ent eler, “Bu is for the seller to give these facts. And if Coal Bosses and you want to tell them you can get|North Virginia Miners the facts from the county revords,” he concluded, again dodging the fact Have Wage Conference ho hhad been Litem poe to him that ‘oa —— this inte: ig feature n el B. yen M March 27,— inated from the records oe filing. a aa ie of the wage and President Wheeler added that he | working Aor peer. 3 ley_of re ‘was not responsible to the people of| sentatives of the est. Vir- Chicago, he was only us i 9 le t0/ginia Coal Operators Aeneas and the bank of which he was the head. the United Mine Workers of America The Tribune Building, accordi in here y. the literature issued the bank, e conference opened with an ex- is now the Union Trust Building, and | eaertve meeting of all representatives the scandal sutrounding the hrc at which the wage question was dis- school land lease steal is somethin; ne cussed, Because of slight .differ- that the officials of the bank would|ences, ft was decided to send the mat- ee to be considered “Ancient His-|ter back to sub-committees from both to i out the diffi- "hs the meantime Joseph Medi Pat. Ei aacey octets, soomeaty terson, editor of the bingy a is yn of the Cancnnnts Association, said thinking the matter over, “Shal conditions acceptable to make public the details of the teal both sides, have been adopted. The miners asked that the present sales which has been i im fect 1, 1928, be continued for years, starting April 1. House Children In Firetraps, Tn the meantime the The committee on arrangements for the convention, named at a con- ference in St. Paul several weeks ago, decided on St. Paul, rather than Min- neapolis for the convention. Arrangement Committee. The committee on arrangements, also signing the formal call, consists of William Mahoney, St. Paul, chair- man; C. A. Hathaway, secretary Ww. A. Schaper, of Minneapolis; H. C. Teigan, of Minneapolis, secretary to Senator Magnus Johnson; R. D. Cramer, of Minneapolis; W. H. Green, of Nebraska; Tom Ayres of South Dakota; Joseph Manley of Il- linois, and R. H. Walker of North Dakota. Ex-Senator France Returns. . NEW YORK, March 27.—Ex- Senator Joseph I. .France, of Mary- land, who has just arrived here from Russia, has declined to make statements to newspaper men at this juncture. He indicates, however, that he possesses fresh material, pertaining to the subjects of the senate investigation committee. France explains his ‘disinclination to receive press representatives partly to his unsatisfactory health, follow- ing the ocean voyage, and partly by a desire fo disclose his information and opinions at the opportune mo- ment. His views as to the general policies of the Russian government are known to be friendly. Lay Off Textile Hands, PENACOOK, N. H., March 27.— The labor situation in this section of the state is bad. The Standish Mills Company is laying off hands, there being no orders ahead. The bosses, are not worrying as Palm Beach is not entirely reserved for oil plotters and there are a few more cold days left in this neck of the woods, but the workers are worrying as there are no jobs in any other part of the state. Austrian Miners Win. VIENNA, March 27.—The miners of Styria in Austria after having been out more than two months, can record an almost complete vic- tory. Wages are now to be ‘adjust- ed according to the cost of living index figures. Other gains are an increase in the children’s bonus; rates per shift to be revised; no re- prisals upon the miners xor naving gone out on strike. The strike is still on at the Karl mine of the Alpine Montan company. Russian Wages Increase. NEW YORK, March 27.—Reports which have reached the New York office of the Russian-American In. dustrial Corporation describe prog- ress made hy the Moscow “experi- mental factory, the model plant among the 35 garment factories un- der the All-Russian Clothing Syn-. dicate, While output at this factory rose 25 per cent during 1923, workers’ wages at the same plant have in- creased 42 per cent over the rates paid a year ago. Coolidge Farm Propaganda. WASHINGTON, March 27.—Rep-|it resentative Summers of Washing- ton, a staunch Coolidgeite, is con- ducting a franked propaganda Be per wee aoe (ge — in which he declares that this measure will “ine “lany outsider allowed to plead his .own we were forced to silence. Wrightman Nominated. The convention endorsed the democrat party and nominated a full state ticket choosing a multimillion- aire, C. J. Wrightman, for senator on the grounds that the league is busted and he can finance his cam- paign and will help others to get thru. Wrightman is against gov- ernment ownership of railroads, He is about of the seme make-up as reform - Roosevelt republican Pica be. Sold to the highest bid- ler. The platform was made to suit him on railroads by declaring the league stands for “regulation or public ownership of public utilities.” A cheap foreign exclusion act was ‘pasted-and-my “suggestion to pass a resolution to condemn the pending congressional bill was ignored. No mention was made of Russ A move to unite the Farmers’ Union and the Farm-Labor Union was turned down. The convention voted to strike out the word “regulation” from the railroad clause in the platform but a reeactionary vice-chairman declar- ed the motion lost. The majority was so visible that the farm dele- gates went home quite peeved over the defeat. Otherwise the platform is the usual populist platform that has been handed down for forty years. Dan Hogan Turned Down. Dan. Hogan introduced a resolu- tion leading to a third party and the endorsement of Robert La Follette, also to send delegates to the meet- ing at Cleveland July 4th. It was ‘turned down s0 no attempt was | made for St. Paul. It was truly a| southern democrat convention with a large body of former socialists all divided ' against themselves. The Farm Labor Union was the most hopeful sign of the convertion. They were not well organized but showed a large sense of class solidarity and an understanding of what farmers and workers want. They have in- vited me to come to'a ae pis! places and present the trend o! 4 movement of ‘farmer labor in the northwes' We will start a petition at once for a Farmer-Labor Party. It re- quires five thousand signatures and all we have to do is to name the party and go to bat, as I understand the resolution that passed for a third party. We will call it the Farm Labor Party of Oklahoma. The old farm labor party is dead and does not count. It is like the socialist party that had just people ‘at’ the state convention. OUT WITH DAUGHERTY! Fake 5 Cent Trolley. N. Y. Correspondent To The DAILY WORKER: I re- cently read in The DAILY WORK- ER that the Public Service Electric Co. of New Ji had made profits on a five cent yey ing that juced fare from eight cents to five cents and was stealing more money than before. I believe that it epuld be done, but, being a resident of the Public Service State I know ‘that the P, S. did _not actu- ally reduce fare, The P. 8, lit the territory into zones. For tance, from Passaic to Paterson the fare used to be eight ym with one fare. Ni Pp. S. things in the convention. They plan to have the miners come into Pittsburgh from their re- spective “camps” and sit in the con- vention, taking as much play in the affairs of the convention as the pay-rollers are doing, even to the extent of voting. The “Law” and “Constitution” are being “done up brown” by the machine, wherein it applies to the progressive delegates, but their interpretations of same fare different when application is asked for the Fat Boys, ‘Each session produces a bitter battle and every issue is being rail- roaded, while the delegates who are not clear on the issues are becom- ing so disgusted that they threaten all kinds of things, even to the ex- tent of going home to advocate the keeping of the tax and assessments at home. What will develop as the battle waxes warmer is more than can be forecast now, but whatever does, will furnish no surprise. Spend Money Recklessly. The machine succeeded in seating its organizers in the battle that came with the credentials--commit- tee report, and the next big event will be the report of the comstitu- tion committee. Van A. Bittner, who once presided over this dis- trict, but who was forced to resign in 1916, will be chairman of this committee and to the wise, this is sufficient. This “chief representa- tive” of the International Union is considered so valuable to the ma- chine, that when he was forced to resign as president of the Pitts- burgh district, he was given a job by the then. international John P. White, and for hi he is paid $1,200 a year |the ordinary organizers. evidently served well, for he has been retained ever since and is do- ing his stunts regularly. It is under the report of Bittner’s committee that the question of in- creased dues and assessments will be considered, so unless the rank and file can be gotten into Pitts- burgh to prevent it, the miners will find that they will be taxed so heav- ily that it will be more of a burden than they can stand. The chances are that much trouble will accrue as @ result of the vicious legislation being attempted and here, at least it, is promised and if it ma- terializes, the machine will find that they have bitten more than*they can chew, Rank and File Awakening. The shutting down of mines, the | ers. slow work of those su) to be running and the bad condi- SiX!tions that prevail, and which were refused “airing” at the sessions yes- terday, will all tend to help the miners come to a pei A “| their helpless plight and will force the | s necessary courage to rid themselves Ei Fare Is Expose d by of the adership they now have, np nies very w ul the budget of the Rs »| MacDonald government,’ MacDonald is ma! All Seats: Fifty Cents pence cee ee ee ae a me me ee OUTLOOK DARK {CROWE DETECTIVE FOR COLORED | SAYS POLICEMAN KU KLUX KLAN) BEAT UP PICKET Freeman, Negro Paper,|Tells Us About Assault Exposes Fakers On Miss Altschuler Detective William Schroeder, of State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe’s staff, stopped a DAILY WORKER reporter on So. Market street yes- terday morning and asked him to “tell the editor” that he had not helped to beat up Sophie Altschuler. “It was Officer 3181 who trimmed her,” said Schroeder, “I arrested her and turned her over to the other fellow and he trimmed her there in the hallway. Officer 3181 Under Charges, “He’s under charges now. The union lawyer asked how it was I signed the complaint against her if I didn’t help to beat her up. I just arrested her for violating the law but I didn’t beat her.” Schroeder says that Miss Alt- schuler slapped his face when he squeezed her arm but that it didn’t hurt him. “These girls aren’t rough,” he continued. “They don’t carry any hat-pins or dangerous weapons or (Special to The Daily Worker) INDIANAPOLIS,~Ind., March 27. long. with. all the other diabal- plots of the Ku Klux Klan to gain ascendancy in this state the intent plot 7s come to light. There has been organized a “black” Klan movement, under the misleading name of “Shades of Lincoln.” “Spittoon Wiper” Visible Factor. The organization first became noted when they rented a suite of offices in the Pastime Recreation Hall, and proceeded to hold meet- ings. One Rev. Christian, of the A. M. E. Zion church, reputed thief of the church’s money and at pres- ent a “spittoon wiper” at the State house, is the visible factor. One Mr. Washii mn, of Fort Wayne, is the originator, apparent- ly. Ones J. K. Brown, local attor- ney, is known as the “King Klea- gie.” They have an application card that insists that the applicant be an “Afro-American of protestant faith,, without allegiance to any other country, creed, sect, etc. Must | make trouble when they are arrest- be opposed to undesirable immigra- ed. No one has any business to tion, ete.,” all in strict mimicry of |beat them up.” the reputed application question-| Miss Altschuler, who spent sey- naire of the “Koo Koos.” eral days in bed after the assault “The Freeman,” an independent|by Officer 3181 and there were blue colored weekly, exposed this organ-|marks on her arm where the detec- ization originally, in last week’s|tive had gripped her when he ar- issue and is engaged in running | rested her. down the evidence in the case. Fol- Looks Out for Ribback Co. lowing appearance of the Free-| Schroeder keeps a fixed post in man ee the agent for the build-| front of Ribback’s factory at 22? ing requested the “shades” to va-}S0. Market street and has been a cate, leading witness against strikers Where'd They Get the Dough? seized under “Dennie” Sullivan's in- None of the gentlemen (7) named | junction writs. He is a sallow- have more than carfare from one | faced man of medium height, with day to the other, yet they have;a well knit frame and keenly ob- $1,500 worth of office furniture paid | servant eyes. Crowe has detailed for and installed (about to be put|him to strike work. Officer 3181, out in the street) and are making |of whom he spoke, is a regular, uni- flattering bids to prospective “work- | formed city policeman under the di- Rev. Christian is a strong|rection of Chief Collins and Mayor “Jackson” man, the candidate for | Dever. who is a reputed Klans-| In reference to ‘the detective’s man. Jackson has a corps of col-| statement that his prisoner had ored workers who are feverishly | “violated the law” the testimony of attempting to exploit the people. citizen witnesses is that the girl Are the Shades part of the Jack-|was peacefully picketing, This, ac- personnel? ‘e will find out.| cording to United States supreme We will also destroy this ignorant |court decisions, is within the law. menace ere it recoils and strikes |It is also within human rights. The the heart. of an already crushed| streets are the people’s and work- people. , ers have as made o ight to use them as have employers, detectives and Senator Ralston for Daugherty. private “sluggers.” . WASHINGTON, March 27.—Sen- ator Ralston of Indiana has joined Get Spring Hats. his boss, Tom Taggart, in the anti-| RQME, Maret 27. te oPope Pius has labor stand assumed by Taggart|bestowed the red Berretta Ro- when he recently indorsed Attorney |chetto upon Cardinals Hayes and General Boog oagoks Ralston pre-| Mundelein, The .ceremony was tended to be much alarmed when | simple, attended only by those car- other Democratic senators proposed |dinals who are personal friends of to read ye yes indorsement of |Hayes and Mundelein. The latter Daugherty to the senate and to| expressed thanks on behalf of both; chastise the Indiana boss for his|the Pontiff replied briefly. involvement of their party in Daugherty mess, | Favor Child Labor Amendment. ee WASHINGTON, March 27.—The Swede Lands Dollars, House Shes Committee favor- bile bi Calif., March 27. |ably sanerted, to Child Labor Con- Ping: , daughter of the late |stitutional Amendment, wi ‘would lack Cudahy, was yes- married here enable Congress to enact anti-child to i Lais Lithander, an labor legislation. The Supreme cate has twice held a |that Congress, under ay , it Mie power to ee