The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 25, 1924, Page 1

| VOL. IL No. 34. THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION RATES Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. by mail, $6.00 per year. —_—_— THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1924 Published GEER 290 ‘en PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. ee 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 Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER ILLINOIS WORKERS, FARMERS TO RALLY FOR JUNE 17 Pullman Strikers Face Rifle Squad Morgan-Dawes Plan to Enslave Europe Means New War in Few Years (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, April 24.—Scott Nearing, lecturer on economics, declared here that the Morgan-Dawes scheme, for the ere of Western Europe to American Imperialism, will not work. “The plan is too complete,” declared Nearing. “Its shackles will prove too galling. The rawness of the slavery which it is proposing is too obvious. Its tyranny is too oppressive. Per- haps Germany will reject the plan. Perhaps she will accept it, with minor modifications to Save the face of the Govern- ment, but in five years, or perhaps in ten, there will be an explosion in Eu- rope that will put 1914 completely in the shade. Among the factors that contribute toward this explosion and that add to its terribleness when it comes, documents like the Dawes re- port will deserve positions of fore- most distinction.” In reviewing the conditions that led up to the framing of the Morgan- Dawes plan, Nearing said: On Rehabilitating Europe. “Ten years ago the principal capital- ist empires of Europe plunged into a war that was to last for a few weeks, and that was to bring victory and glory to the arms of each of the con- testants. The war dragged on for more than four years, and then, five years ago, the Allies, having won the war, and thus established the “Peace of Right” (as opposed to the “Peace of Might” which Germany would have enforced on her enemies had she won the. contest) handed to the Central Empires the treaty, with instructions to sign on the dotted line. “This treaty was the work of the ablest statesmen that the Allies had at their disposal. Instead of sending mere commissioners, the premiers, presidents and elder statesmen of Eu- in ous i r. _“Solemnly these men (there were no women among the treaty makers) assured the world that the rehabili- tation of Europe had begun. With the defeat of the German militarists, the rule of might had given place to the rule of right. The passing of the Ger- man menace was to mark a milestone in the history of the race. Beyond this point was prosperity and peace. “A hectic year ensued during which the nations of Europe issued bonds and paper money, reorganized their military and naval forces, and pre- pared for the next war. Then, in the spring of 1920, first in Japan, and later thruout. the entire capitalist world, there broke out one of the most dis- astrous financial panics that the mod- ern world has known. “The four succeeding years in Eu- “PROGRESSIVE” LEAGUER ADVISES WORKERS 10 . VOTE FOR Hil JOHNSON HANCOCK, Mich., April 24.— The local Progressive Farmer-Labor Party received a telegram’ from Herbert Baker, secretary of the Progressive Voters’ League of Michigan, advising them to cast their ballots in the Re- publican primaries for Hiram John- son, senator from California. Baker took pains to state that he was speak- ing for himself and not in the name of the organization. T. J. O'Flaherty, associate editor of the DAILY WORKER, speaking here last Sunday, at a Farmer-Labor Party meeting, assailed Hiram Johnson, for his complicity in the imprisonment of Tom Mooney, his support of William J. Burns, chief stool pigeon for Harry M. Daugherty, and his consistent anti- labor record on the western coast. Johnson’s reputation as a progressive is now thoroly scotched in jan- cock and the fake radical Baker has gained nothing by being his sponsor. WALSH HITS A ri Lewis Is Charged With Deceiving Committee dahien ©. tale Gil deminer oe Tulsa, Okla., one of the experts who made an examination of the geological structure of the| Teapot Dome naval oil reserve for the Senate oil committee, today was charged by the com- mittee members with deception of the investigators. Attacking Lewis’ testimony SUB- DISTRICT 41S MEETING AUBURN NOW Unemployment Burning Issue at Meet By THOMAS MYERSCOUGH, Secretary, Progressive Miners’ Committee. AUBURN, Ill, April 23.— Meeting in the coal diggers hall, the miners of Subdistrict No. 4, better known as the Springfield Subdistrict of the Illinois Mine Workers, are in convention here. No sooner was the gathering called to order by President Freeman Thompson, than he proceeded to read his report. As copies of the report were being distributed by the messengers, the president humorously drew attention to the fact that the re- port was inside a “red” cover. The report was lengthy, covering the many different phases of the min- ing industry. John L, Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, was quoted as saying, on one of his frequent visits to Washington, D. C., that “coal legis- lation was not expected at this ses- sion of Congress, and that he could see no necessity for any, as the public was well supplied with coal.” Perhaps it was because oil has su- perseded coal as a national issue\that Lewis was prompted to make that statement. President Thompson recommended that the constitution be amended to provide for the retention of eligibility by members to their rghts in the sub- district when they are forced by un- employment to seek work elsewhere. er and the Coolidge message to Con- gress. Call for Labor Party. Pointing out the inablity of the present system to cope with the needs of the world, and to its constant re- fusal to do anything of a remedial character at home, Thompson de- mands that something be done to bring.about amalgamation. He very forcibly declared that “we must have one union in each industry, and one alliance of all such unions the world over.” As a means to that end, he made a strong plea for the active par- ticipation of all labor organizations in the formation of a real live Labor Party. The reports of Vice President Tom Perry and Secretary J. J. Watt, both FRIENDLESS SAILOR HANGS TODAY BECAUSE ~ OF 2 BOTTLES OF MILK SAN QUENTIN PENITENTIARY, Callf., April 24.—Isaac Wolfgang, sailor who has no friends, is going to hang here tomorrow all because of twé*botiles of milk. Wolfgang was in Los Angeles early one morning. He had no mon- ey im his pockets, In front of a grocery store, down on East Third Street, he saw the milkman leave the day’s supply of milk. Wolfgang waited until the man was gone and then he drank two bottles. % Officer Walter Dinsmore finally found Wolfgang and went with him to his room “to get $35” he said he had there. Inside the room there was a fight. Dinsmore hit Wolfgang over the head with his “billy” and Wolfgang in turn shot and killed Dinsmore. Last night he was taken from the condemned row in the penitentiary here to the death cell—there to sit alone with his thoughts and await the coming of 10 a. m. Friday, when he will hang. All because a sailor, out of a job, was hungry and drank two bottles of milk. MOSCOW DID IT DAUGHERTY TELLS WORLD Says Russian Bolshevist Forced Resignation COLUMBUS, ©., April 24.— At last the truth is out—Mos- cow forced the resignation of Harry M. Daugherty, as attor- ney general of the United States in the Coolidge cabinet. It wasn’t “Cautious Cal” who wrote the request for the Daugherty resignation that sent the attorney general into pri- vate life—it was the long arm of the Moscow Bolshevists. Daugherty himself admitted it in a speech here, but those who have an itech for questions, ask: Did the Russians urge Daugherty to sell, booze permits and thus pile up a little fortune in graft Did the Russians urge Daugherty LOSE HALL, ORGANIZE IN SPITE POLICE Four Arrested, Then Released, at Hegewisch The striking car workers of the Pullman Company organ- ized a local union of the Broth- erhood of Railway Carmen at their strike meeting yesterday. Seeing that the strikers were one hundred per cent solid, the Pullman Company had between forty and fifty armed policemen at the plant, and threw the strikers out of their hall at 158 East 107th street. The organization of the union by the strikers, after securing another, hall, was an answer to this bluff of the Pullman Company. Rifle Squads on the Job. At six o’clock yesterday morning John Holmgren and a group of pickets’ were distributing handbills to the workers in other departments as they went into the plant. Altho there were auto loads of uniformed policemen, with shotguns and rifles, and many plain clothes men patrolling the side- walks, there was no trouble. The men at all times were quiet, and refrained from gathering in large groups. Rout Out Police Captain. The Pullman Company, however, seeing that the handbills telling the other departments of the drastic wage cut imposed on the strikers were cre- ating much sympathy for the strikers, roused Pat Wheeler, Acting Captain of-police in the' 9th Ward, out:of bed. |. Wheeler arrived at the Pullman gates at five minutes of seven, just as the men were finishing their distribution. He made the strikers pwt their leaf- lets away. A large eight-passenger touring car filled with officers of the rifle squad, with guns attached to the sides of the auto., was parked just across the street from the hall at 158 East 107th street, where the strikers have been meeting. Hall Is Closed. Altho meetings, basketball games, dances and entertainments have been held in this hall regularly for a year, the rifle squad closed up the hall and told the strikers that “the license of the hall owner has been revoked.” The strikers pledged themselves to Will Organize Wlinois for June 17th Farmer-Labor Convention in St. Paul Illinois is to be organized for the National Farmer-Labor. Convention, to be held at St. Paul, Minn., June 17th, at a big state gathering planned for the Labor Temple, Peoria, Ill., May, 18th, starting 9 a. m. The call for the Peoria gathe: Labor Convention is being sent central labor councils, workers operative associations, workers’ fraternal organizations farmers’ organizations in Illi- nois, In all about 3,000 invita- tions to this gathering will be issued. It is estimated that about 500 dele- gates will attend. The miners will have an especially large delegation in view of the fact that their state convention will be held at Peoria, starting May 13th, and is expected to overlap the Farmer-Labor meeting. MacDonald Is Secretary. Duncan MacDonald, former secre- tary-treasurer of the Illinois Mine Workers, is temporary secretary, and can be reached at 727 E. Adams St., Springfield, Il. While the miners will have a strong delegation, it is expected that other industries will also be well represent- ed. The invitation will be sent to all political groups, including the Workers Party, Socialist Party, both the Fitzpatrick-Nockels and the Ernest factions of the Farmer-Labor Party, the Socialist Labor Party and the Proletarian Party. The call sent out reads in full, as follows: Call for Hlinois State Farmer-Labor Convention to be Held at Labor Tem- ple, 400 N. Jefferson St, Peoria, It, May 18th, at 9:00 a. m. To All Labor Unions, Central-Labor Councils, Workers Political Parties, Workers Co-Operative Associations, Fraternal Organizations and Farmers Organizations in the State of Illinois. Greetings: Thruout the country the industrial workers and farmers are uniting their forces into State and Local Farmer-Labor Parties. The po- litical domination of the employers, bankers and “open shoppers” is being challenged. Suecess has marked these first steps, in several instances, not- ably in the State of Minnesota, from which two United States Senators were elected on a Farmer-Labor tick- et. and] ring of the Ilinois State Farmers out to all local labor unions, ’ political parties, workers’ co- BOYCOTT PLACED BY MEXICAN WORKERS AGAINST MUSSOLINI (By The Federated Press) MEXICO CITY, April 24.—When the workers of the General Con- federation of Workers heard that the boat Italia was coming from Italy to exhibit the most important products of that country they or- ganized a boycott. They were not dfsposed to let Dictator Mussolini (the enemy of all the workers of the world, as they put it) gain glory for his fascist country. The boycott has been organized in the ports of Tampico and Vera Cruz. The workers at these ports prevent the unloading of goods from the Italia, and prevent visits to the boat. NEW ARREST BARES PANIC OF BOSSES. - Laderman Is Taken On Market Street The garment bosses are over- stepping themselves in their frantic efforts to break the strike of the dressmakers which is now in its eighth week. Injunction and arrests do not daunt the loyal pickets; so the employers have again resorted to the arrest of a union official. Boss Orders Arrest. Sam Laderman, business agent of the cloak-makers, was walking on Market street yesterday morning on rope, have been years of petty war- and his clique to sell pardons to rich | continue active picketing, and instruct- working class documents fare, of unemployment, of famine, of pestilence. Financial systems have broken down in every one of the war- ring nations, with the single excep- tion of Britain. The states carved , out of Russia, Germany and Austria, as a part of the treaty reconstruction Policy, have been, for the most part, maintained by French and English loans, and all of them are in a twi- light zone of impotence. Despite the efforts of the Allies, Russia has main- tained her revolution, and despite their utmost endeavors German com- Petition still threatens the life of their industries. “How can a poorly organized people like the French destroy a well organ- ized people like the Germans? There is only one way—the destruction of the basis upon which German civiliza- tion is built. That policy France and the Allies have pursued with relent- less vigor. “yee “The treaty began the destruction by depriving Germany of her colonies, her foreign investments, her iron and coal resources, her merchant ships, and saddling her with an immense reparations bill payable over half a century. The occupation of the Ruhr continued the process by turning over to the French steel interests the most important iron and steel center in Ger- many. The Dawes report completes the work by saddling directly upon German industry and upon the Ger- man workers an annual charge of two and a half billions of gold marks, which will be, in effect, a sharing with the Allies of German industrial profits a period to be determined by the sles. (Continued on page 2) before the committee yesterday in which he said he considered. the Teapot lease justified on ac- count of drainage, Senator Walsh, Montana, declared he was convinced that Lewis was biased in favor of the lease be- fore he made his invéstigation. “You accepted employment by this committee to study the Teapot field and report back whether or not the lease was advisable in the light of its geological structure,” said Walsh. “You were employed under the im- pression that you were unbiased.” Walsh produced a letter purporting to have been written by Lewis and sent to A. W. Ambrose, a former offi- cial of the bureau of mines, previous to his employment. “This is an indorsement of Secre- tary Fall’s action. This shows that you were a rabid supporter of the lease even before you had studied it for us.” Lewis defended himself with the statement that “every scientific man has opinions.” He also contended the committee had “misread” the letter if they accepted it as an evidence of de- ception on his part. Committee Adjourns to Tuesday. “I was not prejudiced. My report was entirely impersonal and based on scientific study.” Lewis and Frederick G. Clapp made their field investigations together for the committee in 1923. Lewis report- ed that the Teapot Dome was being drained, while Clapp’s report stated there was no drainage because of a fault in the geological structure. After Lewis was excused, the com- mittee adjourned until next Tuesday. which touched on the urgent needs of the miners, including those unemployed, were also read. Both mentioned the Howat case and the Lewis “stabiliza- tion agreement.” The miners here in Illinois think the latter should have meant “sterilization,” for if the mines continue to shut down there won't be any work to be found in these parts. Vicious “Docking” Discussed. The report of the committee on offi- cers’ report was sailing gracefully along in the afternoon session until it came to that part covering the penal- ization of miners by “docking” from the pay envelopes of the miners fines for loading dirty coal. It was charged that the contract was violated by both miners and operators’ representatives, but in the settlement reached only the miners were “gypped.” They were forced to refund money, while the op- erators were “let out” by paying com- pensation for illegal suspension. During this discussion, Watt, secre- tary of Sub-distret 4, read much cor- respondence between President Far- rington and himself. He charged Dis- trict Board Member “Joker” Young with the responsiblity for many un- favorable decisions, declaring that Young was present to defend himself. After Watt concluded, he moved that Young, who is not a delegate, be given the floor, He made a pitiable speech in his own defense, admitting that he had done wrong, but used the words “technically wrong” for a defense of his decisions. “Joker,” in answer to questions, admitted to similar and more recent decisions, all of which prove that he is well nicknamed. (Continued on Two.) prisoners? Did the Russians mix Daugherty up in the aircraft scandal? Did the Russians tell Daugherty to sell jobs in the republican adminis- tration at so much per job? Did the Russians tell Daugherty not ed Organizer Holmgren to draft a let- ter to the Pullman Company officials refusing to return to work until the wage cut is wiped out. They organized solidly into a local of the Srotherhood , of Railway Carmen of America. Here- after the strike meetings will be held every morning at ten o’clock at Stan- To link these local and State par-|his way to investigate certain griev- ties together and unite the political |ances in some of the cloak shops. organizations of farmers and indus-| Nat Ribback, whose shop is at 237 trial workers for the 1924 Presidential |South Market street, was offended by campaign, a National Farmer-Labor |the sight of an active union man and Convention has been called to con-|pointed him out for arrest to Officer vene at St. Paul, Minn., June 17, 1924. |Patrick Collins, of the State's attor- This call has been issued by the |Rey’s office. The dick immediately o to prosecute the war grafters? Did the Russians organize Daugh-||¢fk's Hall, 205 East 115th street. This erty’s “Ohio Gang” and put it into] hall is just across the street from the the power in Washington? Daugherty’s “sensational” defense of his administration of the depart- ment of justice was made before a gathering of his so-called friends and neighbors here. In order that our leaders may not charge us with pub- lishing a bit of fiction, we republished the report of Daugherty's speech, as sent out by the capitalist news asso- ciation—the Associated Press. Files of the department of justice, he said, contained “abundant proof of the plans, purposes, and hellish de- signs of the Communist internation- al.” “Bear in mind,” he added, “that the files which I refused to deliver to the Wheeler investigating committee at the time my'resignation was request- ed were demanded by Brookhart and Wheeler, two United States senators who spent last summer in Ru: with their soviet friends—those same sov- jet and Communist leaders who preach destruction of constitutional government, destruction even of hu- man life. Wouldn’t Aid “Treasonable Cause.” “I preferred to permit my integrity police station in charge of Acting Captain Wheeler. “I told Wheeler that we were with- in our rights in distributing handbills to the shop men,” John Holmgren told the DAILY WORKER. “I am going to take it up with the alderman of the ninth ward. This alderman was elect- ed by the votes of the Pullman Com- pany workers and it’s up to him to see that they get protection.” Four men were arrested yesterday Committee of Arrangements in the name of the following organizations: Washington Party, Dakota Farmer-Labor Party, South Dakota Farmer-Labor Party, Montana Farmer-Labor Party, Nebraska Pro- gressive Party, Federated Farmer- Labor Party, Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party and the Buffalo Labor Party. Invitations to participate are based on endorsement of the following ten- tative program: A. Public Ownership. B. Governmental Banking. C. Public Control of all Natural Farmer-Labor while waiting for a street car in front of the plant at Hegewisch where the riveters are striking. One of them was not even employed in the car shop. They were held several hours and then released, It is thought that the strikers at Hegewisch will follow the lead of the Pullman strikers and or- ganize a union, In speaking to the strikers, Holm- gren pointed out what an important shops have been the hot-bed of anti- up system. Resources. D. Restoration of all Civil Liber- ties guaranteed by the Constitution. E. Abolition of the Use ef In- junctions in Labor Disputes. The forces of farmer and labor in Illindis are at present divided and practically without any political ex- pression. The existing Farmer-Labor Parties have made no effort to unite the farmers and industfial workers step they had taken in forming a) for the State Elections in November union. He said that the Pullman car-|1994. They have used their influence to hinder the great get-together plan- unionism, and the slave driving speed- ned by the call for the Farmer-Labor Convention at St. Paul, Minn., June “My father worked in the Pullman| 17th. They have nothing to propose Carshops for thirty-seven years,” for the workers, and have thrown to be questioned and my honor to| Holmgren said. “Then they crippled |any further hopes into the discard hang in the balance for the time be-|him, and I had to force them to glve | by the action of some6f their spokes- (Continued on Page Two) (Continued On Page Two) (Continued on page 2) beyed “his master’s Yoice” and took Laderman off to \Crowe’s principality in the Criminal Court building on the north side. The detectives questioned Lader man and held him several hours. They tried to indentify him as the man who manufacturer Nat Ribback charges attempted to beat up a scab. The dicks called in a cop who failed to find Laderman the man he wanted. After considerable delay and unwar- ranted holding, Laderman was releas- ed with the threat that any time the dicks “needed” him, they would get him at the union headquarters, 328 West Van Buren street. The efforts of the scared bosses and their obedient slaves of Crowe's office to intimidate union officials and the fighting garments workers are absurd- ly futile. Their tactics reveai to what extent the power of the union is felt by the cringing dress manufacturers and their slugger hirelings. More Shops Settling. More shops have settled during the last two days; so that after the week end holidays more than 150 workers will return to their places with their just demands granted. All evidence points to the cracking of the Dress Manufacturers’ Association. From Present indications it seems to be an auspicious moment for the strikers (Continued On Page Two) THE DAILY WORKER IS THE ONLY CHICAGO PAPER COVERING PULLMAN STRIKE