The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 5, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT VOL. Il. No. 41. Carmen’s Vice President Tells of Fight to Civilize Pullman Company SUBSCRIPTION RATES BIG STRIKE AL THE DAILY WORKER. Enteréd as Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879 Outside Chicago, In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. by mail, $6.00 per year. By JOHN HOLMGREN. Vice-President of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. MONDAY, MAY 5, 1924 _ ARMS PULLMAN BOSSES PULLMAN SGENE OF HUGE PUBLIC MASS MEETING AS BOSTON GARMENT CONVENTION IN ployees, who later had to sell them to the shysters and sharks at a loss owing to the shutting down of the plant. Since the gret Pullman strike in 1894, thirty years ago, this SESSION TODAY Chicago Unions Donate Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. CARMEN’S Demand: Workers! Farmers! 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 Rui Price 3 Cents STRIKE GAINS The manufacturing department of the Pullman Company manufactures automobile bodies, passenger and freight cars, in addition to sleeping cars, and during the war and after got its share of the graft in manufacturing shells that never were fired, besides contributing its PAYtriotic assistance to winning the war by the manufacture of phonograph cabinets. However, the company was credited with the purchase of many Liberty Bonds, which were graciously passed on to the em- corporation has fought recognition and representation by its em- ployees. The operating department of the Pullman Company, by uniting 100 per cent in the Railway Employees Department of the American Federation of Labor did force the company to sign an agreement, bringing recognition and representation. This brought about the elimination of piece-work and estab- (Continued on Page Two) SO. DAK. TO SEND 100 T0 F-L. P, MEET Plan to Go to June 17th Convention by Flivver ST. PAUL, Minn, May 4.— Interest in the National Farmer- Labor Convention to be held the Amalgamated Clothing Wo workers as follows: Rally to the Left Wing Program! Says TUEL Call toNeedleTrades Workers On the occasion of the holding this month of the con- ventions of International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, riers’ Union, the National Committee of the Trade Union Educational League has issued a call to all needle trades’ y. T0 THE NEEDLE TRADES WORKEKN vf ‘THE conventions now being held must be made the end of the period FARRELL TRIAL OPENS WITH DICE AGAINST WORKERS Defense F ights Blanken- stein Prosecutor rkers of America and the Fur- (Boscia! to The Daily Worker) MERCER, Pa., May 4.—The Farrell sedition trials of the six Workers Party members opened Friday. Judge McLaughry, who presided at the trial of Israel Blankenstein in Pittsburgh, is sitting for this case. Former Fed- here on June 17th, is rapidly in- creasing as the time for the meeting approaches, according to information given out from the office of the Arrangements Committee. From all sections of the coun- try, letters of endorsements and credentials are being received. Many state parties have written in signifying their intention of being represented at the con- vention. In other states, con- ventions are being called for the purpose of organizing Farmer- Labor Parties, and sending dele- gates to St. Paul on June 17th. Spectacular Parade Planned. The farmers and workers of South Dakota are planning a rather unique method of getting a large representa- tion to the convention from their state. They plan on assembling at a central point near the Minnesota line, and there form an automobile parade across Minnesota, with their cars all dolled up with banners expressing their views of the economic problems confronting them. They expect in this way to bring at least one hun- dred delegates, many of whom will bring their camping equipment with them to save expense. Tom Ayres, Farmer-Labor candidate for United States Senator South Dakota and a member of # € National Arrange- ments Com: ee, is supervising the organization.f the parade. The Farmer-Labor Party of Colora- do, which up until now has been affili- ated with the old National Farmer- Labor group, headed by John Fitz- patrick and J. G. Brown of Chicago, writes in, stating that after due con- sideration by their organization, they have decided to send a full delegation to St. Paul on June 17th. They state, “Having due regard for the opinions of the National Farmer-Labor Party, to which we owe allegiance, we, never- theless, see fit to attend in a body at the St. Paul convention.” C. P. P. A. Criticized. There is a general view expréssed in hundreds of letters being received by the committee that the Confer- ence for Progressive Political Action, and their organ, “Labor,” are seri- ously injuring the cause of the work- ers and farmers by refusing to break with the two old parties and assist in building a great mass Farmer-Labor Party, In many letters this takes the form of direct condemnation, accusing them of being the tools of the finan- cial interests; in others the hope is expressed that they will realize the wonderful possibilities of building a new movement this year and unite with the successful Farmer-Labor parties of the Northwest in making (Continued on page 3.) of retreat and disorganization marked by the past two years. The “open shop” drive of the clothing manufacturers revealed the weak- nesses of our organizations. Now the proper lessons must be drawn and the forces of the organized garment workers be rallied in solidar- eral Attorney Myers of Pittsburgh, who prosecuted Blankenstein for, the state, is assisting in the Farrell trial. The defense has four attorneys, $1,000 To Strikers (Special to The Daily Worker) BOSTON, May 4.—Delegations from the expelled left wing members of the International . Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union are-arriving in this city to put their appeal before the international convention which opens tomorrow. The splendid fight which the Chicago expelled made during the garment strike now approaching vic- tory has an important bearing on their case. Vice - President Meyer Perlstein who entrusted the expelled members with responsible strike posts will take part in the convention. “2 8 Unions Give $1,000. More than $1,000 has been tributed by local unions during the last week to the striking ladies’ garment workers for use in their long drawn-out fight against the bosses. !day, for the Committee of Fifteen, in the Federation of Labor meeting, the full list of donations. The sum given the striking dress- makers is now up in the thousands, in- cluding the earlier contributions. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers and |the Cloakmakers gave the largest single contributions so far, each do- nating $10,000 to the dress makers. By KARL REEVE The Pullman car builders start the fourth week of their strike today with every man assigned to well-organized picket duty, and confident that after the public mass meeting tonight in the “K. of P.” hall, 110837 S. Michigan Ave., they will find organized labor receptive to the appeal for financial aid that has been launched for the coming week. The gathering tonight is the first public meeting held under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen at which the entire 20,000 workers in the entire Pull- man plant, and the wives and 11 20,000 LEFT daughters of these workers will FARMS IN 922, strike of 1,500 carbuilders. CONGRESS HEARS | Lillian Herstein, of the Teachers’ | Union, John Holmgren, vice-president have an opportunity to hear first hand the issues involved in the |of the Brotherhood of Railway Car Anton Johannsen announced, yester-/-Four-Sevenths Of Farm ™°":, 24. several other speakers | prominent in trade union circles will Income Goes To Debts |speak at the meeting tonight. Thou- ne | s issue of the (Special to The Daily Worker) | DAILY WORKER are being bought by WASHINGTON, May 4.—The ag- | the strikers and sold to Pullman em- ricultural committee today laid be- | Ployes to advertise the meeting and During the two years past it has been demonstrated beyond doubt that the whole labor move- ment must break completely with the capitalist political parties, and form a party of its own in alliance with the exploited farm ers, »-We,are now faced with a magnifi- cent opportunity to realize this goal, in the great~convention of farmer- labor parties, labor unions, and farm- ers’ organizations called for St. Paul, June 17. We must break the connec- tions of our unions with all bodies that still cling to the capitalist par- ties, and participate whole-heartedly in the June 17 convention. Amalgamation of all the needle trades unions into one industrial or- ganization has been doubly — estab- lished as the only sound program for jour organization. Federations and al- liances have again proven their futil- ity. Nothing but the organic unity, under one general office, with depart- ments to represent the present divi- sions in the industry, will bring about \the necessary solidarity in the needle trades. Another crying need of our unions is the organization of the unorgan- ized. This is closely bound up with amalgamation, as only with one unit- ed union can.a wide-sweeping organ- ization campaign be carried thru. But even while we are fighting for amal gamation much more can be done than has been in the past to bring the unorganized into the unions. The shop delegate system has long been an issue before the needle trades. Almost every one recognizes that the present form of local unions without the basic unit of szop com. mittees, is out of dace, Nothing but the shop delegate system can draw the masses of the needle trades work- ers into that active participation in the entire life of the union that is so necessary. What has been lacking to establish this system is a uniform and comprehensive plan. Our conventions must work out such plans and begin to establish them in the life of our organizations. During the past two years, in the struggle against the employers, and in the fight for the progressive measures above outlined, it has been proved that the militant rank and file, the class conscious workers, the left wing of the needle trades unions, is the only element that can be relied upon to fight for these vital interests of tho membership at all times, The neces- KLAN STAGES MIDNIGHT FOLLIES AFTER ROPING ONE HUNDRED SUCKERS MARION, Iil., May saarateee two miles long after midnight this morn- ing concluded an initiation Glenn Youn ast St. Lo: 100 men and an equal number of women into the Ku Klux Klan, held a mile south of ‘rin, Klan booze cleanup leader, and newly appointed head of Klan, led a caravan of 30 automobiles from East St. Louis the loaded with Klansmen and their families. Flaming crosses were burned in and Grand Titan C. D. McGhee. the air following addresses by Young ity for a new drive forward, for new achievements. sity for this left wing to establish its educational groups, with connections thruout the industry, for the com- mon solution of our common prob- lems by formulating programs to be presented to the unions, at the same time that the left wing continuously abides by the fundamental union dis- cipline, this necessity has been dem- onstrated beyond all doubt. The at- tempt by reactionary offitialx to break up the left wing educational groups by expulsions, disfranchisements and discriminations must be defeated. The left wing contains the best fight- ers for the union, its program and ac- tivity are the only guarantee of pro- gress and the reactionaires’ war upon the T. U. E. L. and the left wing gep- erally must be broken. workers are not confined to America; they are international in scope. An The problems of the needle nl international organization is neces- sary, which will include the needle trades workers of all lands. Our nee- die trades unions should affiliate to the Copenhagen International, and there fight for the inclusion of all nee- dle trades unions now excluded, espe- cially the unions of Soviet Russia, and for the affiliation of the Needle Trades International with the Red Interna- tional of Labor Unions. It is the duty of all the needle trades unions to en- dorse and support the efforts of the Red International of Labor Unions to form the International United Front of Labor. Uemployment is a burning issue in the needle trades. The methods of class collaboration will not solve the problem. The industry must be made to support its workers, and the gov- ernment which represents the capital- ist system must also he made respon- sible for the unemployed. This can only be done by means of powerful or- ganization of the workers, industrial and political. The control of the work- ers must be established over all un- employment insurance and relief. These are the broad outstanding is- sues, in addition to the special trade problems of each section of the in- dustry, coming before the needle trades conventions. All delegates who fight for these measures are fighting workers as a whole; the reactionaries who fight against them are fighting against the interests of the rank and file, Rally to the left wing program! On to June 17, St. Paul, and the Farmer-Labor Party! Amalgamate all the’ needle trades unions! Organize the unorganized! Establish the shop delegate system! Stop the expulsion policy against the left wing! Affiliate with the Copenhagen Nee- dle Trades International and the Red International of Labor Unions! Relieve unemployment at the ex pense of the capitalists and under the control of the workers! Establish solidarity and militant Teaderaiip thruout the garment indus- try! headed by I. E. Ferguson of Chicago. Girls Accompany Committee The complete jury had just been| 4 special committee of five is can- selected by the time of adjournment | vassing the city, attending every local Friday. junion meeting, with two girls accom- Blankenstein, also a member of the |panying a committeeman to each Workers Party, was given a sentence |meeting. The result of their search of three years, which he began to/for funds during the first week of serve in January, 1922. On account| the drive listed by contributing 1o- of his good record, he may apply for | cals, is: release this summer. Carpenters Union, local 181, $87.40 The maximum-sentence that may be “1367, 100.00 given in sedition cases in this state is nee Ld ae 141, 25.00 1p... years. <ithprisonment . and $20,000 wind pga cia ecm omelet fine. “ “ “ 10, 250.00 Newspapers are conspiring with ie a if 504, $100.00 Department of Justice agents ts stir Fs Sy vg 18, 100.00 up hysteria to help the state convict |Lathers Union, local 74, 100.00 the Farrell defendants. D. of J. men Painters Union, local 191 50.00 threaten deportation to the workers. fs ¥ i ae 100.00 Broom and Whisk Makers, 10.00 M : Robert .Fitchie, one of the Commit- Strike Shuts Down tee, has*”promised to line up the Scab Restaurants; numerous Teamsters locals of the 4 city and expects their contributions Pickets Arrested to be a substantial addition to the amount already raised. Bosses’ Association Meets The Dress Manufacturers Associa- tion held a meeting Friday night to discuss whether they should keep up the fight or not but they are keeping their decision dark. It is reported, however, that the settlement made by Hymen Bros. with the union has had a serious in- fluence on the unity of the associa- Brisk picketing is going on atefour restaurants in the north end of Chi- cago where the Amalgamated Food Workers are leading the fight for the eight hour day and the six day week. The eating places which have gone dead because the bosses still hope to keep the 12-14 hour day and the seven day week are the Pemeroy, at 1120 Argyle Ave., the Elroy, at Lawrence tion in opposing the demands the Ave. and the “L” station; the Cor-| garment workers have made and nell at 1149 Wilson Ave. and the] struck for. Elite at 1037 Wilson Ave. Arrest of five pickets failed to bring any customers into the food emporiums. The pickets were prompt- ly gotten out again by the union and went back to the line. The Hymen settlement, strikers say, permits the boss to work the girls overtime on Saturdays during the busy season. Some of the girls claim that this is really a settlement of the 44-hour basis, fore the house its formal report on the McNary-Haugen bill. Describing the threatening sit- uation in agriculture, the report set forth: 1.—That half as many banks had failed betwen 1920 and 1923 as dur- ing the whole period from 1902 to | 1923. 2.—That four-sevenths of the to- tal farm income is taken to pay tax- es and interest on mortgages and debts. Cannot Afford to Hire. 3.—That more than 1,120,000 farm- ers and hired men deserted the farms"In 1922°to seek industrial em- ployment. 4.—That one-quarter of the farm owners in the corn and wheat states are bankrupt. 5.—Above all, that the purchasing value of farm products is less than half what it was before the war. “Land For The Users” The McNary-Haugen bill is of no permanent value to the poor, work- ing farmers who are in a vast major- ity, say local members of the Feder- ated Farmer-Labor Party. They see no hope for farmers’ improvement save thru adoption of the principles “A Five-Year Moratorium“ for all working farmers, as a plan for temp- orary alleviation and “The Land For The Users” for permanent results. To this end they are speeding up work for the formation of a class Farmer- tion in St. Paul. DAUGHERTY IN FIGHT TO HIDE PROOF OF GUILT Farm Relief | Labor Party at the June 17th conven- |the progress of the strike. } Strikers reported at Saturday's | strike meeting that the latest attempt of the Pullman Company, in another fruitless effort to break the strike, has threatened its employes in the |103rd Street freight shop with dis- |}missal unless they transfer to the |struck 110th street shop. Martin | Bacevius reported that his foreman told him to act as a strikebreaker in the departments on strike or else quit |his job. Bacevius refused, but has not yet been dismissed. Picketing Extended. Automobile loads of riveters, ream-_, ers and heaters came into Pullman to- day from St. Louis, Mo., and Omaha, Neb. The picketing has been extend- ed starting today to different parts of the city, such as railroad stations, where incoming workers are liable to congregate. Several more of these out-of-town jmen have instructed David J. Bentall, attorney, to endeavor to secure by law the refund of the transportation money which the Pullman company induced them to pay out by means of false promises and misrepresentation. The procurors of the anti-union Pullmen Company are scouring the country, telling the workers in other towns that there is no labor trouble at Pullman, and making them pay their own transportation and other expenses to Chicago. But Men Not Paid. Attorney Bentall told the DAILY WORKER that he has repeatedly | been after the Pullman Company offi- |cials to refund the transportation |money of the seven Detroit men who }have put their cases in his hands. | “One when I called, a Mr. McLaren, |of the Pullman Company, told me that the company had formulated no policy on this matter,” said Bentall. “Later en I called again and talked to Mun- | son, who said he was one of the super- | NAME OF “PULLMAN” SMEARED OVER COMPANY TOWN; WORKERS’ WASHINGTON, May 4.— Aroused |intendents of the employment office. over the latest comeback from former | Munson told me that the Pullman Attorney General Daugherty, the Sen-|Company has decided to transfer the ate Committee investigating his con-|™en, who ar enot low enough to scab, The Trade Union Educational League, National Committee. HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL. By ESTHER LOWELL. Pullman, Illinois, is a company town. For two miles along Take Calumet the red-brick company-built houses and buildings line the streets and inside the spiked iron paling the red-brick shops cluster about a central circular towering structure. The Pullman Company used to own all the land for miles about and everything that was on it. But once there must have been a more or less hostile county administration, for the state’s attorney made the company sell off some of its land, except the portion on which the shops were located. The law was that a company could not operate two businesses, an in- dustry and landlord game, under one name. The Pullman Land Company was formed by the chief people of the Pullman Company, builders of steel cars, and part of the real estate was sold to em- ployes of the plant. The company and its members are still big landlords in Pullman. The Pullman name clings to al- most every enterprise in the neigh- borhood, The Pullman Coal Com- pany, Express, Bank, Bar etc, For- merly the Pullman Company ran ev- ery store, took care of its workers’ needs in the Arcade of shops, ‘but now little business men have come in to cater to the employes. There are the corner delicatessens. Calumet Industrial Lake-Front. Outside the iron spikes of the fence around the Pullman works on three sides, there is the sidewalk and the lawn parkway. The other side is a board fence along the rusty edge of Lake Calumet. From the rickety boat-house where the Pullman row boats are parked, the lake stretches a mile or less to an imposing industrial (Continued on Page 2.) duct of office, prepared to force a showdown on the issue Daugherty has raised. The committee is planning to chal- lenge the authority of Daugherty to |stop examination of his private tele- |#ram and will ask Attorney General | Stone to contest action on the injunc- jtion sought for this purpose by the former Attorney General against the Brookhart Committee, the Senate sergeant-at-arms and the Western Union and Postal Telegraph compa- nies. May Set Precedent. The committee decided today to take this action, not only because of the injunction against its investiga- tion, but against all senatorial quizzes, While the suit is directed technical- ly at the production of telegrams, Daugherty challenges the power of the committee to investigate ques- tions listed in the senate resolution, namely, his alleged failure to prose- cute anti-trust cases and Albert B. Fall, Harry Sinclair and E. L. Do- heny, Members of the committee have been ordered to appear Friday, May 16, to show cause why injunctions should not be issued. BIG STRIKE NOW ON AT PULLMAN AGAINST WAGE CUT--STAY AWAY to other Pullman car shops where there is no strike. If the men refuse to go to other shops, Munson prom- ised that the money would be re- funded. I learn, however, that the (Continued on page 2) Dolsen Forbidden To Speak May Day At Oakland Meeting OAKLAND, Cal, May 4.—In spite of police interference, which prevent- ed James Dolsen from speaking, the May Day meeting here was a great success. The assemblage passed a resolution for the repeal of the crim- inal syndicalism law of this state and for the release of Matt Schmidt, Ford, Suhr, Mooney, Billings and 106 mem- bers of the I. W. W. now imprisoned in California jails, The management of the hall in which the meeting was held claimed that the police had warned them not to allow James Dolsen to address the May Day crowd. How many of your shop-mates read THE DAILY WORKER. Get one of them to subscribe today.