The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 5, 1924, Page 3

Monday, May 5, 1924, COOLIDGE 10 PLAN T0 SCRAP NAVAL PACT Want U. “S. Navy To Lead British WASHINGTON, May 4.—The pos- Bible necessity of a new naval con- struction program involving enormous expenditures today engaged the atten- tion of members of the House naval affairs committee. So far this session, the committee has reported construction bills author- izing the building of eight cruisers at $11,000,000 each and the recondition- ing of six first line ships at a cost of over $18,000,000. But the report of Admiral R. E. Coontz that the navy was in many fundamental respects far below arms pact strength, has awakened the committee to the pos- sible requirement of a thorogoing gen- eral construction program, To Elevate Turrets, As the first step in this, Representa- tive Britten, ranking republican of the committee, yesterday introduced a bill authorizing $6,500,000 to elevate the turret guns of 13 battleships. As the next step, he prepared today a resolution providing for a complete investigation of the state of the navy by the committee. ; Such an investigation, he said, would continue for several months and result in a report on just what the navy required to bring it back to par. This, he said, he had been informed, might require a construction program cost- ing “a great deal of money.” Before preparing his plan for the gun elevation and general investiga- tions, Britten, accompanied by Chair- man Madden of the Appropria- tions committee, he conferred with President Coolidge. Britten said the President approved of the investiga- tion outlined in Britten's resolution. Sinclair Now Needs U. S. Recognition Of Russia For Oil Rights PEKING, Ch'}a, May 4.—If the United States does not recognize Soviet Russia within five years the Sinclair Oil Company may lose its right to exploit Sakhalin Island, ac- cording to the agreement signed. . Japanese military authorities are holding the island at present and have prevented the American engineer and the geologist from starting work for Sinclair. The agreement with Russia provides that half of the island must be prospected by August of this year and another quarter surveyed and well drilled within another year. An extension of time will be granted if the Soviets’ lack of control in the island delays operations. Conciliator Offers Democa’ic Wages To Ice Uream Men A Federal commissioner of concilia- tion, Benjamin A. Marshman, has pro- posed a solution to the ice cream drivers who went on strike. Marsh- man’s plan is to pay the lowest paid workers more at the expense of the better paid. That is, slice the wages of the top men to add to tae wages of the under men. The 350 strikers were to act on the proposal last night. Twenty-six man- ufacturers’ plants are closed by the strike. How many of your shop-mates read THE DAILY WORKER. Get one of them to subscribe today. Fink Agent Throws Scare Into Chamber Of Commerce Men CLEVELAND, May 4.—Private de- tective agencies specializing in labor espionage are picking Cleveland busi- ness men as easy marks, Twenty-five thousand paid labor agitators and 611 radical labor jour- nals are inciting the working men of America to red revolution, according to S. F. Fannon, head inquisitor for the Sherman Service, an industrial espionage agency. Fannon, who came down from Bos- ton to throw a scare into the Cleve- land Chamber of commerce, yester- day, alleged that the only way for business men to stop this terrible me- nace is to contribute heavily to “in- dustrial agencies” which will educate the workers into open shop content- ment. Employers who fail to do, this waste 25c out of every dollar paid for wages, Fannon declared as he passed the hat. $0, DAK. PLANS TO SEND 100 TO ST.PAUL MEETING Many Going To Big Convention By Flivver (Continued From Page 1.) the June 17th convention a great demonstration against capitalist domi- nation. This later view is well ex- pressed by Frank E. Johnesse, chair- SSS SSS SSS SSS: Complete facts on the WAGE-CUT the streets an by able speakers, Challenge truth. MASS MEETING OF ALL Pullman Employes TONIGHT MONDAY, MAY 5th, 1924, at 7:30 P. M. in K. of P. HALL, 11037 Michigan Avenue ind which has already involved thousands will be laid bare Accurate Information On the big strike of the Pullman Steel Carshop Employes now in its fourth winning week will be submitted. is herewith pressnted to ANY PULLMAN OFFICIAL who believes him- 4 self capable of defending the Stop-watch, Time-check, Speed-up, Slave- HW driving Taylor System in effect in the PULLMAN SHOPS. Businessmen as well as workingmen should be acquainted with the An invitation is extended to all to attend this PULLMAN STRIKE MASS MEETING TONIGHT at K. of P. HALL, 11037 Michigan Avenue Learn the workingmans’ side of the controversy—Be fair THE DAILY WORKE Renewed Subscription Activity Marks Half- Way Mark in Campaign Militants Are Pushing Ahead For Leadership. The first big organized campaign to secure subscription for THE DAILY WORKER is half over. If it is true that history for American labor is being made in this drive (and it is true) then the end of the first part of the drive marks at least a semi-historic period. In the history of the American labor movement have been written the names, the loyal and able comrades who have made it their business to make the DAILY WORKER grow. Look over the names that appear on the Honor Roll in this Power Column. Many of the names have appeared in this list of merit before. Most of them will appear again. Look back in your old copies of THE DAILY WORKER boosters slacken up. Subscriptions have been coming ‘ They are the ones who have seized the tremendous opportunity which THE DAILY WORKER offers to all true militants—the opportunity to make converts to the left labor movement by putting THE DAILY WORKER into the hands of the American toilers, by securing subscrip- tions so that the education and information which THE DAILY WORK- ER has to offer is brought into craks eet hed day. % * May Day made us miss our regular Power Column which was scheduled to appear last Friday. But it didn’t make the work of THE DAILY WORKER boosters slacken up. Subscription have been coming into THE DAILY WORKER office so fast since May Day that there hasn’t been time to compile the Honor Roll up to date. The week prior to May Day was no slouch week, either. Cities which have been lagging have reached out and stepped up a few notches in the race for the top. Cities which have already proved their prowess have added new achievements to their records. Superior, Wisc,, after a steady climb to the top was the only one of the leaders to fail to keep up the good pace. A scoreless week re- sulted in its being forced to share first place with Ambridge, Pa., which moved up from eight position. Miles City, Mont. and Warren, Ohio are waging a bitter struggle between themselves with Warren having a little the best of the argument for the week, but still a few points in the rear. In the meantime Toledo, Ohio is steadily and surely closing the distance between itself and the leaders and is threatening to win not only the prize for cities of its class but also to top the entire list. The Standing On May First. cITY QUOTA Subs turned Subs turned Percent man of the Progressive Party of in up to in to of Quota Idaho, who says, “We are with you 8 last week date Reached heart and soul in the cause. Idaho|sppHRIOR, Wis. 50 43 43 86 will be there with a full delegation.| AMBRIDGE, PA. 15 9 13 86 We sincerely trust that the sixteen|\itms CITY, MONT. 25 20 21 84 railroad organizations will decide to| WARREN, O. 50 34 39 78 endorse our platform and candidates, SO. BEND, IND. 25 16 18 72 and come out for its support. With NEWARK, N. J. 25 17 17 68 these organizations in line we feel|REVBRB, MASS. 16 9 19 66 optimistic enough to believe that we| TOLEDO, O. 125 62 19 63.2 stand a very good show of electing| WONESSEN, PA. 15 9 9 60 our candidate for president this fall.”| pULUTH, MINN. 50 29 30 60 J. W. Houchin, chairman of the SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 25 10 15 60 Farmer-Labor Party of Oklahoma, ex-| wRST CONCORD, N. 15 6 9 60 presses a similar sentiment when he| KANSAS CITY, MO. _ 50 27 29 58 says, “We will certainly have dele-| pENVER, COLO. oo 2D 12 12 68 gates to your convention. The C. P.| PORTLAND, ORE. 30 17 17 56 P. A. leaders have done themselves no| WORCESTER, MASS. 15 22 88 56.2.3 good by their attack on your con- OAKLAND, CALIF, 30 12 16 53.1.3 vention.” BROOKLYN, N. Y. 200 94 110 pany | New State Parties. PITTSBURGH, PA. 150 54 79 52.2.3 The circulation of the call for the| ROCHESTER, N. Y. 50 20 25 50 June 17th convention; as well as the| PHILADELPHIA, PA. 200 82 95 47.5 “Help Build a Mass Farmer-Labor| READING, PA. .. 15 7 ks 46 Party” leaflet circulated by the ar-| CANNONSBURGH, PA. ... 30 12 14 46.2.3 rangements committee, has started a| GALLOWAY, W. V. 26 10 10 40 national agitation for the building of| RIN, PA. .. 15 6 6 40 state and city Farmer-Labor parties.| TURTLE CREEK, PA. 25 10 10 40 Letters announcing the calling of} PROVIDENCE, R. I. 25 + 9 36 state conventions for the purpose of] McKEESPORT, PA. 30 5 10 33.1.3 building state parties and sending] BLIZABETH, N. J. sscessees 15 > 5 33.1.3 delegates to the St. Paul gathering ROCKFORD, ILL. .... 15 2 5 33.1.8 have been received from Illinois] HAMMOND, IND. 15 3 5 33.1.3 New York, California, Rhode Jsland,| NEW YORK CITY in: 506 136 161 32.2 Ohio and Oklahoma. NEFFS, O. .. 26 8 8 32 Credentials are now being received| MILWAUKEE, WIS. 100 28 28 28 daily from local unions, co-operatives,| JOHNSON CITY, ILL. 25 7 7 28 and farmer groups. Altho the last of} GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 25 5 7 28 the calls will not be in the mails un-| YOUNGSTON, 0. .... 30 5 8 26.2.3 til the end of this week, and the con-| W. FRANKFORT, ILL. 15 2 4 26.2.3 vention still being six weeks away,|CLEVELAND, 0. 250 62 64 25.6 thirty-six credentials have been re-| MENANGA, WIS. 15 4 4 26 ceived in the office of the national] ELY, MINN. .. 25 6 6 24 committee. The states represented] CHRISTOPHER, ILL. .... 25 6 6 24 by these credentitals are Illinois,| CHICAGO, ILL. ... 1000 205 233 23.3 Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana,| BOSTON, MASS. 200 36 42 21 Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island,| DETROIT, MICH. » 400 67 85 21.14 Texas and Wisconsin. PATERSON, N. J. 25 5 5 20 BESSEMER, PA. 15 3 5 20 Robbers Trim Union Treasurer. MARSHFIELD, ORE, ...... 15 2 2 20 ST. LOUIS, May 4— George F.| BALTIMORE, MD. ie _ 6 20 Dielenhein, treasurer, Carpenters’} SHATTLE, WASH. 50 7 10 20 Local No. 73, was robbed by highway-| MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 25 39 19.5 men while enroute home from union| CANTON, OHIO 8 8 16 meeting this week and relieved of| ST. LOUIS, MO. 19 21 16.8 $740. All of the money except $45| DAISYTOWN, PA. .. 2 2 13.2.3 belonged to the union. The sluggers|SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, 2 2 12.2.3 left no clew. LOS ANGELES, CAL. 10 12 12 BUFFALO, N. Y. il 16 10.6 WAUKEGAN, ILL. 5 5 10 McKEES ROCKS, PA. 3 3 9.9 NEW HAVEN, CONN. 2 2 8 ZEIGLER, ILL. ..... 5 6 8 ST. PAUL, MINN, sescessses 4 7 catet SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, .... 4 6 6 SYSTEM that is driving men into to Debate Beck, 5; H. Parker, 1; A. W. Harvitt, 2; Swartzenfelt, 2. Christopherson, 1; Ny Tid, 1; Nick O, Bull, 1; Ed, Mrasko, 1; J. Jurinic, 2; Me H. Tulchig, 1; Jos, Hamrie, 1; Victor Sarich, 3; mark, 2. R. Rogozin, 1; M, Kurinsky, 1; J. La- pidus, 1. ’ Within the limits of many cities private campaigns are being con- ducted to determine the champion DAILY WORKER booster of the bailiwick. In Toledo, Comrade Tarvitt has posted in the headquarters which serves DAILY WORKER and the Workers Party, the Toledo Honor Roll which bears the names of those in Toledo who have brought honor to themselves in service to the DAILY WORKER. Each sub counts a marker for the booster who secures it. Red stars are scored for single subs red flags for subs in greater number. Comrade Rey- nolds of Detroit is planning a similar arrangement. It is no mean honor to be placed on the list of those who make the DAILY WORKER grow, as those who are wise in the labor movement are coming to realize more and more forcefully. Give These Boosters The Once Over. Comrade Scarville comes across with thirteen news wallops at capi- talism adding to his already enviable record. Comrade Bimba out- shadows Babe Ruth with eleven new subs during the past few days and comes near swiping the individual leadership from Comrade Reynolds. Read the names and if yours isn’t among them, jerk yourself loose and put yourself on record as a real militant. HONOR ROLL TOLEDO, OHIO—D. Merritt, 7; N. M. Rosenberger, 1; Emil Ludke, 2; A. Gordon, 5; J. Tillefsky, 1; Paul Schaal, 1. ROCHESTER, N. Y.—H. Davis, 1; M. Valkys, 3; Hans Viel, 1. YONKERS, N. ¥.—N. S. Greene, 5. PHILADELPHIA, PA—Dora_ Pe- rez, 1; G. A, Fox, 1; R. Baker, 1; H. CHICAGO, ILL.—N. Buisch, 1; G. 8S. T. Hammers- BROOKLYN, N, Y.—A. Bimba, 11;|Swan, 1; Waino Numni, 3. WARREN, OHJO—J. Hranilovich, 4; C. Williams, 1. MICH.—Mike Shobuk,} BUFFALO, N, Y.—J. Hohl, 2; Frank R Fifteen Bucks Yearly Might Feed Brute In War Days; Not Now (Special to The Daily Worker) BROOKFIELD, Mass., May 4. — Unless their wage is raised to $25 a year the 18 firemen of Brookfield will strike on May 5. They maintain that the present salary of $15 a year may be adequate in some places but they can prove it will not support a mar- ried man with family in this city. Too many bosses is another griev- ance put forward by the eighteen priv- ates, who object to the eight fire marshals. The latter get all the glory and carry all the horns, while the irate eighteen do all the work. Want Dutch Farmers to Come. AUBURN, Wash.—Colonies of farm- ers from Holland to develop western Washington are approved by the Cen- tral Labor Union of Auburn. The lab- or body has notified Dutch representa- tives here that it is anxious to co- operate in getting desirable im- migrants to settle in the vicinity. The representatives are invited to meet the union and nearby farm granges to present their plans for putting Dutch farm families on the land. Actors’ Union in California. SAN FRANCISCO.—The cOming Actors’ Equity strike has spread to San Francisco, with the announce- ment of Thomas Wilkes, manager of Page Three LABOR ASSEMBLY | HEARS FACTS OF PULLMAN STRIKE: | Delegates Invited To Assist Workers “Strike in Pullman,” the which electrified the Chicago Trades Assembly in 1894, was again raised at the Chicago Federation of Labor meeting yesterday when John Holm- gren, geenral vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, told the delegates of the present strike sit- uation in the Pullman car shops. “The corporation that was respon- sible for the first injunction against workingmen is trying similar factics again,” Holmgren began, and related how the spontaneous strike of 500 men on April 14 has grown to a strike of several thousand men today and will continue to grow thru the efforts of the men out. Production Stopped. Holmgren said that the ordinary issue production of the Pullman works was four passenger cars per day. Not one | steel underframe has been made since | April 14, Holmgren stated, because | these foundation builders are striking | and the others have nothing to build | on. | the Alcazar as well as of other thea- ters along the coast, that he is op- posed to the closed shop demand of the Equity Assn., and that he has can- celled all engagements with Equity players, California is settling down to a probable absence of “road shows” from May 31 on. French Lose Russian Business MOSCOW, May 4.— (Rosta News Agency)—A license given some time ago to a big French firm for the im- port into Russia of 50,000 kilo- grammes of dyestuffs, has now been cancelled, while the right to import the same quantity of dye stuffs has | been granted to a German concern. The papers remark that this action is “one of the results of the policy of the French Government.” B, J. Lieb, 2; G. Kunlund, 1. McKEESPORT, PA—Wm. Mika- des, 5. ASTOR, dricks, 4. WORCESTER, MASS.—M. Zieper, 6; Hanna Kallio, 1; John Corbin, 8. ROCKFORD, ILL.—M. Lundquist, 3. LA CROSSE, WIS.—John Shiftar, FLA. Martin Hen- “WOODLAWN, PA.—M. Resetar, 3. CONCORD, N. H.—R. Bjorkbacka, " SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—Thomas My- erscough, 3. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Wallace Metcalfe, 3. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.—A. Sam- polinsky, 2. ST. PAUL, MINN.—C. A. Hatha- way, 2. HAVERHILL, MASS.—B. King, 2. WEST HOBOKEN, N. J.—S, Econo- midis, 2. SOUTH BEND, IND.—Nicholas P. Yoka, 2. LIBRARY, PA.—Ignac Per, 2. DECKERVILLE, MICH.—Ch. Kry- tovich, 2. LAWRENCE, PA.—John Murm, 2. CENTERVILLE, IOWA—Joe Oza- nich, 2. CANONSBURG, PA.—John Lat- vala, 2, KANSAS CITY, KANS.—F. Urba- nac, 2. JACKSONVILLE, FLA—L. Bern- hart, 2. CLEVELAND, OHIO—Joe Hubal, 1. DIVERNON, ILL.—Thomas Myers- cough, 1. LINCOLN, ILL.—Thomas Myers- cough, 1. VERDIN, ILL. — Thomas Myers- cough, 1, LOS ANGELES, CAL.—Anna Corn- blath, 1; L. P. Rendal, 1. PROVIDENCE, R. I1—James Con- toyy 1. ASHTABULA, OHIO—John Hill berg, 1. MIAMI, ARIZ.—Geo, Martecich, 1, BALTIMORE, MD.—P. Suvorow, 1; Tom Myysola, 1. SAN PEDRO, CAL.—C. M. Smith, 1. TERRE HAUTE, IND.—A. Gilles, 1. OMAHA, NEB.—Leo Worzel, 1. ZEIGLER, ILL.—Mike Pukis, 1, REVERE, MASS.—Dora Dalevich, 1. GLENDALE, W. VA.—F. Carich, 1. MILES CITY, MONT.—J, H. Wil son, 1. KLEIN, MONT.—I. Blasko, 1. FAIRPOINT, OHIO—Grobeiny, 1. SHAMOKIN, PA.—Mrs. M. Miller, 1, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—B. J. Lieb, 1; Tyynie Lahtinen, 1. OLYMPIA, WASH.—Alvin Slover, 1. HAMTRMCK, MICH.—K. Jarotze- wish, 1, OXNARD, CAL.—John Anderson, 1, ST. LOUIS, MO.—J. Marcus, 1; A. Braun, 1. ROCHESTER, MINN. — John §. Reed, 2. LEADVILLE, COLO.—Mandle, 1. RED JACKET, W. VA—John Ca- zin, 1, ALLSTON, MASS.—J. Kaskela, 1. MAYNARD, MASS.—Frank Mark, Weinberg, 1; Anna Litvackoff, 3; Ed.|1; Nestor Lahto, 1 TROY, N. Y.—Elsa Kaski, 1. CONNEAUT, OHIO—Kalle Hale- nius, 1. NORWOOD, MASS.—Frank Juhola, Thru-the work of the pickets, Holm-| gren said, not more than five gangs were in the steel car shops on Satur- day afternoon. “First give them a demonstration of what solidarity means,” is Holm- gren’s slogan for the strike now on. He did not try to push organization work too quickly, he told the feder- RUMHOUNDS COULD LIVE CHEAPLY IN MAINE IN GOOD OLD DAYS PLAISTOW, N. H.—What it cost to live inthe good old days is record- ed in a price list copied from an old ledger kept in 1822 by Samuel Ad- ams in his store at Castine, Me. a copy of which Is in the possession of Warrenzo K. Seaver of Plaistow. The Adams ledger records the pay- ment of $100 for the annual salary of Adams’ son-in-law, a clerk In his store. Another item is a receipt from the Quincy house, Boston, dat- ed June, 1824, for three and one-half days’ board and lodging, $4.50. At the Adams shipyard at Castine a score of men were each paid a dol- lar a day for 12 hours’ work. The master shipbuilder received $1.25 a day. Commodity prices listed from this ledger include: Turkey, 4¥ec per Ib.; beef, 2%4¢ per Ib.; chicken, 5¢ per |b.; silver thimble, 4c; goose, 23c; one quart New England rum, 9c; men’s shoes, $1 per pair; one- half cord hardwood, 83c; butter, 9c; bushel of potatoes, 9c; silk, 50c per yard; cheese, 7c per Ib. ation, because there are 16 different nationalities involved in the strike. He wanted to keep them together against the boss first to prove what solidarity wil do for workers and then show them how the union carries on the organization begun informally, Tells Delegates to Come. “We'd be more than glad to have the presence of any of you who can take the time to come,” Holmgren told the delegates. “Just come to the strike headquarters at Stancik’s Hall, on 115th street.” Have you ever stopped to want, when you want it, ca reality in your home at a cost of but a very few dollars? 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