The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 7, 1924, Page 1

i THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION RATES Vol. II. No. 43. In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. a 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. WEDNESDAY, MAY 77,1924 <@=>""” Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. 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 Russia Price 3 Cents 4,000,000 VOTES POLLED BY GERMAN COMMUNISTS DOOM OF MORGAN-DAWES PLAN SEEN BY BERLIN AND PARIS AS RESULT OF RECENT ELECTION Glaziers Join Pullman Strike; Thousand Laid Off, Carshops Verge On Complete Paralysis The glazers joined the Pullman car builders’ strike and at- tended yesterday's strike meeting. Over one thousand men, in addition to the 700 strikers, have been laid off by the Pullman Company because, due to the strike, there is no work for them. Company stool pigeons, and some of the men in the pay- master’s department of the company, have let it leak out that the Pullman Company will have to close down their entire plant and cancel orders for outside contracts, if the strike is not settled at once, The Pullman Company is already laying off men every day. Thru the organization of the striking car builders into the Brotherhood of Railway Car- men of America, the workers in the Pullman shops, after win- ning the present strike, are go- ing to force the eight-hour day and complete union conditions on the Pullman Company, John. Holmgren, the strike leader, told over a thousand people at the K. of P. hall mass meeting Mon- day night. _ Picketing Extended. Picketing was extended today to take in the Blue Island and the Sixty- third street stations of the Rock Is- land Railroad, and all the railroad sta- tions on the Illinois Central in the vicinity of the Pullman plant. More men from out-of-town came into the employment gate yesterday. They were informed by the pickets that there is a strike on, and came over to the strike meeting. Arthur Patrick in a speech to the strikers, told how he was hired by an agency in Pittsburgh and shipped to Pullman ‘at his own expense. “I was hired in Pittsburgh to work as.a riveter for $1.25 per hour,” said Patrick, “I was guaranted my trans- f money but was told there O'Leary Says, “I Quit.” “When I learned there was a strike, I quit. O'Leary, the employment man- ager, said to his asssitant, ‘Check this fellow out, and send out word that he is on the blacklist.’ They put’ me on the blacklist, and kept me waiting for my money. When I went to get paid, my ‘check was made out at the rate of 56 cents an hour instead of $1.25.” Patrick swore out an affidavit to the above, and turned it over to the strikers’ attorney, David Bentall, em- powering him to collect the money due. Several men from Indianapolis also spoke to the strikers. Lee Helder turned over to the strikers’ attorney an Indianapolis Star containing a good sized advertisement for men which declared there was no labor trouble. The “ad” in the Star reads: “Riv- eters, buckers, heaters, for passenger car work. Open shop. No labor trouble. Free job. No cHarge. Ship- ment leaving Sunday night. Meet representative of the Pullman Car Company, Chicago, at Standard Em- ployment Agency, 143 S. Illinois St., Indianapolis.” Attorney David J. Bentall declared this advertisement a direct violation of the law and declared those respon- sible for its insertion are liable to punishment. Puliman Cut Only Start. Another representative of the Pull- man Company, Scot Helsell, is hiring men in Shirley, Indiana, under false pretenses. Everett Day, of Shirley, signed and turned over to the strike lawyer an affidavit, and also gave Bentall the power of attorney to col- leet money due for transportation and time lost. . Holmgren declared at Monday night’s mass meeting that the Pullman Company is controlled by directors who also control the large railroad and steel shops in the entire (Continued on Page Two) HOLLAND WILL RECOGNIZE RUSS GOVERNMENT Grand Duke Nicholas Wakes From Jag THE HAGUE, May 6.—The Dutch government will grant de jure recog- nition to the Soviet government with- in a very short time, it was hinted in official quarters today. The negotia- tions between the two governments are proceeding satisfactorily in spite of efforts on the part of anti-Soviet agencies to bring about a rupture. A similar move is on in England and the Daily Herald of London sting- ingly rebuked A. O'Neill, National Liberal, for stating in a public speech that the Anglo-Russian conferencé had reached a deadlock. The opposite of this is true, the Herald declared, and the negotiations are proceeding on the road to a successful conclusion faster than even the most optimistic ex- “The Soviet ‘government’ ts ‘stabie, has the confidence of the massés as was demonstrated on May Day when hundreds of thousands of workers pa- raded without a single regiment of troops being on guard except the po- lice force necessary to preserve order to prevent accidents. This evidence of Soviet stability gave the lie to the fantastic reports circulated by stool pigeons of the Czarist refugees dis- guised as reporters for thy Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune who sent fantastic stories of riots against the government and arrests of work- ers by the thousand. The growing tendency of the capi- talist government of Europe to recog- nize Soviet Russia shows how little confidence those who have correct in- formation have in the yarns circulat- ed by the Russian Czarist emigres who are prowling around the dives of the European capitals living on the alms supplied to them by American wealthy men and women who vary their life of indulgence in riotous living and perversion, by getting a “thrill” out of the human wreckage that escaped the fate of the Czar. The Associated Press representative succeeded in digging the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholatevitch out of some sewer and extracted an interview out of him. The Duke must be on a con- tinual drinking orgy since the Czar’s government was overthrown as he has left the heavy fighting against the Soviets to other and lesser bandits. He led the armies of the Czar for a period during the world war, but the only reputation he gained was thru his long legs and his ability to use them in running from the enemy. It seems he is as good at hiding from the public as he was in escaping from the German army, but like 4 dog who comes out of his den on a warm day to pick the fleas off himself the Grand Duke emerged from his silence when he thought the discussion in the Communist Party of Russia presaged a split in the government. Should the CAL’S KINDNESS TO BOOTLEGGER PERFECTLY “REGULAR,” SWEARS CHICAGOAN; TAKES JAB AT LANDIS (Special to the Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, May 6.—Assistant Attorney General Middle- kauff of Chicago today told the Daugherty investigating committee that there were no irregularities in connection with the pardon of Phil Grossman, Chicago saloonkeeper, by President Coolidge. Middlekauff declared that Judge Landis had “made statements untruthful, misleading and unwarranted” in charging the irregu- larities. The committee chamber was thrown into an uproar over Middle- kauff’s statement. (Special to The Daily Worker) PARIS, May 6.—France, if today’s press correctly interprets her attitude, sees in the result of the German elections a fading out (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, May 6.—The German people gave the Dawes-Young plan a bare majority in the national elections. of hope for early fulfillment of the Dawes- Young plan. The Paris morning papers declare the out- come, with the gains registered by the Ger- man Communist party, renders hopes of ful- fillment illusory, altho none expects open re- sistance. “Nothing will succeed against Germany ex- cept force,” Pertinax, writing in the Echo de He points out the difficulty of understanding where a sufficient majority will be found to carry on a government. — Le Matin forecasts that the general attitude of any new German government will be re- Paris, declares. sistance to treaty obligations. CAL AND MELLON WHET VETO AXE FOR BONUS BILL Profiteers Got Theirs, To Hell With Vets (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, May 6. — With strong indications from White House authorities that the veto will be ex- ercised, President Coolidge today was understood to be prepared to act Promptly on the insurance soldier bonus bill. The measyre, which arrived at the White House late yesterday, has been referred to Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and General Lord, director of the budget, for study and to report whether the public treasury can stand the financial burden involved in the bill. As an indication that the presi le favor a veto, it was learned that the White House has advised General Hines, director of the veterans’ bureau, against taking preliminary steps to put the proposed soldier insurance law into effect, in reply to an inquiry from Hines wheth- er such action would be advisable in view of possible signature of the bill. The bill is expected back at the White House with the reports of Sec- retary Mellon and General Lord with- in two or three days. Mellon is ex- pected to advise the president that, despite estimates of members of con- gress who were in charge of the mea- sure, that it will cost a total of only $2,000,000,000, the proposed law would Mean a total cost to the nation of nearer $4,000,000,000. St. Paul Banks In. Panic Over Failure Of Capital Trust St. Paul, Mint: May 6.—Endangered by the failure of the Capital Trust and Savings bank Saturday, deposi- tors in the Capital National Bank, a sister institution, were guaranted pro- tection today by a merger of the lat- ter with the Merchants National Bank of St. Paul. John L, Mitchell, former member of the Federal Reserve Board, and head of the two capital institutions, said the Capital National was in an excep- tionally strong cash position, but di- rectors felt a merger with the Mer- chants National at this time was the ‘best means of fully protecting depos- itors. The merger in no way involves the Capital Trust and Savings bank which failed, having $5,000,000 deposits. SE Aan einen anes ae Grand Duke act on that assumption to the extent of using his long legs to reach Moscow, your correspondent would not give a trainload of German marks for the probability that his head would burden his collar bone very long. The lengthy gentleman, with more discretion than valor, confines himself to his cellar in Paris and to telling the world that Russia must be saved from Communist rule. He recklessly of- fered to die for Russia on the slight- -Jest provocation, and we can guarantee him that his wish can b> very easily fulfilled by communic::'s3 with the Red Army. Like a senile dotard, this relic of a rotten, licentious and incompetent monarchy drools his inanities while the workers and peasants of the land which he and his class cursed with their presence are making the capi- talist government of Europe come to them almost on bended knees and beg for concessions. ; toe Whatever the ensuing government and par- liament may do, official results of Sunday’s polling showed today that at least 15 million of the 29 million voters are against the ex- perts’ proposals. The total vote of the socialists, democrats, centrists and volkspartei candidates—all of whom were pledged to support the plan—was hardly half of the ballots cast. Approximately 15,000,000 votes, those for eos nationalists, folkists and Communists, oppose the Dawes-Young report openly or can be counted to support a government that assails the Dawes plan. “SEDITION” TRIALS ROUSE STEEL TOWN Court House Jammed For Farrell Cases (Special to The Daily Worker) MERCER, Pa., May 6.—The Farrell sedition cases, the first now on trial, are adding six more chapters to the infamous labor-hating history of Penn- sylvania. The court house at Mercer is jammed with people from miles around. Here we see the steel workers from near- ; the grand dame of the village peeping over her eye- glasses at her sister from the steel towns; the village gossip straining her head to get every word spoken by the prosecutor and then nodding her head in approval. When a white hot lie comes flowing from the stupid, cring- ing witnesses, who show that they have received expert coaching, a buzz of excitement runs up and down the court room compelling the court bailiff to dramatically rap on a slab of marble for order. The judge strains at his collar while the grand dame of the village looks disgustedly at the grimy faced workers from the steel mills just over the hills to the east. Stools Catch All Conversations. Out in the corridors impatient court lackeys pace back and forth drinking in every statement heard. One word to a juror, one word of protest and the prosecution has it immediately. Everywhere we see the black mantle of persecution displaying it- self and it seems that the master class has prepared this months in advance. Looking out from the court house we see the village monument to those that gave their lives during the Civil War and peep- ing inside the court room we see on the jury a black woman sitting in judgment on a white slave in revolt against his master. Prosecutor Rickard looks up at the jury while his assistant, Myers, in correct movie fashion, lays back a few of his silver gray locks inclined to stray down on his forehead. De- fense attorney Ferguson with his ever present smile questions the witness and in a very kindly way excuses him. Rebels See New Day Coming. Here we see the new day being proclaimed by men who have given the best years of their lives, rolling up golden profits for their steel mas- ters. There is no denial from these men—they are rebels against the sys- tem enslaving them and the first one of the six defendants on trial, now and then looks across the room to- wards his wife, @ pretty little woman, who smiles back encouragement ;at him. When his fellow slaves took the stand and repeated lie after lie, the defendant bowed his head—it was for these that he suffered. Yet the vision of the new day quickly raised up his head and stern lines shaped themselves on his face, He was again (Continued on Page 2.) setting | STRIKE SPREADS TO MORE GREEK RESTAURANTS Revolt Against 12-14 Hour Day Gains Workers in four more Greek res- taurants came out yesterday in the 6-day strike movement led by the Amalgamated Food Workers. Effec- tive picketing is going on before all the eight struck restaurants. A big mass meeting will pack the doors in the union hall at 214 N, State St. tonight. Hundreds of workers from the unorganized Greek restau- rants will be there. Enthusiasm has increased so much that Orgauizer Stewart declared that jhe expected the South Side restau- rants to“follow the lead of those now affected on the North Side. Among the restaurants shut down ‘by yesterday's walkout are the Wash- ington, on Argyle near Sheridan Road; the Auto, on Lincoln near Law- rence, and the Presto at 4774 Lincoln. The 12-14 hour day and the seven-day week has been prevailing thruout the Greek restaurants of Chicago. DEMOCRATS TAX PLANS WIN OVER MELLON’S RATES Senators Prefer 40 Per Cent Maximum (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, May 6.— Senate |Democrats proceeded to put the rest jof their rates into the tax bill today jas the session-long battle neared an end. Their emphatic defeat of the Mellon income rates made them feel strong enough to put their sliding jscale tax on corporations and their inheritance levy into the measure. The Mellon surtaxes were replaced by the Democratic 40 per cent maxi- mum by a vote of 43 to 40 late yester- day, the three-vote margin revealed exclusively in the United Press poll of the Senate. The normal rates of 2, 4 and 6 per cent were adopted over the Mellon rates by a vote of 44 to 37. Indications are that the Democrats can now safely hold their margin for the only remaining points to be dis- posed of—corporation and inheritance rates, All sides now are confident that the bill will finally be gotten owt of the way before Saturday and sent to con- ference. Night sessions begin to- night, and will continue until adjourn- ment is taken the first of next month. Big Bankers Urge Their Governments To Push Dawes Plan LONDON, May 6.—~An Inter-allied conference, which the United States will be invited to attend will be held here in June for discussion of means of making the reparations experts’ Plan effective, according to authorita- tive declarations here today. The conference probably will be held in the first part of the month, it was said. Prior to the full confer- ence Premier Mac Donald and Pre- mier Poincare of France will meet, probably in London, to discuss the sit- uation, It is expected that this meet- ing will be held about May 18. ) UNITED REACTIONARY FRONT AS M’CORMICK GETS BEHIND DENEEN Senator Medill McCormick has decided not to contest the nomina- tion of Charles S. Deneen. former governor, to the Republican sena- torial nomination. In a formal statement McCormick declared that Inasmuch as Deneen has been cer- tified the winner by the canvassing board, he saw no reason for seek- ing a recount. McCormick pledged his support to Deneen’s election. DRESS UNION BOOSTS FIGHT FOR VICTORY Wire Convention As 11 More Are Arrested TO THE OFFICERS AND DELE- GATES OF THE 17th JUBILEE CON- VENTION: The striking Dressmakers of Chi- cago wish to thank the officers and delegates of the convention for their encouraging message that was received with great enthusiasm. We are determined to strike until our employers will come to terms. We have full faith in the officers of our International and we are confident that the convention will find ways and means both morally and fi- nancially to carry our banner to victory. ARE WE DOWNHEART- ED? NO! HERE’S FOR VICTORY! The striking Dressmakers of Chi- cago. vad ee This was the spirited answer of | the striking garment workers sent from here yesterday tu the con- vention in Boston, replying to the--message received. ~ The tele- gram sent from the 325 delegates of the convention to the striking workers here reads: Convention Greetings “Dressmakers’ Union, Chairman of the Joint Board: ‘The 17th Con- vention of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers assembled in Con- vention hall unanimously send a message of greeting and cheer to you. We are engaged in a mighty struggle for the right to live and work under humane conditions. The convention is aware of the wonder- ful fight you are putting up and we are with you heart and soul in this struggle and that we are confident that your indomitable spirit and courage will break down the op- position of your enemies and that you willscore a wonderful victory.” The telegram from the Inter-| national Ladies’ Garment Work-| ers’ Convention now in session in| Boston was enthusiastically re-| ceived when read here at the} strike meeting. 11 More Strikers Arrested Judge “Dennie” Sullivan was all but overwhelmed by the crowd of garment workers in court yesterday morning. Eleven new cases of girls and men arrested late Monday even- ing and the six cases transferred from Judge Hebel’s court were added to the already full docket of Judge Sullivan. ‘The Total number of strik- ers appearing was fifty-two. All of these cases were put off until next Tuesday, May 13. About thirty cases come up again before Judge Foel this morning. They were put off from yesterday. Thirteen of these cases have already been heard and are waiting sentence. The remainder of the cases have yet to be tried.. The picket line was strong Mon- day night, but the bulls’ suddenly MIGHTY GAIN BY REDS IN TEUT POLL Ruhr Overwhelmingly For Revolution BERLIN, May 6—All Germany is amazed at the successes of the Communist Party in the general election. Final count of votes shows that nearly 4,000,- 000 voted under the revolution- ary banner of the international party. Communist seats in the Reichstag will number 61 in- stead of the 60 estimated on the basis of earlier returns. It is even possible that several more seats have been gained in dis- tricts where the vote is disputed. The government’s raid on the Bol- shevik embassy on the eve of the elections, had an opposite effect to that which the raiders planned. Com- munists came out in mass to the polls to see that no rough treatment was accorded radical voters. Nowhere did the workers will to Communism demonstrate itself bet- ter than in the occupied Ruhr dis- tricts, which went red except in isolat- ed places where the Catholic party got out its entire vote. Ruhr Cities Go Red. Stuttgart went over altogether to the Communists. Dusseldorff gave the Communists 250,000 votes or more than all the other six parties combin- ed. The Stinnes party went down under the weight of its propaganda for the 10-hour day. The strength of the Communists was greatest in the industrial dis- tricts..of Germatiy-and -whero the workers had been oppressed most. Defeat of the private ownership of railroads, feature of the Dawes plan, is now regarded as a certainty if the German constiution is lived up to. The Marx-Stressmann government coalition has a bare 219 Reichstag votes as compared to about 219 in the various opposition and anti- Dawes plan groups. To put thru the necessary legislation for the partial transfer of the state owned railroads will require a two-thirds vote. The entire Dawes plan may be smashed for the Socialists, Catholics, People’s party and other fragments of the coalition can not be counted on to vote solidly together. Tremendous agifation against the Dawes-Morgan plan to make Germany a vassal nation for international capi- tal is going on thruout Germany and Politicians who support it are dig- ging their political graves. The ar- guments of industrialists and Social- jists that it will enable Germany to “get to work,” are falling flat on the ears of citizens in two widely divided groups,—the radical workers on the one hand and the nationalistic forces on the other. Party Strength in Reichstag. Communists, 61. Nationalists, 99. Socialists, 99. 62. Folkists, 32. Democrats, 24. Bavarian Folks, 15, Bavarian Peasants, 10, National Liberals, 9. Hanoveraner, 5. Deutsche Sozial CHICAGO, May 6.—Drivers of Ch» cago’s milk wagons have been granted pay increases of $4 per week, assur- ing the city of milk deliveries for an- other year, The drivers threatened 4 took a notion to make some more (Continued on Page 2.) The Workers Party, American tional, has sent its comradely gre The cable declares that the results Communist Party of Germany, Berlin, Germany. ers’ Germany. Long live the Com ORKERS PARTY CHEERS GERMAN OMMUNISTS ON ELECTION VICTORY Party, congratulating it on the splendid showing in Sunday's elections. to the revolutionary struggle everywhere. The cable is as follows: GREETINGS ACROSS THE SEAS The Central Executive Committee of the Workers Party extends congratulations on splendid demonstration of solidarity and revolution- ary will by workers of Germany under the leadership of the Communist Party. This great achievement gives us all new courage for revolution- ary struggle for soviets and proletarian dictatorship, C. E. RUTHENBERG, Executive Secretar: to strike unless their demands were met. Section of the Communist Interna- etings to the German Communist in Germany will give new courage Chicago, IIl., May 6, 1924, Long live Work: munist International. WORKERS PARTY OF AMERICA,