The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 7, 1924, Page 2

Ae-my-confirmed in their confidence in their Page Two THE DAILY WORKER HOWAT SPURNS $6,000 OFFER OF COAL OPERATOR Militant Kansas Leader Stays With His Class By W. MARSHALL. PITTSBURGH, Kans., May 6.—That the coal operators do not consider that Alexander Howat is dead and that he has lost his influence among the coal miners, as John Lewis and his machine would have the people believe, is evidenced by the coal op- erators’ latest move in District 14. The Sheridan Coal Company, which is one of the largest independent coal companies, operating a number of mines in District 14, a few days ago made an offer, thru the president of the Sheridan Coal Company, Mr. Wynn McGeath, to Howat of a posi- tion as superintendent of all the Sher- idan mines in District 14, at a salary of $6,000 per year and a minimum con- tract for five years. On three occa- sions in the last two weeks the high officials of the Sheridan Coal Com- pany have personally visited Howat and urged him to accept the position. Howat Rejects $6,000 Offer. Howat had been kicked out of the union by John Lewis and his syco- phants, at the behest of the coal op- erators and ex-Governor Henry Al- len, father of the industrial court law. Howat has been expelled from the United Mine Workers of America| without any trial, while in jail, fight- ing for the miners’ rights and against the industrial court slave law, and which by his courageous stand and fight he has thoroly discredited and beaten. Howat has been knifed by the traitors in his own organization, after spending sixteen months in jail fighting for the miners’ rights, and is not even allowed to be a member of the United Mine Workers of America at this time. Yet this class conscious worker and rebel did not waver in the least in staying true to his class and to the confidence which the workers all over the world have in him, but turned down the Sheridan mines’ of- fer without hesitation, stating in his rejection of the coal company’s offer that the miners of District 14 for twenty-two years had stood by him in his fights for industrial justice and for the workers’ rights and liberties, and had stood by him in his own ef- forts to vindicate himself against the vicious official machine in the United Mine Workers of America, and that it was his duty, and that he would at all times be found standing, fighting only on the miners’ side. The miners in District 14 are again loyal and beloved leadér,~ Aléxander Howat. Lewisites Do Differently. How different reads the record of the Lewis stool pigeons, lieutenants and supporters, who as soon as they are forced out of office, use the knowl- edge gained in the paid service of the mine workers against the workers at every turn, and for the coal operators, the miners’ traditional and natural en- emy, as commissioners, superinten- dents and representatives, in any form or manner in which they may gain employment with the coal oper- ators. The few Lewis toads and followers that exist in this district, who are against Howat, and who are so pe- culiarly friendly with the coal oper- ators, are unable to understand how any man would not sell out at so fair a price, as it has always been their custom to take any job offered by the Scandinavians Tell Coolidge To Veto Immigration Bill DOUBLE CROSSING RAILWAY LABOR BOARD FACES DEATH IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, May 6.—Having suc-| ceeded in: 1, Taking the bill from the com- mittee. 2, Forcing its immediate consider- ation by the House, 3. Limiting debate to three hours. But the resolute Republican filibus- ter led by Majority Leader Long- worth succeeded in holding the coali- Denouncing the Johnson immigra- tion bill and calling on President|ceeded in limiting debate to three Coolidge to veto this infamous piece |hours after the hottest fight of this of legislation, 67 delegates from 30 session in the House, advocates of the Danish and Norwegian organizations |parkiey pill to abolish the Railroad of Chicago, met in Falkets Hall and Labor Board will try today to force decided to send representatives to the |+1, measure thru to a fitial vote: sararesdl icc for the Protection of | 4 coalition of Democrats and 40 Re- ‘oreign-born. publicans last night hammered down |tion- wide Similar declarations have been adopted by three Swedish mass meet- ings in various parts of Chicago. TEACHERS TO FIGHT REACTION AT CONVENTION NEW YORK, May 6.—Local 5, of the American Federation of Teachers, passed several resolutions for intro- duction by its delegates to the next convention of the federation. litical prisoners, the foreign born, and freedom of expression in schools and colleges. The resolutions follow: A. Membership and Organization. Motion that the conStitution be so amended as to permit college teachers to become members-at-large of the Ameri¢an Federation of Teachers or members of locals, and to permit the formation of locals of college teach- ers. Motion that the Executive Council of the American Federation of Teach- ers be authorized to institute a na- organization campaign among the college teachers. Motion that the national secretary be authorized to organize at least one nation-wide organization campaign during the coming year: (1) To give the teachers’ union movement the widest possible publicity among teach- ers; (2) To stimulate the formation of new locals; (3) To stimulate the growth of existing locals. Motion that special efforts be made during the coming year to organize the rural school teachers and secure Federation of Teachers. The Ameri- can Federation of Teachers pledges itself to strive energetically for het- ter salaries and tenure for school teachers. B. ‘Freedom of Speech, Democracy. The American Federation of Teach- ers pledges its suport to the efforts of | teachers and students in the colleges jA 2 jof the country for the right to discuss freely questions of social importance. We hold that all those who labor, [with hand or brafn, ate entitled to full] civil and social rights, without dis- |crimination on account of nationality jor color, In this connection we place our- /selves on record in opposition to any legislation discriminating against the foreign born. In this connection we place our- selves on record in opposition to any efforts to discriminate thru legisla- tion or social custom against the | Negro. We demand the repeal of all “gag” jlegislation, including the criminal syn- dicalist laws and other similar re- |pressive measures. We place ourselves on record as op- posed to the Ku Klux Klan and other similar organizations of a reactionary character. We demand the freedom of all polit- ical prisoners. We stand for the same democratic coal operators at any price offered them. methods and tolerance for minority opinion in the labor movement. their affiliation with the American | rug! started for Pullman employment of- a Republican filibuster which kept the House in session until midnight. Aft- er a 12-hour struggle in which 18 roll calls were forced, the coalition sue DIARY OF PULLMAN HIRED BY LYING DETROIT AGENT, TELLS OF 100 PER CENT STRIKE By E. K. (For The Federated Press) A growing setise of solidarity among the workers is seen in the fact that after more than two weeks of dishonest labor re- cruiting the Pullman Company Among: the resolutions passed are|bound steel erecting plant near Chicago, according to Doig, a ones dealing with the questions of po-|riyeter who hired out to the company in Detroit when the Pull- man representative stated that there was no labor trouble at the plant. Other Detroit workers hired man will be quoted at a low figure on the Detroit labor exchange after they get back. They have found that this corporation which broke an agreement with its own company union in order to reduce wages can also send out lying agents to trap workers into becoming strikebreakers. Finds 100 Percent Strike. Doig took a job at the Pullman plant just long enough to find that the efforts of the company thruout Tilinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and other states have only attracted from 50 to 60 amateurs to take the places of the 600 skilled workers who maintain ja 100 percent strike that is gradually stopping the whole works. His ac- count of the treachery of the company sets up in diary form as follows: April 27, p. m.—Saw Baxter, employ- ment agent Pullman Co. at Frontenac hotel, Detroit. He guaranteed $1 per hour. Must pay own transportation which will be refunded after 30 days’ work, Baxter gave word of honor there was no strike. Pickets Tell of Strike. | 29, a. m.—Arrived Chicago. April fice. Met by workers who told me there was a strike of 600 riveters, teamers, buckers and other steel men because Pullman had cut wages in violation of agreement. Went to strike meeting. “ April 29, p. m.—Decided to take jc & to get,look at plant. While waiting in outer office-of-emplofmefit manager O'Leary heard him pleading with men from Davenport, Iowa, offering full protection and to find them living tion to this small gain and hoped to- day to force a two weeks’ postpone- ment of further consideration, which probably would mean the bill’s death this session. RIVETER, HOGAN is unable to operate its strike- with Doig say the word of Pull- spent most of their time trying to keep the hot scale from inside their shirt collars. After more fuss about transportation back to Detroit I left. O’Leary remarked, I’d get my fare back, like hell, April 30, a. m.—Still trying to get that railroad fare to Detroit. Put mat- ter in lawyer’s hands but there don’t seem to be any law to protect workers who are hired under false pretenses. GLAZIERS JOINING MILITANT MINERS OF ILLINOIS READY FOR CONVENTION Will Fight Farrington’s Appointive Power By THOMAS MYERSCOUGH, BELLEVILLE, Ill, May 6.— With only one more week remaining before the lid is lifted, things, that’ promise a bitter battle in the Peoria conven- tion, May 13, are being done by both the machine and their opponents in the Illinois Miners’ Union. Those who claim to know the “in- side” affairs of the Farrington ma- chine, say that the convention com- mittees have been called to Spring- field to be groomed for their part in the convention fights. Expectation of such maneuvers on the part of the machine has prompted the Belleville Sub-District miners to tssue a call for a meeting of the Delegates to as- semble in Belleville next Sunday, May 11th. The call, signed by seven delegates from this section, asks the delegates to come and discuss the vi- tal issues affecting the Miners’ Un- ion. A good-sized delegation is anticipat- ed, and such things as the Appoint- ing Power, Unemployment, Labor- Party, The Kansas-Howat case and other important things will be gone over. Appointees Fought Strike. There is perhaps no other section of the Miners’ Union, where the men are so bitterly opposed to the Appoint- tive Power, as here in Belleville, and this is due to the abuses to which such power is subjected. This sec- tion, made famous by its “Wildcat strike” of 1919, which resulted in the revocation of many charters at that time, not to mention Farrington’s ex- penditure of $27,000 to crush the STRIKERS AT THE PULLMAN SHOPS (Continued From Page 1.) South side of Chicago. “I am convinced,” said Holmgren, “that these big capitalists selected the Pullman Company to introduce the drastic wage cut, hoping to put it over on all the main industries in Chicago. The Pullman’ Company was selected because of its long record as an unscrupulous labor smashing, anti- stnashing company. If this strike had ot occurred the wage reduction would nave been made general.” Lauds Dally Worker. Holmgren mentioned help given the strike by the DAILY WORKER. He declared it was the only paper in Chicago carrying the strike news. The quarters. They refused, some account of priticiple, other because scabbing is unhealthy. O'Leary sent me to steel shop. Met two others quitting. They said: “Scab, there is a strike here.” One was from Louisville and the other from Benton Harbor, Mich. Shop boss explains there is a little jam here but I will get protection. I act surprised and say something about Baxter's word of honor in Detroit, O'Leary standing by says he cant help what Baxter said. So I start a fuss and demand my back pay. They coax and promise protection. I answer they haven't got anybody working anyway. Boys and Amateurs. So I get treated to a personally con- ducted tour of inspection, and believe me, they had only 50 or 60 men in the shop, mostly boys and amateurs tuat FARRELL “SEDITION” TRIALS ROUSE STEEL TOWN (Continued From Page 1.) the rebel having his day in his mas- ter’s court. see Tony Kovacich First Defendant. Tony Kovacich, was the first of the Farrell defendants to be placed on trial for alleged violation of the Se- dition Law of Perinsylvania. Attorney John Myers, former"feder- al prosecutor and district attorney Le- roy Richard appeared for the prosecu- tion while I. E. Ferguson of Chicago, headed the attorneys retained by the defense. Judge J. A. McLaughry, who pre- sided at the Blankenstein trial in Pittsburgh is presiding here. Attor- ney Myers was the prosecutor that brought about the conviction of Blank- enstein. Upon request of the defense coun- sel, the jurors were subjected to in- dividual examination, something un- usual in this court. Eight jurors were examined before the first one was chosen. It took one hour to secure the first juror. The prosecution ob- jected to the method of examination used by the defense, holding that capifal and labor had nothing to do with this trial. After examining 32 jurors the selection was finally com- pleted. Jackass Sally of Prosecutor. Assistant Prosecutor Myers, an ex- army officer, dramatically exclaimed that the government maintains the Workers Party is a seditious organiza- tion, and the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania would prove that when the time came, but that the Socialist Par- ty was no more seditious than the Republican or Democratic Party. This elittle sally on part of Myers caused some broad grins from the many steel > 4 workers and farmers crowded into the court room. Six men and six women make up the jury. Mrs. Fanny Jasper of Green- ville, is no doubt, the first colored wo- man ever to serve on a jury where the defendant is charged with sedi- tion. The jury is very much inter- ested in everything that takes place and seems to be impressed with the responsibility resting on their shoul- ders. Praising Soviets, the Crime. Today, Saturday, the prosecution put on the stand several Serbian workers, members of a Serbian na- tionalistic lodge in Farrell, who testi- fied that the defendant worker spoke highly about the Soviet government of Russia and that he urged them to work for the same form of govern- ment in the United States. Further examination of the witnesses by at- torney Ferguson brought out that they had attended meetings of the workers in Farrell an@ acted as stool pigeons for the non-uniformed police force of Farrell, commanded by the now celebrated Chief /Leyshock who went on the stand today and was sur- prised to be let off so easy by the detense who did not pay him the hon- or of grilling him. Squire Franek of Farrell, who bound the defendants over to the grand jury, also testified that five or six years ago the defen, dant worker now on trial, sold him a pamphlet. Attorney Ferguson petitioned the court to quash the indictments against the defendant. Judge McLaughry overruled the petition and ordered the trial to proceed. Fears Workers’ Government. Minutes books and the membership roster taken by the polfce when they raided the homes of the defendants, was offered as evidence by the prose- cution, clatming that these would show that the defendant now on trial was an organizer and speaker for the Workers Party of America—that he had urged the workers to revolt and set up a government of workers and farmers. This sounded pretty good to the many farmers present in the audience and no doubt, they will at- tend the trials every day from now on, hoping to hear more about this form of government of farmers and industrial workers, The mass meetings charged to the Farrell branch of the Workers Party were never held for the simple rea- son that Leyshock always broke them up. Stéel worker Tony Kovacich was a prominent worker in his language fraternal lodge and acted as chair- man at some of their meetings. Free speech and peaceful assemblage for any working class organization has never been allowed by the bourgeois or police, yet the prosecution nicely finds witnesses who have attended anywhere from five to ten mass meet- ings of the Workers Party during the past year or two, D, of J, “Red Terror.” ‘When the court opens on Monday while the prosecution will thrill the countryside by having D. of J. dick Lennon of Pittsburgh, explain the /invites the a “Red Terror” in detail. Rev. Medic, DAILY WORKER was on sale at the meeting. Charles Wills spoke on be- half of the Chicagd Federation of La- bor. Wills promised aid for the Pull- man strikers, ana urged organization into the Brotherhood of Railway Car- men. Thomas Marsh, of Denver, a former employee of the Pullman Company who was blacklisted because of his activi- ties in strike and union organization work, denounced the Pullman Com- pany system of insurance, “They pre- tend to give you something for noth- ing,” said Marsh, “but in reality they hold the pension and insurance system as a club to keep the man from strik- ing. When the Pullman Company puts over a wage cut or lengthens tne work day and the men start to strike, the Pullman officials declare, ‘If you lose your strike we will take away your pension privileges and stop your in- surance.’” Speaker Urgues Picket Duty. Max Salzman, organizer of the Young Workers’ League, spoke at yes- terday’s strike meeting. He said that it the duty of every striker to join the Brotherhood of Railway Car- men, and to do regular picket duty. He promised the strikers the support of the 17 foreign language papers published by the Workers Party. S. M. Surndall of La Grange, Illi- nois, was a visitor to the strike meet- ing. He declared he has been a union man for over 50 years. He also boasted of being a subscriber to the DAILY WORKER, from the first day of its existence, Negro Tenants Meet Monday To Make Plan For Rent-Hog Fight The Negro Tenants’ League will hold an important meeting Monday evening at the Community Center, 3201 Wabash Ave. Several hundred negroes have already joined this or- ganization and are studying how to make their united strength most ef- fective against the gouging landlords, both negro and white. The league lias had only two meet- ings so far, but it is now cataloging the membership and issuing cards. It stance of all negro tenants and others who are concern- founder and sole owner of the Croa-jed with the housing situation on the tion-American Protective Society, is in attendance and takes his seat in- side the rafling indicating to workers South Side. According to Lovat Fort-Whiteman, the Negro Tenants’ League intends to crowded on the otherside of the rail-| push its work ahead and make itself ing that the church and state still have much in common. Attorney Ferguson is being assist- felt in the trying situation forced on the negro renters by greedy landlords. Monday evening’s meeting should go strike, has been foremost always in the fight to wrest this power from the machine. These “Wildcatters,” a name which is gracefully accepted by the one’s who took part in that strike, still re- member the .part played by the ap- pointees ‘who were paid out of that $27,000, and they will never rest un- til all the “machines” in the Miners’ Union are stripped of such power. The $27,000 issue will be remembered by the delegates to the International convention of 1921, because it was made an issue there by John L. Lewis. At that time he was an avowed ene- my of Frank Farrington and used that issue as a stepping stone to the crucifixion of the latter, but, owing to the welding together of the forces opposed to both Farrington and Lewis, a “peace pact” was signed and they are sailing gracefully along now in the same canoe. State Convention May 13. From Belleville the delegates will proceed to Peoria, Ill., where they will meet with other delegates of like thought, and when the convention opens next Tuesday morning, May 18th, the machine that has reigned, all too long to suit the delegates from the Belleville district, will meet the opposition of determined men. PACKING HOUSE WORKERS JOINING ARGENTINE STRIKE BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 6. —Twenty-five thdusand workers em- ployed in the cold storage plants of the big packing companies are join- ing the general strike against the new pension law tomorrow. Armour's, Swift's, Wilson’s and oth- er Chicago packing interests will be affected. British packing employes are already out. s Thirty thousand workers marched to President de Alvear’s mansion and demanded postponement of the en- forcement of the law. The workers are opposed to the collection of 5 per cent weekly from their wages, insist- ing that the employers and the gov- ernment should bear the cost of the pension. Federation Backs Strike, The Federation of Labor has in- formed the government the strike will go on until the objectionable features are taken out of the bill. Buenos Aires is paralyzed by the strike. The port is closed, and organ- ized labor is providing for some food deliveries to its members, but food deliveries as a whole are stopped. Bosses Double Cross Labor. Employers are double crossing the workers, They supported the strike at first for the two reasons that they object to paying their own 5 per cent share and want to kill the law entire- ly, and for the second reason that they object to collecting the workers’ 5 per cent. These collections, they fear, will lead to continual interrup- tion of production. Alarmed now by the tremendous workers’ solidarity and the paralysis of profits which has come because the strike has gotten out of their hands, the employers are now trying to end it, President Joaquin Anchorena of the Commercial Association is lining up business men for an attempted re- sumption of trade. Do you want to help the DAILY ed by attorneys Nelson, Marks andjfar toward establishing a definite; WORKER? Then get a new sub- course of action for the league, ( Barker, all of Mercer County. soriber. Wednesday, May 7, 1924 LL 6 WU SEES CHANGE | IN INDUSTRY ° Boston Convention Is CATHOLIC WOMEN MAY USE GANES ON CANINES; NOT WELCOME IN CHURCH ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 6.—Canes are quite popular with women here. The pastor of the Ciurch of the Visita- tion, Catholic, posted a notice canes must be parked in the hall. “They are all right for hitting and beating off dogs, but inappropriate in church,” the notice read. MUSSOLINI FEARS VIOLENCE HE Workers “Will Forgive Murderer By GIUSIPPI GIGLIO. Mussolini has publicly announced his intention to “abandon faction for the nation” and in consequence to cease the use of Fascist methods. This is the reply to a vigorous press cam- paign for the abandonment of violence and the restoration of law and order, as a result of the Fascist victory at the elections. The argument used was that the election showed that Fascism had the support of the people, and need no longer use such methods. I believe Mussolini was sincere in making his statement. There is no doubt that if he could govern the country without being forced to resort to criminal violence, he would not hesitate one moment to change to peace and law. I am quite convinced that he would be more pleased than anyone else to get rid of his wild sup- porters. The question, however, is whether he can do that—that is, whether actual political and economic condi- tions in Italy do allow him to do so at this moment. Moreover, it remains to be seen to what extent the Italian working class would be inclined to give Mussolini its support, supposing Mussolini did, in fact. move to the Left. I do not see the least possibility of such change in his policy taking place at present, or in the near future. Mus- solini has erected an unsurmountable barrier—the barrier of the workers slain by the Fascisti—between him and the Italian workers. Workers’ Suspicions. There were in 1921 three and a half million organized workers in Italy, of whom two and a half million belonged to the General Confederation of Labor (entirely under the influence of the Socialist Party), the other million be longing to Catholic, Republican, and Syndicalist unions. Now only 900,000 workers belong. even according to their own state- ments, to the Fascist unions. What has become of the other 2,600,000 workers? They are not in the Socialist unions. because these have been smashed, and also because the worker cannot be ex- pected to risk his life and expose his family to persecution, for remaining faithful to a union which could not protect him in any way against the employer. But these 2,600,000 workers have remained outside all unions, and refused to join the Fascist unions. This proves clearly that the Italian working class still remains, as a whole, hostile to the Fascist Govern- ment, Nor could Mussolini possibly turn to a policy of sincere democracy, since he is a prisoner of the capitalist class, and since there is no possibility of his being able to hold power against the will of his present supporters. If he tried to he would be immedi- ately confronted with a strong dis- sident movement in the Fascist Party, armel, financed and ultimately hurled against him by the magnates of Italian finance and industry, without his be- ing able to counterweigh the loss of the capitalist support with any sup: port from the working class. (London Daily Herald.) Big Mass Meeting To Protest Anti-Alien Laws Planned For Friday The local branch of the Council for the Protection of the Foreign Born will hold a mass meeting in the Doug- las Park auditorium on Friday eve- ning, May 9, at 8 p. m. Invitations have been extended to the Chicago Federation of Labor, the Socialist Party and the Workers Party to send speakers. Several local unions of the American Federation of Labor and In- dependent unions are affiliated with the local council. ¥ Australian Miners Defeat Bosses In , Three Day Strike SYDNEY, N. 8. W., May 6.— At Broken Hill, a big mining center in LOOSED IN ITALY LONDON, May 6.—Signor Benito |its power. Told Of New Problems BOSTON, Mass., May 6.— After building up in 25 years one of the strongest unions in the country and winning a large share of control in the in- dusty, the Internatidnal Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union is Never | faced with a basic change in the industry. This necessitates new tactics by the union unless it is to lose This challenge is thrown out to the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union’s biennial convention here by the executive board’s report, which says: Jobber Now In Control “These two new developments are the transition in control in the indus- try from the manufacturer to the job- ber, and the return on a_ wholesale scale to the smaller shop, the shop ostensibly owned by the sub-manu- facturer or the contractor but virtu- ally owned by the jobber. The job- bers are to all intents and purposes the manufacturers, but they carry no responsibility as far as work stand- ards are concerned and practically have no obligations to the workers. “The question of ascertaining de- finitely whether the jobber is send- ing his work to union or non-union shops is left largely to chance. Small Shop is Sweat Shop “Under such a system the jobber is bound to make huge profits, the workers, and in many instances the contractors, are the inevitable losers and suffers.” The report points out that the small shop means the sweat shop. In New York the union in negotiating a new agreement, is trying to réduce the number of shops from 3000 to 1000 or 500, and to make the jobber re- sponsible for union conditions for the workers, Membership Is 100,000 Membership in the union during the last two years has remained stable at about 100,000, says the report. But there are fewer members in the cloak and dress trade because the manu- facturers of novelties—tucking, hem- stitching, embroidery—has become separate industry. This must organized. Also the waist indus has about gone out of existence, and fur and knit coats are taking the place of some of the former cloak industry. “There are still tens of thousands of women’s garment workers in Amer- ica unorganized. Entire branches of the industry have only been touched,” the report confesses. Markets Face Shrinkage “In Philadelphia the market is shrinking, also in Baltimore and Cin- cinnati. Toledo is unorganized and St. Louis, except the small cloak trade. San Francisco is open-shop and Los Angeles largely.so. The I. L. G. W. U. have no collective agree- ments in Toronto and Montreal. Relatively the last two years have been peaceful, says the report. But Chicago is now in the midst of a dress strike, and negotiations for a New York contract have gone on for a month without results. DRESS UNION BOOSTS FIGHT FOR VICTORY (Continued from page 1) jarrests and went up and down the streets picking out their people. Several strikers were taken when they were ready to get the car to go home and were not on the picket line at all. May Drop Hymen Cases Many of the cases to come before “Dennie” Sullivan next week are un- der the Hymen Bros, injunction and quite a number of the workers in- are from the Hymen shops, It was anticipated that these cases would be dropped, but such action has not yet been taken by the com- pany. Sullivan would surely have night- mares if he took his job seriously. He looked much annoyed at the crowded court-room yesterday but was as unobliging as ever. The hope- ful young faces before him have no effect in softening his gristly heart, Ask Veto of Immigration Bill, NEW YORK, May 6.—Presidential New South Wales, where the work-|veto of the immigration bill, allowing ers are 100 per cent unionized, muni-jonly 2 per cent quotas on the basis cipal employes struck work for high-|of the 1890 census, is demanded in a er wages, shorter hours, and improv- ed conditions. There was a general strike and after three days, the muni-| tion, New York, letter to Coolidge by the executive committee, Fellowship of Reconcilia The bill “is @ viola- cipal authorities granted an increase |tion of the principle of brotherhood, in wages of 50 cents per week, five-|and is both disingenuous and mis. day week, and a conference to deal with minor matters chievous,” says Paul Jones who signs the letter,